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THE PRESIDENT’S REPORT

This year marks the 21st Anniversary of Fab Fakes, and what a wonderful way to celebrate, with entries that have been received from all over Australia and from our amazing and talented artists on the Central Coast.My sincere thanks to Gail Brigden and our TLAS members and friends for their hard work and ultimate success of the exhibition.

I’d like to share with you a lovely ‘Fab Fake’ story about a lady who had never painted before and didn’t think she could, but, with the encouragement from one of our members, she attempted a Fab Fake, and even had the courage to enter it in the exhibition. The lady is Karen Jones and her mentor is Lee Meatchem. I’d like to pay tribute to both ladies, as the aim of our Art Society is to promote and encourage art on the Central Coast and I do believe that the Tuggerah Lakes Art Society has done its job!

Our last major event for 2019 a Christmas Artisan’s Market and Art Expo and you’re invited to a great family fun day at the Beachcomber Hotel Toukley Sat. 7th Dec from 10 to 4. There will be market stalls, CWA home made goodies and the Charmhaven and Toukley Lions will have a sausage sizzle. (More details on page 5). As this will be the last Newsletter for the year, I’d like to wish all our members, their family and friends a Safe, Peaceful and Happy Festive Season.

God bless, Rasheeda

WINNER OF THE 2019 FAB FAKES IS PHIL MEATCHEM “LA FEMME” BY GIACONNO GROSSO (ABOVE) NEXT BEST FAB FAKE WAS WON BY JENNY CATTONAR “FIGHTING POLAR BEARS” BY FRANCOIS-AUGUSTE BIARD HIGHLY COMMENDED RENE BRAGER HIGHLY COMMENDED CHRISTINE MICOS HIGHLY COMMENDED ROBIN MCINTYRE TLAS MEMBERS’ PRIZE DONNA COLE BEST STUDENT FAB FAKE TARA GILLARD

THE FUN SOCIETY WHERE EVERYONE WANTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ART.

10 NOV 2019. The monthly newsletter of Tuggerah Lakes Art Society. Incorporated 4 Sep.1989. Editor: Mal Hamilton 0414 811 838

P.O. Box 4341, Bay Village NSW, 2261 Website: www.tlas.org.au

SPECIAL FAB FAKE EDITION

FAKENEWS

First time painter, first time Fab Fakes entry. Karen Jones (L) and her mentor, Lee Meatchem (R) Congrats for accepting the challenge. Looking forward for your 2020 entry! (see report below)

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FAB FAKES 2019 Fri. Nov 8. Fab Fakes for 2019 was opened by CCC’c Chris King, Section Manager Arts & Culture. He mentioned Central Coast Council was supportive of all arts and crafts on the Central Coast. Calling it a ‘staple’ for our region with the example of ‘sold out’ bookings for ‘Le Mis’ at the Laycock Theatre and ‘Sydney Comedy Festival Tour’ at the Art House, all on the same evening as the Fab Fakes opening night. “We’re a pretty cultured lot”. He also made mention of a Cultural Plan and about moving it forward for the Central Coast arts community.

THE JUDGES

Christies Picture Framing and Art Supplies, Helloworld Travel - Tuggerah, Bendigo Bank - Wyong, Southern Cross Financial Planning.

Tuggerah Lakes Art Society - Supporters

Peter Tassell and Yve Close judged a record number of over 180 entries this year. Peter is an old hand in judging duty for Fab Fakes whilst Yve had her first experience of the exhibition. Yve was painting portraits as a teenager and has had many local and international commissions. Recently launching a book on “Joshua Smith - Artist” Actually knowing him as well as Dobell!

JENNY CATTONAR RUNNER UP

ROBYN MCINTYRE HIGHLY COMM.

PHILIP MEATCHEM BEST FAB FAKE.

CHRISTINE MICOS HIGHLY COMM.

RENE BRAGER HIGHLY COMM.

