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N E W S L E T T E R October 2015
Ku-ring-gai Art Society PO Box 229 TURRAMURRA 2074 Mobile 0419 983 917 www.ourkas.com.au
Next General Meeting
Tuesday 3 November 2015 at 7.30pm
Masonic Hall, Turramurra
Cnr Pacific Hwy & Turramurra Ave
Next Committee Meeting
Monday 26 October 2015 at 7.30pm
Ku-ring-gai Town Hall, Pymble
President Malcolm Carver
0412 329 987 [email protected]
Secretary Jan Harrington-Johnson
0400 119 211 [email protected]
Treasurer Caroline Oesterheld
0438 887 202
Patrons
Lou Klepac & Meg Stewart
Guest Speaker October Melissa Read-Devine Painter/Printmaker
Melissa started the evening with a slideshow of her vivid impressionistic works of Australian landscape, flora and fauna and her quirky wood engravings and linocuts. By far the majority of her inspiration comes from her own backyard which is in rural Sydney overlooking the Hawkesbury River. It is full of her favourite subjects trees, rocks and birds…the more the better she says!
Occasionally she works in oils, but mostly Melissa paints in Acrylics, working on several paintings at a time. Sometimes she does a few black and white miniatures just to stop and cleanse her brain from her big colourful works.
Melissa then gave us a demonstration of how she brings her vibrant creations to life. Starting with her palette, which has a warm and cool of each colour, red, blue and yellow, and one complimentary colour, either purple, green or orange. Tonight she chose purple. She never uses black but creates her own dark by mixing all darkest colours on her palette together. Her works are slowly built up using many layers of paint, starting with a wash of transparent red. She loves starting paintings because she doesn’t have to be precious, she just splashes paint around and has fun.
Next she uses the darkest tone and blocks in areas then adds some warm tones and sprays the whole work with water and lets the paint mix itself, creating happy accidents with the drips adding vertical elements. When this is dry she paints the negative spaces around the trees with a large rubber wedge, softening the chunky bits of paint with a brush. Then she blocked in the trees and foliage with a brush. Melissa uses square brushes in various sizes to get the pixilated effect, which is the signature style of her work. Then, it’s back to the wedge for the large rock area. There was still many more layers to go, but we could now see the landscape emerging from the plethora of stunning colours.
Melissa concluded by encouraging all who want to be a Public artist to have an Internet presence. Using Social Media such as Facebook and Instagram for promotion can help and also having a website is very important these days.
Thank you Melissa for a fabulous evening which was awash with colour!
http://depicture.homestead.com/Home.html
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Guest Art ist
N o v e m b e r Marijke Greenway
Oils/Mixed Media
Marijke is an artist with three nationalities
that have made up her life experiences -
born in Holland, then emigrating with her
parents to South Africa and eventually
choosing to live in Australia with her
husband and three children during l988.
Her early studies took place in South
Africa, but it was in Australia with its very
active art world that she became most
prolific in her output and variety of
subject matter. She is equally at home
with oils, watercolours and acrylics.
Acknowledged as a popular watercolour
and mixed media teacher, she has
tutored regular classes for 12 years.
She has accumulated an impressive list
of awards and commendations and has
widely exhibited in group and solo
shows. During 2006 she exhibited
internationally with a solo exhibition on
the Greek island of Leros. She has been
published with major contributions to art
magazines and is a member of several
art societies, including the Royal Art
Society and the Australian Society of
Marine Artists.
Marijke lives at Pearl Beach on the
Central Coast amidst stunning scenery
which is her main inspiration.
She feels that Plein air painting is what
she does best, ninety five percent of her
work is painted on site with her favourite
subject at present, being trees. She finds
immense satisfaction in capturing the
sense of " being there" - of distilling the
essence of nature and recording all the
permutations of colour seen and felt.
http://www.marijkegreenway.com
GOLDEN JUBILEE BOOK
M E M B ER S N E W S
Website
Click on the Gallery
tab to view members’
work currently
showing and see
instructions for adding
your own artwork.
SPRING EXHIBITION
19 October - 1 November
Intake Sunday 18 October
4pm - 5.30pm
Wine & Cheese Evening
22 October
Please Note: The President &
Committee have requested no
young children at Intake, the Wine
& Cheese evening and closing
events due to safety concerns.
Could all members please wear their name tags on the Wine & Cheese Night. Several visitors to this event have mentioned that it would be good if they were able to identify the artists of paintings during the evening. Name tags will be available on a table near our desk. Please return it when leaving.
