2025 Exhibition Winners

Congratulations to all our Exhibition entrants this year. There has been lots of praise for the Exhibition and for the talent in the Stonehaven ART CLUB. Now all judges and sponsors have made their selections I can list the winners of this years awards.The prestigious coveted Rosebowl for best in show goes to Lorna Crawford for Life with LemonsThe five runners up, highly commended go toLorna Crawford - Unobstructed ViewKymme Fraser - Wind on the HillDavid E Johnston RSW - July Field Edge, The Mearns 3Robin Levy - Mister MischiefIan Withall - ReflectionThe Sylvia Locke Award for Watercolour goes toDavid E Johnston RSW - Late Afternoon Light, DenlethenOur sponsors awards are as followsHow Bizarre How BizzareMargaret MacDonald - ShoreheadCool GourmetMargaret MacDonald - All to MyselfAunty Bettys’Rino Scattini - Castle in the SkyBAAPenny Hyatt - Moderate Becoming GoodMy Beautiful CaravanRagnhild Ericsson - Stonehaven BeachE Giulianotti’sRobin Levy - Hundred Steps at DawnThe VillaPaula Silvester - Twilight StonehavenThe Waterfront CafePaula Silvester - Dolphin KissCharles McHardyRobin Levy - Clover Leaf Magic MonkeyRitchie LeasingVal Downie - Catterline CottagesWell done to our winnersVoting for the Peoples Choice Award is still ongoing and will close at the end of Saturday 5th July with the winner being announced shortly after.Thanks again go to our two judges, Kanita Sim and Hazel McAllister for picking the Rosebowl, Sylvia Locke and the Highly Commended awards and to our local sponsors for their generous donations. It means a lot.There is still 2 days left to place your vote for the People’s Choice Award and still plenty of gorgeous artworks for sale.We also have works for sale in aid of two local Stonehaven Charites - Horizon and Friends of Stonehaven Outdoor Pool. These charity paintings are all £30 and all proceeds go to the charities.

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Happy New Year

Happy New Year to you all! I trust Santa brought you all lots of arty materials and you all managed to have a lovely relaxing time over the festive period. Last year we started our Art in Company group on the third Monday of the month, alongside our usual monthly talks and workshops. This year we are continuing with the Art in Company, the first one falling on the 16th January from 7pm to 9pm at the Community Centre in the Lounge downstairs. It's free and open for club members. If you are not a club member but would like to join us, please get in touch. The membership year runs from March to March at the AGM which this year will be held in the community centre on Wednesday Hope to see you there. Please bring your own mug for a cuppa.

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Edenholme Commission

One of our talented artists, Margaret MacDonald painted a classic view of Stonehaven Bay in Acrylic for the Edenholme care home, situated in Arduthie Road, Stonehaven. The painting was a commission to commemorate one of the late residents, Elsie who passed away in February 2020.  

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April 2022

HIGHLIGHTSWhat a busy month April is turning out to be, two weekend workshops at St James church hall on Arbuthnot Street and and one evening demonstration at the community centre. We have many members exhibiting in galleries throughout Aberdeenshire and we also had several members exhibit their art works at the Inverbervie Annual Exhibition in the Burgh Hall at the beginning of April.WHAT’S BEEN…We kicked off the month with our first in person weekend workshop for over two years. John O'Neill took a group of 10 club members, myself included, through an introduction to painting landscapes in oils. The time passed by so quickly I even forgot to have lunch. We all learnt a lot and thoroughly enjoyed the day. From all those who attended we give a huge thanks to John for his time and patience. A second workshop will be held at the end of the month and due to demand he has also agreed to hold a third workshop in May. Watch this space for more as we will be asking John back for some Watercolour workshops.   On Wednesday 8th April our evening talk was given by Elaine Reid, a writer and artist based in Aberdeenshire. Combining her two passions she creates beautiful pieces of art through various media. We were guided through her 'Talking to the Tides' series and shown how she creates her images using cold wax, oil paints and writing. WHAT’S COMING…The end of the month 30th April sees the second of Johns workshops and on May 29th the third. Our new art in company group will commence in the Blue Room of the Community Centre on Wednesday May 11th for those members not attending the 'Pretty Rubbish Mosaics' evening demo at Dess.We are still working on the new membership area. The first thing to go up there will be a discussion/chat forum, then we'll work on a members profile area.Check out our Programme of Events page for the rest of this years evening talks. There are still a couple of TBA’s (To Be Announced) and these will be updated as and when. Judy is working on our workshops, so keep an eye out for updates.WATCH THIS SPACE…Our website will be updated to include a new Members area. All club members will be given access to an exclusive members page which will include a discussion forum to enable members to share  ideas, create opportunities for meetups, such as the Friday sessions, or just to let us know what else you would like the club to do. The topics could be as wide and varied as the members of the club. Then we are looking at adding a profile section where each member can add in further information about themselves and be able to share any links to your own social media pages, website, Facebook, Instagram etc… however we will ask if you do this, please share the club website details in return. The ultimate addition will be an upload area to add in your own art works…

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New Club Year

HIGHLIGHTSWelcome to the new Stonehaven Art Club Year 2022.  The last couple of years have been difficult for all and it has been a challenge to keep the club on track, but a huge thanks must go to all our outgoing Committee for all the hard work done on keeping the club together. With the loss of the Townhall for refurbishment, COVID, and then the loss of the Invercarron Resource Centre it has not been easy to find a suitable location for our monthly gatherings, workshops and annual exhibition, however we have survived and can look forward to an active, social arty year.WHAT'S BEEN...This week saw our first meeting in the Blue Room at the Stonehaven Community Centre, we kicked off with the AGM and the election of a new Committee filled with faces old and new, then followed by a very interesting and informative talk from Contemporary Landscape Artist John O'Neill. John brought along a selection of both his recent Oil and his Watercolour paintings and will be our first workshop host to be held in April. Our picture is one of John's paintings with our outgoing President Ragnhild Ericsson wearing one of her delightful handknitted jumpers.WHAT'S COMING...Check out our Programme of Events page for this years evening talks. There are still a couple of TBA's (To Be Announced) and these will be updated as and when. Judy is working on our workshops, so keep an eye out for updates.During lockdown one of our long standing members, Liz Hunt, started an en plein air session down at the harbour on Friday mornings, weather permitting of course. I'm sure that these will commence again soon. Inspired by this, we are now including an evening informal art gathering to be held one Monday a month, at the Community Centre. Although the first of these will be held in the Blue Room on Wednesday 11th May, for those not wishing to attend the excursion to Pretty Rubbish Mosaics at Dess, as there are limited numbers for this event. After that the Monday session will begin. Details to follow.WATCH THIS SPACE...Our website will be updated to include a new Members area. All club members will be given access to an exclusive members page which will include a discussion forum to enable members to share  ideas, create opportunities for meetups, such as the Friday sessions, or just to let us know what else you would like the club to do. The topics could be as wide and varied as the members of the club. Then we are looking at adding a profile section where each member can add in further information about themselves and be able to share any links to your own social media pages, website, Facebook, Instagram etc... however we will ask if you do this, please share the club website details in return. The ultimate addition will be an upload area to add in your own art works to the gallery. Of course there are caveat's here, where any art work…

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Evening Workshop 2021

Wednesday 10th November at St James's Episcopal Church, Arbuthnott St, Stonehaven. 7:30pm to 9:30pm Come along for a demonstration by our club President - Ragnhild Ericsson on how she creates her wonderful Collages. Tea & Coffee will be served in the hall Non-members welcome for a small fee of £2.50

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