AN ARTIST A WEEK - 2023
Join us for an artist a week over winter at Mist Gallery.
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July 27-Aug 3
Sara Turnbull-Turia August 3-10 Nayana Iliffe August 10-17 Andia Cally August 17-24 Cheryl Hart |
CHERYL HART - Spring Delights (Aug 17-24)
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I live in the beautiful Northern Rivers, NSW, Australia. I love to create beautiful intuitive and unique artworks exploring the enduring nature of life. I began my working career in Accounting and worked in finance for 20 years. I picked up my first paint brush in 2002, and what started as a hobby has turned into a lifelong passion. I have a fascination for Angelic and Etheric Artwork, and in my own work I love creating paintings infused with symbology. I enjoy reading about art history, and I’m deeply inspired by the Italian Renaissance Artists, Michelangelo, Sandro Botticelli and Fra Angelico.
The paintings in this exhibit draw on the inner visions and guiding symbols that have reminded me that beyond every winter season there is a spring. Bringing new beginnings, and signs of hope. Each piece has become a different way to express the beauty of seasonal change. The charcoals pieces represent the contrast of winter to spring. The rawness of the charcoal is the perfect medium to explore the duality we often see in nature and our own life during the winter season. The oil paintings bring in luscious colour and a new level of warmth. What inspires me: I love exploring the undefined and limitless nature of life, feeling into the essence of who we are, which to me is divine. We are so much more than our physical form, yet the study of the human form illuminates our divinity. I have a fascination for Angelic and Etheric Artwork, and I’ve been inspired in my own work to explore the texture of feathers which symbolise the beautiful guiding presence around us, working with their delicate nature bringing texture and softness to their presence on the canvas. |
Wild Rose 2022 - Cheryl Hart
A$3,600.00
Cheryl Hart
Wild Rose 2022
Oil
76.3 x 76.3 (3.7)
$3600
I live in the beautiful Northern Rivers, NSW, Australia. I love to create beautiful intuitive and unique artworks exploring the enduring nature of life. I began my working career in Accounting and worked in finance for 20 years. I picked up my first paint brush in 2002, and what started as a hobby has turned into a lifelong passion. I have a fascination for Angelic and Etheric Artwork, and in my own work I love creating paintings infused with symbology. I enjoy reading about art history, and I’m deeply inspired by the Italian Renaissance Artists, Michelangelo, Sandro Botticelli and Fra Angelico.
ANDIA CALLY - A Common Thread (Aug 10-17)
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Self-taught, Murwillumbah-based emerging artist, Andia Cally, takes inspiration from the beautiful caldera and coastal regions she has called home since 2012.
Inspired by the infinite beauty and intricacy of nature and fuelled by a passion for social and environmental justice, Andia’s work invites the viewer to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the natural world and their place in it, with a sense of wonder. Andia’s mixed media pieces reveal her love of colour, texture and pattern. She combines acrylic painting, mark making, stitching and collage to explore our interconnectedness with the earth and all its inhabitants. Her whimsical, abstracted images highlight and hero the beauty and animism of the natural world. This is Andia’s second solo exhibition, her first focusing on painting alone. Andia has participated in six group shows that feature her painting and photography in the past year, including one she curated. A Common Thread. "Trees breathe what we exhale. We need what the tree exhales. So, we have a common destiny with the tree. You should treat everything as spirit and realise that we are one family....We are all connected. We all belong." Floyd Red Crow Westerman. From forests to oceans, invertebrates to apex predators, every species of flora and fauna plays a role in creating balance and harmony on our planet. Like dropping a stitch, removing one species of plant or animal can have dire effects on a series of inter-reliant relationships, causing entire ecosystems to collapse. This exhibition highlights the importance of our kinship and connection with nature as the common thread that is pivotal to her survival, as well as our own. Multi-media artist, Andia Cally represents the beauty and complexity of landscapes and individual elements in nature that are teaming with life and interwoven with the stories and songlines that Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples have shared for millennia. Each piece honours the sacred, life-sustaining and reciprocal relationship between Mother Nature and humanity. |
At Home in Nature, 2023 - Andia Cally
A$650.00
Andia Cally
At Home in Nature, 2023
Mixed media,
Watercolour, acrylic paint, acrylic markers and stitching on canvas
41cm x 29cm (3.8cm)
$650
Self-taught, Murwillumbah-based emerging artist, Andia Cally, takes inspiration from the beautiful caldera and coastal regions she has called home since 2012.
