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Well christmas is fast approaching and we are taking advantage of all the nice sunshine and late sunsets during daylight savings time.<br />
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My brother-in-law Steve has taken to the new class like a duck to water, and we have been down at spark street in beaumaris, climbing through the branches and trees to get our perfect spots to create our masterpieces, with the rest of the class.<br />
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THE NEXT TWO NIGHTS ARE TO BE PAINT OUTS AT MORDIALLOC BEACH AND THEN AT BRAESIDE PARK (jUST A STONES THROW AWAY FROM MY HOUSE), SO PRAY FOR THE GOOD WEATHER TO CONTINUE.Caroline Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17063327283510452690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343266761138502233.post-79791947361722410312011-11-02T20:50:00.000-07:002011-11-06T23:20:06.229-08:00THE ARTISTS RUN RIOT IN BEAUMARIS & MENTONE<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Cheers CarolineCaroline Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17063327283510452690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343266761138502233.post-23355357692378550082011-10-18T01:05:00.000-07:002011-11-06T23:12:24.462-08:00SHOREHAM RETREAT OCTOBER 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Shoreham proved once again, that i am the queen of temptation. Three more picked up the brush. lol<br />
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In October 2011 we headed back down to shoreham in Victoria for our weekend retreat.<br />
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Most of the crafty women who attended settled in to scrapbook for the entire weekend. They created a large array of artists pages for their albums.....</div>
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In August 2011- we headed off to Queenscliffe, Point Lonsdale and Barwon Heads.<br />
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Well i just got back from a fantastic weekend away!</div>
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We were extremely lucky to have the most wonderful weather for MOST of the weekend and our little group of friends was officially named by a roving photographer. The weather beaurea had forcast rain, rain and more rain, but apart from a little light drizzle on friday afternoon, the rest of the weekend was bright and sunny- (so we needed our suntan lotion rather than our umbrellas! </div>
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FRIDAY AFTERNOON- <u><strong>QUEENSCLIFF MARINA</strong></u><br />
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SATURDAY- <u><strong>THE LAKE AND LIGHTHOUSE AT POINT LONSDALE</strong></u></div>
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During our paint out down at the lake we chatted to a photographer called scott haskins and he later went on to blog about our group in his 365 challenge later that night. Daryl ended up being the winner of the main photo that showcased our group in his blog. Scott's blog site is <a href="http://www.scotthaskinsphotography.com/blog/">http://www.scotthaskinsphotography.com/blog/</a> </div>
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Here i am with my masterpiece, that aparently i could have sold off to a few gentlemen who i thought were giving me a line. lol </div>
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Aparently i have to learn to be cheekly like Sue when people ask about her paintings. She asks for large sums of money as a joke. No-one has bitten yet, but one day they will, we all joke............... lol<br />
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SUNDAY- <u><strong>Coffees at diver Dan's place- BARWON HEADS</strong></u></div>
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Shoreham camp in May 2011 was held at iluka, the girl guide's camp facilities and was actioned packed, as usual.</div>
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As well as scrapbooking, eating, getting our facials and massages, eating, partaking in the worldwide craze of planking, eating, enjoying the clinkers yes or no game, and eating, i also got to try my hand at painting animals for the very first time! <br />
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2011 was the year that i finally managed to encourage BOTH my sisters to join in the fun of an art group excursion.</div>
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Whilst celebrating my older sister's 50th birthday in tasmania, <br />
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My youngest sister started the fun rolling with an official photo in the area.<br />
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OCTOBER 2010 WE HEADED DOWN TO SHOREHAM TO CRAFT, PLAY AND WATCH THE GRAND FINAL REPLAY AT THE WINERY NEXT DOOR.....<br />
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So after all the pampering at the day spa on saturday, we enjoyed a little crafting and then we headed to the winery next door to enjoy a glass or two of red or white, and the big screen TV for all the footy made fans to watch the grand final replay after the previous week's draw.<br />
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WOW- CAN'T BELIEVE ITS BEEN A YEAR ALREADY!<br />
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In march 2009 i first picked up a paint brush and started painting for the first time, and now 12 months later i can't believe how much i have grown.<br />
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What a lot of fun and adventure has been had along the way!<br />
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After joining my local community art class (in Mentone Victoria), we visited each week on a Tuesday night, to hang out with friends and get creative.<br />
Looking back over the last year, I am quiet surprise what i actually <br />
