Happy New Year to you all—let’s be positive about 2021 and look forward to the good things that are going to happen this year……
The first good thing is our “Art for Wooroloo Fund-Raising Auction” which we are holding together with the WA Society of Arts, at the Italian Club on Sunday 28th March. As you know, Jan Pittman and her husband, Dave, fought hard, risking their lives to save their home in Gidgegannup from the fires but their block, olive trees, garden, sheds, machinery all went up in smoke. Most of their neighbours lost their homes. This is our opportunity to give something back to the community who support us so well at our exhibitions and events—we held an extremely successful fund-raising auction for Yarloop five years ago so let’s do the same again for the victims of the Wooroloo fire. Please see page 2 for all the details.
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Featured Image – by Derek Newton – See Page 2 for details of Derek’s appointment as the Vice President of the Australian Society of Marine Artists.
A new feature of the website is we are now uploading the minutes. These are in a password protected area called Forms & Documents.
“Art is to console those who are broken by life”
Vincent Van Gogh
We decided to put out another Newsletter for December so that you can see the photographs from the Margaret River Camp and the fun and games we had at the Christmas Lunch which followed the November meeting.
Many thanks to Michael Boercamp from Jacksons Drawing Supplies who supplied Stephanie Boyle with yupo paper and watercolour inks which were the basis of her fascinating demonstration on how she goes about abstract painting—fascinating stuff!
More thanks again to Jacksons and also Oxlades for donating some art supplies for the party bags that everyone at the Christmas lunch received. It really was a fun lunch with delicious food supplied by Food by Ros, a quiz, Creative Challenge and a communal painting as well as loads of raffle prizes. Full report and photos on page 4.
Details about our second art event in May will be emailed out to everyone rather than explaining in the Newsletter.
So once again, on behalf of the Committee, please have a wonderful, happy Christmas
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Featured Image – Morning Tea at Arthur’s Farm during the WatercoloursWA 2020 Camp.
“What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. “
Agnes M. Pahro
You’ll see a lot of difference in the look of this Newsletter—and that is all thanks to one of our new members, Jayne Sarsfield, who has offered to take on the job as Newsletter Editor. Jayne has made some welcome visual changes which I hope will encourage the reading of this essential piece of communication! A huge thank you to Jayne—this is so very much appreciated.
I hope Margaret River will have recovered in time for Christmas from the onslaught of 22 of our members this last week! We have experienced glorious beaches, majestic trees, welcoming wineries, diverse birdlife, amazing food, a farmyard full of paintings and a marvellous model—so many things to experience as artists that we will be back next year. It was so good to catch up with so many of our regional members—Debbie, Julie, Anki, Jo, Jenny and Kama. Society friend, Tanya Izzard, also joined us for a weekend, filming the members as they painted in the middle of Boranup Forest. There will be a special December edition of the Newsletter with a report and photographs of this exceptional annual camp……
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Featured Image – Jane Zandi, painting at the Annual Camp at Margaret River. Jane is our Instragram & YouTube Co-ordinator
“The artist’s world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away.
It is always on his doorstep.”
Paul Strand
Wow—what a wonderful event the Annual Awards Exhibition was! Against all predictions we had record attendances and record sales! 59 paintings were
sold and the compliments were flowing in for what was undoubtedly the best quality exhibition yet. Professor Ted Snell had such a difficult task judging the
exhibition but I think there is a consensus that he definitely did a good job!
Professor Snell also stayed for the opening and gave a very complimentary speech which was very well received.
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Featured Image – Jude Scott with Riverside Solace. Winner of the Julie Michael Overall Award and Sponsor’s Choice Award for Innovation.
“The one perfectly legitimate excuse for murder is ……”
Which famous artist said this?”
See page 6 of the newsletter
Hello everyone
Only a few more weeks left before the Annual Awards Exhibition so please check out the last minute reminders on pages 3 and 4. This is especially important if you are a new member as there are a few things such as covering your signature and your d-rings on your frames—and the reasons that we ask you to do this. If anyone has any questions about anything concerning the exhibition or your entries etc, please do not hesitate to contact me or Cass or Penny—contact details are on page 9. We look forward to seeing your lovely paintings when you deliver them to the Italian Club from 1pm on on Wednesday, 7th October but in the meantime, don’t forget to send me your entry form by Wednesday, 23rd September!
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Featured Image: Each month we will be introducing one of our new committee members This month is Kale Miller……….
Watercolour is probably the most satisfying of all mediums. Although difficult in the beginning, after practice its mysteries will unfold, providing the utmost pleasure for the dedicated.
Robert Lovett
Hello everyone
A big thank you to everyone who came to the meeting in July, our first since the lock-down, which was also our AGM—great turnout and it was so good to see everyone again. I have to sincerely thank you all for accepting me as President for another year—I am really looking
forward to working with our new committee!
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Featured Image –Tamayo Leahy’s “Sweet Memory”
“These traditional hair decorations made of turtle shell belonged to my mother and now I have kept them after she passed away. What a high quality of craftsmanship to make them!! This is a great creation of real art!!”
“Life’s not about expecting, hoping and wishing, it’s about doing, being and becoming.”
Mike Dooley
Hello everyone
I hope you are looking forward to our first meeting back on Tuesday, 21st July which also happens to be our AGM. Please don’t forget that annual subs are now due—details of the refund for last year and payable amounts are on page 2
REMEMBER:
Please stay at home if you feel unwell, especially if you have a cold, cough or fever. Practise good hygiene and maintain social distancing. Hand sanitiser will be provided and chairs will be suitably arranged.
PLEASE READ THE NEWSLETTER CAREFULLY, THERE IS IMPORTANT INFORMATION IN IT.
“In the middle of every difficulty, lies opportunity.
Albert Einstein
We are back!!
Thanks to Covid 19 restrictions being eased, I am so very happy to say that we will be returning for our first meeting at the John McGrath Pavilion in South Perth on Tuesday, 21st July—which is also be our AGM. It’s been quite a while and if you have been suffering brain fog like I have, it’s a good idea to remind yourself of the meeting times and information about the AGM on page 2.
At the AGM we will be re-electing the Committee—there will be a couple of retirements from the committee (more information about that in the July Newsletter) so please give careful consideration to joining our friendly, innovative committee if you would like to get more involved with the Society. We meet on the first Tuesday of each month with each committee member being assigned a specific job—depending.
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“Individually we make one colour, together we make a rainbow.”
Unknown
Well, who would have thought at the end of the February meeting that would be the last one we have for……….who knows? Even more disappointing was that we had to close the International Watercolour Exhibition Fremantle down after 5 days!
However,we had a wonderful opening night and loads of people through the exhibition during the following days so I think in that respect, it was a great success —it looked amazing and the comments we received from visitors were so very encouraging. The fact that we had so many wonderful paintings from so many different countries and societies was very well received. It must have been so disappointing for those of you who had planned to come and see the exhibition but missed it—but as we said at the time, we had to be a part of the solution
I find hope in the darkest of days and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.
Dalai Lama