Inspired by the infinite beauty and intricacy of nature and fuelled by a passion for social and environmental justice, Andia’s work invites the viewer to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the natural world and their place in it, with a sense of wonder.
Andia’s mixed media pieces reveal her love of colour, texture and pattern. She combines acrylic painting, mark making, stitching and collage to explore our interconnectedness with the earth and all its inhabitants. Her whimsical, abstracted images highlight and hero the beauty and animism of the natural world.
This is Andia’s second solo exhibition, her first focusing on painting alone. Andia has participated in six group shows that feature her painting and photography in the past year, including one she curated.
A Common Thread
"Trees breathe what we exhale. We need what the tree exhales. So, we have a common destiny with the tree. You should treat everything as spirit and realise that we are one family....We are all connected. We all belong." Floyd Red Crow Westerman.
From forests to oceans, invertebrates to apex predators, every species of flora and fauna plays a role in creating balance and harmony on our planet. Like dropping a stitch, removing one species of plant or animal can have dire effects on a series of inter-reliant relationships, causing entire ecosystems to collapse.
This exhibition highlights the importance of our kinship and connection with nature as the common thread that is pivotal to her survival, as well as our own.
Multi-media artist, Andia Cally represents the beauty and complexity of landscapes and individual elements in nature that are teaming with life and interwoven with the stories and songlines that Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples have shared for millennia.
Each piece honours the sacred, life-sustaining and reciprocal relationship between Mother Nature and humanity.
Can’t see the Trees for the Wood, 2023 - Andia Cally
A$1,800.00
Andia Cally
Can’t see the Trees for the Wood, 2023
Mixed media
Acrylic paint, acrylic markers and stitching on canvas
76.2 x 76.2cm (4cm)
$1800
Cut from the Same Cloth, 2023 - Andia Cally
A$650.00
Andia Cally
Cut from the Same Cloth, 2023
Mixed media,
Acrylic paint, acrylic markers and stitching on canvas
41cm x 29cm (3.8cm)
$650
Self-taught, Murwillumbah-based emerging artist, Andia Cally, takes inspiration from the beautiful caldera and coastal regions she has called home since 2012.
Inspired by the infinite beauty and intricacy of nature and fuelled by a passion for social and environmental justice, Andia’s work invites the viewer to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the natural world and their place in it, with a sense of wonder.
Andia’s mixed media pieces reveal her love of colour, texture and pattern. She combines acrylic painting, mark making, stitching and collage to explore our interconnectedness with the earth and all its inhabitants. Her whimsical, abstracted images highlight and hero the beauty and animism of the natural world.
This is Andia’s second solo exhibition, her first focusing on painting alone. Andia has participated in six group shows that feature her painting and photography in the past year, including one she curated.
A Common Thread
"Trees breathe what we exhale. We need what the tree exhales. So, we have a common destiny with the tree. You should treat everything as spirit and realise that we are one family....We are all connected. We all belong." Floyd Red Crow Westerman.
From forests to oceans, invertebrates to apex predators, every species of flora and fauna plays a role in creating balance and harmony on our planet. Like dropping a stitch, removing one species of plant or animal can have dire effects on a series of inter-reliant relationships, causing entire ecosystems to collapse.
This exhibition highlights the importance of our kinship and connection with nature as the common thread that is pivotal to her survival, as well as our own.
Multi-media artist, Andia Cally represents the beauty and complexity of landscapes and individual elements in nature that are teaming with life and interwoven with the stories and songlines that Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples have shared for millennia.
Each piece honours the sacred, life-sustaining and reciprocal relationship between Mother Nature and humanity.
Emergence: No Mud, No Lotus, 2023 - Andia Cally
A$1,800.00
Andia Cally
Emergence: No Mud, No Lotus, 2023
Acrylic paint and acrylic markers on canvas
76.2 x 76.2cm (4cm)
$1800
Self-taught, Murwillumbah-based emerging artist, Andia Cally, takes inspiration from the beautiful caldera and coastal regions she has called home since 2012.
Inspired by the infinite beauty and intricacy of nature and fuelled by a passion for social and environmental justice, Andia’s work invites the viewer to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the natural world and their place in it, with a sense of wonder.