DONNA COLE TLAS MEMBERS AWARD

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AcademyA NEW MEETING VENUE FOR 2020Members’ General Meetings are held on the fourth Thursday of the month. Meetings commence at 10am and conclude at midday.Arrive at 9.30 if you would like an early chat and a cuppa. Our next meeting is to be held on Thurs. 27th Feb 2020. Guest: Karen Williams - interactive presentation. Members’ Challenge: A Summer Scene.

Please note the new address: The Entrance Gallery / Community Centre via Norberta St or Battley Ave. (off Oakland Ave.).

The TLAS Academy is a great place to perfect your artwork with a mentor on hand to assist when needed. Great company with like-minded artists, tuition and an endless cuppa (and bickies).

TLAS Academy is held at 1 Pacific St., Long Jetty (CWA Building) each Wednesday (dates below). Our mentors specialise in various mediums - Pat (watercolours), Peter (oils and acrylics), Ralph (oils).Cost for the morning from 9AM to midday is $10.

November13 Nov 19 - mentor Pat 20 Nov 19 - Ralph 27 Nov 19 - Pat Christmas Party after session.

DecemberTime for a break. Season’s Greetings.

January8 Jan 20 - mentor Peter 15 Jan 20 - Pat 22 Jan 20 - Ralph 29 Jan 20 - Pat

February5 Feb 20 - mentor Peter 12 Feb 20 - Pat 19 Feb 20 - Ralph

Next Members’ Meeting: Thurs. 27 Feb 20 at our new HQ.

EVENT LOCATION

26 Oct to 21 Nov 2019 TADAS Spring Art Exhibition

Wallarah Peace Parknear Toukley Bridge

26 Oct - 27 Jan 2020 Wish You Were Here - Landscapes from the collection

Newcastle Art Gallery

8 to 28 Nov 2019 Fab Fakes Exhibition and Silent Auction of past entries.

The Art House, Margaret St.,Wyong

15 Nov - 12 Jan 2020 2019 Archibald Prize finalists and winners.

Gosford Regional Gallery $7.50 / $5 con.

16 Nov - 16 Feb 2020 Between Two Worlds Newcastle Art Gallery

7 Dec 2019 Christmas Artisan’s Market and ‘Rent a Screen’ Exhibition

Beachcomber HotelToukley

Now to 16 Feb 2020 Unfolding Time - Penelope Seidler’s Gift to Maitland

Maitland Regional Art Gallery

ART EXHIBITION CALENDARDATE

TLAS Academy Sessions

FOR ARTICLES

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Yep! Not for me (of course), but for the benefit of the art society. I’m open to publishing ‘free plugs’ that would also give discounts or incentives to our members. Try me! Send your *bribe of exhibition notices, art products, tutoring information etc. to news@tlas.og.au The next big issue will be published mid February 2020.

Hello, I’m your new editor and apart from the usual newsletter items I’m here for a bit of fun - fully realising how critical some members can be, I promise it won’t hurt to have a bit of a larrikin running a newsletter.

I recently did a check on how many readers this newsletter may have on a monthly basis - the results were surprising! The current email subscription numbers to this newsletter are currently at 250. Now some 600 read it from the TLAS website and about 300 from Facebook. In total it’s well over 1000 and that doesn’t include the mail-outs. A major part of the credit for this is due to outgoing editor (now vice-president) Donna Cole, compiling the monthly newsletter as well as coordinating events over the last three years. It was a big commitment and as I’ve mentioned to her, deserving of a medal.

Now if we could only get these readers to become members! Our current membership according to Wendy Scorgie is 112. So just like the defunct TV show ‘this time next year’ our membership is going to double! That’s my commitment and hopefully yours. Just by introducing like-minded people to this fun society. A membership form will be included in the newsletter each month - please share!

As mentioned, I’m all for fun, well that’s the intent. Mrs Mac, who once featured on Hey Hey It’s Saturday, will be my side kick for the duration. Just like us, she wants to learn about art - help her out with some Arty Facts - you can send them via news@tlas.org.au (they can be a bit of fun as well).

Critiques, reviews and articles will be welcome contributions for ‘this new kid on the block.’

