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2 DAVID THORNTON The problems of landscapepainting are infinite,especially when one istrying to impose thestrictures of an individualway of seeing. My interest iswith light, its componentsand the way light, colourand tone intertwine.
Realism is ephemeral and dependent on culture and time, but subjectiveinterpretation is of the individual and my primary driver. Of course, drawingand a determined attitude towards maintaining the discipline of drawingshould never be forgotten.
2 MARGARET THORNTONIt was exciting to discover the intricacies and reactions of the various techniques in silkpainting. There are so many ways tomanipulate the vibrant colours. I learnthrough persistence and experimentation andthe results are constantly satisfying and new.Now the silk fibres are leading me in anotherdirection and silk paper-making is adding anew dimension. Naturally being surroundedby trees in the hills I had to include some ecodyeing into the equation. Finding ways tocombine these elements is both my challengeand stimulus.
4 PENNY MADDISON is an award winning artist specializing inWatercolour, teaching the subject and tutoring overseas and localpainting tours. She has held four solo exhibitions and shared in manyothers with her work in collections here and overseas. Her love ofwatercolour has seen her deeply involved with The WatercolourSociety of W.A. of which she is a Fellow. She has participated with theSociety in exhibitions in Italy, China and Poland with accompanyingvisits. Birds and animal subjects are another true love along withportraits, landscapes and architectural subjects. Oh and abstracts.www.pennymaddison.com or www.watercolourswa.org.au
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Enjoy a hills view of a different kind byvisiting the studios of well-known artistswho live and work in the City of Kalamunda.
Artists will be in their studios to discuss their work, much of which will be available for purchase.
For more information visit:www.kalamundaopenstudios.wordpress.com
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STUDIO LOCATIONS
1. Barbara George: ‘Wild Woods Pottery Studio’135 Watsonia Road, Maida Vale
2. David & Margaret Thornton: 15 Marion Way, Gooseberry Hill
3. Gordon Mitchell: Special entrance to the Studio: park at end of Hill Street and walk down the fire break to discover the studio (Gooseberry Hill)
4. Penny Maddison: 62 Davies Crescent, Gooseberry Hill
5. Zig Zag Gallery - 50 Railway Rd, Kalamunda
6. Anita Phillips - 40 Recreation Rd, Kalamunda
7. George & Helen Hayward: 96 Cotherstone Rd, Kalamunda
8. Chris Oxberry: 7 Windy Ridge Lane, Kalamunda
9. Sandie Schroder - 23 Schmitt Rd, Kalamunda
10. Sally Edmonds: 20 Roach Rd, Kalamunda
11. Karin Hotchkin: 131 Stanhope Rd, Bickley
12. Sandra Hall: 18 Sampson Rd, Kalamunda
13. Johanna Larkin: 168 Canning Rd, Kalamunda
14. Paul Moro: 85 Gladstone Rd, Walliston
15. Sarah Keirle: 5 Bridgwood Rd, Lesmurdie
16. Gail Doust Keirle: 42 Albert Rd, Lesmurdie
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1 BARBARA GEORGEAfter many years teaching ceramics in both metro and rural areas I now workand teach exclusively from my studio ‘Wildwoods Pottery’ drawing inspirationfrom the beautiful surrounding bushland. I have work in private collectionsaround the world and have exhibited with a number of groups. Currently I have work displayed in the Linton and Kay Gallery at Mandoon Estate in the Swan Valley.
