Mixed media works

Two of my works that will be displayed at the Melbourne International Flower Show from 26th to 20th March at the Exhibition Buildings in Melbourne

30x30cm collage and mixed media on board
Thanks to Anne Warren, @annewarren for her feedback and suggestions.

It was a great season for cherries this year.

 

Enigma

Mixed media on paper 70cm  x 60 cm

This work titled 'Enigma" was created as part of the art exhibition at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, happening 26th -30th March at the Exhibition Buildings. 

            I am participating with the Northern Artists Group  

Three of us

Titled "Three of Us", this painting in mixed media on canvas (90cm x 60cm) will be displayed at the Melbourne International Flower Show from 26th to 20th March at the Exhibition Buildings in Melbourne.

Drawings of pears

These  will be  displayed at the Melbourne International Flower Show from 26th to 20th March at the Exhibition Buildings in Melbourne. They are pencil, ink charcoal on paper33cm x 24 cm

"Collaboration"

"Affinity"

Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show

 It's almost that time of year when our group exhibits art works at the MIFGS. 

Here is a painting that I will exhibit.

It is mixed media, and is 60cm x 50cm and titled Morning still life

It was inspired by a workshop that I did in January with Anne Warren where we used gouache and collage to compose and complete a small work on paper.

Below is the work on paper that I completed in the January workshop. It was fun doing it and Anne shared some very useful techniques. 

Melbourne Collage Meets

 My first visit to the Melbourne Collage Meets group that was established by Anne Warren.

Over coffee in a Cafe we chatted and created. What fun!

The brief was 4cm x 4cm, and here are my tiny works.

It was a very enjoyable meetup, and I look forward to more interesting chats and sharing of ideas and techniques. 

Pillow Talk

 It was such a delight to meet Annie Bolitho at the opening of the Alphington Community Centre Winter Art Show. 

Her Community project The Pillow Quilt Petition aims to raise our awareness of the difficulties involved in recycling pillows. Well they generally aren't recycled. 

Manufacturers such as Tontine have placed dates on their products suggesting that they have a limited life. 

It goes like this.. " ... with normal use we suggest changing it by SEP 2022", encouraging people to throw away perfectly serviceable pillows which are not recyclable.

The art work is a patchwork quilt made up of pieces of pillowcases which have been  used in community art workshops run by Annie.

 Natural dyes and stitching have been used to create designs for the large quilt, and other small artworks that give at least some new life to the pillows.

And on the large quilt there are messages addressed to Tontine and IKEA calling for change.

I do admire artists who engage in community activities that encourage people to see the world differently.