Andia’s mixed media pieces reveal her love of colour, texture and pattern. She combines acrylic painting, mark making, stitching and collage to explore our interconnectedness with the earth and all its inhabitants. Her whimsical, abstracted images highlight and hero the beauty and animism of the natural world.
This is Andia’s second solo exhibition, her first focusing on painting alone. Andia has participated in six group shows that feature her painting and photography in the past year, including one she curated.
A Common Thread
"Trees breathe what we exhale. We need what the tree exhales. So, we have a common destiny with the tree. You should treat everything as spirit and realise that we are one family....We are all connected. We all belong." Floyd Red Crow Westerman.
From forests to oceans, invertebrates to apex predators, every species of flora and fauna plays a role in creating balance and harmony on our planet. Like dropping a stitch, removing one species of plant or animal can have dire effects on a series of inter-reliant relationships, causing entire ecosystems to collapse.
This exhibition highlights the importance of our kinship and connection with nature as the common thread that is pivotal to her survival, as well as our own.
Multi-media artist, Andia Cally represents the beauty and complexity of landscapes and individual elements in nature that are teaming with life and interwoven with the stories and songlines that Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples have shared for millennia.
Each piece honours the sacred, life-sustaining and reciprocal relationship between Mother Nature and humanity.
Galactic Gastropod, 2023 - Andia Cally
A$1,800.00
Andia Cally
Galactic Gastropod, 2023
Mixed media
Acrylic paint, acrylic markers and stitching on canvas
76.2 x 76.2cm (4cm)
$1800
Self-taught, Murwillumbah-based emerging artist, Andia Cally, takes inspiration from the beautiful caldera and coastal regions she has called home since 2012.
Inspired by the infinite beauty and intricacy of nature and fuelled by a passion for social and environmental justice, Andia’s work invites the viewer to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the natural world and their place in it, with a sense of wonder.
Andia’s mixed media pieces reveal her love of colour, texture and pattern. She combines acrylic painting, mark making, stitching and collage to explore our interconnectedness with the earth and all its inhabitants. Her whimsical, abstracted images highlight and hero the beauty and animism of the natural world.
This is Andia’s second solo exhibition, her first focusing on painting alone. Andia has participated in six group shows that feature her painting and photography in the past year, including one she curated.
A Common Thread
"Trees breathe what we exhale. We need what the tree exhales. So, we have a common destiny with the tree. You should treat everything as spirit and realise that we are one family....We are all connected. We all belong." Floyd Red Crow Westerman.
From forests to oceans, invertebrates to apex predators, every species of flora and fauna plays a role in creating balance and harmony on our planet. Like dropping a stitch, removing one species of plant or animal can have dire effects on a series of inter-reliant relationships, causing entire ecosystems to collapse.
This exhibition highlights the importance of our kinship and connection with nature as the common thread that is pivotal to her survival, as well as our own.
Multi-media artist, Andia Cally represents the beauty and complexity of landscapes and individual elements in nature that are teaming with life and interwoven with the stories and songlines that Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples have shared for millennia.
Each piece honours the sacred, life-sustaining and reciprocal relationship between Mother Nature and humanity.
Hanging by a Thread, 2023 - Andia Cally
A$650.00
Andia Cally
Hanging by a Thread, 2023
Mixed media,
Acrylic paint, acrylic markers and stitching on canvas
41cm x 29cm (3.8cm)
$650
Self-taught, Murwillumbah-based emerging artist, Andia Cally, takes inspiration from the beautiful caldera and coastal regions she has called home since 2012.
Inspired by the infinite beauty and intricacy of nature and fuelled by a passion for social and environmental justice, Andia’s work invites the viewer to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the natural world and their place in it, with a sense of wonder.
Andia’s mixed media pieces reveal her love of colour, texture and pattern. She combines acrylic painting, mark making, stitching and collage to explore our interconnectedness with the earth and all its inhabitants. Her whimsical, abstracted images highlight and hero the beauty and animism of the natural world.
This is Andia’s second solo exhibition, her first focusing on painting alone. Andia has participated in six group shows that feature her painting and photography in the past year, including one she curated.
A Common Thread
"Trees breathe what we exhale. We need what the tree exhales. So, we have a common destiny with the tree. You should treat everything as spirit and realise that we are one family....We are all connected. We all belong." Floyd Red Crow Westerman.
