Tag: Norman Lindsay Gallery

Things That Attract My Eye – Part 6

by communicatingcreatively, posted in Photography

Welcome to the 6th post of ‘Things That Attract My Eye.

Half of the images were taken near or not far from home and the others on short drives. Once again, they all taken on a phone camera and at all different times of the day. It pays to look up, to down and most importantly you need to be ‘present’…to take in the beauty (either man-made or natural) that is all around us.

Camden Bike Track
Balcony at our Office
North Wollogong Beach
Camden Bike Track
Port Kembla Steelworks
Norman Lindsay Gallery, Faulconbridge

Till next time!

Written & Photographed by David Johnson

23 August 2023

Sketching Fun!

by communicatingcreatively, posted in Painting, Stories From Life

Yesterday, my Wife, Susan and I attended an Urban Sketch-meet that was organised by Urban Sketchers Blue Mountains. They were invited to sketch in the Gardens of the Norman Lindsay Gallery.

Norman Lindsay was a famous, prolific, controversial and award-winning Australian Watercolour and Oil Painter, Etcher, award-winning Novelist and a Sculptor. His creativity is on display at the abovementioned gallery which is situated at his former home on 49 acres in Faulconbridge, in the Blue Mountains West of Sydney Australia.

The Urban Sketchers Blue Mountains invited members of Urban Sketchers Sydney up for the morning for approximately 2 hours of sketching.

There were about 30 in attendance and it was a delightful Winter’s day. We were bathed in sunshine and blue skies and it was about 19C/66F. Quite warm for Winter in the Blue Mountains.

It was a wonderful morning of sketching and relaxing. I even took a poetry book with me and spent a short time after sketching just sitting in the Sun reading. It was such a peaceful location.

After the sketch-meet was over, we decided to go on the property tour and were blessed to see the actual studios where Norman Lindsay painted and etched. We then viewed the gallery, which also featured art by Norman’s Brother, Lionel who was also quite talented as well.

On the way home we stopped at The Bunker (cafe/restaurant/bar) in Springwood and also visited the ColourArt Australia Art & Craft store across the road. One cannot pass up an opportunity to venture to an Art store that you haven’t been into before… 🙂 Picked up a couple of things there.

All-in-all it was a beautiful relaxing day in picturesque surroundings.

I have just found out today that the next Urban Sketcher Sydney sketch-meet is early in September at the Sydney Opera House, which is celbrating it’s 50th anniversary this year.

Looking forward to that one.

Till next time, happy sketching and painting!

Written by David Johnson

20 August 2023

For more inforamtion:

https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/places/norman-lindsay-gallery/

https://halloffame.melbournepressclub.com/article/norman-lindsay

Within These Walls

by communicatingcreatively, posted in Painting, Poetry