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Vicki’s 4th Class with Coochie Art Group. Wow!
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More Lessons and Laughter with Vicki
Our tutor, Vicki Whalan, has been teaching Coochie Group more about colour temperature, the subtleties needed for flowers, and so much more. The handouts are so useful to accurately remember each step of the way.
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Watercolour with Vicki Whalan 16/10/18
Photos below show Vicki demonstrating a fabulous way of stretching watercolour paper over a canvas stretcher frame and how to avoid the pitfalls! Vicki also taught the manner in which the painting can be preserved archivally, without the need for expensive framing. Wow! What a revelation!
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Coochie Art Group Red Box Display
Coochie Art Group members today hung a fabulous display of prize-winning paintings in the Redland Art Gallery’s Red Box in Shop 48 Bloomfield on the Arcade corner opposite Browns Bakery. ( Great coffee thank you!) Do call in, all welcome, no entry fee. Most paintings are for sale. The display is only for a week, until Monday 15th October. >
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Coochie Art Group boxes into the Red Box!
Coochie Art Group will be hanging a superb display in the Redland Art Gallery’s Red Box, inside the shop at 48 Bloomfield Street, Cleveland, on the other side of the Arcade from Brown’s Bakery. Yum! The display will be hung on Monday, 8th October and will be dismounted on Monday 15th October. Members may be sketching, drawing or painting whilst on duty, so call in and have a look around. All welcome, no entry fee!
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Vicki Whalan’s Class List and Materials List Term 4 2018
Materials List for Vicki Whalan’s Classes for Term 4. Please read carefully as the list is extensive and there is some requirement for stretching your paper before classes start.
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Prize winners at Coochie’s Show
The Judge’s Choice prize in the 2018 Coochie Art Group Annual Art Sale and Show was won by Beryl Home’s wonderful painting “Morning Shadows”. It was also awarded First Prize in the OilAcrylics category. Well done Beryl and congratulations!
The People’s Choice Prize was won by Susan Kemp’s magical “Walk with Me”, also picking up a Highly Commended for this atmospheric depiction of Coochiemudlo’s Wetlands.

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Crazy Wednesday in Cleveland
Coochie artists painting in Middle Street on Crazy Wednesday in the Redlands! Great day, great work, lots of fun and visitors.
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More Fun with Jan L
This week, Jan Lawnikanis demonstrated how to use her new techniques as a background for fabulous florals. Wow! Again, another wonderful day of learning. Thank you, Jan.
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Jan Lawnikanis Class 7/8/18
More fabulous teaching and techniques with Jan! So much fun and endless possibilities. This has been such a valuable series of lessons. Thank you Jan!
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