AN new art group is encouraging people to pick up a pencil, get outside and explore.<\/p>\n
Formed in early April, the Meredith Urban Sketchers Group meets on the second Tuesday of every month, and founder Amanda Hyatt said their outings are primarily a social experience.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe group can go with whoever and wherever they want to for the day. Some will go together, others will go to the subject they want to paint,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a real community spirit to this already. It\u2019s a very relaxing thing to do, and it\u2019s amazing to see what comes out of everyone when they do it.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a mixed bag of experience and age. There\u2019s no competition involved, and after two hours everyone gets together and praises each other\u2019s work over a coffee.\u201d<\/p>\n
A professional artist of over four decades, Hyatt has lived at She Oaks for 10 years and was inspired by the worldwide urban sketching movement to form a local initiative.<\/p>\n
The group meets outside the Meredith Community Centre at 10am, with some the subjects including landmarks like the town\u2019s railway station, and general store.<\/p>\n
Outings have grown to 10 people, and the group\u2019s next subject will be the historic town of Steiglitz for their get-together on Tuesday, 12 July.<\/p>\n
Hyatt said she hopes to hold an exhibition of everyone\u2019s works at the Meredith Community Centre.<\/p>\n
With experience in outdoor painting, she said getting outside with like-minded people is her favourite part about the outings.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s so many benefits for this in terms of mental and physical healthy, and it\u2019s promoting getting the community together,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re out in the environment, you\u2019re not closeted in a studio, and anyone can just come out and give it a go.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AN new art group is encouraging people to pick up a pencil, get outside and explore. Formed in early April, the Meredith Urban Sketchers Group meets on the second Tuesday of every month, and founder Amanda Hyatt said their outings are primarily a social experience. \u201cThe group can go with whoever and wherever they want […]<\/p>\n