Ken Wadrop & Jon Challen

In Residence on the verandahs at Donnelly River Village

25 June – 30 June 2016

More information about the artists can be found at their websites.

Plein Air workshop with Ken Wadrop – Monday 27 June – Thursday 30 June 2016

Included accommodation (shared cottage – with private room, shared bathroom, kitchen, lounge). Breakfast and lunch provided – excludes Monday breakfast and Thursday lunch. Evening meals were self-catering. We also provided a pochade box (painting box & tripod) to set up to paint easily and painting boards (215 x 255mm) and paints, mediums and brushes.

Works from the Residency

Ken Wadrop, Dip your lightskate2016-07-07T06:34:58+00:00
Ken Wadrop, the forge nocturnekate2016-07-07T06:35:32+00:00
Jon Challen, Donnelly Treekate2016-07-07T06:36:32+00:00
Ken Wadrop, SEC polekate2016-07-07T06:37:18+00:00
Ken Wadrop, From the verandah at no. 36kate2016-07-07T06:38:33+00:00
Ken Wadrop, Dawn 30 June 2016kate2016-07-01T07:24:28+00:00
Ken Wadrop 29 Junekate2016-07-07T06:40:50+00:00
Ken Wadrop, Donnelly Millkate2016-07-20T10:29:26+00:00
Day 2 Jon 2kate2016-06-29T10:30:14+00:00
Day 2 – Jon 1kate2016-07-09T05:06:39+00:00
Jon 2 From the verandah at No.36kate2016-07-07T15:45:21+00:00
Workshop – Jon 1kate2016-07-07T15:32:07+00:00
Ken Wadrop, Dawn from No. 36kate2016-07-07T15:44:19+00:00
Ken Wadrop, Donnelly General Store – nightkate2016-07-07T15:43:12+00:00
Ken Wadrop, Donnelly Dawnkate2016-06-27T02:48:29+00:00
Ken Wadrop – Andrew’s shedkate2016-06-27T02:47:42+00:00
Ken Wadrop, Donnelly Shedkate2016-07-20T10:31:27+00:00

See the full gallery of work here

Updates

Paintings, workshops, exhibitions

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2018 artists arrive – Robyn Varpins

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