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1. We hit the beach down at Beaumaris for a paint-out and then headed back for drinks at a paint buddies' house to finish the night off properly. Drinking wine while watching the sunset at a beachfront property in Black Rock, was simply Beautiful.<br />
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2. We have travelled to Port Melbourne to Wharf 35 for a christmas celebratory paint out and we enjoyed a wonderful lunch at the local restaurant. <br />
The highlight for the day was when Sue and I gave out chrissy presents to our teacher. A pair of men's PJ's- something Clive (our teacher) kept forgetting to bring with him to our weekends away. Our teacher who is in his mid to late 50's and definately NOT a male model, thought it was hysterical, as did his wife when he brought them home. Clive even modelled the PJ's on the first night of class in Jan 2010 and had to explain to all the new members of class why he was wearing PJ's in class. So funny!<br />
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During our stay at Thornton, we painted beside the riverbanks, along the road edge and we frequented the carpark in the rain at Eildon Dam and then enjoyed dinners out at the local tavern and wine sampling (and lots of it) and in the evenings we were scerenaded by our teacher, who is also in a band. It was a wonderful weekend!<br />
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4. A few members of our group headed to Airies Inlet for another weekend paint out, and on another occasion the group hit the marina at Williamstown (views from both, shown here).<br />
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5. A large group of us, were crazy enough to wake on a Saturday morning in Feb 2010 at 4am, and we headed to tullamarine airport and caught flights to Canberra to view the Masterpieces of Paris Exhibition and the wonderful artworks at the Portrait Gallery for the weekend. <br />
We enjoyed dinner out at the Italian Club and had a fantastic time.<br />
This time, Clives wife joined us for the weekend, so we told him we didn't care if he brought his christmas present, unless he planned to wander the hotel corridors at night. lol<br />
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6. During the year, our group were blessed to have a live model at the studio on TWO separate occassions. The first time, I got to feel like a "real artist" , after finally overcoming MY shyness of having a nude woman in the room.<br />
It was quiet an experience, she modelled several 5minute poses for us to complete charcoal drawings and then 2 sets of 20 mins for us to actually paint.<br />
After i started to draw each pose, the artist in me took over and by the end of the night, it was fantastic. the only negative thing was i think i upset the model by painting in her tan lines in my painting. Oh well, i was trying to be precise. The second occasion, our model was there for portrait work where we contentrated on her face and shoulders and hat. Another great learning experience.<br />
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7. And every Tuesday night (during term) a group of us meet to paint our little hearts out, in the comfort of the Mentone/Mordialloc Art Group Community Hall. We ALL attempt still-life paintings of vases, flowers, or we paint seascapes and landscapes that Clive brings in for us to copy and in 2010 we will start bringing in our own little projects to start work on. </div>
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8. And to close the year off, Hubby and I headed down to Merimbula NSW where i went on daily walks to either the Beach or Lake to try out watercolor painting and photograph all the sites, so i could paint when i returned home again. <br />
So as my first year as an artist comes to an end, i look forward to what 2010 will bring and how much i will develope over the next year.Caroline Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17063327283510452690noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343266761138502233.post-85550747912216031122010-02-22T00:18:00.000-08:002011-11-06T23:15:59.127-08:00THE ARTISTS RUN RIOT INTERSTATE IN OUR CAPITAL CITY, CANBERRA<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Then i got to see my favourite artworks from Van Gogh, Toulouse Lautrec and Monet.</div>
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(Of the 140 masterpieces we viewed, Redhead (bathing) by Henri Toulouse Lautrec, Starry night by Vincent van Gogh and monet's Lily Pond were my absolute favourites). <br />
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Our group even sneaked into the children's interactive room, where the kids could create their own masterpieces whilst surrounded by the master's artworks.<br />
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As we didn't get a chance on this trip to bring our own paints and easels along, it was very tempting to stay in the kids room and paint with them. but we continued on. With a portrait class due the following tuesday, we knew we had heaps to look at and learn from.<br />
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While SOME of our group caught nanna naps, Sue Dianne and I chatted whilst enjoying our first bottle of complimentary white wine. (We were lucky, as one of our travel companions was a non-drinker, so he kindly donated his bottle to a worthy cause too. lol)</div>
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Dinner at the Italian Club around the corner was very entertaining that night. (I REALLY wished i had taken my camera on the night, to capture the 80+ italian stallion strutting around dancing, shirt undone to the waist, the high belted trousers and of course the many gold chains and pony tail of grey hair. A legend in his own lunchtime, me thinks.)</div>
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Sunday morning, we all met up for breakfast and then walked to the Portrait gallery.</div>
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Then it was home to the family to talk the rest of the night, about my very exciting weekend away.</div>
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