Mal Hamilton - Editor TLAS Newsletter

WITH TLAS MEMBERSHIPS DUE IN FEBRUARY PAYMENTS TO TLAS CAN BE MADE VIA DIRECT

INTERNET TRANSFER.

If you would prefer to make payments for exhibitions or any other purpose using internet banking, please make sure to include your surname and a description of the

payment i.e. membership, entry form etc.. Details are:

TLAS Inc. St George Bank, Tuggerah BSB: 112879 ACC NUMBER: 041284038

JOIN THE FUN, BECOME A MEMBER!

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The Filbert paintbrush derives from the shape it resembles, that of a hazelnut with its namesake. This word comes from the Old French filbert, coming from noix de (nut of) Philibert. Philibert was a saint, (who died in 684), whereby the ripening of the nut in August coincides with his feast day.

The Filbert paintbrush is a paintbrush used in artwork. It has a thick ferrule and hairs that are, on average, medium to long hairs in the shape of an oval. Filberts are particularly effective in blending work, usually of a figurative nature. Many artists agree that natural fibers work best for filberts because the hairs stick together better when wet. Hairs that can be used are sable, mongoose, bristle, badger and synthetic.

Send an ‘Arty Fact’ to Mrs Macnews@tlas.org.au

Mrs Mac’s Arty Facts “you’ve got to be nuts, Hazel”

…and now for some fun

…*this editor is open to bribes!

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XMAS ARTISAN’S MARKET

Hurry! TLAS members will be able to hire one of our TLAS exhibition

screens for just $10. The screens will be delivered for you. All you need to do is fill it up with your artworks. Any size, medium, style or genre. All for $10 per screen. Contact Donna for more information.

CENTRAL COAST LIBRARIES

Many of the Central Coast libraries also have ‘Author Events’ of newly released books and an appearance by their authors. It’s worth subscribing to the Central Coast Council Libraries newsletter to keep up to date with what’s on. If you’re up for a trip to Woy Woy on the 25th November (between 1 and 4pm) there will be local artists from the Peninsula Art Community who will share tips and techniques with budding artists at Woy Woy Library. Enquiries 4304 7555

PLEIN AIR INVITATIONCentral Coast Art Society has extended an invitation to TLAS members for those that would like to join them for their paint-out sessions (plein air). There are no starting or finishing times, come and go as you please.

19 Nov 19: The intersections of Foots Road and Palmdale Road, Ourimbah. It is opposite the car park for the Palmdale Crematorium. drive. Jacarandas on display. 26 Nov 19 The picnic area, at the north end of the car park, Ficus Street, Avoca Beach. It is on the foreshore of Avoca Lake. Looking north, there are sand hills and the cliff face at North Avoca.

One of the advantages of being a member of a Central Coast Library is being able to access ebooks, magazines, movies and music via the internet - and all for free! The quarterly magazine “Australian Artist” is among the magazine titles.

All smiles at the AGM when it was announced Lynn Crisp was to be a ‘Life Member’ of Tuggerah Lakes Art Society.

Charmhaven and Toukley Lions will be providing a sausage sizzle with donations going to the National Diabetes Foundation. Get a free screening on the day. Also a chance to see Santa arrive by boat, courtesy of Marine Rescue.

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What’s on your ‘bucket list’ and what items have you ticked off? An interesting column for readers to contribute a few paragraphs, be it art, a trip etc.. Email your list and thoughts to news@tlas.org.au

I may as well kick start the bucket list off with this item: To attend a full opera from start to finish. My wife and I booked to see ‘Il Viaggio a Reims’ at the Sydney Opera House last month. Neither of us had ever seen a full opera in a theatre. Well this one was brilliantly whacky. It was a contemporary take on Rossini’s opera to celebrate ‘the Coronation of Charles X of France’. Set in an art gallery where the characters in the artworks ‘come to life’(including Van Gogh), the final act being the Francois Gerard painting of the coronation coming to life. As you can imagine it was spectacular. The music throughout was at times ‘foot-tapping’ and the solo singers could bring this spectator to well tears in the eyes. Such was the emotion of song - albeit in Italian - but the sub titles above the stage helped. I think Sydney gained two more opera fans that evening. A big tick off the bucket list. MH

RICHMOND LODGE

Following our visit to Giverny we were taken to Rouen, the capital of the Normandy Region, to visit the Notre-Dame Cathedral. Monet painted more than thirty views of the Cathedral in 1892-93 capturing it in changing sunlight and atmosphere just in much the same way as he did his "Haystack series”. Later he exhibited twenty of his completed pictures of the Cathedral at his gallery in Paris.

