BAIRNSDALE & DISTRICT ARTS SOCIETY NEWSLETTER Gael Rand Editor February 2019 February has been a busy month at the Arts Centre with Classes starting in Drawing, Painting, Pastel, Coloured Pencil, and Junior & Teen Art with good attendances in all sessions. Plus our first weekend Workshop for the year.

Max Wilks Pastel Workshop 16/17 FebruaryA ‘full house’ enjoyed this pastel landscape workshop with a highly regarded tutor in Max Wilks. Max demonstrated his great skills as a pastel artist completing several paintings during the 2 days. Max taught his style of ‘layering’ the pastels using strong colours on a black surface to great effect. This method was new to most, however some really good results emerged from the participants.

Max Wilks coastal scene at Whitby UK Lorraine Clarkson’s forest scene with beautiful rendition of light.

VALE: Lorraine Pattison (1945-2019) The many friends of Lorraine were so sorry to learn she lost her battle with cancer and died at home on 31st January. Lorraine will be remembered as a lovely caring person with a beautiful manner. She will be sadly missed.

Lorraine’s Art Society friends attended her funeral service on 8th February.

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‘GLORIOUS GIPPSLAND’ EASTER ART SHOWThe ‘Glorious Gippsland’ Sub-Committee is now meeting fortnightly to keep on top of all that needs doing to present the Exhibition. At the last meeting Trish Wagstaff reported good results in our Sponsorship Drive with many local businesses & some individuals offering to sponsor a prize for the upcoming Exhibition at Easter. It’s not an easy task asking for sponsorship and we greatly appreciate the work of our Committee members and the generosity of our local sponsors.

Special Prize for an ‘Emerging Artist’ - $500 Framing Voucher

Sponsored by Focus Photography & Framing, this is an additional prize for the show, aimed at encouraging an ‘up and coming’ Artist.

Our main aim now is to promote entries into the Exhibition, so please enter your artworks and ‘spread the word’ to other Artists you know to enter also. It’s East Gippsland’s biggest Art Show with a total prize pool of $6400. It will be widely promoted to attract local people and the many tourists in the area at Easter.Entry forms are online at: www.gloriousgippsland.org.au OR phone 0438 209771

PLEASE BE ASSURED THE SUBJECT OF YOUR PAINTING DOES NOT NEED TO BE OF ‘GIPPSLAND’, IT CAN BE ANY

SUBJECT OF YOUR CHOICE.

NOTE: Stretch canvasses do NOT need to be framed, but

must have suitable wire and ‘D’ rings for hanging.

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CAN YOU SPARE A MORNING OR AFTERNOON TO SELL RAFFLE

TICKETS FOR THE EASTER ART SHOW? Times and Dates are listed below – please help if you can by

phoning Trish Wagstaff on 0408 564281

1ST Prize is this beautiful painting ‘Mallacoota Reflections’ by Margaret Lomas who donated her painting for the raffle.

RAFFLE ROSTER – 3 HOUR SHIFT EITHER MORNING OR AFTERNOON

Date Time Location (2 Per shift)Tues 26 March 9am-12noon Lucke’s

Wed 27 March 9am-12noon Coles12noon-3pm Coles

Thurs 28 March 12noon-3pm Eastwood Shopping Centre

Tues 2 April 9am-12noon Lucke’s12noon-3pm

Wed 3 April 9am-12noon Coles` 12noon-3pm

Thurs 4 April 9am-12noon Eastwood Shopping Centre

12noon-3pm

Tues 9 April 9am-12noon Lucke’s12noon-3pm

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EXHIBITION SUCCESS BY ART SOCIETY MEMBERS Animalia at Amegilla: by Carolyn

Corr and Sue TuffnellA wonderful selection of animal & bird drawings and paintings on show at the Amegilla Gallery in Main Street, Bruthen. Be sure to

take a look.

Carolyn Corr (middle) with Carol Rogers Sue Tufnell with some of her and Liz Morrison at the Opening artworks displayed

PROGRAM OF WEEKEND WORKSHOPS 2019Date Tutor Medium May 18/19 Kate Jenvey Coloured Pencils

June 22/23 Ted Berry Oils August 17/18 Cynthia Boyle Drawing October 19/20 Julie Goldspink Watercolours

ART SOCIETY - LUCKE’S REWARDS PROGRAMThe Art Society has joined David Lucke’s Loyalty Customer Reward Program for Community Groups. TAGS are available at the Arts Centre for you to pick-up. Each time you shop at Lucke’s just have your tag scanned at the checkout and the Arts Society will receive 1% of your total purchase amount. Additionally when you shop on a Thursday you will receive a 5% discount on your purchases.

Newsletter of the Bairnsdale & District Arts Society IncEmail: artsocietyemail@gmail.com Phone: 0438 209771

Editor: Gael Rand - President