Veronica Colvin

Contemporary Realist Painter

Opening Night – Gallery Lane Cove’s Inaugural Winter Salon Exhibition 2026

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Friday, 12 June was the opening night of Gallery Lane Cove’s Inaugural Winter Salon Exhibition. I was thrilled to discover that my portrait, “Living In The Moment”, was listed as number 1 at the entrance to the exhibition. There are 147 artworks from 120 artists at all stages of their careers.

It was a full house, and is wonderfully organised and presented. The exhibition is on now till Saturday, 27 June. Catch it while you can, as I’m sure you will enjoy the diversity of the artworks on display.

Below are a few dodgy shots and video of the exhibition. It was so packed that it was hard to take good images. I need to go back and take some proper shots before it ends!

My artwork – “Living in the Moment” – is an ink, gouache and coloured pencil portrait on mixed media paper. Close up below.

Exhibition – Gallery Lane Cove’s Inaugural Winter Salon

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My Artwork, ‘Living in the Moment’, a mixed media drawing/painting of life model Stephen, will be exhibited in Gallery Lane Cove’s inaugural Winter Salon.

The Winter Salon is a curated group exhibition by artists working in any medium and at any stage of their career.

‘Living in the Moment’ is created with gouache, ink and watercolour pencils. It was done over two live sittings of two hours each.

I hope that you are able to get to see the exhibition. It will be interesting to see all the different works and styles from different mediums and artists.

This artwork is for sale at the exhibition – $650

Exhibition dates:                     
Thursday 11 – Saturday 27 June 2026

Where:
Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios
164 Longueville Road
Lane Cove

Sketching in Gouache

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Hello world – it’s been a while since I’ve updated my blog!

Life has been busy, and I’ve neglected my website and blog. However, I’ve been painting, drawing, and sketching a great deal over the past 12 months, along with other projects happening behind the scenes. For now, I thought I’d at least update the site with a Gouache Sketch Gallery.

The Gallery includes sketches done from life while out and about, or in the studio from a life model or still life set-ups. Many more were done over the past year, but I’ve chosen to share only those that feel finished – for a sketch!

These sketches were completed in approximately one to three hours. Some were done in small sketch books (12 x 12 cm), while others were done on A5 or A4 watercolour paper.

Painted in gouache and enhanced with watercolour pencils for added texture and definition. Occasionally, a fude fountain pen – using brown or grey ink – was used for preliminary sketches or additional detail (I really dislike black ink for sketching, but that’s a rant for another day).

As time goes by, I will continue to add to this gallery. And I promise, it will not be another year between updates!

Below are some images from the Gallery. The rest can be seen here.

Shane – Oil Sketch from Life

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I just finished teaching Portrait Drawing and Portrait Painting at Sydney Art School on Mondays this term. In between teaching and critiquing student’s work, I managed to paint a very quick oil sketch of the model for the term – Shane.

I demo as we work through the term. I would have liked to have finished it, but I’m there to teach, not paint!

I’m back teaching Term 1, 2024. Classes start Monday, 29 January. If you are interested in joining my class, you can enrol here.

The school is still running the promo from this term – but it will most likely go down soon. So if you are interested, best to quickly enrol for next year so as not to miss out on the savings.