GAFFA FUNDRAISER Group Exhibition, 13 – 23 November 2015
Opening Night 6 – 9pm, Friday 13 November 2015
Gaffa Gallery, Level 1, 281 Clarence Street Sydney CBDOpening night tonight, Friday 13 November 2015 Gaffa is hosting this fundraising exhibition to raise funds which will go towards their 10th birthday celebrations in 2016. They have asked artists who have exhibited with Gaffa in the past if they could please donate a reasonably sized, ‘take away’ work in any medium for inclusion in the exhibition. I have donated this small graphite and colour pencil drawing of early morning sun shining through the glass panels of the back door onto my kitchen floor.

All the works will be priced $150 and under so get in quick to make those special original purchases for Christmas or just to adorn your own walls at home! Please come along to support Gaffa and all the artists it represents – it’s going to be a fun night with lots of giveaways and prizes to encourage you to buy. Hope to see you there tomorrow night!

For more details go to the Gaffa website & Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1502835550015650/
http://www.gaffa.com.au

2015 WYONGAH PROGRESS ASSOCIATION ART EXHIBITION
13 – 15 November 2015
Opening Night 6.30 – 9.30pm, Friday 13 November 2015
Wyongah Progress Hall, 159 Tuggerawong Road, Wyongah NSW
Opening night tonight, Friday 13 December 2015 I am participating in this Central Coast annual group exhibition once again this year with 15 framed artworks in the show and also a collection of unframed works for sale (including watercolours, pencil drawings and linocuts). I will also have a range of Christmas cards and general greeting cards for sale featuring some of my original images. Tomorrow is Opening Night from 6.30 – 9.30pm, there is a $5 entry fee which includes refreshments.

There will be a diverse range of artwork and crafts on display and for sale as well as raffles to raise money for the Wyongah Progress Hall which is widely used by the local community. The exhibition will also run over the weekend of  14 – 15 November 2015 from 9am – 3pm (with a gold coin entry fee). So please go along to support this local community if you live in the district or are going to be up that way while the exhibition is showing … and you might just find some very special original Christmas presents!

For further information or enquiries please contact Tracey Scheitel by phone:
4392 1927 or 0407 006 441

HARMONY, the 3rd Annual ‘Themed’ Group Exhibition
at Shorethyme Restaurant/Gallery, 24 November – 6 December 2015
Shorethyme Restaurant/Gallery, 9 Mitchell Street Norah Head NSW
Opening Night: Tuesday 24 November 2015 (6pm start)
I am showing one of my watercolour paintings in this annual ‘Themed’ group exhibition at Shorethyme which opens on Tuesday 24 November and will run till 6 December 2015. This year the theme of the exhibition is ‘Harmony’. The restaurant has excellent food (they also do a special 2-course dinner deal to follow drinks & nibbles on the Opening Night) and it’s a great gallery space too.

Please drop in for a look if you live in the Central Coast district or happen to be up that way for Opening Night or while the exhibition is showing. It’s a lovely place for a weekend drive … and you might just find that very special original Christmas present!

For more information about the exhibition and to make a booking for the Opening Night dinner, please call Shorethyme: 4396 4507

Last Sunday, 1 November 2015, I taught my 1-day watercolour workshop, ‘Simply Watercolour’ which was held in the Scratch Art Space premises at 67 Sydenham Road, Marrickville NSW.

This workshop was designed for absolute beginners with no watercolour painting or drawing experience and for those students who have worked with acrylics or oils and were interested in trying this versatile medium. I had a lovely group of 9 enthusiastic students with various levels of painting and drawing experience attending the workshop and by the end of the day I think most of them felt they had really got something out of the class which was very gratifying.

Using a limited palette of just 5 colours (Ultramarine Blue, Quinacridone Magenta, Quinacridone Gold, Raw Sienna and Burnt Sienna) students were shown how to work quickly in a loose style that required only a minimum amount of drawing – a simple method that can be applied to virtually any subject ranging from still life to visual travel diaries.

Students were shown the basic techniques for painting with watercolours commencing with some simple exercises to get the feel of the medium and the limited palette. Then they were given a tray of variously coloured gum leaves, and sea shells in more subdued colours, and asked to choose 3 of each to simply draw and paint as an exercise in creating quite strong vibrant colours through to very subtle shades using just the 5 colours on their palette.

This was followed by an exercise where all students were given a copy of the same scene and shown the alternative styles of quickly putting down the colour first then drawing the pencil linework over the top, and the alternative method of making a quick drawing first and then adding the colour.

The last 2 exercises of the day involved drawing and painting some pieces of fruit and finally, drawing and painting a vase of fresh flowers. In all cases it was very interesting to see how different students approached the same subjects and the final results they achieved.

I am looking into teaching further workshops in the future with the venue and dates yet to be decided. A few of the students last Sunday expressed interest in doing a ‘Travel Sketching/Diary’ workshop so this could possibly be the topic of my next class.

There will be more details in the future about this when something definite has been confirmed. If you live in Sydney and surrounding areas and are interested in attending a future workshop or have any suggestions on a topic, or are interested in having some one-on-one tuition, you are welcome to contact me at:
pam.juno@bigpond.com