From forests to oceans, invertebrates to apex predators, every species of flora and fauna plays a role in creating balance and harmony on our planet. Like dropping a stitch, removing one species of plant or animal can have dire effects on a series of inter-reliant relationships, causing entire ecosystems to collapse.
This exhibition highlights the importance of our kinship and connection with nature as the common thread that is pivotal to her survival, as well as our own.
Multi-media artist, Andia Cally represents the beauty and complexity of landscapes and individual elements in nature that are teaming with life and interwoven with the stories and songlines that Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples have shared for millennia.
Each piece honours the sacred, life-sustaining and reciprocal relationship between Mother Nature and humanity.
Interwoven, 2023 - Andia Cally
A$1,800.00
Andia Cally
Interwoven, 2023
Mixed media
Acrylic paint acrylic markers and stitching on canvas
76.2 x 76.2cm (4cm)
$1800
Self-taught, Murwillumbah-based emerging artist, Andia Cally, takes inspiration from the beautiful caldera and coastal regions she has called home since 2012.
Inspired by the infinite beauty and intricacy of nature and fuelled by a passion for social and environmental justice, Andia’s work invites the viewer to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the natural world and their place in it, with a sense of wonder.
Andia’s mixed media pieces reveal her love of colour, texture and pattern. She combines acrylic painting, mark making, stitching and collage to explore our interconnectedness with the earth and all its inhabitants. Her whimsical, abstracted images highlight and hero the beauty and animism of the natural world.
This is Andia’s second solo exhibition, her first focusing on painting alone. Andia has participated in six group shows that feature her painting and photography in the past year, including one she curated.
A Common Thread
"Trees breathe what we exhale. We need what the tree exhales. So, we have a common destiny with the tree. You should treat everything as spirit and realise that we are one family....We are all connected. We all belong." Floyd Red Crow Westerman.
From forests to oceans, invertebrates to apex predators, every species of flora and fauna plays a role in creating balance and harmony on our planet. Like dropping a stitch, removing one species of plant or animal can have dire effects on a series of inter-reliant relationships, causing entire ecosystems to collapse.
This exhibition highlights the importance of our kinship and connection with nature as the common thread that is pivotal to her survival, as well as our own.
Multi-media artist, Andia Cally represents the beauty and complexity of landscapes and individual elements in nature that are teaming with life and interwoven with the stories and songlines that Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples have shared for millennia.
Each piece honours the sacred, life-sustaining and reciprocal relationship between Mother Nature and humanity.
Leaf Cycle, 2023 - Andia Cally
A$1,800.00
Andia Cally
Leaf Cycle, 2023
Mixed media
Acrylic paint, acrylic markers and stitching on canvas
76.2 x 76.2cm (4cm)
$1800
Self-taught, Murwillumbah-based emerging artist, Andia Cally, takes inspiration from the beautiful caldera and coastal regions she has called home since 2012.
Inspired by the infinite beauty and intricacy of nature and fuelled by a passion for social and environmental justice, Andia’s work invites the viewer to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the natural world and their place in it, with a sense of wonder.
Andia’s mixed media pieces reveal her love of colour, texture and pattern. She combines acrylic painting, mark making, stitching and collage to explore our interconnectedness with the earth and all its inhabitants. Her whimsical, abstracted images highlight and hero the beauty and animism of the natural world.
This is Andia’s second solo exhibition, her first focusing on painting alone. Andia has participated in six group shows that feature her painting and photography in the past year, including one she curated.
A Common Thread
"Trees breathe what we exhale. We need what the tree exhales. So, we have a common destiny with the tree. You should treat everything as spirit and realise that we are one family....We are all connected. We all belong." Floyd Red Crow Westerman.
From forests to oceans, invertebrates to apex predators, every species of flora and fauna plays a role in creating balance and harmony on our planet. Like dropping a stitch, removing one species of plant or animal can have dire effects on a series of inter-reliant relationships, causing entire ecosystems to collapse.
This exhibition highlights the importance of our kinship and connection with nature as the common thread that is pivotal to her survival, as well as our own.
Multi-media artist, Andia Cally represents the beauty and complexity of landscapes and individual elements in nature that are teaming with life and interwoven with the stories and songlines that Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples have shared for millennia.
Each piece honours the sacred, life-sustaining and reciprocal relationship between Mother Nature and humanity.
