Plein Air Painting

Plein Air Painting, 29th October 2025, Lord Rutherford Memorial Meet us on Wednesday, 29th October 2025, 10am, at the Lord Rutherford Memorial, 91/91 Lord Rutherford Road South, N, Brightwater. Please bring your painting supplies, a chair, bug spray, sun screen, morning tea/lunch and good weather. There are no toilets at the memorial, however, there are public toilets on 62 Ellis Street (the main road going through Brightwater). If you like we can have lunch at Headquarters Cafe, 36 Ellis Street. Plein…

Plein Air Painting, 22nd October 2025, Somerset Farm Settlers Cottage Meet us on Wednesday, 22nd October 2025, 10am, at Somerset Farm Settlers Cottage, a historic cottage located at 314 George Harvey Road, Mahana. Please bring your painting supplies, a chair, bug spray, sun screen, morning tea/lunch and good weather. Be aware that there are no toilets at the cottage, however, Gravity Winery is close by. We can have lunch there if anybody is keen. I am not sure if the cottage…

Plein Air Painting, 1st October 2025, Mapua Wharf (by the Apple Shed) Meet us on Wednesday, 1st October 2025, 10am, at the Mapua Wharf by the Apple Shed Restaurant (3 Aranui Road, Mapua). To the right hand side of the restaurant is an open field from where you have beautiful views over the inlet towards Rabbit Island and also some architecture challenges. Toilets, coffee shop, restaurants, galleries etc. are all there but don’t get too distracted.  Please bring your painting supplies,…

Plein Air Painting, 24th September 2025, Miyazu Gardens Spring is here and it is a great time to paint those cherry blossoms at Miyazu Gardens. Meet us on Wednesday, 24th September 2025, 10am, at Miyazu Gardens, Atawhai Drive, Nelson. Please bring your painting supplies, a chair, bug spray, sun screen, morning tea/lunch and good weather. Plein air painting is scheduled for every Wednesday morning, except the 3rd Wednesday of the month. Please note, we won’t meet if the weather is not accomodating…

Tonight! 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!

The STRADA 2025 September Challenge is starting today, 1st September 2025. I have signed up and am looking forward to drawing or painting daily from life. You will see my daily works starting today until the end of the month. Let me know if you sign up too. It would be great to connect with more daily painters.

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!

Give yourself permission to paint! Especially when you are travelling! Recently my husband and I travelled to Germany and Switzerland. During this trip I managed to paint every day. Some days I managed up to four sketches in my watercolour sketchbook. My husband is not an artist. He likes to go paragliding instead, which was the perfect combination. He would jump off a mountain and I would sit somewhere and paint until he landed again. But even when he was…