Attendance 15 .. a great improvement and good to see

Apologies........3

As it was a do-it-yourself meeting everyone was busy doing different subjects and it was interesting to walk around and see what people were doing with pastels, water colours, and sketching ideas for a painting. The atmosphere was very friendly and we all enjoyed what we were doing. So much so, some of us did not stop long for lunch. and did not bother going to the local bakery.

There were a good number of finished paintings put on show, which was good to see. A very interesting dog with his mouth open and tongue hanging out either panting or showing off his teeth. two finished ones from our last month's attempts at painting a sheep skull. It was good to see the increase of paintings and how good they are. Keep it up.

If anyone has a request on a subject for next month, please let either Eileen or myself know.

Keep warm - from Margaret

*** A REMINDER, that Ian's group - (into everything except oils), will be held on the mezzanine floor at the warm and cosy Hastings Library at 1pm this Thursday 20th August.

- Photos from Eileen who is now awaiting medical results. Extra good luck Eileen...

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Hastings Artists Group heartily congratulates Anne Healey - WINNER of Art Hawke’s Bay’s 2026 portrait exhibition “Faces of Expression”.

Members may remember in 2019 when Anne kindly tutored a workshop for us and introduced us to the technique of using pastels - see News item at that time on our website

HAG artists whose paintings were accepted in the inaugural Art HB Portrait exhibition were Ian Thompson, Gail Shine, Kerry Ganderton, Colleen Ferrick, Gillian Marshall and Wendy Roger.  Well Done!

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*HASTINGS ARTISTS GROUP*

*Monthly Club Day:   10am - 4pm every THIRD Saturday in the month, at Jireha Hall (church hall), St John’s Church, 608 Frederick Street W, Mahora, Hastings.  Next meeting 19 September 2026.  Contact  Margaret (Secretary) see 'Contacts'.

                      

*Watercolours/Pastels:   This group meets 1pm - 3pm every two weeks at the Mezzanine floor, Hastings memorial Library.  Next meeting 20 August 2026. Contact - Ian Thompson - email (see "Contacts")

*Oils and Acrylics:   meet 10am - 12.30pm  Tuesday and Wednesdays each week at Winnie Doevendans (Crystal Road)  - email​​​​​​​ (see Contacts.  

​​​​​​​Last updated  17 August 2026