Plein Air Painting

Plein Air Painting, 5th February 2025, Upper Moutere Village Meet us for plein air painting on 5th February 2025, 10am, at the Upper Moutere Village. The village has beautiful historic architecture to offer, including the Moutere Inn, or the old post office. Feel free to explore and let’s meet for lunch at the coffee shop or the Moutere Inn. Please bring your painting supplies, a chair, bug spray, sun screen, morning tea/lunch and good weather. Plein air painting is scheduled for…

Plein Air Painting, 29th January 2025, Washbourn Gardens, Richmond Meet us for plein air painting on 29th January 2025, 10am, at Washbourn Gardens, Richmond. Please bring your painting supplies, a chair, bug spray, sun screen, morning tea/lunch and good weather. As an option we can have a coffee and lunch at the Oxford Cafe across the street from the carpark. Plein air painting is scheduled for every Wednesday morning, except the 3rd Wednesday of the month. Please note, we won’t meet if…

Plein Air Painting, 22nd January 2025, Riuwaka Resurgence Since last week was rained out let’s try it again this week: Meet us on Wednesday, 22nd January 2025, 10am, at the Riuwaka Resurgence. The Resurgence is where the north branch of the Riuwaka River pours out of the cave-riddled marble of Tākaka Hill. The area is part of the Kahurangi National Park and is beautiful with “damp forest, clear cold water, tranquil pools, and moss-covered and water-worn marble rock” (see doc…

Plein Air Painting, 15th January 2025, Riuwaka Resurgence Happy New Year and welcome back to Plein Air Painting! Meet us on Wednesday, 15th January 2025, 10am, at the Riuwaka Resurgence. The Resurgence is where the north branch of the Riuwaka River pours out of the "cave-riddled" marble of Tākaka Hill. The area is part of the Kahurangi National Park and is beautiful with “damp forest, clear cold water, tranquil pools, and moss-covered and water-worn marble rock” (see doc website: https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/nelson-tasman/places/kahurangi-national-park/things-to-do/tracks/riuwaka-resurgence/)…

Plein Air Painting, 4th December 2024, Motueka Quay, Motueka This will be our last plein air painting before Christmas! Meet us on Wednesday, 4th November 2024, 10am, opposite 63 Motueka Quay, Motueka, on the waterfront under some large Gum and Macrocarpa trees (the address gives you just an indication where we are, please don’t ring the bell…). You can park on the grass right by the water. Afterwards, Henriette welcomes you to her place at 7 Glenaven Drive for our…

Plein Air Painting, 27th November 2024, Oaklands Homestead, Stoke Let’s try it again and hopefully the weather will be more accomodating this time. Meet us on Wednesday, 27th November 2024, 10am, at the Oaklands Homestead, 467 Suffolk Road, Stoke. This is the link to the map for further directions. (If the link doesn't work on your social media site you can open it from my website, https://www.nicolerussellart.com/journal/.) Follow the yellow road until you arrive at an old double storey house with a purple slate…

Plein Air Painting, 13th November 2024, Anne Bannock’s place, 925 Waiwhero Rd, Ngatimoti Meet us on Wednesday, 13th November 2024, 10am, at Anne Bannock’s place, 925 Waiwhero Rd, Ngatimoti. Some of you might know the place as “Meadowbank Gallery”, however, the gallery is not open at the moment. Also, some of you might have seen Anne’s paintings at the Tasman National Art Awards and the Mapua Art Group exhibitions. Her place offers beautiful spring flowers, some old sheds and lots of…