News & What’s On
Keep up to date with our latest news and find out what’s on and coming up, including classes, workshops, exhibitions, sketch outs, life drawing and more. Scroll down for more posts. Click on the links for more information or bookings.
15 January 2025 (latest update)
| Welcome to the New Year – 2025, it is amazing that we are a quarter of the way through this century. Happy New Year to you all and I hope that at least one of your New Year resolutions was to create and paint more. If you didn’t attend the Annual General Meeting you might not know that it is time to renew your membership with us, you can only participate in our classes and our exhibitions if you are a current member. The membership is now $50.00 for the year and you can Click here to purchase a membership and renew yours. This is a good time for you to take a look at the classes we are offering this term and consider which will suit you. I encourage you to enrol early to secure a spot as all class numbers are limited. Again click here to book a class and follow the weteachme links. News Flash! We will be introducing some short courses this term and will post more information as soon as these are confirmed. So keep an eye out for the details. We are once again exhibiting at the Melbourne Flower and Garden Show the 26th to the 30th of March. The entry form is on our website. Keep in mind that you will need to be available to man the stand if you enter the exhibition. Merry Dahl and Jan Crockett will be coordinating the show this year. Entry forms are due by midnight Sunday 9th February 2025. Click here to enter This year we have some new committee members, I welcome you all and look forward to working with you. Lets begin………. Jan Morgan |
Term 1, 2025 Class Bookings are Now Open!
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FOR 2025 – Annual memberships are about to expire. Please click below to renew your membership for 2025.
Term 1, 2025 Classes
Monday morning – Farimah Eshraghi
10am – 12 noon All media
No matter what media you are interested in Farimah can help you. Farimah has taught countless people to paint and draw.
Come along to this friendly Monday morning class and start your week with an inspirational art experience.
You will work on your own art project with support from Farimah.
What do I bring?
Bring along your own paints/pastels/pencils, brushes and paper/canvas (new or unfinished project) – whatever materials you have.
Click HERE for more information
| Tuesday Afternoon – Aimee Li 1pm – 3pm – Fundamental Watercolour Are you at the beginning of your watercolour journey, unsure how to navigate painting in layers or the correct order of painting steps? Do you struggle with achieving the right darkness or find your paintings lack life and light? Perhaps you’re uncertain about planning a painting from start to finish or tackling more complex subjects despite knowing watercolour techniques?Aimee’s Fundamental Watercolour class is designed to guide you through these challenges, focusing on fundamental techniques and providing expert instruction and supportive feedback. Whether you’re a beginner or someone looking to refine and expand your skills, this course will equip you with the confidence to create stunning watercolour paintings. Join us and transform your frustration into artistic fulfillment. Click HERE for more information |
All Things Drawing – with Craig Rawlings – Tuesday 7:30 – 9:30 pm
Techniques for approaching mark making.
No experience necessary. We will explore areas like:
- Rendering.
- Values
- Line and form
- Directional stroke
- Contour
- Negative space
- Lost edges
- Perspective
- Proportion
- Urban sketching
- Life drawing
- Movement
Using graphite, pencil, pens, coloured pencil, ink, pen and wash, and charcoal. If you can draw with it we will give it a go. The last two weeks of term is turning one of your drawings into a painting .
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Wednesday Evening – Natalie Doubrovski
7.30pm – 9.30pm
Art Voyage – Create with Natalie
In this class Natalie will help beginning and intermediate artists to elevate their art to new levels. Natalie will assist you in exploring various media underpinned by good drawing techniques in a supportive and friendly environment.
Term 1 will take us to the important topic of mark making: Using different tools, we are going to learn how to apply ink in traditional and more contemporary and expressive ways to produce some beautiful images. A variety of pens (dip pens, reservoir pens, drawing pens, and markers), and a variety of other tools will be used, and different papers for pen and ink drawings will be discussed.
Students will get a basic knowledge of how to draw with different tools using inks, vary their mark making skills, and improve their drawing techniques.
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Calendar of Events
- Term 1, 2025 starts Tuesday 28th January
- Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show Entries close at midnight on 9th February 2025. Paintings to be delivered on 18th March.
- Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show – 26th March – 30th March 2025 Royal Exhibition Building & Carlton Gardens, click HERE for more information and Entry Form
Life Drawing
SATURDAY & WEDNESDAY
Life Drawing
Our professional models are sourced from The Life Models Association.
Develop and hone your drawing skills at our monthly two hour life drawing sessions with Box Hill Art Group. You will find great professional models and friendly fellow artists. All levels of ability are welcome. Cost $25 per session (must be a member). The sessions are untutored.
Bring your own paper and drawing materials, (tables, easels, boards, coffee tea and biscuits) are provided.
Standard protocol for Life Drawing: please arrive before the starting time of the session. There is no immediate entry for late comers, wait outside for the first poses to finish (20 minutes) when the door will be opened for you.
Mobile phones must be stowed and muted during the entire session.
Paint and Chat
WEDNESDAY 1 – 3pm
On Wednesday group meet in Drycraft West to paint and chat except for once a month when the room is reserved for life drawing, applicable for both the Wednesday and Saturday sessions. It’s a friendly atmosphere so come along and join us. This is an all media session.
Only $8 on the day.
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Exhibitions
Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show – 26th March – 30th March 2025 – Royal Exhibition Building & Carlton Gardens.
Box Hill Art Group will once again be participating in the Melbourne Flower and Garden Show. Click below to read the Terms and Conditions and to complete the entry form. Entries close at midnight on 9th February 2025. Paintings to be delivered on 18th March.
Click HERE for more information and Entry Form
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