A Matisse Range of Mediums and Products At the September members' meeting at the Diddy, Steven Patterson, the owner of Matisse, and his son David gave a fantastic presentation. They focused on the range of Matisse mediums and products rather than the Matisse colour range.
Entering the printmaking world is like walking through the door to Narnia and being greeted by Goldilocks! Sasha Satz was our guest demonstrator for the August meeting(2024) of the Lane Cove Art Society. Sasha, majored in printmaking at the National Art School and graduated in 2018. She now is employed at Gallery Lane Cove.
Life drawing of the human figure can be very challenging. Add a time constraint and immediate focus is essential. When artist and teacher, Pina Bartolo presented her life drawing demonstration to the June meeting (2024) of the Lane Cove Art Society she made this skill look very simple. She is passionate about life drawing and was keen to share her skills and knowledge to the Lane Cove Art society.
Award winning watercolour artist and educator, Tanya Baily was the demonstrator for the March meeting of the Lane Cove Art Society (2024). Tanya’s presentation aimed to bring clarity to the steps involved in arriving at the large expressionistic watercolour artworks she creates.
Widely travelled Australian artist Christine Webb was the guest artist for the Lane Cove Art Society February meeting (2024). Her presentation walked us through various creative pathways she has pursued in her long career as a full time artist. Christine’s style reflects a melting pot of artistic influences.
English born artist and teacher Mellissa Read Devine was the guest demonstrator for the Lane Cove Art Society October (2023) meeting. She is a teacher at the Royal Art Society and ArtEst. The first half of Mellissa’s presentation outlined the initial steps she follows when creating an acrylic painting.
The champagne flowed and the smell of freshly baked pizza filled the air for the Lane Cove Art Society’s November (2023) Christmas meeting. Award-winning artist Tony Belobrajdic was the guest artist for the evening. Watercolour was the focus of the demonstration.
She is a teacher at the Royal Art Society and ArtEst. The first half of Mellissa’s presentation outlined the initial steps she follows when creating an acrylic painting. The second half of the evening centred on a second painting that needed the final layers to be added. By taking this approach not only did the audience get an insight into the creation of two artworks but it showed all the steps involved in Mellissa’s painting technique.
Liz is a multi media artist. Liz talked about her sailing adventure to New Caledonia and Fiji travelling over a thousand nautical miles with her husband. Her artwork was inspired by her interactions with the sea, land and people of this region. Art was the key to enriching her interaction with the local village people.
Jan's work comes from the connection she has to a landscape using all her senses to express the emotion and feel of a place and then translates that into her artwork.
