Monthly Archives: August 2025

Guest Speaker – Plein Air Painting and Travelling with a Sketchbook

When: 3rd September 2025, 7pm Where: Putangitangi Greenmeadows Centre, Stoke Organiser: Art Group Nelson Guest Speaker: Nicole Russell The Art Group Nelson has invited me to do a talk about "Plein Air Painting and Travelling with a Sketchbook". You will have the opportunity to view my sketchbooks and some of my plein air paintings. You will be shown my materials and easel set up. Also, you can watch me paint during a live painting demonstration. Everybody is welcome!

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Richmond Ranges from Motueka

"Richmond Ranges from Motueka", 6 x 8 inches, is an original oil painting. This work is one of my plein air paintings. The plein air painting group and I visited Motueka at the end of Staples Road and painted looking over the Nelson bay towards the Richmond hills. It was fun setting up our easels as close to the water as possible but then the tide came in and pushed us back further and further. This wee painting is one…

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STRADA 30-Day Challenge

Do you like a challenge? Recently I came across an advertisement for the STRADA Easel September 2025 Challenge. This challenge encourages to paint daily from life for 30 days. What better way to improve on your work? I have signed up and here is the link if you like to join me. https://www.stradaeasel.com/pages/september-2024-strada-31-day-challenge-information Yes, the link seems to point to the 2024 challenge but it is the correct link for the 2025 challenge.

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1 Day Workshop – Painting Trees in the Landscape

Only a few more days until the workshop. Brushstrokes of the Wild Painting Trees in  the Landscape  1-Day Workshop - All Mediums are welcome! Date: Saturday 23rd August – 9:30am – 3:30pm Location: Bridge Rooms, 32 Tudor Street, Motueka Tutor: Nicole Russell Cost: $60 Motueka Art Group members, $70 non members During this 1-Day workshop you will explore the structure, tonal value and colour of trees. We will also talk about the importance of trees in a landscape to create…

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Exhibition at the Mapua Library

The Mapua Community Library is currently showing my artwork. It is a lovely little library, independent from the big libraries around us and solely run by volunteers. Because I’m a local artist the team invited me to exhibit my paintings. Since I like to paint local scenes it’s lovely to show them at a local venue and I want to thank the library for the support and work they are doing in the community. If you are interested come and…

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7am at Java Hut

“7am at Java Hut” is the larger one of two oil paintings done of Java Hut, the funky coffee place in Mapua. For some locals it has become tradition to meet in the morning at 7am when the shop opens to grab a coffee and then go for a walk to the waterfront. Two of these men are related to the artist and therefore it was a particular joy to paint this work. There is Uncle Frank, sitting next to…

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1 Day Workshop – Painting Trees in the Landscape

Brushstrokes of the Wild Painting Trees in  the Landscape  1-Day Workshop - All Mediums are welcome! Date: Saturday 23rd August – 9:30am – 3:30pm Location: Bridge Rooms, 32 Tudor Street, Motueka Tutor: Nicole Russell Cost: $60 Motueka Art Group members, $70 non members During this 1-Day workshop you will explore the structure, tonal value and colour of trees. We will also talk about the importance of trees in a landscape to create depth. At the end of the day you…

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Exhibition at the Mapua Library

The Mapua Community Library is currently showing my artwork. It is a lovely little library, independent from the big libraries around us and solely run by volunteers. Because I’m a local artist the team invited me to exhibit my paintings. Since I like to paint local scenes it’s lovely to show them at a local venue and I want to thank the library for the support and work they are doing in the community. If you are interested come and…

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