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STEPPING into the great outdoors with art supplies and cups of coffee is proving an ideal way to spend a day for a group of Bannockburn area locals.<\/p>\n

For the past nine months or so, members of Golden Plains Arts Sketchers, a sub-group of Golden Plains Arts, have been doing just that, sometimes adding lunch as well.<\/p>\n

Every second Tuesday from about 9am to 12.30pm the likeminded group gets out into a scenic location, generally within the shire area, to get creative together.<\/p>\n

“We usually get six to eight at any one time,” said group coordinator Pete Hooper.<\/p>\n

“I enjoy the company of the others and the beauty of the surrounds.”<\/p>\n

Hooper selects the locations, and personally enjoys capturing architectural structures.<\/p>\n

The group is welcoming new members, and participant Deidre Bain said all are encouraging of others’ artistic endeavours.<\/p>\n

“Our sketchers group grew out of the Brisbane Ranges sketchers group which decided they wouldn’t keep going,” she said.<\/p>\n

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Golden Plains Arts Sketchers Group are welcoming new members.Photo: Deidre Bain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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“So Pete came up with the proposal that we run our own Bannockburn sketchers group.<\/p>\n

“We’ve been to quite a few different places. We’ve been down on the Barwon River on a private property sketching the river and we’ve been out to Barwon Mansion sketching both outside and inside the mansion, courtesy of the National Trust.<\/p>\n

“We’ve sketched paddocks with haystacks and some of those sketches turned out really well.<\/p>\n

“We’ve done the Bannockburn Railway Station, and right now we’re having our third session at Clyde Park including the vineyards.<\/p>\n

“Yes, it is plein air which is French for open air. It’s just enjoying nature really, our beautiful country, our valley and trees and birdlife.”<\/p>\n

Plans into the future include a visit to the Ballarat Wildlife Park to try sketching some of the inhabitants, and to create work in the cooler months for the next Golden Plains Arts exhibition in Spring.<\/p>\n

Those keen to know more can email deidre.alpacadowns@gmail.com<\/a> or info@gpartsinc.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

STEPPING into the great outdoors with art supplies and cups of coffee is proving an ideal way to spend a day for a group of Bannockburn area locals. For the past nine months or so, members of Golden Plains Arts Sketchers, a sub-group of Golden Plains Arts, have been doing just that, sometimes adding lunch […]<\/p>\n

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