2015 Joint Exhibitions Update

Different Approaches: A Retrospective

This retrospective exhibition will feature a variety of work created by myself and fellow artist, Michael Hogan, over a period of the last 15 years or so. During the years between 2000 – 2012, I was the illustrator for the Australia-wide gardening magazines, Burke’s Backyard and Gardens & Outdoor Living, and was also producing artwork for other gardening publications such as Your Garden so was doing a lot of botanical watercolour and pencil work.

Over this period I also participated in many of the botanical illustration classes conducted at the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens by the well-known botanical artists, Marion Westmacott and Barbara Duckworth. Some of this early work hasn’t been shown before but I will be including a few of these botanical pieces in this retrospective.

At the moment I am starting the process of going through all my folders and portfolios to make the decision of what I would like to show and to organise what needs framing in readiness for the opening night at Gaffa Gallery on Thursday 25 June 2015 and will be posting new blogs in the lead up to this event to update where I’m up to with all of this.

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Liquid Life

While organising the work to be shown in my joint retrospective exhibition Different Approaches: A Retrospective is taking priority right now, I am still continuing to gather reference material and think about ideas for this second joint exhibition with my cousin, Tracey Scheitel, which will open on Tuesday 1 September 2015 at the Shorethyme Restaurant/Gallery at Norah Head on the NSW Central Coast.

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Liquid Life Exhibition, 1 September – 13 September 2015

Last Wednesday, 18 February, my husband Jamie and I drove up from Sydney to Norah Head on the NSW Central Coast so I could meet with Chris, the owner/curator of the Shorethyme Restaurant & Gallery where along with my artist cousin, Tracey, I will be holding a joint art exhibition in September 2015. Apart from Shorethyme being a great restaurant featuring excellent Modern Australian cuisine, there are regular exhibitions of artwork for sale displayed prominently on the walls of the two large dining rooms. It was also a good opportunity for me to take some photos of the Norah Head lighthouse and Soldiers Beach in the local district for exhibition inspiration. http://www.shorethymerestaurant.com.au/

A view of the two large linked dining rooms where artwork being exhibited is displayed around the walls.

The spacious outdoor eating area which is perfect on a warm evening featuring some of Shorethyme’s owner Chris’s own artwork, being a very talented artist himself.

A view down the coast of the well-known lighthouse at Norah Head.

Last Wednesday was the perfect summer’s day to take some photos of Soldiers Beach.

Different Approaches: A Retrospective Exhibition, 25 June – 6 July 2015

Fellow artist Michael and I recently met with the Gaffa Gallery Manager, Liz, to hand over the signed contract for our June/July joint exhibition and to have a look around Gallery 2 where our exhibition will take place. This gallery is one of four galleries on the 1st Level of the building and we are both looking forward to being involved with Gaffa and having the opportunity to exhibit in such an interesting space. http://www.gaffa.com.au/