Verdant Valley, 2023 - Andia Cally
A$1,800.00
Andia Cally
Verdant Valley, 2023
Mixed media, Acrylic paint, acrylic markers and collage on canvas
76.2 x 76.2cm (4cm)
$1800
Self-taught, Murwillumbah-based emerging artist, Andia Cally, takes inspiration from the beautiful caldera and coastal regions she has called home since 2012.
Inspired by the infinite beauty and intricacy of nature and fuelled by a passion for social and environmental justice, Andia’s work invites the viewer to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the natural world and their place in it, with a sense of wonder.
Andia’s mixed media pieces reveal her love of colour, texture and pattern. She combines acrylic painting, mark making, stitching and collage to explore our interconnectedness with the earth and all its inhabitants. Her whimsical, abstracted images highlight and hero the beauty and animism of the natural world.
This is Andia’s second solo exhibition, her first focusing on painting alone. Andia has participated in six group shows that feature her painting and photography in the past year, including one she curated.
A Common Thread
"Trees breathe what we exhale. We need what the tree exhales. So, we have a common destiny with the tree. You should treat everything as spirit and realise that we are one family....We are all connected. We all belong." Floyd Red Crow Westerman.
From forests to oceans, invertebrates to apex predators, every species of flora and fauna plays a role in creating balance and harmony on our planet. Like dropping a stitch, removing one species of plant or animal can have dire effects on a series of inter-reliant relationships, causing entire ecosystems to collapse.
This exhibition highlights the importance of our kinship and connection with nature as the common thread that is pivotal to her survival, as well as our own.
Multi-media artist, Andia Cally represents the beauty and complexity of landscapes and individual elements in nature that are teaming with life and interwoven with the stories and songlines that Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples have shared for millennia.
Each piece honours the sacred, life-sustaining and reciprocal relationship between Mother Nature and humanity.
Nayana Iliffe - Into the Wild (Aug 3 - 10)
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Join us for the opening event on Saturday 5th August at 2pm.
Artist and Illustrator Nayana Iliffe creates intricate, realistic colour pencil drawings for your home and heart. A graduate from The National Art School in East Sydney Australia, she then went on to work extensively within the film industry on both Australian and International productions. Props Making, Costume Design and Scenic Art were some of the many areas she worked (and played) in. Specialising in colour pencil illustrations, Nayana has collaborated with Chocolate companies, Greeting Card manufacturers, Clothing ranges and Nursery bedding and decor. Nayana is part of a collective of artisans at the M-Arts precinct in Murwillumbah in northern NSW. You can find her here in her studio/shop and this is where all of her wonderful illustrations are created. ‘In To The Wild’ is a collection of works inspired by nature and my love of drawing. I like to imagine these beautiful creatures as if they were posing for formal portraits, allowing me to capture a glimpse of their personality and character through my intricate and realistic drawings. Through my illustrations I invite you to appreciate the beauty and individuality of the animal kingdom and experience all of the magic that it is. |
Buzz 2023 - Nayana Iliffe
A$325.00
Sold out
Nayana Iliffe
Buzz 2023
colour pencil, marker on archival matt paper
420 x 330 x 20
$325
Artist and Illustrator Nayana Iliffe creates intricate, realistic colour pencil drawings for your home and heart.
A graduate from The National Art School in East Sydney Australia, she then went on to work extensively within the film industry on both Australian and International productions. Props Making, Costume Design and Scenic Art were some of the many areas she worked (and played) in.
Specialising in colour pencil illustrations, Nayana has collaborated with Chocolate companies, Greeting Card manufacturers, Clothing ranges and Nursery bedding and decor.
Nayana is part of a collective of artisans at the M-Arts precinct in Murwillumbah in northern NSW. You can find her here in her studio/shop and this is where all of her wonderful illustrations are created.
‘In To The Wild’ is a collection of works inspired by nature and my love of drawing.
I like to imagine these beautiful creatures as if they were posing for formal portraits, allowing me to capture a glimpse of their personality and character through my intricate and realistic drawings.
Through my illustrations I invite you to appreciate the beauty and individuality of the animal kingdom and experience all of the magic that it is.
