In early November we had Trudy Rice conduct a workshop in Gelli Plate printmaking. This is a type of mono printmaking where you don’t need a press. Unlike some other types of printmaking where it’s very precise or technical in Gelli plate you can be more experimental and free to be intuitive using organic shapes, stencils or plant leaves.
Over the months from September to November we had Geoff Sargeant conducting a variety of workshops in the techniques of coloured pencil. If you’ve been to our annual Art Exhibition over Cup weekend you would have admired his intricate coloured pencil artworks which he has mastered over the last 30 years. Geoff was very generous with his time by providing a free demonstration to explore the variety of coloured pencils, papers and techniques. The following weekend he provided a follow up workshop where you could work from a photo to explore from the introduction to a finished piece. The students learned so much in terms of techniques, types of paper and pencils and were eager to get together again for a review or critique of their work in November when Geoff continued to help them achieve their goals in mastering this medium.
We were delighted that Jack Kowarzik, former Mayor of Cardinia Shire Council agreed to open the exhibition which was attended by many excited artists, with family and friends. We are grateful to the shire for their continued support of this event over many years. We thank the judge for this year, Barbara Tyson, who worked tirelessly to ensure that all artworks in each category were thoroughly scrutinized.
We are grateful to all the artists who entered the show and provided us with such a wonderful display of artwork. And also a huge vote of thanks to all our sponsors whose contributions allow us to offer a huge range of prizes to our aspiring artists.
Our major prize winners were:
Prize: Best in Show
Brigitte Dawson – “My Boot and Me”
Prize: Oils & Acrylics
Leficia Hodson – “Outside of Me – Study”
Prize: Drawing
Silvana Linares – “Portrait of My Childhood”
Prize: Other Media
Ross Miller – “The Bather”
Prize: Pastel
Lois Bannister – “Beverley”
Prize: Print Making
Mandy Porter – “Botanical Concertina Book”
Prize: Watercolour
It Hao Phen – “6th Day Melbourne City Council”
Prize: Photography
Scott Pearce – “Coldstream Sunrise”
Prize: Still Life
Dawn Pankiewicz – “Still Life with Japonica”
Prize: Highly Commended
Lois Bannister – “First Light”
Prize: Highly Commended
Cam Jackson – “On the Shelf”
Prize: Commended
Peter Maloney – “Paddle Boats at Emerald Lake”
Prize: Commended
Silvana Linares – “Mingo”
Prize: People’s Choice
Brigitte Dawson – “Reflections”
Prize: Best in Show
Ruby Street – Untitled
Prize: Under 20
Alesia Wilson – “The Beauty Between”
Prize: Under 15
Harri McConnell-Pearce – “The Owl House”
Prize: Under 10
Kiara Buckingham – “Self Portrait”
Prize: Highly Commended Under 20
Isabella Whitehead – “Aloy Portrait”
Prize: Highly Commended Under 15
Wade Keighley – “A Lo Maximo”
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Prize: Highly Commended Under 10
Tilly McConnel-Pearce – “Rainy Day”
The Workshop:
Maxine will present a variety of subjects to explore, using a VALUE SCALE (from white paper to darkest colour) …skip the difficulties of colour mixing! All you have to do is alter the proportions of water and paint to show light, shade and form. These exercises will teach you the importance of VALUES. You will also practice and review watercolour techniques of wet into wet, drybrush and glazing… and the importance of leaving the white of the paper!
The Teacher:
Maxine Wade is an award-winning professional artist and teacher, with 30 years in secondary schools and 20 years teaching watercolour and life drawing to adult classes. Currently teaching at Malvern Artists Society, Gen Eira Cheltenham Art Group and McClelland Guild of Artists. She is a member of these societies, plus the Victorian Arist’s Society, where she exhibits her work. For 40 years a member of the Watercolour Society of Victoria. In 2021, she wrote and published a successful watercolour instruction book called “Watercolour Warfare”.
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