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Spring Drawing Class

Duration -8 weeks
Cost - $200
Each Thursday  beginning August 5th
9am till 12.30pm .
at the Coach House

Kerry’s spring drawing class still has a few places left. We’ll explore a range of media with an emphasis on colour Kerry is happy to take everyone from the absolute beginners to those with experience.

Last Drawing Class at Kendalls Beach.

Body of Work Class
  
Kerry’s ‘Body of Work’ class, which was to be held each Thursday afternoons from August 5th between 1.30 and 5pm for 8 weeks , has insufficient numbers of participants to go ahead at this stage . However,  it will depend on how many interested members we get between now and August . If it doesn’t go ahead, Kerry will offer it early next year.

  The aim of the Body of Work course is to introduce students to a variety of media which they may not have used.
All works will relate to a place. Students will explore drawing techniques as well as print making and painting.
If you have any questions about these courses please ring;

Demonstration:

7th September     Kerry Suttonberg
The Scope of Drawing, including Monoprints.

Kerry is about to begin her third season of drawing classes with us and is a wonderful, vibrant teacher, with a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm. The exhibitions at the Berry Hotel and also the Fire Station earlier this month, showed the vast range of work produced..

Come along to this demonstration and rekindle your urge to draw.

A two-day trip to the Kirkconnell  gallery of the late Reg Campbell

Brian Chapman, a KAS member and former student of the late master painter Reg Campbell, has proposed a group trip to the Kirkconnell gallery-home of this highly regarded impressionist-realist artist.

The Meadows is on a 69-acre property and is now a B&B operated by Reg’s widow Betty-Ann. It contains a gallery of around 150 paintings by Reg, who died last year age 85. The value of the paintings is estimated at $3.5million.

The proposed trip dates are: arrive Monday 20th September leave Wednesday 22nd Accommodation within the home is five double bedrooms, and two more with two single beds each. Tariff is $150 per room per night double, $100 single, which includes continental breakfast.

Kirkconnell is a village just north of the Great Western Highway, about 15 minutes drive west of Lithgow. Side trips to Sunny Corner, Sofala and Bathurst are within easy driving distance. Brian tells us there is a hotel close by which serves lunches and dinners.

Reg Campbell 1923-2008 was a prolific painter, particularly of prominent figures like Don Bradman, Albert Namatjira, Ben Chifley (picture at base of previous column), and Sir Garfield Barwick.

Besides portraits, Reg is also famous for his floral and landscape paintings. At age 75 he won the “Camberwell” gold medal for Giant African Marigolds.

Born in Gladesville, he moved to Kirkconnell to establish his studio-gallery. Many of his paintings hang in Bathurst’s civic buildings, as well as in Oberon and other Central Western towns.

Reg also painted the celebrities of the day, such as TV quiz king Bob Dyer and broadcaster John Laws. These two portraits are in the private collection of Grahame Spurway and hang in his Bathurst Heritage Motel.

One of Reg Campbell’s largest works hangs in the Bathurst Showground pavilion. It is a work commissioned by Bathurst Rotary and depicts all the historic buildings in the showground precinct.

The picture above is Brian Chapman’s painting of the Campbell house which contains the B&B accommodation and gallery.

Enquiries and bookings to
BRIAN CHAPMAN on 4422 0068

Regular Activities

ART in the PARK ART IN THE PARK is not only a great advertisement for Kiama Art Society, it is a Tourist Attraction. The second Sunday of the month sees the K.A.S. banner proudly on display.   The artists who sit in Hindmarsh Park showing their paintings or craft, get great satisfaction in having their work admired or purchased, and chatting to those interested and fellow artists . Companionship between the artists is a bonus and the more artists the merrier, which makes for a great showing and is also helping the Art Society and the community as a number of the new members joined up at the park. Many of the visitors admiring the paintings have never been to an Art Gallery or Exhibition in their lives and we are able to issue invitations to our Yearly Exhibition while they admire the display. We also have Credit Card facilities or suggest the ATMS opposite for ready cash. You are welcome to join the Art in the Park. Call  Philip or Barbara Cooper on 4232 4628 or email to philcort@ihug.com.au

Weekly Life Drawing The Life Drawing group will be running throughout the year in six week terms. If you’d like to join us in learning how to draw the human figure, please contact Edward del Villar on 0438776523 and your name will be put down for the next available session. It will run on a Friday morning from 9am until 12pm at the Coach House Gallery. The cost is $75 for six weeks.

Plein Air Group The Plein Air Painters invite fellow Society Members to join our little group on a Wednesday morning [weather permitting] to enjoy the pleasures of outdoor painting. We select sites with potential and usually continue at the same location for a few Wednesdays.  Outdoor painting will encourage you to “live with” and absorb the subject. We find that this adds so much to the pleasure we gain from our painting. Some of the extra benefits which are often overlooked include the atmosphere which is absorbed from the sounds heard from the adjacent area. Even visuals outside the range of your selected subject can influence your work. We meet at 9.00 am and pack up at 12.00. Location for the day can be obtained by phone. If you want to come to see us on site before deciding to join you are welcome. Contact: Max Smith   42376 334

Children’s Art Classes: Please note new times:   Monday   3.30 – 4.30pm with Catherine Tuesday  3.30 – 4.30pm & 5 – 6pm with Belinda Thursday 3.30 – 4.30pm & 5 – 6pm with Roo Fees for a term are $120, payable within the first two weeks. Materials are included in this amount. For further information phone Ruth Guthrie 0416099642. Email rooguthrie@gmail.com