Ben Sherar's emails from Donnelly continue the wintery theme, "It's been pretty cold…". As well as working on the verandah, in the village and in nearby Bridgetown farmland, very sensibly, Ben's also set up [...]
When their latest exhibition Small Works finished on Sunday 12 August, Ben Sherar and Peter Barker invited Andy Kent to join them at Donnelly River Village for the verandah residency. Andy Kent is a [...]
Bronwen Newbury's studies of the Donnelly karri forest in winter.
With a cold front bringing below zero temperatures to the village and a dusting of snow to Bluff Knoll, Peter Barker headed out to paint 'en plein air' at Donnelly River Village. The rain [...]
A few more sketches from Donnelly. I'm trying to reference some of my great uncle Hal Missingham's 'Bush images' re style and medium as a loose "conceptual framework" for the drawings. Ben Crappsley, 8 [...]
"Having a great time at Donnelly River! Managing to make some drawings from the verandah so all good." - Ben Crappsley, 5 August 2018
Robyn Varpins sent through almost-finished works at the end of her 2018 residency at Donnelly River Village - with the following notes."None of them are finished yet. They are oil paint so there [...]
Robyn Varpins describes some of the techniques and decisions applied while painting on the verandah of cottage 9 at Donnelly River Village. Video Steve Alfrich.
The Donnelly Verandah Residencies coincide with the Bridgetown in Bridgetown Festival – fridgetownfest.com.au or the facebook page
and the Nannup Flower and Garden Festival – nannupgardens.org.au
For accommodation bookings at Donnelly River Village please call +61 8 9772 1244 or
email contact@donnellyriver.com.au
or visit the website: donnellyriver.com.au