Spring time in London is a wonder to behold, and our last famous house is Queen Charlotte’s Cottage in Kew Gardens. This rustic thatched cottage was built between 1754 and 1771 within the grounds of Richmond Lodge. George III bestowed Richmond Lodge and estate to Queen Charlotte as part of their marriage settlement.

However it went out of favour as a pretty retreat, and the Georgian family stopped using the cottage in 1818. It was not until Queen Victoria ceded the cottage and its 15 hectares of grounds to Kew in 1898 to commemorate her Diamond Jubilee that the public were able to see it.

The cottage grounds boast one of London’s finest bluebell woods, part of which is over 300 years old. One condition that Queen Victoria made on ceding the cottage to Kew was that the surrounding woodland be kept in its naturalistic state. Her wish was respected

The cottage grounds boast one of London’s finest bluebell woods, part of which is over 300 years old. One condition that Queen Victoria made on ceding the cottage to Kew was that the surrounding woodland be kept in its naturalistic state. Her wish was respected and it now forms part of Kew’s Conservation Area.

Walking to the cottage takes you through the most beautiful vista of the woods dressed in blue. The air is full of scents and the serenity is bliss. Sit on a park bench and enjoy!

While at Kew do not miss the Marianne North Gallery which houses eight hundred and thirty-two close packed botanical paintings painted in the wild, from many countries of the world. Miss North was a Victorian lady with means, an intrepid explorer, and philanthropist. She had the gallery built and donated it and the paintings to Kew.

This has been a fascinating trip down memory lane.

Patricia Newell-Dunkley. © 2019

Continuing Patricia Newell-Dunkley’s memories of ’Those Heady Days Exploring Famous Houses While on Holidays’

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I’m ‘speaking’ to watercolourists here, but some comments, if not them all, could apply to acrylic and oil painters as well. 

Unless you are consciously working in a detailed way where small-sized brushes are relevant, the mantra is “work with as large a brush as you are able to for as long as possible before decreasing in size”. This is to stop fiddling and, instead, encourage decisive brushstrokes. The goal is to, generally, have a “controlled looseness”.

Another helpful hint is to find out what your different brushes can do. Mix some paint and fully charge the brush then using different parts such as the point, the belly and the side of the brush make marks on the paper … overlapping them as well. If it is a flat (chisel-type) brush try working with it straight on as well as angling it slightly. Also try holding the brush handle in different places such as well back from the ferrule. Most of the strokes should be made with a shoulder, or elbow, action and not a tight, wrist stroke.

Finally, should you make a mistake (join the club!), or make a mark that you are not too happy with, don’t be too quick to try and correct it. It may stand out like a compulsory stop sign now but when the painting is completed it may not be so noticeable. Watercolourists, especially, know that in an effort to make a correction the result can be worse than before. Leave it for now! Make a decision later.

Earl will be a guest demonstrator at the CCAS Come Listen Talk Meeting 27 Nov, Studio 2 Gosford Arts Centre 1:30 to 4pm.

EARL’S SWIRLSTips from watercolourist Earl Hingston

Sharon Ridsdale October Meeting

Special Guest

Sharon’s subject was “Iconography and Semiotics: A comparison of Western Art & Western Desert Art of the Australian Aborigine”. Wow, say that quickly a few times! This was one of the most entertaining and informative mornings we’ve had this year.

