Gallery F Exhibitons for the month of October

Please join us for the opening of two new exhibitions for the month of October by Jennifer Matthews and Eunice Wake.

Artist statement: Abstractions in Nature 

By Eunice Wake

I have been a glass artist for near 40 years and have always been driven by my

Curiosity and passion. Each day, as I enter my studio, I am always excited to

discover what is going to evolve. While exploring the art of painting over the last

few years, I have been continually fascinated by the unpredictable nature of fluid

acrylics, I enjoy the abstract nature of how the paint flows on the canvas and how

how the flow can be manipulated to achieve many different and beautiful effects.

Encaustic Wax is another painting  medium that I am very excited about; also having

An unpredictable element. Encaustic Wax is a bees wax and tree resin  mixture

which is heated to 100 degrees Celsius. With the unpredictable nature of the wax

and the use of a flame torch it captivates me into a state of creative focus for

long periods of time. It is my intension to share these feelings of excitement and 

delight that I have experienced while creating this work for this  exhibition  you are 

viewing today.

Works by Artist Jennifer Matthews

Abstractions in Nature

Jennifer Matthews and Eunice Wake are friends who met through art. They came across some beautiful black frames and decided to work collaboratively towards making a number of eco prints for an exhibition titled "Abstractions in Nature"

Win Moser: Clues and Traces

Opening night celebrations

Mel Castleman: Conversations with my non-existent self

 

Artist Mel Castleman

Upcoming Workshop at Gallery F

Apply now to exhibit at Gallery F Artist run space for 2020 program.

Exhibitions for the month of September

Hello please join us at Gallery F on Wednesday 4th of September @5:30pm for the opening of new work by local artists Win Moser and Mel Castleman.  The Gallery is open Thurs, Frid 10am-4pm and Saturday, Sun 10am-2pm.

Exhibitions for the month of August

Biophilia by Lyn McDonald
Broadly speaking Biophilia is humankind's innate biological connection with nature. Scientific study suggests that our tendency to affiliate with nature is inherent to our psychological and physical development. It helps to explain why a garden view or a rural landscape can captivate us and enhance our lives and well-being through connection with nature.
Natural materials such as wool, cotton and silk combine with alchemic processes such as felting, rusting and eco-dying, evolving into images that reflect the local environment and create a distinct sense of place.

Artist Lyn McDonald in front of Falling to Pieces 1

Detail from In Memorium 2019

Detail from My Garden 1

Microcosm 2019

 

 

 

 

 

Opening night celebrations

Rivers Run 2019

Waste not want not by Val Robinson
Historically ordinary folk in society had little disposable income so that a penny saved was important. No chain stores of comsumer goods to lure dollars from the pocket. An old adage Waste not, Want not encouraged thrift. The contemporary version is Reduce, Re-use, Recycle.
Reflecting on pioneer women and their thrifty use of everyday type goods, the dress, worn till threadbare, was reused, cut down or remade for other uses. Within the cross section of the tree trunk or branch, bark and rings, markings and patterns of the tree are rich with possibilities for machine stitching, using a variety of scrap fabrics. Though there are 24 small pieces in this exhibition there appears to be no reduction in the studio stash.

Artists: L: Lyn McDonald R: Val Robinson

The Dress Installation 1-7

Detail from Water in Dry Land

Trees Installation 1-8

Close up detail from Trees Installation

Val Robinson discussing her work

Val and Lyn supported their exhibitions by holding workshops throughout the month of August. Thank you to all that attended.