At Home with Marika Varady – Part 2

About the Artwork“Cinders was started at the beginning of the COVID19 pandemic, when the world turned upside down. The only solace I found at that time was that the fires all over Australia were finally starting to burn out and the cinders were subsiding. It is a dual analogy of hope that the world’s disasters settle and peter out like the cinders after a fire”. Marika Varady Curator’s NotesSmoke and flame are a consuming symbol for Marika Varady, whose plumes of cloud and vapour generate an intense and atmospheric immersion into the canvas. In her work, the forces of heat…

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The Making of The Billabong Boudoir Series by Kobie Bosch

About the Artwork SeriesThe Billabong Boudoirs was inspired by a series of events that ocurred towards the end of last year, flowing into 2020, all of them etched vividly in my mind: the strangling drought and the furnace of the bushfires in Australia, and then an overseas trip to Europe and the UK. These events left strong visual impressions on me that begged for closer observation. In these images there seemed to be so much dichotomy: devastation and heartache, beauty and elegance. How to make sense of it all was the challenge that confronted me at the beginning of this…

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‘Artists At Home’ Exhibition

‘Artists At Home’ Exhibition13th June – 19 July Our return to the gallery showcases our artists at home, capturing the beauty that resides in the truthful reality of everyday life. Sometimes the genre of still life glorifies the mundane, bringing powerful presence to the humble pear or the striped tablecloth.Our exhibiting artists, Sally Ryan, Paul McCarthy, Christine Webb, Phil Stallard, Kobie Bosch, Ken Knight, Felicia Aroney and Barbara Goldin, all tell a story about the intricate details of their home or painting ‘plein air’; a natural second home for some of our artists. Please note our new gallery hours are:Friday,…

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Journey through the habitat of Nat Ward

About the Artworks“These new works are reflections of my walks and swims around the Murray River and Wetlands. Rather than interpreting the landscape in a totally realistic way, I am more interested in the nuances being played out within the landscape itself and then in the paintings as I work on them. The negative spaces between the trees for example, the patterns in the grass and water and the ambiguity of space and perspective.It’s important that the paintings are more than an obvious landscape, I want the viewer to almost travel through them; to be intrigued, interested, and enjoy the curiosities of…

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The Rocks paintings by Paul McCarthy

About the Artwork“For years, I have spent many days walking the streets of The Rocks, painting or drawing along the way. On several occasions I have been questioned at length by the local security officers, even given a move along order one day when I was drawing; perhaps I looked ambiguous. I found this magnificent vista of The Rocks from a footpath along the Cahill Expressway. I love this view and have drawn and painted from there several times. I love the clutter and architectural details of the old and charming buildings on the left and the contrast of the…

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