On display were some of Sharon’s award winning artworks. The ceramic piece (above) was one of six portraying ‘The Life Cycle of a Dragon’, from birth to maturity. The bronze rhinos (below right) titled The Rites of Spring. The making of these bronze sculptures may be a story in itself - perhaps in 2020 (?)The discussion on comparing two cultures through artwork was fascinating. The first artwork (bottom left) was The Arnolfini Portrait, believed to depict the Italian merchant Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini and his wife.Painted in 1434. Materials: oil painting on oak panelPainted  by Flemish artist Jan van Eyck.Style: Early Netherlandish painting.On exhibit at the National Gallery in London.

The second painting: Warlugulong (below centre)Painted 1977. Materials  acrylic on canvasPainted by Aboriginal  Australian artist Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri. Style: Western Desert of Papunya TulaOn exhibit at the Art Gallery of NSW Thanks Sharon on behalf of the members. Ed.

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WOMEN IN ART 2020 CARNEVALE 2020 FAB FAKES 2020

GOOD TIMES WORKSHOPS

Planning is in full swing for next year’s Women In Art Exhibition to be held at The Entrance Gallery from 1st to 22nd March. Workshops are being planned with Tammy Briggs and Pat Edwards during the exhibition. Now is the time for women on the coast to consider an entry of an artwork, graphics, print making, stitch art or sculpture, Entry form coming soon on the TLAS website. There’s also an open invitation to stall holders to participate in the Artisan’s Markets for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Women In Art Exhibition. Contact Rasheeda (0458 787 068) for more information

Carnevale goes from strength to strength in both numbers visiting and the quality of exhibits. Meetings with Charmhaven Lions Club are underway to discuss next year’s Carnevale 2020 Exhibition. Announcements will be made next year. Check out the updated website www.carnevale.org.au There, you’ll find a hint for the proposed theme of the 2020 event. Too early for news on Fab Fakes - (currently exhibiting to 28th Nov. at the Art House) and the Good TImes Workshops. Both reliant on a grant from Central Coast

A 2020 VISION FOR TLAS

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After the success of Captain Cook’s exploits in the Pacific, France was determined to match Cook’s achievements. Louis XVI personally contributed to the preparation of the four-year, 150,000km expedition.

A giant world map charting Laperouse’s scientific voyages during the Age of Enlightenment looks like a blue meandering snail’s trail. Among the 220 men on board were the cream of French science, including an astronomer, botanists, mathematicians, geologists, physicists and a surgeon. One notable reject was Napoleon Bonaparte.

I skim the handwritten letters. After a romantic odyssey with Eleonore in Mauritius, Laperouse sought his father’s permission to marry. The reply tells much of rank and fortune for this 36-year-old heroic navigator. “By degrading yourself you humiliate your entire family, sacrificing your fortune for a frivolous beauty. Do you not realise that you are under my authority?” In a modest square named Botany Bay, a petite museum the size of an 18th-century frigate is dedicated to Laperouse.

In intrepid explorer’s wake The French town of Albi celebrates the accomplishments of two high achievers.

By Marian McGuinness

While in France and seeking the road less travelled, I find myself in the small town of Albi, northeast of Toulouse in the Midi-Pyrenees region.

At Albi’s core is its towering 13th-century Cathedrale Sainte-Cecile. One of the largest brick constructions in the world, its formidable silo-towers belie the delicate gothic tracery of its interior. Its partner in juggernaut red-brick construction is the adjacent Palais de la Berbie (the Bishop’s Palace) with its curlicue gardens and witches-hat turrets. It houses the artworks of Toulouse-Lautrec, Albi’s No. 1 of post impressionist Parisian life.

But the paintbox of emotional connection is not that of Toulouse-Lautrec’s. Albi has produced two No. 1 sons, the other being one of the world’s greatest navigators, Jean-Francois de Galaup, Comte de Laperouse, the same La Perouse of the Sydney suburb on the shores of Botany Bay. I walk past Cecile, the organ grinder, who is entertaining the cafe clientele by the Tarn River, and cross the 11th-century Pont-Vieux to the less salubrious side of the city.

It’s difficult to imagine how a 200-year-old watercolour paintbox could make such an emotional connection.

This article appeared in the 12th-13th Oct. 2019 weekend edition of The Australian. With special thanks to the author to reproduce it in our newsletter..

