Clayton Paulson, Kym Connell, Alice McLaughlin and Shelley Kelly at the opening of the latest exhibition "Centrefold" a collection of paintings and pottery. On display in the Art Gallery until the 18th December 2015.

Conrete Garden Sculpture Class with Monika Bayer

Very enjoyable Happy Creating Days at the Workshop in Mt Perry on the weekend 20th 21st September 2014
Thanks to our Tutor Monika Bayer and the assistance of RADF Funding and Mt Perry Fine Arts

Our Region, Our Art, Our Craft

Reflections Of Mt Perry - winning painting

Mt Rawdon Mine General Manager Mr Mark Boon Presents Artist Alice McLaughlin
with the winning $1500 cheque for the "Reflections of Mt Perry"section Sponsored by Evolution Mining

 Our Region, Our Art, Our Craft
Mt Perry's 20th Annual Fine Art Exhibition
A very successful weekend.

winner of the Abstract Section

Sculpture Section

Winning entry for the Watercolour Section

Mt Perry Members Section

Wild Card Section - Artful Beanie



Winner of the Graphite Section

Textile Section

Winner of the Oil & Acrylic Section

Ross Driver - winner of the Pat Augustine Perpetual Trophy

winner of the Open Section

2014 Winners Announced

                       2014 Mt Perry Fine Arts 20th Annual Art Exhibition
                                                Winners Announced

Section 1 PASTEL
1st  Carmel Birchley
2nd  Alice McLaughlin
HC  Lee Brown
HC  Coralie Keiler

Section 2. GRAPHITE
1st  Brett A. Jones
2nd  Sandra Clarke
HC  Ray Sparks
HC  Andrea Deeley

Section 3. LANDSCAPE
1st  Alice McLaughlin
2nd  Dianne Bauer
HC  Gary Woodfield
HC  Joy Bound

Section 4 ABSTRACT
1st  Mary Thompson
2nd  Theresa may
HC  Ngari Pearce
HC  Denise Bardon

Section 5 Mt PERRY MEMBERS
1st  Ruth Bosel
2nd  Ross Driver
HC  Marjorie C Pollock
HC  Shelley Kelly

Section 6 WATERCOLOUR
1st  Ross Driver
2nd  Sue Lederhose
HC  Barbara Bajc
HC  Cliff Dullaway

Section 7 OILS & ACRYLICS
1st  Betty Searle
2nd  Carmel Birchley
HC  M K Dick
HC  Diana Hardy

Section 8 OPEN
1st  Gail Thomas
2nd  Alice McLaughlin
HC  Ray Sparks
HC  Adrienne Williams

Section 10 CREATIVE TEXTILE
1st  Jacque Eden
2nd  Alisa Koloi
HC  Kerry Bettiens
HC  Yanna Klassen

Section 11 SCULPTURE
1st  Robyn Sapir
2nd  Shelley Kelly
HC  Lyn Wright
HC  Ross Driver

Section 12 'REFLECTIONS OF Mt PERRY"
1st  Alice McLaughlin
2nd  Betty Searle
Local Artist Prize: Shelley Kelly
HC  Theresa May
HC  Ross Driver

WILD CARD - ARTFUL BEANIE
1st  Robyn Sapir
2nd  Karen Ferguson
HC  Denise Shield

ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD - Winner: Gail Currie
PERPETUAL TROPHY - Winner: Ross Driver
PEOPLE'S CHOICE - Winner: Kerry Bettiens - Creative Textile

PHOTOGRAPHY

BLACK & WHITE
1st  Jennifer Parry
2nd  Isobel Rideout
HC  Toni O'Connor

FAMILY FARMING
1st  Isobel Rideout
2nd  Shelley Kelly
HC  Toni O'Connor

IN THE GARDEN
1st  Toni O'Connor
2nd  Andrea Deeley
HC  Andrea Deeley

 

 

Beyond  Wild Horizons

I like to think of my art as one continuing mural depicting a never ending story of wildlife scenarios. I feel more connected to my paintings when I am actually portraying  a wild habitat and chosen subject matter. I get a lot of inspiration from my local rugged wilderness, which for me is very fortunate for my research into various forms of wildlife. Using an earthly colour pallet allows me to visualize a unique perspective similar to that of animals which see colour in restricted vision. It is this methodology which draws an audience into the depth of my work creating that instant 'eye contact'. To be able to paint wildlife is challenging and does require a personal discipline. I use ancient traditional techniques which over many years I have nurtured into my own unique style of painting. My methodology involves painting with natural found objects and other materials, such as mixing red soil with paint applying with bark strips directly onto the canvas. NO BRUSHES are used in creating my artworks. Observing wildlife and fauna in their natural habitat, allows my compositions to flourish with precision realism.     

