Elgin Artists is a diverse group of people who love creating drawings, paintings and
sculpture. We encourage and foster all types of visual art – and all styles of expression
including traditional realism, impressionism, surrealism and abstraction. We have
distinctive styles and paint using a range of media such as watercolour, oils and acrylics.
We encourage our members to express their feelings and imaginations through their art.
We share a studio space in Elgin Street, Hawthorn. The studio provides a venue for
painting, socialising, sharing resources, and further developing our artistic knowledge and
skills.
Evan Walker established the studio after his retirement from public life in 2005. Following
a distinguished career in architecture and politics, Evan wanted to pursue his passion for
the visual arts by sharing ideas about drawing and painting with other artists
Currently, we have seventeen members and one honorary life member. We paint together
in the studio on a few days each week but members have access to the studio all round
the clock enabling them to work in solitude if they wish.
Most importantly, we enjoy each other’s company. Most of the fun is in the company we
keep and the discussion and banter over morning coffee. We enjoy travelling together to
art exhibitions in Melbourne and provincial galleries, as well as on en plein
air expeditions in Australia and abroad.
We have an annual studio exhibition and many of us participate in other individual
exhibitions or with other groups.
Members
Mick Adamson
Bill Black
Gordon Carter
Dee Clements
Ian Cunningham
Ron Hunt
Peter Jones
David Jellie
John Maynard
Jenny Moles
Liz Montgomery
Ron Muller
Martin Pearce
Barry Pullen
Peter Sanders
Derek Skues
Rodney Wulff
Honorary Life Member
Vivienne McCutcheon