Image credit: Marian McGuinness

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Its two small rooms display models of Laperouse’s frigates, his compass and astrolabe. There are other navigational instruments, swords, listed duties of crew members, portraits and intriguing wicker containers used by naturalists to transport plants.

Among the exhibited curiosities, there is one that jabs at my heart. It not only shows the navigator’s accomplishments, but also his humanity. Tucked into a glass cabinet is Laperouse’s paintbox. It is a wooden and canvas box with rows containing 56 tiny ceramic pots of watercolour paint. Most thumbnail pots have tinges of remaining washes, while a few unused colours are cracked and crazed. An almost-bald brush is secured by a canvas flap.

Like a portal, the paintbox draws me into the life of Laperouse. While on board, as professional sketches were composed, Laperouse was painting his unique observations. I imagine them one day being discovered in a dusty French attic.

On March 15, 1788, after almost three years of extraordinary adventures, Laperouse left Botany Bay to explore the Solomon Islands. He was never seen again. Like the vanishing MH370, Laperouse’s disappearance sparked one of the greatest sea searches known.

In 2003 divers discovered a skull, a vital clue to the mysterious disappearance. Thousands of other items were found: a watch, china, glasses, silver salvers and sculptures. Many are displayed in the museum.

Facing the scaffold in 1793, Louis XVI, who instigated the original expedition, reputedly asked: “What news of Laperouse?”

Even Jules Verne, through the voice of Captain Nemo in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea commented, “the disappearance had shaken the entire world. A splendid death for a seaman”. • albi-tourisme.fr/en

A rusty anchor that looks more like a giant’s pick axe guards the entrance.

Laperouse Museum in Albi, France. Image: Alamy

Statue of French explorer Laperouse in Albi. Picture: Alamy

The original article appeared in the 12th-13th Oct. 2019 weekend edition of The Australian. It appears here with the kind permission of the award winning travel writer, Marian McGuinness. Ed.

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One of the priorities for Tuggerah Lakes Art Society this year was to create an environment that was inclusive, informative and enjoyable and I feel we are well on our way to achieving our aim. This is a credit to our Committee and all our members who want to see our Society thrive and prosper. My sincere thanks.

Our Members’ Meetings have been exceptionally well attended, and our guest presenters who took us on an amazing learning journey. We commenced with Bob Chapman providing us with Tips from an ex judge on Fab Fakes to get us started. Rachel Bunney with her wonderful sculptures and philosophy on Art. Peter Smeeth entertained us with his amazing artworks and stories behind each painting. Chris Richardson - "Norah Head Lighthouse - An Artist's Dream”. Karen Williams ran an interactive session, Turning ‘stuck’ into ‘stoked’. Peter Tassell - mixing oils in relation to perspective. Frank Lee - with his amazing air brush techniques and Sheila Kearns - curator of Mandalong Gallery.

WORKSHOPS Pat Edwards, Rod Dorne and Peter Tassell ran Mini Workshops at Academy at no cost to the Society.Then we had 8 wonderful ‘Good Times Workshops’:Charcoal and Inks with Karen Bloomfield, Found Art Objects with Tammy Briggs, Working in Pastel with Judith Hoste, Working in Oils with Peter Fennell, Working on Black with Pam Barrie and Donna Cole, Portraiture with Cheryl Bruce, Life Drawing with Ralph Smith and, still to go - Christmas Craft with Pat Edwards.All the workshops were well attended. Our thanks to the Central Coast Council for their support, this allowed us to run our workshops that were affordable and therefore equitable.

TLAS ACADEMY Has run like clockwork. My thanks to those who have kept our Academy afloat, Pat Edwards who does a great job as coordinator, Ralph Smith, Peter Tassell as mentors, Irene Smith and those members who arrive early to set up and clear up after the event. Too many to mention.

