I joined Elgin Artists in 2012. Since that time we have ventured together overseas to France, India and Japan, exploring and painting. Each person paints and draws in their own style, enjoying the inspiration and encouragement we get from one another. The group has also painted en plein air within Victoria and has taken excursions to galleries in Melbourne and regionally. We participated in Life Drawing Lessons in the last couple of years but normally we paint without a teacher. I participated in Regina Hona’s workshops in Sicily, Greece and Adelaide in 2017/18. I paint en plein air and in a studio. During Covid I lived at Barwon Heads for over two years and participated in a fortnightly Art Challenge. It inspired me to paint 40 works in 36 weeks.
Workshops Marion East (oil) Warren Curry (oil). Andrew Gemmill (watercolor), Charlotte Thodey (acrylic), Helen Gauchat (acrylic), Michelle Zuccolo (Life Drawing), Regina Hona (pastel, pen and wash), 8 weeks (Term 4, 2021) Jill Shales at Geelong Art Society: Term 4, 2021; Terms 1, 2, and 4, 2022
Exhibitions Elgin Artists Annual Exhibition 2012 - 2021 Birregurra Art Exhibition 2015, 2016 Mansfield Art Exhibition 2017, 2018 “Harvest”, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. 2018 “Fragile Beauty – Friends of the Barwon Heads Estuary.” 2018 Private Exhibition at Barwon Heads - Easter 2021 Exhibition of Student Work, Geelong Art society, May 2022 Queenscliff Neighbourhood House, July 2022