Plein Air Painting

Meet us for plein air painting on 7th June 202, 10am, Silverbirch Farm, 300 Pomona Road, Ruby Bay. Silverbirch Farm offers views over the Nelson Bay towards the Richmond hills or the other side towards Mt. Arthur. There are plenty of chickens, goats, ducks and cows to paint as well.  This will be the last official plein air painting for the season. Let us celebrate with a shared lunch.  Please bring your painting supplies and lunch to share. Tea and coffee…

This is a new location! Let’s meet on Wednesday 31st May 2023, 10:00am, at River Haven, 1469 Motueka Valley Highway, Ngatimoti 7196. Carolyn Steel has suggested this location because of its quirky cafe, hills and vineyard. Here is an online link if you like to have a look https://riverhaven.kiwi/cafe/.  Please bring your painting supplies, a chair, bug spray, sun screen, morning tea/lunch, and good weather. If you have any suggestions on where to go for plein air, please let me know and I…

This is a new location! Let’s meet on Wednesday 24th May 2023, 10:30am (note it’s 1/2 hour later than usual!), on Michael’s property, 97 Flaxmore Road, Upper Moutere. Vicki Cowling has suggested this property because of its beautiful trees, lake, bridge, and jetty (Thank you!!).  Please park on the road and make sure there are no more than 3 people on the bridges and jetty at any one time. Also, stay on the house end of the lake since the other side belongs…

On Wednesday a few of us Nelson plein air painting artists went to paint at Gravity Winery, Mahana. It was such a gloomy morning that I didn’t expect us to paint outside but here we were, three enthusiastic artists making it happen. The rain and wind held off until lunchtime. Perfect timing to go into the restaurant and have a hot cup of tea and some yummy lunch. Here are some photos:

Meet us for plein air painting on Wednesday, 10th May 2023, 10am, at Branford Park, Maitai Valley Road, Nelson. Branford Park is a peaceful wide grassy reserve surrounded by mature autumn coloured trees, on the north bank of the Maitai River.  It is situated right at the beginning of the Maitai Valley, on the left, as you enter the valley.  It is a dog-friendly park and has toilets. Close to the grassy areas are bushy areas, and the start of a…

Meet us for plein air painting on Wednesday, 3rd May 2023, 10am, at Gravity Winery, 243 Old Coach Road. Gravity Winery offers views over the vineyard and the Nelson Bay towards the Richmond hills. Currently the colours of the vineyards are changing to a stunning yellow which are offset by the blue ocean in the background. Hopefully it will still be that beautiful by Wednesday. The winery/restaurant knows that we coming and is happy for us to paint on the…

Meet us for plein air painting on 26th April, 10am, at Silvan, 205 Champion Road, Richmond. Silvan is a beautiful private property with a lake amongst forest trees. The leaves are changing colour and the lake is always a lovely subject to paint, no matter what season it is.  As always, we are very grateful for this opportunity. Sarah Griffin, the property owner, advised that the Riding for the Disabled (RDA) School has a fundraiser and open day for public on…

Meet us on Wednesday, 12th April 2023, 10am at the Cable Bay car park, which is located on the left hand side of the bay before you cross over to Pepin Island. Cable Bay offers lovely views out to the Nelson Bay or inland. Let’s hope the weather holds up. The Cable Bay Cafe is open from 9:30am and we can meet there for coffee after painting. Please bring your painting supplies, a chair, bug spray, sun screen, morning tea/lunch,…

Let’s try it again. On Wednesday, 5th April 2023 we are going to Lake Rotoiti, St. Arnaud for plein air painting. If our drivers are still available we have Paul, Nicole, Jo and Lois (tbc) driving with places available to take someone who would like to share a ride. Paul is leaving from Richmond,  Jo is leaving from Atawhai, Lois is coming from Monaco and Nicole is leaving from Ruby Bay. All of us will meet at 9:30am at the…