On Saturday 29th August we met up at the village square, Monymusk for a painting outing.

Once again the committee were out in force, but no other members showed up, which was disappointing. It would be good to see the general members supporting the outings which are laid on for them! This was only 40 minutes from the centre of Aberdeen.

Some invited guests had come along, so all was not lost.

After fortifying ourselves with some great food and, in some cases strong drink, at the local pub, we set off.

We set up by the banks of the Don, with a clear view to Mither Tap and the broad expanse of Benachie.

Two members were working with acrylics, one drawing, and our guests were all using watercolours.

The sun played hide and seek, but after about two hours it finally disappeared and with the wind starting to gust more strongly, we decided to pack up.

Everyone though that it had been a great success.

Bill, Anita, Ann and their guest headed back home, while Ian led his guests on a hike up to a nearby lake, well stocked with fish, it appeared. There we took a good number of photos to work on back at base.

Finally it was time to head home.

As you’ll see from the pictures below, this was an ideal location and one to which all said that they’d like to return. Maybe we can entice more people there next year!

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