Sara Turnbull-Turia: South of the Border (July 27 - Aug 3)
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Raised in New Zealand, Sara has since made Brisbane her home, where last year she took the next step and went full time working from her newly-built granny flat, which for now makes a terrific studio/gallery space. She and her family moved to Australia in 2011 after raising their kids in the UK and Abu Dhabi, and it is there she was given some great opportunities in the art community, rekindling her passion for painting. Following years of living in such a dry climate she realised she had previously taken colourful vistas and even clouds for granted. Our Australian landscapes so varied inspired her to paint in locations travelled to within easy reach.
South of the Border .. a Journey of Discovery: is a collection which came about after a family road trip taking us further afield through beautiful countryside, coastlines and out to the spectacular Blue Mountains. Sunrises there are magnificent. I’m an early riser and holidays are no exception. Walking with flashlight through the cool, still darkness and watching the rolling mist fill the mountain valleys and evaporating before our eyes - magical. Visiting the many lookouts and walking the trails are beautiful experiences and I could not fail to be inspired. Our return home led us through Northern Rivers and the Tweed, where we spend every spare weekend we can. Waking to the sounds of the surf gets me out again with that flashlight and maybe one day I’ll be the first to leave my squeaky footsteps in the soft, cool sands… My Zen |
Up here the Flannels flourish - Sara Turnbull-Turia
A$690.00
Sara Turnbull-Turia
Up here the Flannels flourish
Acrylics
49.5cm x 39cm x 5cm
$690
From the Ashes - Sara Turnbull - Turia
A$1,200.00
A$900.00
Sold out
Sara Turnbull - Turia
From the Ashes
2023
Acrylics
79cm x 79cm x 5.5cm
$1,200
Olley's View - Sara Turnbull-Turia
A$440.00
Sara Turnbull-Turia
Olley’s View
Acrylics
28cm x 28cm x 5.5cm
$440
Whale Watchers - Sara Turnbull-Turia
A$1,750.00
Sara Turnbull-Turia
Whale Watchers
94 x 94cm
Acrylics on canvas
Framed in Oak
$1750
Recently I visited the coast solo for 3 nights of midweek escapism. Purpose being to recharge creative inspiration, It happened to be in the middle of whale migration season and so did not disappoint. I chatted to a couple who come daily to look over the ocean from Hastings Point. What a fabulous ritual and this particular day the whales came in constant succession, breaching almost on queue for us all to see.
Flannel Flurry - Sara Turnbull Turia
A$790.00
Sara Turnbull Turia
Flannel Flurry
Acrylic on canvas
Oak frame
43x63cm
Leila's Curiosities - Sara Turnbull Turia
A$790.00
Sara Turnbull Turia
Leila's Curiosities
Acrylic on canvas
Oak frame
43x63cm
Let's Meet at the Creek - Sara Turnbull Turia
A$670.00
Sara Turnbull Turia
Let's Meet at the Creek
acrylic on canvas
oak frame
53x53cm
$670
First Light - Sara Turnbull Turia
A$1,450.00
Sara Turnbull Turia
First Light
Acrylic on canvas
oak frame
81x104cm
Liquorice All-sorts - Sara Turnbull Turia
A$560.00
Sara Turnbull Turia
Liquorice All-sorts
acrylic on canvas
oak frame
33x33cm
$560
You’re still The One - Sara Turnbull Turia
A$1,250.00
Sara Turnbull Turia
You’re still The One
Acrylic
Oak frame
79cm x 79cm
$1250
A stroll along an uncrowded beach is heavenly to us.
Janice Edwards - To See The World in a Coral Polyp (July 20-27)
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My work is based on personal observation, research and use drawing and oil painting techniques to reproduce the ethereal beauty of coral. My academic background reinforces a sense of urgency to join the conversation expressing my concern about human mistreatment of the environment in the Anthropocene, while also focusing on love, beauty and appreciation of nature.
The concept underpinning my work is that even something as small as a coral polyp has a vital role to play not only in its own ecosystem but in the whole ecosphere, because of an extensive ecological network by which all living things are interconnected. I aim to foreground important functions of coral not always obvious and make the unseen seen by drawing on personal underwater observations to show in large scale, features such as synergy and collaboration, providing habitat and nurturing other organisms, and protecting our land surface from harsh environmental elements such as cyclones, and erosion. All of my paintings are based on my own interactions swimming, diving and snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef, the largest single reef system in the world. I aim to encourage love and appreciation, by investigating and revealing elements in the natural world, usually less obvious such as beauty and collaboration. This is necessary in the Anthropocene in order to protect nature from human abuse and maintain environmental balance. I hope by privileging its beauty and valuable features people will appreciate and protect coral. |
Shirley Peters - New Work (July 13-20)
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I live and work on Dharug Country, at Mulgoa, in the foothills of the Blue Mountains. The local environment is Hawkesbury sandstone, with ancient trees and grasses that survive drought and floods.
