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Geelong Art Society Inc newsletter April 2015

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GEELONG ART SOCIETY INC

Since 1952

Newsletter No 378

April 2015

ArtsAtlas Geelong Region

Welcome to Geelong Region ArtsAtlas! You have the creativity and vision. We have a place where you can explore, share and celebrate. Whether you're a potter or a poet, looking for space or got some to rent, interested in funding opportunities or a good night out, ArtsAtlas is your essential reference and guide to great artistic happenings across our region. Subscribe to our weekly Arts Bulletin and let us know if you have news to share. Check out the calendar for all the latest events. Maximize your event exposure by also listing your event on the Events calendar - for FREE! Join the ArtsAtlas community. Justin Rowe, Project Officer City of Geelong Arts and Culture, will be in attendance at the Shearers Arms Gallery on Wednesday 15th April, 11am to 12noon, to assist GAS members to register and become part of ArtsAtlas where you can display and sell your artwork online. Bring along your laptops to make registration easy.

TWO IMPORTANT NOTICES

Maurine Wrigley is visiting Geelong

M aurine Wrigley is a life member of the Geelong Art Society, having joined in June1977 and has always been an active member of the Society until her retirement to

Queensland some years ago. She will be visiting Geelong and hopes to meet as many old friends and GAS members as possible during her brief visit. GAS will be hosting an afternoon tea in the gallery on Saturday afternoon, 11th April, 1.00 to 4.00pm, (members please bring a small plate.) This will give members and friends an opportunity to catch up with Maurine again. Please come along and take the opportunity meet Maurine again, as she would love to see you all.

Shearers Arms Gallery Saturday afternoon, 11th April


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GAS GENERAL MEETING was held at 3pm on Sunday 1st March

T his was an interesting and varied meeting, well attended by members. Our visiting guest was Wendy Ray, an Acrylic painter who has been

teaching art at the Lara community centre for many years. Wendy's favourite subjects are farm and rural scenes; she takes delight in visiting her daughter at Blampiede where she finds a wealth of painting subjects. Wendy will conduct a painting workshop at GAS on 14th March. Her teaching method will be step by step examples with students following. Wendy expects to hold classes in the Wednesday afternoon time slot term two at GAS.

T he next item on the agenda was a commemoration of Bill Warren the artist. Various members had brought to the meeting Bill Warren paintings they

owned. They talked about the paintings and recounted their memories of Bill. Sue Robinson reminded us that Bill had been a member of the Geelong Art Society for over sixty years and in all that time had rarely, if ever, missed a meeting. Margaret Woodhead first met Bill fifty years ago. The painting she brought to the meeting was a Scottish view, of a place where she had recently holidayed and where Bill had previously painted. Bill was also a skilled printmaker, she said. Robert Tantau, Bill's best mate, painted with Bill many times: on the Barwon River, at Nambucca Heads and in Scotland where they shared a rented cottage for a time. Rob pointed out that Bill was also keen on the theatre and regularly attended the performances at the Winged Unicorn at Ceres. He added that Bill had a quirky sense

of humour. Janet Baird first met Bill at Sparrow Park, where GAS had their studio

at that time. She recalled that Bill used Saunders paper which he wetted on the back; this was enough to stick it to the board. And if the paper dried as he worked, he simply lifted it, wetted it again and carried on.

"Bill was good at woodblock prints too. He was a good friend and I learnt so much from him" said Janet.

Brian Close, when a new member, spoke to Bill saying he was keen to sell his paintings. "Don't worry," said Bill with a chuckle, "you'll soon get used to taking them home again."

T he Lucky Date winner was then drawn. Christa Onyschko won the prize, the date being

13th May.

G regor Wallace spoke on the building

renovation and presented a slide show of the work from beginning to end.. He also generously donated to GAS a photo album of the building renovations. David Moore

Wendy Ray

Wendy Ray painting

Bill Warren paintings


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Geelong Art Society Inc

Shearers Arms Gallery 202 Aberdeen St Geelong West 3218 Phone (03) 5223 1825

Office & Gallery open 11 am - 3 pm Tuesday - Friday 1 - 4 pm Saturday & Sunday Closed Monday

email: [email protected] web: www.geelongartsociety.weebly.com

President Leon Gleeson Vice President Sue Robinson Secretary Michele Karakasch Treasurer Dearne Hawkins Newsletter Editor David Moore

The opinions expressed and statements made in this newsletter may not necessarily be those of the Geelong Art Society Inc. No responsibility will be taken for errors in publication.

Geelong Art Society Inc newsletter no. 378 April 2015

SECRETARY’S REPORT W e have a few announcements to make to our

members and hope that you all greet the news as positive and as our ongoing commitment to keep the Art Society viable.

As you can see our building is looking much closer to its former glory, thanks to the hard work and commitment of M.D. Jennings who have done an outstanding job, way above our expectations.

