25th Annual Mount View Art Show
11 June - 14 June 2009
Over 500 works of art will be on display for sale along with Artist prizes totalling $6000. The funds raised from this event are utilised by the school to improve school facilities and support student-learning programs.
Opening Night Thurdsay
Thursday 11th June 7.30pm - 11.00pm
Tickets $15
Exhibition Times
Friday 12th June: 9.00am to 6.00pm
Saturday 13th June: 9.00am to 7.00pm
Sunday 14th June: 10.00am to 4.00pm
Cost
Entry $5.00
Catalogue $2.00
Guest Artists 2009
Joan Denner
Joan started serious painting at 33 yrs of age with Mitcham Arts Society for 3 years. Then with the late Marjorie Martin , around 10 years in the tonal realism style.
Joan lived and painted in the U.K for 8 years, sold many paintings now hanging in various parts of the world. She returned to Melbourne in 1992 (married Jeff Gilmour) & once again studied seriously in oils & pastels with tutors Fiona Bilbrough & Brian Armstrong. Also taken part in workshops with David Chen & Max Wilks)
Won many awards during her career(14 in year 2007) , the latest at Sorrento rotary art show, January 2008.
Two solo exhibitions at Gallery 141 Red Hill, also another two with husband Jeff Gilmour.
Her paintings can be found at Gallery 141 Red Hill, & at our own Crabapple Gallery , 27 Gairloch Drive Frankston.
Pip Edwards
Pip Edwards is a well known Melbourne artist, working and teaching from Art Studio 48, in Glen Waverley. Formally trained in fine art at Monash University, Caulfield and Graphic Design at RMIT, she has had a broad and varied career, from book illustration, mural artist, art and mosaic exhibitions and specialist art teaching in the areas of Mastering Colour for artists, 3-Day painting workshops and mosaics.
Characteristic of Pips work is the use of colour, thick impasto paint and expressionistic brushstrokes. She enjoys using everyday objects such as glass wear, china, fruit and other bits and pieces that can invoke a heightened emotional response within herself firstly and hopefully the viewer.
As a winner of the Monash Gallery of Art's (MGA's) Masterpiece in A Day competition in 2006 and a number of other artistic awards and exhibitions Pip's work is becoming more widely recognised and appreciated for its artistic merits.
Pip says her work is a reflection of her life experiences, emotions and spirituality. Her favourite theme is love: sometimes reflected through colour, or with the apples in a still life. (after the goddess Aphradities) Travel has also featured strongly in Pips life and art - having spent time painting and sketching in a number of countries including Italy, Holland and England. Her next endeavour will be to make a pilgrimage across Spain, alone, later on in the year!!!
To see more of Pip's work, visit www.pipedwards.com.
Bryan Fitzgerald
Bryan was born in Nelson England in 1960 and migrated with his family to Australia in 1969. He studied at Deakin University and completed a Bachelor of Education majoring in painting and drawing. After teaching with the Department of Education for a decade, he returned to study at R.M.I.T. On completion of a Graduate Diploma in Interior Design, Bryan worked as a freelance designer. Whilst involved in these career paths, Bryan continued to pursue his strong interest in painting and drawing. He know works as a professional artist and has held five solo exhibitions as well as being involved in many group shows.
Bryan works in watercolours and acrylics and explores a broad range of subject matters. He also teaches painting and drawing to adults at Arts on Burgundy, Heidelberg. Bryan is an award winning artist, his work is held in private and corporate collections both in Australia and overseas.
Anita van Grootveld
Art has always been a part of my life. Each phase of my education and life has contributed to my love of colour, line, and form. I enjoy the process of creating a painting, from the initial sketches and ideas through to the final stage. Photography has also always played a strong role in my work. It is not only a source of inspiration, but also a valuable tool. I use the camera and movement to manipulate what the eye sees.
Everything that is visually stimulating excites me and inspires me:
The autumn maples, blowing in the wind, with dappled light fanned to and fro, the morning sunlight bouncing off a bowl of fruit, the road side blurred in my vision as we drive, views from a moving train, the clouds and the ever-changing light over the Dandenong Ranges, or the morning or evening light through the Yarra Valley are all a source of inspiration. Even the written word or music can be creative stimulus.
Like any good relationship, it is not always a smooth road we travel and that is part of the challenge.
Lyn Mellady A.G.R.A.F
Lyn Mellady is past President of the Australian Guild of Realist Artists (A.G.R.A.) While her personal painting is her highest priority, she is constantly asked to teach, judge art shows and has professionally demonstrated her techniques to many hundreds of artists.
Lyn is featured in four art reference books and 'Master Pastel Artists of the World - in Pastel Artist International no 14. She has work in 5 government collections and in recognition of the quality of her paintings has attained signatory fellowship of AGRA. She is a charter member and adjudicator for landscapeartistsinternational.com
Lyn is widely know for her seascapes in oil and pastel and her portrait work is demonstrated in the Travelling Fusion 6 'About Face' Exhibition. Her proficiency is clearly acknowledged with many "Best of" Awards for both oil and pastel since 1984, and although she doesn't exhibit in watercolour she has studied the process and attended workshops with four, master watercolourists.
As an art adjudicator and teacher she aims to assess what the artist has achieved, and how they have selectively drawn on the technical skills that an artist should have developed to present a painting that shows what they wanted to communicate.
Visit her web page www.mellady.com or www.fusionsix.net
Please Note
Prize-winning art works will not be acquired by The Show and will remain for sale.