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3 GORDON MITCHELL is anartist, designer and sculptor. He has a successful backgroundin the visual arts - graphic design,art education and art practice.His multi-disciplinary practice iscurrently focussed on the designand creation of site specificsculpture. He has exhibited atSculpture by the Sea Cottesloeand Bondi. Gordon has beencommissioned by privatecollectors as well as corporateand public authorities. One of
Gordon’s most visible local commissions is the entry statement to theBibbulmun Track Northern Terminus in Kalamunda. Email: [email protected]. Mobile: 0423 170 426
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5 ZIG ZAG GALLERY is part of a dedicated visitor centre andprovides a focal point for artists.The Centre is designed as amulti-purpose facility and hasbeen developed to encouragegreater community involvementand growth of visitation to theCity of Kalamunda. Combining a Visitor Centre, Art Gallery and
Mason & Bird Café it is designed to enhance the appeal of the Perth Hills as a tourism destination. (Please note the Gallery closes at 4.00pm)
6 ANITA PHILLIPS is a professional artist, predominantly painting in oils on canvas and board. Recently she has also been exploring differentmediums, including encaustic wax, charcoal and watercolours. Anita isinspired to capture a feeling of calmness and contemplation in thedepictions of landscapes and still life that form the body of her work. Raised on a farm in the Wheatbelt of WA, many of Anita’s works aregrounded in her love of the vast skies, horizon and weather of the Australianlandscape. The study of horizon is an ongoing theme informing her process.Her studio opens on to the verandah of her weatherboard home, a 110-year-old example of an original Kalamunda cottage. Surrounded by gardens, her studio is easily accessed from Recreation Road. Parking available on the street verge. Studio does not have wheel chair access. https://www.anitaphillips.com.au/
10 SALLY EDMONDS. After a successfulcareer in design and reprographics in the UK print industry, Sally decided tobecome a full time professional artist in 2014. Her work reflects a passion forwildlife, especially birds. Using pastel,colour pencil, watercolours andoccasionally acrylics Sally leans
towards realism but deliberately veersaway from the more traditional style of
portraying wildlife preferring to use a bolderstyle with visible marks, large size, negativespace, dramatic light and exaggerated colour.She has won multiple awards for her work.
Sally supports local wildlife conservation centres and is also involved with The Military Arts Programme which gives free art classes to veterans andserving military personnel seeking to support the mental health of itsparticipants. Tel: 0419 436 310 • www.sallyedmonds.comwww.facebook.com/sallyedmondsart/ • Instagram: sally_edmonds_art
14 PAUL MOROMetal ArtistPaul has being working withmetal for over 20 years andhas a passion for recreatingFlora and Fauna in his uniquewhimsical style. Come and seehis latest creations at hisstudio which is in Walliston. It is easily accessible by car orfoot along the Zig Zag railwayreserve. Phone: 0408 953 496
Gail Doust Keirle
Sally Edmonds
Barbara George
Sandra Hall
George & Helen Hayward
Karin Hotchkin
Sarah Keirle
Johanna Larkin
Penny Maddison
Gordon Mitchell
Paul Moro
Christine Oxberry
Anita Phillips
Sandie Schroder
David & Margaret Thornton
the artists
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Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th April, 202010.00am - 5.00pm
11 KARIN HOTCHKINArtist and Art Educator who has developed an appreciation for Naive Art aftermany years of study/teaching and being exposed to all aspects of Art. Duringthis time I explored and experimented with this whimsical and charming formof Art and hence developed my own Naive style. I am visually stimulated by thenatural beauty that surrounds me and form a relationship with my immediateenvironment, the land, homes, nature, animals, plants and the landscape. My Art can also be viewed as Abstract Expressionism with a strong focus onpattern, shape, colour, design and composition, which is often executed in aplayful way with a sense of joy. I make a conscious effort to not formalise mywork but rather stylise it and engage my inner child.
13 JOHANNA LARKINPredominantly focusing on wildlife and botanicals/nature, this self-taught artist has a passionfor her craft which is evidentin the beautiful artwork sheconsistently produces. Johanna has forged asuccessful career in the arts, having sold herartwork across 6 countries. Johanna says thatfor her painting is about identifying withsomething beautiful and recreating/capturing itwhether it be realism, impressionist, pastels, pencils,acrylics, or inks. Following her heart and allowingherself to experiment with different mediums andsubject matter has resulted in an array of beautifulartwork. Johanna sells prints and originals of her workas well as running a framing/printing business fromher studio and can be contacted on 0448 812 070 [email protected]
16 GAIL DOUST KEIRLE grew up on herfamily farm near Manjimup, before spendingher adult life in suburban Perth. In 2005 shemoved to Lesmurdie, and again connected tothe Jarrah and Marri forests which now inspireher to explore their beauty in watercolours.When Gail retired from full time work in 2008,she purchased a campervan to begin travellingthrough and around our amazing country.Instead of taking photos she began paintinginstead, learning to stop and really sink into