I am happy to announce that we have received a letter from the National Trust of Victoria that our property has been selected to receive a Heritage Award for projects of excellence, i.e. restoration of a Heritage Place.

We shall be delighted to accept this award at the Heritage Awards 2015 event on April 17th, a lot of hard work has gone into this and we would like to acknowledge the grant from the Geelong Council, private members donations and the hard work of committed members of the Society. The work, of course has not finished but we are proud of where we are today and anticipate that things will continue to improve as long as we have a strong member support base.

W e have appointed David Hume as our Office Manager, David has many years of

experience with the society, holding the position of Secretary and an ongoing committee member. We need to project a professional image, this can only be done if we have continuity at our office level. We have relied on our members to do 'duty' for many years and appreciate their enormous effort in this task. We have found, in recent times that it is more difficult to keep a

full quota of roster members, so the decision has been made that we have a permanent manager Tuesday to Friday each week who will be able to keep the office running smoothly, David has offered his services and we are delighted that he has accepted this task.

W e have also explored the prospect of offering Artists in Residence space in our gallery. We

need to ensure we have enough income to keep the Society viable. We now have a lot of competition from other groups in Geelong offering classes and workshops, this is obvious in the decline in our class numbers, and workshops no longer attract the numbers required. We will seek to offer two to three places in our lower gallery area for this purpose, and hope that these artists will attract more visitors as well as giving the Society a regular income.

We encourage all members to give the Committee any feedback on the above, your involvement in the future of the Society is essential.

Michele Karakasch On behalf of the Committee

Contributions for the May newsletter are due by Wednesday 29th April.

Diary

Sat 11 April 10am Terry McKenna Japanese printmaking

Sun 12 April 10am Terry McKenna Japanese printmaking

Tue 14 April 10am Outdoor Group, Barwon Heads

Sat 18 April 10.30am Limestone carving workshop

Sat 18 April 10.30am Life drawing

Mon 20 April 3pm Term 2 starts


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COMING SHOWS

DELIVER PAINTINGS

COLLECT PAINTINGS

SHOW OPEN TO

ART MARKET (1) 15 March - 5 April

--- 1.30 - 3.30pm Sunday 5 April

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ART MARKET (2) 5 - 19 April

1.30 - 3.30pm Sunday 5 April


Members

FUTURE MASTERS Tutors and Students 19 April - 17 May


1.30 - 3.30pm Sunday 17 May

Members & non-member students

ANNUAL BEQUEST EXHIBITION 17 May- 21 June

1.30 - 3.30pm Sunday 17 May

1.30 - 3.30pm Sunday 21 June

Members

SHEARERS ARMS GALLERY

ART MARKET FOR MEMBERS ART MARKET (2) 5 - 19 April

Shearers Arms Gallery ART MARKET (2) is from 5 - 19 April Deliver artwork 1.30 - 3.30pm Sunday 5 April Contact Sue Robinson 5229 0300 for more details.

FUTURE MASTERS (Tutors and Students) Shearers Arms Gallery

19 April - 17 May Members and non-members who are / have been

students attending GAS classes and workshops in the last twelve months may enter up to 3 framed and 2 unframed paintings; there is no entry fee. (Unframed stretched canvas with or without a wire on the back will be counted as framed. Unframed work must have a firm backing and be wrapped in cellophane).

Tutors please enter your work in this exhibition. Please deliver Paintings with completed Entry Form to Shearers Arms Gallery Sunday 1.30 - 3.30pm Sunday 19 April

Collect unsold paintings from Shearers Arms Gallery 1.30 - 3.30pm on Sunday 1.30 - 3.30pm Sunday 17 May

Standard conditions of entry apply

ST JOHN OF GOD HOSPITAL

T he display of GAS paintings at Saint John of God hospital will be changed on Friday 10th April, ‘ANZAC DAY’ is the theme, Red Poppies,

Suitable Seascapes, nothing too confronting, no guns no soldiers, etc. Members may enter one framed painting on this theme which should be delivered to the Shearers Arms Gallery well before Friday 10th April.

T he theme for May - June will be 'Bellarine Peninsula' (deliver paintings to GAS before 1st

May) The theme for July - August will be 'Printmaking No commission on sales, but should you like to

donate a small amount to SJOG this would be greatly appreciated.

For more information please contact: Shirley Sutherland, Jacinta Leitch, Roma Burge, Loretta D’Onofrio or Michele Karakasch.

- - - Coming up in May - - -

ANNUAL BEQUEST EXHIBITION Shearers Arms Gallery

17 May - 21 June

Prizes in all categories Oil / Acrylic $100

Pastel $100 Watercolour $100

Other Medium $100 Members are encourage to enter their work in this show, only $3 entry per painting. Only those who enter the show will be in the running for the prizes!

MEMBERS' SUCCESS,

BALLAN ART SHOW

Albie James Best landmark Ballan district


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COMING EVENTS

SATURDAY LIFE DRAWING CHANGE OF DATE

B ecause Saturday 25th April is Anzac Day, Life Drawing has been moved to Saturday 18th April,

1.30 to 3.30pm, and will be held in the meeting room of the gallery.

