Where to go, what to bring?
September 20th Plein Air
This day will be a free day for members and non-members to come and try Plein Air (outdoor painting).
Weather permitting
DATE: Saturday 20th September
TIME: 9AM for a 9:30 AM start. Finishing around 3
COST: $NIL
VENUE: South Lismore Railway Station
WHAT TO BRING:
Bear in mind: You will be carrying everything you bring to various viewpoints throughout the day, so keep it light.
- Art materials: Drawing equipment. Light weight painting kit. Sketchbook and or paper.
- Portable Easel, if you have one and prefer to work that way, or clipboard.
- Lightweight easy to carry chair or stool
- Rubbish bag
- Hat and Water
- Bring your own lunch or purchase from the bakery or Skimmo’s food van nearby.
The club has no facilities to make tea or coffee for this session.
Brand new all abilities toilets available on site.
- Sketching suggestions to follow for the day
1. Quick loose sketches of a moving subject in pen. Perhaps people on bikes it is the rail trail after all.
2. Subject matter choice, slightly longer timed sketch. Choosing a subject and zooming in on it to find interesting stories from ordinary scenes.
3. Tonal Study in watercolour.
4. Watercolour painting of a scene of our choice.
5. Pen drawing in more detail.
6. Quick silhouette painting of person/people - We will stay on the road side of the building. There are some lovely old shops opposite the station that you might like to paint.
BOOKING: No need to book. If you know someone who would like to come along, please pass on the details. They are most welcome to attend.
All levels of experience welcomed. We are all of us learners!
Art club venues - always plenty of room
Venue: Lismore Show Grounds Norma's Kitchen
Via the lower entry to Show Grounds (market will be on the left), straight ahead, the Elders sign is on the Norma's Kitchen building. Entry is to the right hand side, unload and then find a park.
Venue: Tullera Hall
682 Dunoon Rd Tullera 2480
The hall is approximately a 10-minute drive from Lismore, along Dunoon Road. The hall also has a fridge & microwave, toilets on site, wheelchair accessible and there is plenty of parking.
Venue: Flourish Gallery
15 Casino St, South Lismore (next to Southside Pharmacy)
gallery, tutorial and workshop spaces with wheelchair access
in the future
Suggestions?
We are planning workshops, painting day outs & holiday workshops.
Do you have any suggestions?
- Single day, two-day, weekly lessons or week-long workshops?
- Where? Indoor, outdoor. Your art group, a gallery you know, Norfolk Island, Bali?
- Drawing, sketching, watercolour, oils, portraits, still life?
email lismoreartclub@gmail.com with your thoughts
Greeting cards for 2025
Fun Greeting Card painting days
We create greeting cards (good to practice our painting skills) to promote and make a bit of money for the Club.
- Friday mornings
- Venue Flourish Gallery 15 Casino St South Lismore
- Most Friday mornings 10am to 12 noon
- Bring your materials e.g. paint, brushes
- This is a free event to have fun, chat & paint
The Club can supply blank cards for painting however you may prefer to bring your own watercolour paper. Cards are sold at our annual Exhibition and at Sheila Turner’s Framing shop, The Strand Arcade. Molesworth St Lismore
and Flourish Gallery south Lismore..
Harry's workshops
2025
Harry is teaching oil painting workshops next term, catering for beginners and advanced. Please note that most of the establishments below have not yet updated for all of next terms workshops.
- Byron Community College, 22 & 29 Mar https://byroncollege.org.au/course-category/visual-arts/
- Cowper Gallery & Studio, 3 & 10 May http://cowperartgallery.com/index.php/workshops/
- Lismore Art Club, 19 July