These painting are views of the rocks and streams behind my studio. They embrace the colours, the atmosphere and the rush of cool waters after rain. I have also painted scenes from the Blue Mountains. I am pivoting to ‘impressionism’ with this series, as my goal is semi-abstraction. Most of the works have been painted with a palette knife, alla prima. Bio: Having studied fine art at the National Art School and Randwick Tafe, Shirley Peters embarked on a career of graphic design, book illustration, photography and painting. Early figurative and interior works have given way to landscapes, both en plein air and from her studio. She lives on five acres near the bush, with an outbuilding for her studio. An annual Artist Trail sees many visitors, and her YouTube ‘Learn to Paint” series has more than 9,000 followers. Shirley Peters has won awards and prizes in art shows, shown in group and solo exhibitions, and is collected world wide. |
Lynne Wallis - Water and Light - A Dialogue (July 6 - July 13)
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Lynne Wallis: Water and Light - A Dialogue Join us Saturday 8th July at 2pm to meet the artist. As a landscape painter I have long regarded landscape as, “a place of enlightenment and magic”, as John Olsen once described it. My paintings grow from first hand experiences coupled with memories and focus on the essential elements of a landscape, whether that be air, water or earth, creating a reality that transcends specific locations. I aim to evoke the timeless qualities of the natural world and to celebrate the beauty as well as the transient but precious nature of every moment. I enjoy exploring different approaches in my work, though oil remains my preferred medium. Water and light - a dialogue is a collection of works that explores the interaction between water and light in our coastal landscape. It is an interaction that creates infinite variations in surface reflection, translucence and movement and, using a variety of painting approaches, I have tried to capture some of those moments of beauty and magic that water and light create. |
Kylie Findlay - Upon Contemplation
(June 29 - July 6)
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In 2010 I completed a Bachelor of Visual Art at Southern Cross University, majoring in Painting. My current practice is based in Currumbin, Queensland. Working with both acrylic and oil paints, I create mostly abstract landscapes, flora and figurative work, and some portraiture. I’ve been a multiple finalist in the Neumann Portrait and Dean Cogle Portrait Prizes, participated in group exhibitions in Queensland and Victoria, and sold paintings in Australia, NZ, USA, Canada, Norway and the UK.
My work tends to be both expressive and contemplative, and I am particularly interested in creating work that provides a sense of familiarity along with something to discover. Upon Contemplation is about seeking a balance between chaos and perfection. My career as a graphic designer trained me for perfection and precision so, when I paint, I find myself in a battle between loving the messiness of paint marks and instinctively feeling the need to tidy everything up. I am learning to curb my fussiness and embrace the untidiness. What I try to focus on is the expression in the work. Subjects in these pieces revolve conceptually around life, home, and finding my place in my art. A collection of snippets of time, pieced together like collages that hide and reveal layers that came before to build abstract visual stories. |
Josette Macpherson - Falling Water
(June 22-29)
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Josette Macpherson studied fine art in Sydney, before relocating to the Tweed Coast in 2012.
In the last ten years she has pursued mainly commission based work until her recent solo show in April 2022 at Lone Goat Gallery, Byron Bay. Her work explores the unique beauty of local coastlines, waterways and mountain ranges of the Northern regions of New South Wales, with a focus on geography topography. Using a mix of acrylic, oils and cold wax medium on rough hand-stretched linen, she paints in a unique abstract language with organic lines, shapes and texture. Falling water is an exploration of rain, waterways and waterfalls of the Northern Rivers region and as a reaction to the rain and flood events of 2022. After significant rain the run-off from the mountains feeds into the waterfalls and eventually travels down the creeks and rivers. These paintings are mostly based on the waterfalls near my parents house in the Lismore hinterland, Whian Whian and Protestors falls. There was so much devastation and loss caused by the powerful force of falling water, as a people it affected all of us in different ways. For an artist, painting absolutely aids the process of understanding such a surreal time that we all lived through just over a year ago. I have been painting water for almost 5 years and my fascination only grows. As a landscape artist, painting waterways began as a way to explore the ever changing, living and flowing landscape that we incorporate into our daily lifestyle here on the Tweed and surrounding regions. |
Margot Brown - Coastal Vibe (June 15-22)
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Margot Brown has been living in the Northern Rivers area for 10 years. Having begun her passion for painting in Sydney using watercolours, she now mainly uses acrylics, painting larger semi - abstract landscapes, with a coastal vibe. Margot does not have formal training but has attended regular private classes in Sydney, Bangalow, Mullumbimby and currently at Banora Point. She has exhibited previously in Sydney,Canberra and the Southern Highlands. This exhibition will be the first in the Northern Rivers area.