Fees have now been reduced, members $15, non-members $18.

No advance booking required, pay on the day, models provided.

Convenor, John Barton, phone 0407 829 218.

WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS

W e warmly welcome Denise Lee and Tess Plant, new members to the Geelong Art Society.

OUTDOOR PAINTING GROUP

F or four Tuesdays starting on Tuesday14th April we will meet at Barwon Heads, at 10am, in the car park

on the waterfront opposite the pub. New members welcome, no advance booking, no fee,

just come on the day. Bring a picnic lunch.

Japanese Printmaking Workshop with Terry McKenna

10.00am - 4.30pm $245 per person Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th April

in the GAS studio

The Geelong Art Society is not organising this event. Bookings must be made directly with Terry McKen-

na, 0481 089 865

ART MARKETS

O ur Art Market started on Tuesday 15th March and continues until 5th April for the first group of

members involved. The second group commences their exhibition on 5th April and this will continue until 19th April.

Art Society members involved in the first week are Roma Burge, Shirley Sutherland, Albi and Bettine James, Angeliks Heise, Denise McCallum, Colleen Beveridge, Noel McMillan and Faye Owen.

During the final weeks of the Art Market the following members will be exhibiting their art. Louise Corral, Dianne Burnett, Joy Hyland, Marjorie Harrison, Joy Lowndes, Margaret Boyd, Teiko Marsham and Lynette Palmer.

Thank you to all GAS members involved in the Art Market and special thanks to those who have spent time demonstrating in the gallery.

An invitation is extended to all GAS members to call in at the gallery to see the current exhibition. Those participating in the 'market' would love to see you.

Flyers for the Art Markets are available in the office. Lynette Palmer, for the Gallery Committee

Moyra Le Blanc Smith

Margaret Torney

art@wintergarden

Saturday 18th April


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WENDY RAY WORKSHOP was held on Saturday 14th March

T he Wendy Ray acrylic painting workshop, 'The Barwon at Fyansford' was held in the GAS studio on Saturday 14th March. The subject was a view of the Barwon River at Fyansford. A photograph

of the scene was displayed constantly on a large TV screen. There was also a finished painting of the scene. Both images could be referred to by students as they progressed with their work.

Wendy's method of teaching was a step by step demonstration with students following.

She began with a pencil outline of the scene, (not a detailed drawing) and worked from background to foreground. A warm blue sky (cobalt blue and burnt umber) and distant trees (cobalt with a touch of magenta) were painted with with gel medium added to ensure a transparent / translucent effect.

The painting progressed through the day with warmer, stronger colours being used in the foreground trees, foliage and ground. Adjustments were made where necessary to the background with washes / glazes of cool colours and gel medium.

"Tell the story," said Wendy. 'Foreground, middleground and distance. Push the background back even if you can't see it in the photograph."

All in all, a very interesting and informative day. David Moore

LIMESTONE CARVING

WORKSHOP was held on

Saturday 21st March in the GAS studio.

J acinta Leitch runs limestone carving

workshops every month at the Art Society. The next workshop is on Saturday 18th April, 10.30 to 3pm, $110 per person, all materials supplied.


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Please note that if you are unable to attend your roster duty please call Jacinta or arrange for another member to take your place

It is important to ensure the gallery remains open on its scheduled days

Jacinta 0431 579 228

Shearers Arms Gallery Roster

May 2015

April 2015

Wednesday 1 11am -3pm David Hume

Thursday 2 " David Hume

Friday 3 " Gallery Closed, Good Friday

Saturday 4 1 - 4pm Gallery Closed, Easter Saturday

Sunday 5 " Gallery Closed, Easter Sunday

Monday 6 Gallery Closed

Tuesday 7 11am -3pm

to " David Hume

Friday 10 "

Saturday 11 1 - 4pm Colleen Beveridge

Sunday 12 " David Moore


Tuesday 14 11am -3pm

to " David Hume

Friday 17 "

Saturday 18 1 - 4pm Margaret Boyd

Sunday 19 " Sue Robinson


Tuesday 21 11am -3pm

to " David Hume

Friday 24 "

Saturday 25 1 - 4pm Gallery Closed, Anzac Day

Sunday 26 “ Brian Close

Monday 27 11am -3pm Gallery Closed

Tuesday 28 "

to " David Hume

Thursday 30 "

Friday 1 " David Hume

Saturday 2 1 - 4pm Bev Burch

Sunday 3 " David Moore


Tuesday 5 11am -3pm

to " David Hume

Friday 8 "

Saturday 9 1 - 4pm Colleen Beveridge

Sunday 10 " Gallery Closed, Mothers Day

art@wintergarden 51 McKillop St, Geelong.

phone: 0401 160 430 gallery open daily - 10am - 4pm

May 2015

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