Today I had the pleasure of working with Richard Claremont Artist extraordinaire in his studio at Shellharbour. With six other devotees of Richard’s luscious painting , we reveled in the indulgence and freedom to lather and lay on thick impasto oil paint like never before. I first discovered Richard Claremont Artist on Instagram. His colour … [Read more…]
Tonight I was given the opportunity to speak about and open an exhibition ‘ Studio Days’ at the Kiama Fire Station Gallery. It is a group exhibition of artists working out of Callemondah, the home and studio of well known artist Tori Di Mestre. Callemondah , is a refuge from the … [Read more…]
A beautiful spring like Saturday morning saw me enthusiastically driving south to the Sanctuary point Artist Cottage for an Artist workshop on Tonalism. Sydney tonalist Maryanne Wick in her effervescent manner greeted myself and nine other eager participants ,giving us a hint at her enthusiastic teaching style and a glimpse of the positive tone the workshop would … [Read more…]
‘On Reflection’ at The Palm House ( glasshouse) gallery Sipping a hot chocolate while meandering on pathways through the fresh dark foliage of the Botanical gardens on a crisp sunny morning last Saturday, I was headed for the Palm House, the oldest glasshouse in Australia. It was erected in 1876 and as I discovered, sits in a … [Read more…]
Chris Zanko, Hannah Bradbury, India Mark , Nick Santoro.
Brogers Creek to Gerroa Beach Photography Leon Gregory dashed into the store one day last month in a flurry of excitement. Dressed in his signature black, he was dropping off invitations for the opening of his latest photographic exhibition. ‘Flow’ is part of a collection of magnificent images capturing the flow of Brogers Creek on … [Read more…]
Botanica 2016 at Farm Cove Botanical Art in Royal Botanical Gardens Visiting the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney on a sunny Autumn day is one of life’s little pleasures. Add to this the opportunity to witness the uninhibited talent of some 70 artists who are masters of their craft- Contemporary Botanical Art, good company and … [Read more…]
New Art Gallery Opening, Nowra NSW Dr Gillian Rhys is the power behind the brand new art gallery in Nowra NSW – “Blue Horse Gallery”. A once run down shed has been transformed into an accessible, centrally located art gallery, exhibition and workshop space. The owner of the premises wanted to develop an arts hub … [Read more…]