82 THE WOMBAT. 



SKETCHING CLUB AND ART SOCIETY.- 



Meetings held during the Quarter. 



7/3/96. Good attendance. The work exhibited denoted' 

 that the artists fully recognised the chief aim of the Society, 

 viz., to encourage members to work direct from nature. The 

 result of this was that many of the sketches showed a truth of 

 tone and colour which are too frequently lost in the elaborately 

 finished painting. The following ladies and gentlemen were 

 represented : — Miss Chassie Cole, two sketches on the Yarra 

 at Abbotsford, and two from Barwon Heads ; Miss L. Davey, 

 two scenes on Moorabool River ; Mr. A. Ramage, water 

 colour sketches Corio Bay ; and Mr. M- Gough, an " interior" 

 and an afternoon effect on the Barwon River. Criticisms upon 

 the several studies were freely indulged in by members. 



21/3/96. Attendance large. Musical and Refreshment 

 Committees were appointed for a social to be held at an early 

 date, when an exhibition of work will also be provided, and it 

 was resolved that the Hanging Committee should rigidly 

 enforce the rule which excludes work not taken from nature. 

 At the close of the formal business, sketches taken since last 

 meeting were exhibited, and from the number and variety of 

 subjects it was evident that members were determined to 

 maintain the growing reputation of the club. The following 

 are the names of exhibitors and their work submitted :— Miss. 

 Cole, " Grey Day, Fitzroy Gardens," and " Surf at Spring 

 Creek " ; Miss Davey, " Beach, Barwon Heads," and " Evening 

 Effect on the Moorabool River " ; Miss Wilkins, " Calm 

 before the Storm, Corio Bay," and " Our Eastern Slopes " ;. 

 Mr. F. Monteath, two scenes near Healesville, " Fine 

 Afternoon on the Barwon River," and " View of Geelong " ; 

 Mr. A. Ramage, " Peaceful Barwon " and " Breakers, Bream 

 Creek"; Mr. M. Gough, "A Country Drive," "Warm 

 Afternoon," and " Twilight." ■ The whole of the work was. 

 subjected to the keenest criticism, and arrangements were 

 made for systematic study during the coming month. 



JOHN BUCHANAN, 



Sail, Tent, Tilt, and Tarpaulin Maker, 



MOORABOOL ST., G-EELOKG. 



THE OI/D SHOP. 