Next Guest Speakers
1 Dec Peter Griffin
New Social Members
The following new Social Members were welcomed into the Society: Anne Woodham and Lana-Leigh Lombard
Reinstated Members
The following members have renewed their membership: Pamela Fairburn and Elaine Hession
Exhibiting Membership Intake
All Social Members who wish to apply for Exhibiting Membership should go to our website and please read all the conditions carefully.
http://ourkas.com.au/membership/exhibiting-membership-application/
Next intakes are March & August 2016, dates to be advised.
Well over 200 of our Golden Jublilee books have been sold to date and all costs have now been recovered. They are available at a cost of $55 each, with $16 extra if postage is required, and can be purchased at General meetings or by ordering online. Details are available on the website.
Would make a great Christmas present!!!
www.ourkas.com.au
MINIATURES
The President and Exhibition Committee would like to remind artists and confirm the criteria for the exhibition category Miniatures that follow that set by The Australian Society of Miniature Art (NSW):
the image in miniatures must not
exceed 40cm perimeter in size
if the mat had been worked on this must
be included in the measurements
the outside measurement of the frame
must not exceed 122cm perimeter
for portraiture the head should be no
larger than 3.8cm from chin to crown
the work should reflect the 'spirit of
miniaturisation', i.e. not be life-size flowers or insects.
AUTUMN EXHIBITION
7 - 20 March 2016
Wine & Cheese Evening
10 March 2016
entries are low for Spring Exhibition with
only 60 artists entered so everyone is
encouraged to get painting for Autumn!
Member for Bradfield Prize
The President announced that Paul Fletcher, MP, who has recently received a promotion, will be using an image of David Hammersley's winning painting for his 2015 Christmas cards.
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CASS Report
The Art Trail of open studios had been held Sydney-wide in September, with 3 of the Society's members' studios open on the North Shore: Charmaine Phillips, Linda Joyce and Dee Jackson, including some member artist friends, which had been very enjoyable events resulting in some sales - 5 for Linda!
ARTISTS’ NEWS
Sadami Konchi First Solo Exhibition
"Over the Moon with Watercolour!"
featuring original works for “MOON”, a new picture book by Matt Zurbo & Sadami Konchi, published by Windy Hollow
Where: Chrissie Cottee Gallery run by Marrickville Council
Pidcock St, Camperdown NSW 2050
When : 20th Oct to 2nd Nov, every day from 10 am to 5pm. Opening 21st Oct from 6pm to 8pm.
Watercolour Painting Workshops: Open to broader community & people with disability.
Booking essential. Tue 27th Oct 2-3:30 pm 10 adults Fri 30th Oct 10 - 11:30 am 10 adults Fri 30th Oct 3:30 – 4:30 pm 10 children ( 6-10 yrs)
Contact : [email protected]
EXHIBITIONS
PAINT AWAY
Paintaway to Middlebrook Station -
Scone NSW 25 – 31 October 2015
Noeline Millar is organising a “Paintout” for these 6 days.
Good accommodation for up to 24 artists (and partners) in 6 twin share rooms and 6 queen double rooms.
Cost less than $300 per person. Check out “Middlebrook” on the net and contact Noeline for more information 0417275823
Congratulations to Robyne Berling awarded 2nd Prize in Oils at the Goulburn Art Prize.
Geraldine Simmons Exhibition
November 14, 2015 at the Painters Gallery, 44 Market Lane, Manly
Opening: 5 pm – 7pm, 5.30pm start for guest speaker and short film
Exhibition continues until November 28, 2015 opening 10 – 4pm Mon – Sun
PAINT SICILY 2016
With mixed media and watercolour artist, Pamela Fairburn, ARAS.
14 Nights: 26th April – 10th May 2016 Explore, Experience and paint in vibrant Taormina,
Ragusa, Syracuse, Ortigia, & Catania. Paint in these colourful environments with Pamela.
Small Group Tour. Luxury Hotels. Non-painters welcome.