EXHIBITIONS & EXCURSIONS Women in Art Expo My thanks to Tammy Briggs, Donna Cole and Wendy Scorgie (Thunderbirds) for all the time and effort that went into the organisation of this event. What a wonderful success!Bay Village Expo in MayMy sincere thanks to Denise Ferrie, who was thrown in at the deep end, and all those who assisted with the roster and dealt with the initial problems that were encountered. A Job Well Done! A vote of thanks must also go to the Bay Village Centre Management giving us the location.The Mingara Orchid Fair and Exhibition (in June) invited us to join them during their Orchid Fair by putting on an art exhibition. Tammy Briggs, Donna Cole, and Wendy Scorgie stepped in to run the Mingara Orchid Art Show. I’m pleased to report that the Mingara Orchid Society have invited us back next year!

Life Membership was awarded to Lynn Crisp, presented by John Stewart at the AGM.

CARNEVALE 2019 outdid all our expectations. There were magnificent masks, amazing art, musicians and an artisans market, but, most pleasing were the entries from school students as young as six. My thanks to Troy and his Committee for the sterling job they did. I’d like to thank Romy Hodgson, the Events Coordinator at the Art House for her support and assistance.There were two successful bus excursions this year, the first visiting galleries in Maitland, the second being to Morpeth, with thanks to Gail Brigden for arranging.

But now it’s time to move onto our next major events - 2019 Fab Fakes Exhibition and Christmas Artisan’s Market.And as this year comes to an end, I offer my sincere thanks to the Tammy Briggs, Donna Cole, and Wendy Scorgie our TLAS Committee who have worked tirelessly towards the success of 2019 and Mal Hamilton our Media Mogul! Last, but certainly not least to all our members who have supported the committee and myself this year…. I am truly humbled ..THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

I remember reading a quote by Steve Jobs which said “Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people” and today all I have is gratitude for the wonderful TLAS Team for the great things we have achieved together as a Society.

2020 is already looking exciting!

Rasheeda Flight, President, Tuggerah Lakes Art Society Inc

PRESIDENT’S REPORT PRESENTED AT THE 2019 AGM - 24th October 2019

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Join the art society, that plays on canvas!

Annual membership $25

Tuggerah Lakes Art Society

email to : membership@tlas.org.auor post with payment to Tuggerah Lakes Art Society

PO Box 4341 Bay Village, 2261

MEMBERSHIP FORM AND RENEWAL Tuggerah Lakes Art Society membership and renewals are due in February 2020.The society was founded in 1989 and enjoys a small but enthusiastic membership. TLAS meets on the fourth Thursday of the month at its new HQ at The Entrance Community Centre / The Entrance Gallery.

The meeting will generally have a guest speaker or demonstration, as well as a Members’ Challenge - of artworks submitted with a common theme. Benefits of membership include the ‘Good Times’ art workshops, subsidised and supported by Central Coast Council.

The TLAS Academy is a regular ‘paint in’ each Wednesday morning at the CWA Hall, Pacific St., Long Jetty. Mentors are always on hand to guide you through art problems.

Exhibitions are held throughout the year with opportunities of winning prizes or commendations plus the opportunity to sell you artwork.

A monthly newsletter is published *via email to keep members up to date.*add $15 for printed and posted.

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PRESIDENT Rasheeda Flight 4333 8387 president@tlas.org.au

VICE PRESIDENT / WELFARE Donna Cole 0407 676 022 vpresident@tlas.org.au

TREASURER Rasheeda Flight 4333 8387 treasurer@tlas.org.au

SECRETARY Tammy Briggs sec@tlas.org.au

MEMBERSHIP Wendy Scorgie 4332 9047 membership@tlas.org.au

NEWSLETTER / WEB Mal Hamilton 0414 811 838 news@tlas.org.au

COORDINATORS Pat Edwards TLAS Academy Corinne Adams Good TImes W/shops

EVENT COORDINATORS Sam Blanks Tammy Briggs Denise Ferrie Gail Brigden Troy Flight

On behalf of the 2020 Committee have a very Merry Christmas and the Happiest of New Years!

Please join us for the Xmas Lunch at Mingara Club on the 28th Nov.. Let Tammy know if you’ll be there (for numbers). secretary@tlas.org.au

TLAS 2020 COMMITTEE

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