Monthly Meeting Tuesday June 10th - Josephine Blue 'Photography & Camera Techniques'

This month we are delighted to welcome Josephine Blue, a well known artist and photographer in the Hawkesbury to our Monthly Meeting for June Tuesday the 10th at the Stans Stevens Studio, Deerubbin Centre, George St, Windsor - 7.30pm

Josephine will be talking to us about Camera Techniques and Photography in relation to Art

• Camera terminology and what all the numbers mean such as f/stops, shutter speed, ISO, WB, +/- , VR, TV, AV, MF, AF …

• How a camera's settings affect the final image in terms of what is in focus

• Why "auto" isn't always the best option

• Everyone's camera may be different, but they all have similar functions

• People are invited to bring their own camera and learn something about it to take better photos

• Everyone has a different reason for taking photos, and artists use photos as a tool for memory, for reference, or inspiration for an artwork 

To find out more about Josephine you can see the link here http://bluegallery.josephineblue.com.au

Both Members and Non Members are welcome to join us for our meetings to view
an inspirational artist at work each month, as well as the opportunity to
enjoy networking with like-minded art enthusiasts.

7.30pm Tuesday 10th June at the Stan Stevens Studio, Windsor Library,
Deerubbin Centre, George St, Windsor (Please arrange to park outside of
Library due to carpark early closure)

Entry is $5 for MTAS members and visitors (includes supper) For Enquiries
phone Sharron on 02 4572 5580 or www.mtas.com.au

Macquarie Towns Art Society has been active in the Hawkesbury area for over
50 years and new memberships with the society are always welcome.
For further details for memberships please contact Satya on 0405 337 652

May 13th Monthly Meeting & Demo: Judy Brownlie

In May we are very pleased to have Judy Brownlie for our Monthly Meeting on May 13th at 7.30pm in the Stan Stevens Studio, Deerubbin Centre, George St, Windsor.

For this demonstration Judy will be using oil paint on canvas and the subject will be still life with flowers.

Judy is a painter in Oil, Pastel, Watercolour and Mixed Media. She especially enjoys painting plein air, portraits, still life and the never ending delights in nature. Judy's work is primarily done at Le nid Studio which is set in a large garden at her home.

A well known figure in the art scene of the Hawkesbury as well as having quite a number of accolades further afield. Judy is a member of the prestigious Royal Art Society. Her most recent achievement was having her work acquired as the winning piece for the Friends of the Hawkesbury Art Collection Acquisitive Exhibition.

Judy will also be doing a Workshop with us for a full day on 21st June 2014 out at our Yarramundi Community Centre - Still Life in Oils. Judy will be setting up a still life for each person attending so that each painting will be different.

Both Members and Non Members are welcome to join us for our meetings to view an inspirational artist at work each month, as well as the opportunity to enjoy networking with like-minded art enthusiasts.

7.30pm Tuesday 13th May at the Stan Stevens Studio, Windsor Library, Deerubbin Centre, George St, Windsor (Please arrange to park outside of Library due to car park early closure)

Entry is $5 for MTAS members and visitors (includes supper) For Enquiries phone Sharron on 02 4572 5580 or www.mtas.com.au

Macquarie Towns Art Society has been active in the Hawkesbury area for over 50 years and New memberships with the society are always welcome.

For further details for memberships please contact Satya on 0405 337 652

Autumn Exhibition May 23rd - 25th

April 8th Monthly Meeting & Demo: Sue White

In April we will welcome Sue White for our Monthly Meeting on April 8th at 7.30pm in the Stan Stevens Studio, Deerubbin Centre, George St, Windsor.

Sue will be demonstrating the art of Chinese Brush painting.

Chinese or Oriental composition is quite different to Western approaches to art. The style tries to capture a 'moment in time', which might include only part of a larger subject. The Oriental way of presenting a picture, its framing and preservation are quite at odds with Western concepts.

Chinese Brush Painting does not seek to 'include every leaf'. Instead it contains only enough for recognition of the subject and its character - rather like a caricature. The attitude of the subject is all important. The interplay of the brush strokes, and the space surrounding them is carefully orchestrated. The relationship of the strokes to the edges of the paper must be considered while painting.

To see a video on youtube on Chinese Brush painting click here (Please note this is not Sue White in the video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF3EbR8y8go

Both Members and Non Members are welcome to join us for our meetings to view an inspirational artist at work each month, as well as the opportunity to enjoy networking with like-minded art enthusiasts.

