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