Gary Woodfield

Exhibition opening to be held on Sunday 13th July at 2pm at the Pat Augustine Cultural Centre 

Art Gallery - Mt Perry

1. Winter bound Acrylics     $700

2.The tree king Acrylics  (Framed) $1,000

3.Bush gangsters Acrylics     $800 

4.Caught napping Acrylics  $700 

5.Day walker Acrylics  $700

6.The squatter Acrylics  $750 

 7.Angry guard Acrylics  $700 

8. Young rebels Acrylics  $600

9.Pesky intruder Acrylics  $600 

10.The inspectors Acrylics  $ 650

11.  Patience Acrylics  $650 

12.Mutual allies Acrylics  $450 

13.Lucky escape Acrylics  $800

14.Hide quietly Acrylics  $550

15. Heavy burden Acrylics  $700 

16.Little rifleman Acrylics  $700

17.After the storm Acrylics  $600

18.Don’t get angry Acrylics  $600

19.Danger lurking Acrylics  $600

20.  No where to run Acrylics  $550

Opening Hours: Tuesday and Friday – 9am to 12pm Wednesday & Thursday – 1pm to 4pm All other times please phone 4156 3321 or 0407 699 894 Bus groups welcome. Artworks for sale.

Follow us at http://mtperryfinearts.blogspot.com

 

2014 Entry Form for the Mt Perry Fine Arts 20th Annual Art Show
Click link above to open PDF of entry form.

Remember, entries close Monday 25 August, and no late entries accepted.

Please note opening hours for Sunday should be 9am to 12 noon instead of the times advertised. We appologise for the inconvenience. 

We look forward to seeing your great works and check out our new major prize section and our new Wild Card section.

      

Colour My Country

This exhibition is about color, design and landscape. There will be approximately 20 large unframed canvasses and a few smaller ones including one or two triptychs. The theme of the project is a variety of Australian landscapes inspired by Dorathea MacKellar’s poem “My Country” and the photos I took while traveling around the Country. The use of dots and lines in some of the paintings is to add to the aesthetic and to hint at the way the art and culture of our indigenous Australians is an integral part of this beautiful land of ours. I love the vastness, remoteness and the amazing scope and richness of the colours ranging from the brilliant blues and greens of the oceans to the deep reds of the interior and the browns and ochres of the Channel Country. The patterns found in the landforms and on the ground have a randomness about them which really appeals to me and the way I like to express myself in my art.  Having a desire to move away from the traditional I am learning to go inside and draw out the raw creative urges deep within.  Over the past 10 years, the focus of my artwork has been on developing an individual style which reflects my own thoughts and feelings towards the world around me. By using various techniques in my preferred medium (acrylics) and inspired by the Australian landscape these paintings are my expression of the beauty and vastness of this land and a celebration of the contrasting textures and rich colours. Lesley Perk
Exhibition open until the 6th July 2014

                                                    

 

                                                     

 

                                                  

 

Intarsia

An exhibition of wood sculptures  by Master Craftsman Ray Thompson

 

 

Ray Thompson started his lifelong journey into carpentry, joinery and cabinet-making when just 12. He worked alongside his carpenter father in Victoria and gained an apprenticeship at 15. Having got the taste, Ray dipped into pattern-making and later established a highly successful business designing and building one-off custom items of furniture for a discerning clientele. The requisite was that it be built from the finest Australian timbers, with which he has an abiding affection, manifested in an enviable selection in his beloved work 'shed'. Ray retired to Woodgate Beach almost 20 years ago, where his insatiable appetite for his craft took some new turns; model-making and the ancient art form of intarsia. His research convinced him that he could turn out product superior to those he'd seen: intarsia with a three-dimensional effect that brought it to life, a showcase of the variety of timbers used to get colour and drama. Ray's work is testament to his skills, seen in this fine exhibition that demonstrates what defines the nature of and individuality of intarsia as an art form.
[  Definition: Intarsia – an art or technique of decorating a surface with inlaid patterns, especially of wood mosaic, developed during the Renaissance ]

Open until 25th May 2014 with the official opening Friday 2nd may 6.30pm

 

Galahs $720

Victoria Ship $1800

Elephant Herd $1440

Buffalo $4200

Zulu lady $960

NFS

4  Truck Wood  $420 

  Jinker Wood  $480 

Theresa May's exhibition - "You, Me and the passing of time"

officially opened by Councillor Paul Lobegeier on Saturday 22nd March with 2 artworks being sold.

Theresa May exhibition at Mt Perry

"You , Me and the Passing of Time"
Exhibition open until 12th April
official opening to held Saturday 22nd March at 2pm at Pat Augustine Cultural Centre All welcome Ph 41563321  to RSPV

Theresa May- I am predominantly a 2 dimensional artist. I work with a variety of mediums from acrylic, charcoal, pastel, oil and mixed media depending on the required qualities of the subject. Canvas is my preferred choice of support as it lends itself well to washes and treatments I like to apply to my work. I enjoy the process of developing a story within my pictures. Sometimes when I begin the idea is vague, but allowing the process and story to evolve is something I find very interesting and challenging. It is almost  a spiritual approach to the process of painting. I am a contemplative artist – studying, drawing, watching and listening to my subjects before I take to the canvas. I strive to have movement and evoke feeling. Composition is also important to me – I strive to make unusual placement work, and endeavour to gain balance through the development of colour and form. I live a busy life running a cattle property and organising children for school, so my life becomes a balancing act every day. But my love  of painting is irresistible and the need to express myself through art  is totally non-negotiable. It is something I am overwhelmingly passionate about. My paintings reflect the things I see in my daily life. There is beauty in everyday objects and the stories within those objects can be an interesting viewpoint for a visual artist. I love the use of colour and how it can set a mood and can compel the viewer to an emotional response. Colour can be so simple yet far more complex than you may think. There is always something to learn in art – like your life,  it continues to add depth and meaning.