I was so excited a few weeks ago to be invited by award winning artist Raymond Arnold (whose work I admire very much) to exhibit some of my paintings and charcoals - both Raymond and his partner Helena (also a brilliant artist) were very supportive and made it an easy process for this first time exhibitor - I dropped the works off and they did the rest!
I am not the greatest at framing either! The frames were just cheapies but the overall look was quite effective I thought.
The large work was inspired by Raymond work that won him the Gallipoli Prize for this year. My scene represents the unloading of the horses on the beaches showing the fear as told to me when I was just a teen by my veteran grandfather.
The exhibition can be seen in the Library at Queenstown Tasmania for anyone wanting to view.
On a side note, I have finally embrace the world of academia and began a Bachelors Degree in Arts. This semester I am taking three units - 'Visual Culture', 'Printmaking' and 'Textiles and materials'.
Visual Culture is the essay component and the one I enjoy the most at present. Printmaking is very hands on and in the mess and I love that too. Textiles...well I like it but don't love it..can't win them all. Hoping I can keep up with all the study, I am fifty now and it's a while since I really buckled down to any intense study - I did do a cert IV in Business a couple of years ago but that was just easy stuff, this is vastly more complex. Til next time ..over and out!
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