CONTACT: Pamela Fairburn to secure your place: Mob. 0408 801 104
[email protected] www.pamelafairburnart.com.au Full Itinerary & Costs www.trendsettertravel.com.au Booking info
Dee Jackson & Susan Smart studio
Linda Joyce’s Studio
St Ives Studio: Baith Aynsley-Lewis, Bryan Freer, Jan Harrington-Johnson & Charmaine Philips
“I had no idea of what to expect when I put myself up for this. I had been working on a series of new works and thought having an Open Studio with my Exhibition included in it could work. It was a really fun experience and will definitely do it again! A BIG Thank you to CASS for running this event and giving me the incentive to get out of my comfort
zone and go for it!!!” Linda Joyce
The Art of Sydney is to be held 23-27 January, 2016, entry forms are available, and entries needed to be in by 30 November.
Artist of the Year forms are available.
Refer to websites.
http:www.cassartdirect.com.au/ http://www.combinedartsocieties.com
Treasurer’s
Report
Financial Statement
1/01/2015 to 24/09/2015
Payments can be made to the Society at any time by post, direct deposit or online at website to:
Ku-ring-gai Art Society
BSB: 062 173 Account: 00902044
Please also email Caroline advising of your remittance [email protected]
Please send Ku-ring-gai Art Society
news to:
Linda Joyce, c/o Ku-ring-gai Art Society
PO Box 229 Turramurra 2074
Email: [email protected]
Deadline for information for next
newsletter
Friday 6 November 2015
Plein Air Painters of Australia Venues Gregory’s 2000 UBD 2000
For more information please ring Jim Attril 9918 8625 or Ed Sturz 9971 5513 Founder: Allan Waite FRAS AWI
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Our KAS Workshops 2015
Check the KAS Website for booking and payment details www.ourkas.com.au
Workshop Coordinator: Thomi 0408 891 702 [email protected]
Exhibition Receipts $ 89,449 Exhibition Payments $ - 95,232
Net Exhibition Receipts $ -5,783 Workshop Receipts $ 7,764 Workshop Payments $ - 6,604
Net Workshop Receipts $ 1,160 Anniversary Book Receipts $ 14,661
$ -16,410
$ - 1,749 Membership Fees, Donations,etc $ 16,755 Other Payments: Guest speakers, newsletters, postage,etc $ -13,710
$ 3,045 Proceeds from Sale of Screens $ 12,000 Interest Receipts $ 1,589
Net Receipts & Payments $ 10,262
Ku-ring-gai Art Centre
Art Classes 2015
Semester 2 brochure available on website (link below)
BOOKINGS
T 9424 0310
W www.kmc.nsw.gov.au/artcentre
23-Oct-15 Clareville Beach, Delecta Avenue 169 F1 118 L1
30-Oct-15 Clareville Beach, Delecta Avenue 169 F1 118 L1
06-Nov-15 Aquatic Park, Longueville 314 D11 215 D11
13-Nov-15 Aquatic Park, Longueville 314 D11 215 D11
20-Nov-15 Turrimetta Beach - North End 199 F13 138 L13
Oils
There was quite a lot of interest in our recent Ros Psakis Oils workshop. Ros took us through some of the basics in Oils painting, as well has her key elements to creating a successful painting – looking at lighting direction, colours, tones and drawing. After demos of each stage, each workshopper painted a charming picture of two girls playing by water. Some great results - thanks Ros!
http://www.rospsakis.com
Ros Psakis Workshop Report Saturday 12th September 2015
Self Portrait
The topic will be ‘Face to Face’ and the workshop will explore capturing character, personality and mood in a portrait. Bring a mirror to do a self portrait, or photos as reference material, and a wide assortment of mixed media: pencils, conte, charcoal, ink, and paint – see the materials list for details. We are lucky to have David as our tutor – He is an Australian painter and printmaker who was the winner of the Dobell Prize for Drawing in 1999. He has been selected as a Dobell Prize Finalist fifteen times, won the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize in 2002 and has been exhibited in the Archibald Prize eight times. Fairbairn teaches at the National Art School, Sydney. 11 booked so far, spaces available
David Fairbairn Workshop Saturday 17th October 2015
Caroline reported that sales of the book were going well with over 200 sold and $11,000 received, and the costs of production had been covered so it was no longer a liability for the Society.
Mixed Media - starting out or a new direction
If you would like to make a start in painting beyond the usual confines of just one medium, then this workshop will inspire and get you started. If you already paint in mixed media but feel there is something missing, or you’ve reached a dead end then this class is perfect. During the day there will be exercises and demonstrations combining acrylics, collage and various drawing materials. Controlling materials, liberating mark making, understanding colour, and working with some helpful compositional guidelines will be featured. http://judithwhite.net
10 booked so far, spaces available
Judith White Workshop Saturday 14th November 2015