7.30pm Tuesday 8th April at the Stan Stevens Studio, Windsor Library, Deerubbin Centre, George St, Windsor (Please arrange to park outside of Library due to car park early closure)

Entry is $5 for MTAS members and visitors (includes supper) For Enquiries phone Sharron on 02 4572 5580 or www.mtas.com.au

Macquarie Towns Art Society has been active in the Hawkesbury area for over 50 years and New memberships with the society are always welcome.
For further details for memberships please contact Satya on 0405 337 652

April School Holiday Workshops, 2014

We have our School Holiday kids Workshops on again for April.

	10am - 12nn	1pm - 3pm
Mon 14th April	Make Clay Bunnies	Draw Dragons
Tue 15th April	Watercolours	Draw Fairies and Mermaids
Wed 16th April	Jewellery	Pottery
Thu 17th April	Paint a Landscape	Treasure Boxes
Fri 18th - 21st	Easter Long Weekend
Tue 22nd April	Pottery	Draw Dinosaurs
Wed 23rd April	Cartooning	Decorate Easter Eggs
Thu 24th April	Draw Teddies and Toys	Draw Bugs and Butterflies
Fri 25th April	Anzac Day

Cost: $14 per 2hr workshop; all equipment supplied.

Venue: Richmond Art Supplies,
Shop 10 Magnolia Mall,
285 Windsor St, Richmond

Bookings Essential: phone Deidre 0412 979731

MTAS: Art in Action 2014 - May 16 - 18th

In 2014 Art in Action is once again on the Combined Art Societies of Sydney’s calendar, on the 16^th, 17^th, 18^th MAY!   

21 top artists will once again tutor over 45 workshops during the course of the three weekend, at the Merroo Conference Centre at Kurrajong and we would love you to join us there!

Attached is the 2014 Booking Form.   You will notice that there are several tutors who are first time tutors to Art in Action – portrait painter Lesley O’Shea, oil painter Steve Underwood, mixed media artist Patricia Reust from the TV series ‘Colour in your Life’,  and watercolourist Susie Murphie.  Also new to Art in Action is the Encaustics workshop (working with wax) with 2 new tutors – Cathy Garrod and Kym Morris (from MTAS :> )

Returning to Art in Action after a stint away will be oil painter Charlie Tong from Melbourne, and Acrylic artist Chris Seale from Queensland.  Once again Herman Pekel will return to Art in Action only this year Herman will be there for the oil painters. Using his incredible expertise he will tutor three workshops over the weekend using oils rather than his usual watercolour/acrylics.

Check out the attached Art in Action Booklet and take a look at the workshops there – there is bound to be a workshop that will be of interest to you, and we would love to see you once again at Art in Action.

The Art in Action details are also available on the CASS website – www.combinedartsocieties.com

This is a wonderful event that is just on our doorstep up in Kurrajong and very much worth attendance to learn and mix with top level excellent artists and friends.

Look forward to seeing you there,

MTAS: March 11th Monthly Meeting & Demo: Graham Cheney

We welcome Graham Cheney for our March Monthly Meeting on March 11th at 7.30pm in the Stan Stevens Studio, Deerubbin Centre, George St, Windsor.

The subject will be Figurative Monoprint, Pastels and Paint.

Graham Cheney has a Masters of Fine Art (MFA) from COFA UNSW, focusing on, ‘History Painting within an expanded field of art’. His work solidifies the pursuits of a contemporary reification of history subjects, and locates them within current academic theory. Graham Cheney’s theory also includes a visual model that redefines History painting as part of the existing expanded field of Art.

Graham has been a lecturer in Design at UWS, Director of the Arts West and Arts West business foundation an independent group made up of community government and business leaders, who helped support and foster art initiate in the Western Sydney Region and also Director of The Lyndon Albert Gallery, Windsor.

His interest lies mainly with contemporary works, having numerous solo and group exhibitions and Judging many Art awards and prizes.

To see more please visit www.grahamcheney.com

I am attaching some information also – If you can put up the poster anywhere please do so.

We look forward to seeing Graham's style at our demonstration.

Both Members and Non Members are welcome to join us for our meetings to view an inspirational artist at work each month, as well as the opportunity to enjoy networking with like-minded art enthusiasts.

7.30pm Tuesday 11th March at the Stan Stevens Studio, Windsor Library, Deerubbin Centre, George St, Windsor (Please arrange to park outside of Library due to carpark early closure)

Entry is $5 for MTAS members and visitors (includes supper) For Enquiries phone Sharron on 02 4572 5580 or www.mtas.com.au

Macquarie Towns Art Society has been active in the Hawkesbury area for over 50 years and New memberships with the society are always welcome.
For further details for memberships please contact Satya on 0405 337 652