NEWCASTLE
WATERCOLOUR
GROUP

Upcoming Events

Bar Beach in Watercolour

Bar Beach in Watercolour

Saturday 06 June
Merewether - 10:30am - 2 Hours
Lee-Anne Corrigan
Learn to sketch and paint the beautiful shoreline stretching to the horizon in watercolor with Lee-Anne Corrigan in this guided coastal painting session. Suitable for beginners and developing artists, this class focuses on simplifying the beach landscape into clear shapes, balanced composition, and expressive washes.
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$49       0 places left
Bar Beach in Watercolour

Bar Beach in Watercolour

Saturday 06 June
Merewether - 1pm - 2 Hours
Lee-Anne Corrigan
Learn to sketch and paint the beautiful shoreline stretching to the horizon in watercolor with Lee-Anne Corrigan in this guided coastal painting session. Suitable for beginners and developing artists, this class focuses on simplifying the beach landscape into clear shapes, balanced composition, and expressive washes.
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$49       2 places left
Country Scene in Watercolour

Country Scene in Watercolour

Saturday 11 July
Merewether - 10:30am - 2.0 Hours
Lee-Anne Corrigan
Immerse your imagination and creativity into the beauty of a country scene. Through sketching and watercolour, Lee-Anne will guide you through watercolour painting to capture your unique Art piece.
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$49       0 places left

Beach Scene with Umbrellas

Beach Scene with Umbrellas

Saturday 01 August
Merewether - 10:30am - 2.0 Hours
Lee-Anne Corrigan
Explore sun, sand, waves and umbrellas with pen drawing and watercolour paints. All skill levels welcome.
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$49      
Freestanding Butterfly Girls

Freestanding Butterfly Girls

Saturday 05 September
Merewether - 10:30am - 2.0 Hours
Lee-Anne Corrigan
Create your own freestanding Butterfly girls using cardboard, stencil and mixed media. All skill levels welcome.
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$49      

Other Nearby Groups

Capturing the Milky Way — Beginner Session

Capturing the Milky Way — Beginner Session

Saturday 06 June
Boat Harbour North Headland - 6pm - 3.0 Hours
Newcastle Photography Group
Christopher John
Learn how to find the Milky Way, focus in low light, and capture your first night sky images using simple, practical techniques.

This class is ideal for photographers who:

are new to astrophotography
want to photograph the Milky Way for the first time
feel unsure about night settings and focus
want a simple introduction before attempting more advanced astro work

Long Description -
An introduction to astrophotography for beginners, focused on photographing the Milky Way Core in a single exposure.
This practical 3-hour class covers the essential foundations of astro photography, including when to shoot, how the night sky changes through the seasons, basic camera settings, focusing techniques for mirrorless and DSLR cameras, and simple composition approaches for stronger images.

Designed for photographers who are new to astro photography and want a clear, approachable starting point.
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$155       5 places left
Sunset Photo Walk

Sunset Photo Walk

Saturday 20 June
Anna Bay - 3:30pm - 2.0 Hours
Newcastle Photography Group
Christopher John
A guided sunset session designed for people with any camera including phone cameras. We will be exploring light, timing and composition to help you capture stronger images as the light changes. Sunset Photo Walk is a guided practical session designed to help photographers make better use of changing evening light. As the sun drops and the scene shifts, we will explore how light, timing and composition work together to create stronger images. Sunset can offer beautiful photographic opportunities, but the light changes quickly and small decisions can make a big difference. During this session, participants will be encouraged to slow down, observe more carefully, and respond to the conditions in front of them. This photo walk is suitable for beginners and developing photographers who want to build confidence photographing at sunset and gain a better understanding of how to work with light as it changes.
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$49      
Street Photography Meetup

