North Burnett Regional Councillor John Bowen present a $1500 cheque to The Mt Perry Arts Group Inc. for running cost for the Pat Augustine Art Gallery. Vice President Patty Klaassen, Ruth Bosel, Lyn Wright, Rhonda Carpenter and Rae Watson accept the cheque on behalf of the Arts Group.

Water Colour Flyer

Access the watercolour workshop flyer in pdf here!

Still life Floral workshop

Still Life Floral
Charcoal & Pastel workshop
7th & 8th March
with Sue Robinson

Access the workshop flyer in pdf here.

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