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Steve Cox (Spock) - RED June 8-15
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The intention of my art always, is to communicate and please an audience of one. My favoured medium is oil paint on canvas, I also do drawings using marker pens, coloured pencils and ink on paper at different stages of my artistic process. I use varying techniques and styles either independently or combined in my work.
My art is an expression of my emotional and artistic response to the environment and circumstance I find myself at any given time. Paintings are the end product of storytelling to myself of an evolving narrative, generally me trying to decipher and understand the world around, these works can take weeks or months as I tend to paint when I have a feel for the work I am doing. I enjoy geometric and abstract painting as a form of artistic meditation, experimentation and practice. For the last 25 years my palette has consisted mainly of primary colours and from 1995 I discarded black. I use mainly small to medium chisel and fine point acrylic brushes, applying thin layers of paint to build my colours. I like intimate size canvases with most works under a square metre in size, as my transient lifestyle has meant large canvasses are impractical. |
Jenna Lee Joy Balk - Bringing In Joy
June 1 - 8
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Jenna-Lee has spent her whole life as a creative soul. Growing up in the beautiful hinterland of the Tweed Valley and Byronbay the places she has found herself have become her inspiration. She intuitively paints using her recollection of place, childhood memories and the feeling of nostalgia. Letting the brush flow, guide and take her back to beautiful memories. The Giant palms of Mt Warning that seem to stretch forever, nostalgic rainbows, the breaking shorelines off the East Coast and the land that we walk. “Nostalgia is anchored in the past and holds a trajectory that we choose for the future” Her works are created with consideration of those who have come before us and thoughts of respect to the traditional owners of the land and in particular the Bundjunlung Nation. Jenna-Lee is a qualified Visual Artist an Art teacher and as a mum to three little boys she finds herself shifting back to painting more and more “I want people to feel what I feel when I’m in these places a sense of peace, calm and carefreeness that is invoked within me when I paint”. “I use my art as a way of escaping, it's my relaxation, my happy place. And I want it to become your happy place too”
Bringing In JOY A collection of Vintage feeling landscapes that are reminiscent of place and the feeling of nostalgia created within these places, travel, and the joy that is brought from such things. A tie within the works lies towards a vintage era. Strong connections lie between the works and her heritage exploring family ties and vintage connections. It's about bringing home Joy. Meet the Artist - Sat 3 June 2pm to 4pm. |
Wild Flowers - Jenna-Lee Joy Balk
A$1,180.00
Jenna Lee Joy Balk – Bringing in Joy
Wild Flowers
Acrylic on canvas – oak frame
76x76cm
$1180
Nature’s Bloom - Jenna-Lee Joy Balk
A$1,180.00
Jenna Lee Joy Balk – Bringing in Joy
Nature’s Bloom
Acrylic on canvas – oak frame
76x76cm
$1180
Whispers of a Rosy Reverie - Jenna-Lee Joy
A$2,700.00
Jenna-Lee Joy
Whispers of a Rosy Reverie
Mixed media on canvas
90 x 120 cm
$2700
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landscape artworks serve as visual poems that capture the enchanting dance of light upon the canvas of nature. In each piece, the play of warm hues bathes the scene in a soft, dreamy glow, transforming the ordinary into a realm of extraordinary tranquillity. The gentle stretch of trees, adorned with lush palms, becomes a testament to the rhythmic harmony between land and light. Through these compositions, I aim to evoke a sense of serene warmth, inviting viewers to wander into a dreamscape where the world is painted in the soothing palette of nature's embrace