Street Photography Meetup

Saturday 04 July
Hunter Street Newcastle - 9am - 2.0 Hours
Newcastle Photography Group
Christopher John
A relaxed, social introduction to street photography, encouraging observation, confidence and simple image-making in public spaces. Street Photography for Beginners is a relaxed, beginner-friendly introduction to street photography, designed for people with any type of camera, including phone cameras. The session encourages observation, confidence and simple image-making in public spaces. Street photography can feel challenging at first, especially when photographing around other people, but it can also be one of the most accessible and rewarding ways to develop your photographic eye. During this session, participants will be encouraged to slow down, look more carefully, and begin noticing everyday moments, light, shape and gesture in the world around them. This session is ideal for beginners and developing photographers who want to build confidence photographing in public spaces and gain a better understanding of how to make simple, effective street images with whatever camera they have.
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$49      

Beginners Crochet Class

Beginners Crochet Class

Saturday 04 July
Wangi Wangi, Lake Macquarie - 10:10am - 3 Hours
Newcastle Crochet Club
Julie Walters
Always wanted to learn crochet? Know how to hold the hook but want more guidance? Come along and learn more about this amazing craft! Crochet materials are included as well as a free tea, coffee or soft drink.
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$98       1 places left
Granny Square Workshop

Granny Square Workshop

Sunday 12 July
Wangi Wangi, Lake Macquarie - 10:10am - 3 Hours
Newcastle Crochet Club
Julie Walters
Done our beginners class? What's next? Come and learn how to make a traditional granny square using those basic stitches!
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$88      
Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Saturday 18 July
Stockton - 10am - 3.0 Hours
Newcastle Photography Group
Christopher John
Ready to learn more about your camera and get out of automatic exposure? Now is your chance! This beginner's class covers the basics as per current theme.
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$155       4 places left

Photographing Reflections

Photographing Reflections

Saturday 25 July
Queens Wharf - 8am - 2.0 Hours
Newcastle Photography Group
Christopher John
Join us for a 2-hour meetup at Queens Wharf exploring the art of photographing reflections. We will use natural water reflections and seek out man-made reflective surfaces in the area to create stunning images.
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$49      
Beginners Crochet Class

Beginners Crochet Class

Saturday 01 August
Wangi Wangi, Lake Macquarie - 10:10am - 3 Hours
Newcastle Crochet Club
Julie Walters
Always wanted to learn crochet? Know how to hold the hook but want more guidance? Come along and learn more about this amazing craft! Crochet materials are included as well as a free tea, coffee or soft drink.
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$98       5 places left
Street Photography at night

Street Photography at night

Saturday 01 August
Queens Wharf - 5pm - 2.0 Hours
Newcastle Photography Group
Christopher John
Join us for a 2-hour evening meetup exploring street photography at night at Queens Wharf. We'll wander the area capturing urban scenes, lights, and the night atmosphere. All skill levels welcome.
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$49      

ABOUT NEWCASTLE
WATERCOLOUR
GROUP
Come along to our meetups to improve your art in a relaxed and social atmosphere and under the guidance of a professional instructor. Complete beginners to experienced artists all welcome.

Our 2 hour meetups are held in a different location each time, usually outdoors.

Bring your own materials. If you are a complete beginner all you need to start is a set of watercolour paints, brushes, and water container.

Who can attend? Open to all skill levels, from beginners to experienced artists. The instructor is there to help everyone.

The meeting point and full details for the day are sent in the booking confirmation email to the email address you provide at time of booking.

Join the Newcastle Watercolour Group on Facebook to share your art and enjoy the art of other locals.
REVIEWS
room felt a bit crowded. Content geared good for beginners, but would have liked to learn some more techniques eg glazing, layers, loose vs structured, when to use wet on wet wet on dry etc
4/5
Pam
2026-04-13
I also bought this for my daughter we both loved it - great teacher and company. So welcoming we learnt so much in such a short time. Great venue.
5/5
Sharon
2026-03-16
Leanne is very informative and helpful and keeps things moving
5/5
Robyn
2026-03-09

Lee-Ann is lovely and showed us good techniques, the venue was great and plenty of parking off street. I enjoyed meeting other people at the class and seeing different ideas.
4/5
Ursula
2026-03-09
Pleasant location and group.
5/5
Carol
2026-03-08
Great topic, enjoyed the pace and non-performative environment. Lee-Anne supported each of us at all our levels. I liked how she gave ideas, leads to resources, and demonstrated as needed. I liked the venue.
5/5
Jeri
2026-02-09