her surroundings. (And meet fellow travellers fromall over the world.) Gail’s paintings are notbotanical as such…they are interpretations ofwhat she sees….Her insights and influencescome during the many hours of wandering,observing and collecting. And many hours ofmeditating, sitting in, and being in awe of ourwonderful forests, deserts and waterways.Favourite inspirations come from, honkynuts, bark, leaves, bird’s nests, lichens,mushrooms and fungi. She is continuallylearning to be in tune with how things workas she pokes around and explores thedetails, colours, hues, shadows and the dancewithin the painting she is doing. What a way tocelebrate the wonders of our biodiversity! Whileconnecting to the flow and rhythm of seasons, shelinks into nature and place and thus re-creates hersense of belonging to our earth. Painting has become a large part of her lifeand passion… Gail says she wants her art always to be something that: Touches… Moves… and… InspiresGail enjoys sharing her passion with the many visitors to her studio andexhibitions. Contact: [email protected] • 0422 410 826
8 CHRIS OXBERRYwas born inLondon, UK and emigrated to Australiashortly after marrying. She has been ateacher all her adult life, specialising inEnglish as a Second Language to adultmigrants and teaching primary schoolchildren, including as an art specialist.Chris has always been interested in artand has studied at various institutionsand at privately-run studios, focussingon a wide range of disciplinesincluding ceramics, drawing andpainting using mainly acrylics, oils andpastels. Subject matter is varied andhas been largely inspired by her travels
both in Australia and overseas. Chris works from her studio in Windy RidgeLane, Kalamunda and can be contacted by phone on (08) 9293 4275 or byemail at [email protected]. More examples of Chris's work can be seen at: www.windyridgestudio.blogspot.com
7 HAYWARD STUDIO George Hayward studied Artand Design first at Cambridgeand later at Chelmsford in theUK. He pursued his ambition tobe a full time painter and alsoworked in ceramics on the Isle ofWight before emigrating toAustralia. Now fortunate to havehis own purpose built rammedearth studio in Kalamunda he isable to combine his own painting time with that of running “just paint” artclasses. His preference is acrylic although he also works in oils and pastel.With an impatient and spontaneous style, acrylics allow him the freedom herequires. Nature and landscape have always been a major influence in hiswork. However, he paints whatever stirs his emotions, especially those thatrise from deep within. Helen Hayward loves to paint, loves the process ofpainting and keenly continues to explore techniques which enable her toexpress feelings and emotions which arise from an intense connection withnature and the landscape. www.haywardstudio.com
15 SARAH KEIRLESarah is a ceramicist born in the Cotswolds, England and studied in Stoke-on-Trent, the heart of the English ceramic industry. She now lives and works in Lesmurdie, and specialises in hand-built ceramic pieces using slab, coil and pinching techniques fired to stoneware temperature. Recent sculptural pieces depicting native Australian seedpods havepredominantly been raku fired for added effect. Sarah also produces a ceramic jewellery range utilising hand-made ceramic beads produced and decorated by her to produce one-of-a-kind statement pieces. More examples of Sarah’s work can be viewed at: Instagram@sarahkeirle
The artists of Kalamunda open their studios to art lovers on certain weekends of April and October each year.
For more information visit:www.kalamundaopenstudios.wordpress.com
12 SANDRA HALLOpen Studios for me is aboutsome responses to local andmid west landscape of WA. I am painting in Acrylics onlyand am working on ways ofexpressing my experience ofthe places I have visited thisyear. Some include theNingaloo reef, the Murchison,pink lake at Hutt lagoon as wellas Kalamunda bushland inSpring. I am striving to combineanimals and plants as anintegral part of the land.
I have retrospective Prints as well. I can be contacted for studio visits by email at [email protected] or ph 0439 934 705. Images of my Prints are on The Artsource website.
9 SANDIE SCHRODERSandie has been living in the Perth hills for the past 15 years.Living amongst the bushenvironment has directlyimpacted her art work.The threat of fire is shown throughher works by the techniques sheuses to create her piecesSandie burns the archival paper toproduce her images, which gives aunique scorched etched effect.She has had many close callswhen creating these pieces, withthem literally going up in smokeas the burning got out of control,reinforcing the ever present threatof fire, living amongst our volatilebushland. Sandie is currently
working towards a new exhibition in October at Linton & Kay GalleriesMandoon. Please drop in to see demonstrations on how she creates herartwork. Sandie’s art can also be viewed at:www.facebook.com/SandieSchroderArtisthttp://www.lintonandkay.com.au/artists/sandie-shroder/
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