Watercolour Society of WA Inc Patron: Dr Ken Michael AC November 2014 Newsletter 349 President’s Report Hello everyone, Last month I said that we had a few surprises in store for you next year—the biggest one is about the Big Paintout. Through Annette, our Secretary, we have been approached by a community development and promotions consultancy - Building Better Communities (www.buildingbettercommunities.com.au), who would like to promote our Big Paintout as a result of seeing the quality and diversity of our paintings at our exhibitions. Annette and I have had several meetings with BBC followed by a meeting with the committee two weeks ago and we are really excited to tell you that the Big Paintout 2015 will be held at the Silver Jubilee Pavilion at Claremont over the weekend of Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th May 2015. The aim of this BPO is to promote watercolour painting, the Watercolour Society of WA and its members and to give the people of Western Australia a watercolour experience to remember! To attract the general public along we will hold Master Classes and demonstrations by some of the top watercolourists in Australia on the Saturday— so far Tony Smibert, Joseph Zbukvic, Julie Goldspink and Ian de Souza have agreed to come here. Funding for the event will be handled by BBC—this is what their business is all about and they contact the relevant Government departments and sponsors for the necessary funding. It will then be our turn on the Sunday—our members will hold their demonstrations and workshops in a similar way that we have done before, with smaller demonstrations popping up all over to give the public plenty of things to do! We will aim to invite and include local schools with the idea being that we need to involve the younger generations and their teachers to introduce them to the very reasons that we all love the watercolour medium. At the same time, we will hold an exhibition over the whole weekend for our members which will have a major launch on the Saturday evening. There will also be an up-market craft fair held in another part of the pavilion and places for people to have coffee, lunch etc. Obviously this is only an overview of what is happening—we will be able to give you more details at the next general meeting on Tuesday 18th November and in future Newsletters. There is a huge amount of planning and organising to put into place, much of which will be handled by BBC. However, when it comes to “our bit” on the Sunday, we will be looking for as many of you as possible to be a part of this and to help the BPO to become the huge success that we know it will be. I believe this is the perfect opportunity for us to let the public see that our own members are as talented as many of those in the Eastern States and its about time they got the recognition they deserve!! Coming back down to earth—last week 17 of us thoroughly enjoyed a week at the Lions Myalup Pines Cottages near Harvey on our annual camp. We also welcomed 3 non-members (Marie Turner, Marion Power and Wendy Giraudo) - we were very grateful to them for coming along because they helped to cover our costs for hiring all 7 cottages! We held a very enjoyable Melbourne Cup lunch in the hall that is part of the “village” and many happy hours were spent painting on location at various places around Harvey. Because there is so much more to see and do in and around Harvey, we have booked the Myalup Pines again for next year—but this time for the last week in October so that we can make the most of each day we are down there! You can see a full report and photos on page..... Please don’t forget to let Annette know if you are coming to the Christmas Lunch on Tuesday, 9th December at the Secret Garden in South Perth—we need to let them know our numbers. Finally, as this is the last Newsletter for 2014, on behalf of the committee, I would like to wish all our members, friends and families a very happy Christmas and a safe, exciting and prosperous New Year! Sue Payne “Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.” Pablo Picasso Annual Camp 2014 June Bennett, Ray Eastwood and Cass Gartner (taking the photo!) found a lovely old cottage to paint. The lovely setting at the Lions Myalup Pines Cottages. Margaret Jones, a watercolourist from the Harvey Art Society with Sue Payne and Annette Wallman at the fascinating Lemongrass Cafe. Penny Maddison—painting the river at Stirling Cottage. Some of the locals were very interested in some of the painting techniques used....... A view of the lovely gardens at Stirling Cottage—a popular place to paint. This years camp was held from Sunday 2nd until Saturday 8th November at the Lions Myalup Pines Cottages—a group of 7 forestry workers cottages set in a wooded area with a hall and plenty of local wildlife. 