I loved it . Our tutor was excellent and the venue was very pleasant . I?d love to do more !
5/5
Debra
2026-02-09
I enjoyed the event. Lee-Anne Corigan, the teacher, was very well prepared, organized, attentive to all students and very encouraging. Thank you
5/5
Rose
2026-02-09
It was very good, different to what I thought. Tutor was very knowledgeable and supportive
5/5
Susan
2026-02-08

enjoyed the class
4/5
Max
2026-02-08
It was great!
5/5
Patricia
2025-12-20
Loved the class. Friendly group of ladies as well. Going again next month 😀
5/5
Debbie
2025-11-02

ARTISTS
Lee-Anne Corrigan
Lee-Anne Corrigan, retired Art Teacher and award winning artist from Newcastle, NSW. As a painter, I enjoy portraiture, landscapes, still-life in a variety of media. From my studio in Adamstown I have taught Children's classes for 30 years in small group settings. I was a high school Art Teacher and also belong to the Society of Artists where I was the Art Director for 3 years. In 2018 I won the Newcastle Prize for an oil portrait called Three Kings. In 2023 I won the MTS Maritime Prize for my mixed media painting, Shoreline to Horizon.

Lee-Anne Corrigan is available for private bookings

Private tutoring in oil, watercolour and cardmaking . I do Portrait commissions .

PHOTOS
Newcastle Watercolour Group
2026-03-02
Title or Location: St Jude?s Church, Randwick
On this day I sat beside Sydney Sketch Club?s meetup group, who were all sketching Randwick Town Hall. There are so many iconic buildings to sketch along Avoca Street. I was previously a committee member of The Society of Artists, Newcastle.
Credit: Julie Keech
Instagram: juleskeech

Newcastle Watercolour Group
2026-06-02
Title or Location: Newcastle Thunder
This painting was created for a charity rugby event in Newcastle and will be featured on their warm up kit, it features landmarks of Newcastle/Northumberland and includes a stormy sky with lightning as a nod to the clubs name. It will be auctioned to raise funds for the Royal British Legion on the day of the charity match.
Credit: Shelley Johnson
Houston Watercolor Group
2026-06-01
Title or Location: Early Summer Sunset - Houston
Beautiful early summer sunset. Particular love the dark cityscape as the backdrop. The sharp contrast made it a perfect inspiration for painting.
Credit: Claire Zhang

Auckland Watercolour Group
2026-06-01
Title or Location: NZ
Christmas plein air study at Collins Memorial Reserve, South Island.A quiet rural morning ,soft light, distant hills and a few simple shapes dissolved into the atmosphere.Watercolour on paper half sheet
Credit: Xin Yi

Atlanta Watercolor Group
2026-06-01
Title or Location: Island Sunset
This 9x12 watercolor was inspired by a photograph of the Turks and Caicos Islands at sunset where she was recently visiting. Plam trees dominate tge scene overlaying the bushes with a peek of the cabanas and calm ocean in the background. You see the sky at sunset with dark rainclouds on the horizon. I painted this piece to exemplify atmospheric landscapes with both energy and tranquility,
Credit: John Neal
Instagram: @artbyjohnniesart
Houston Watercolor Group
2026-06-01
Title or Location: Early Summer Sunset
Beautiful sunset in an early summer evening. I particularly like the dark cityscape as the backdrop. The sharp contrast made it a perfect image to paint after.
Credit: Claire Zhang

Atlanta Watercolor Group
2026-06-01
Title or Location: The Marshes
This 9x12 watercolor is a depiction of wetlands typical of Georgia at sunset. It's painted in a loose and expressive style. A central blue waterway snakes through the dense green reeds of the foreground marsh, reflecting the golden light of the sky with gray clouds and a distant line of green trees in the background giving it depth and perspective.
Credit: John Neal
Instagram: @artbyjohnniesart

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