17 of our members enjoyed this lovely area - and our thanks go to Marion Power, Marie Turner and Wendy Giraudo for joining us to fill up the rooms!! The friendly town of Harvey was only 8 minutes drive away and we were made to feel especially welcome at the Lemongrass Cafe, owned by artist Kevin Francis, where we met several local artists from the Harvey Art Society. On Tuesday 4th November we had a special Melbourne Cup lunch in the hall where we watched the race and enjoyed a wonderful lunch—smoked salmon, chicken, caviar—a fitting feast for the occasion and a great time was had by all. Wendy Giraudo won the hat competition with Annette Wallman 2nd and Paula Quinn in 3rd place. The cottages are booked again for next year from Sunday 26th October to Saturday 31st October—we visited quite a few places but there is so much more to see and do in the area....... Sue P. Aurelie Yeo, Beni Wright and Bev Johnson enjoying a coffee at Stirling Cottage. It was good to catch up with Fred Younger ! A typical view seen in Harvey... The Yarloop Steam Workshops—a haven for still life and lovers of all things rusty! Marie Turner, Marion Power, Lucy Papalia and Fred Younger painting the lovely views under the shade 2 of the verandah. Many thanks to Aurelie Yeo’s friend, Don Watts, for inviting us onto his farm to paint. Annual Camp 2014 The Melbourne Cup lunch hats. Top row left to right, Paula Quinn, Fred Younger, Derrick Fitzpatrick, Annette Wallman, Sandy Robertson, Meredith Scull, Marion Power, Sue Payne, Front row left to right, Lucy Papalia, Derek Newton, Aurelie Yeo. The lucky winners of the Melbourne Cup Sweep—Marie Turner, Derrick Fitzpatrick, Lucy Papalia and Wendy Giraudo who got the donkey prize for last place! Even the lads entered the hat competition—Derrick Fitzpatrick, Derek Newton and Fred Younger. Hats Galore! Everyone was a winner at the Melbourne Cup lunch! Second place—Annette raided her paint box! Wendy won first prize with her fishing themed hat—complete with net and painted boat and fish. Third place was Paula’s living gardening hat! Left—top to bottom: Marion Power Bev Johnson Beni Wright The food was good too! Christmas Lunch 2014 This year’s Christmas Lunch will be held at : The Secret Garden, 64 Angelo Street, South Perth on Tuesday, 9th December at 12 o’clock. Every year at the Christmas Lunch, each member brings along a hand-painted Christmas card and envelope—they are all displayed and those present (or an unsuspecting passer-by!) vote on whichever card they like best. This card is then sent to our Patron, Dr. Ken Michael and the winner receives a small gift. The remaining cards are placed in a box and each member who brought a card, picks another out of the box to keep. Its another good way to wind down at the end of the year—and to get to know your fellow members. Please sign the list at the next meeting or contact Annette Wallman 9284 1074 [email protected] 3 Member News Just recently Richard Hardwick’s wife, Jessica, had a kidney removed. Richard is proving to be a first-class nurse and carer and we are very pleased to hear that Jessica is well on the road to recovery. So much so that she has penned an amusing ditty which we just had to share Kidney Ode by Jessica Hardwick (with apologies to Pam Ayres) I ‘ad a little kidney, i’ve ‘ad it all me life ....and I am ‘ere to tell you, it’s caused a lot of strife And I am ‘ere to tell you, tell you without a doubt I’m going to be mooch better, ‘cause I’ve ‘ad the booger out!! In other member news, congratulations to Richard Bristow who won “Alcoa Acquisitive prize” at Boddington and to Jillian Brown who won “Schlam Acquisitive prize” at Boddington as well as winning 2nd prize “People’s choice. A good weekend for our members Sorry for the slightly late news, but we wanted to share that Lois French also won at Cockburn, she received a “ Highly commended” for her artwork. In addition Richard Bristow had the Cockburn Council purchase one of his paintings and the Mayor of Cockburn bought a painting from Richard as well. Next Meeting DATE : TIME : Tuesday, 18th November Rotary Hall, Sandgate St, South Perth 9.30 am exchange of books, DVDs, videos from the library 10.00 am Meeting commences. GUEST HOUR: Our presentation this week features Valerie Parker. She will share with us the History of the Watercolour Society which she has been compiling into a wonderful book for the society. Valerie will also bring along some of her private collection of artworks by watercolour members from years gone by. These works are extremely interesting and inspiring. We will have a brief intro from Judith Eleuteri and her Husband who have recently taken over HU Kendall & Co Stationery and Art Supplies. Judith is keen to let our members know about the products relating to watercolour they have available. She will bring samples and brochures for us to look at. Contacts NAME EMAIL PHONE President Susan Payne [email protected] 9405 8564 0402 521 144 Vice President Website Manager Susan Moss [email protected] 9371 8825 040 908 6694 Secretary Annette Wallman [email protected] 9284 1074 040 929 0695 Postal Address 27 University Avenue Churchlands WA 6108 Treasurer Derek Newton [email protected] 9405 2824 0477 026 403 11 Huntsville Court Wanneroo 6065 Newsletter Editor Alice Pfau [email protected] Website www.watercolourswa.org.au 0409 527 447 4 THANK YOU !! The Watercolour Society of WA wishes to sincerely thank the following for their generosity as sponsors of this exhibition. Bob & Sabrina Maumill Shop 2/ 290 South Street, Hilton WA 6163 Ph: 9314 1201 [email protected] www.admiralprinting.com Sandie Schroder WA Sales and Art Material Specialist Office: 08 9293 3033 Mobile: 0410 456 532 Email: [email protected] www.artscene.com.au 5
© Copyright 2024