Demonstrations

demonstrations

Monthly meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month, except January, at which visiting, well-known artists give demonstrations. Members and visitors are welcome to these demonstrations, for a small entry fee of $5 members, $7 non-members. They are held at Castle Glen Community Centre, 157 Ridgecrop Drive, Castle Hill (at the rear of the carpark at Knightsbridge shopping centre).

2021 Demonstrations - Wednesday 7.30pm

3 February
Cecilia Mok "Surface Designs"
Cecilia’s oil paintings, both land and sea scapes, are fresh and impressionistic, however it is her “surface designs” that we will be asking Celia to demonstrate as these beautiful designs, which are reminiscent of Japanese papers, are something completely different to what we are normally exposed to.
Cecilia works as an artist and surface designer in Sydney and also teaches at a children’s art studio. She is drawn to themes of wonder, storytelling and the beauty of the natural world. Her surface designs are explorations of rich colour palettes, movement and flow, and decorative illustration.

3 March
Andrew Antoniou "Imagination"
Andrew Antoniou – Andrew works across several mediums. Whether he is drawing in charcoal, painting in oils or print making from his etching he creates works that are densely populated with figures in fantastical settings telling stories from imagination. He has won many awards and his works are in the collections of The Australian National Gallery, The Art Gallery of New South Wales, many other Australian galleries as well as international collections.

7 April
Richard Chao "Wonderful People - Watercolour"
Richard Chao is a world-renowned watercolourist living in Sydney, Australia. Taking a contemporary perspective, he depicts his interpretation on the human world in his realistic paintings. Richard tries out the possibilities of watercolour as a medium with huge size paintings. His models are people from every corners of the world with diverse and unique customs and cultures, as well as religions, which amaze him.
In recent times he has been the winner or ﬁnalist in over 40 prizes and his art works have been exhibited in 5 continents. His paintings are collected by museums, galleries and private collectors. Richard travels around the world to international art exhibitions and art festivals.

5 May
Julianne Ross Allcorn "Watercolour and Mixed Media on Board"
Julianne Ross Allcorn has been a practicing artist and art teacher for over 20 years, painting in watercolour and mixed media on board. She has been a finalist and winner in numerous awards and has had solo exhibitions throughout Sydney and participated in a number of group exhibitions.

2 June
Mellissa Read-Divine "Colour in the Australian Landscape" Acrylics
Mellissa will give an insight into how she makes her acrylic paintings sing with colour, using a large brush and a vivid palette to portray the landscape.
Mellissa’s paintings celebrate the shape, colour and brushstroke of contemporary impressionism. With an electric palette and layered application of brush strokes. She is a Fellow and tutor at the Royal Art Society, has been painting and printmaking for over 20 years, and is the recipient of many prizes and awards.

7 July (Postponed due to Covid lockdown regulations)
Christopher Vidal "Blue Mountains Landscape in Oils"
Christopher Vidal, a Sydney artist who loves to paint the landscape as well as other subjects in oils and acrylics. His style of painting is contemporary realism influenced by classical painters and by recent impressionists.
At age 13 he studied classical drawing in Malta, then pursued a career as a medical scientist and researcher, eventually moving to Australia permanently and then becoming a professional artist. He produces a continuous stream of new works and commissioned paintings, and his works are found in private and corporate collections in Australia and Internationally.

The evening demonstration will be replaced by an afternoon demonstration for November.

6 November - Saturday 2.00pm
Joe Cartwright - Watercolour Artist
Join us for an afternoon demonstration as Australian artist, Joe Cartwright, shares his wonderful watercolour skills. Watercolours are Joe’s passion and he believes that when done well, they are hard to beat as they have a spontaneous quality which speaks of confidence and skill. His subjects include portraits, seascapes, landscapes, flowers, wildlife and townscapes.

1 December
Desiree Martin "Intuitive Florals"
In this demonstration Desiree will look at painting intuitively, working with favourite floral subjects in a new and fresh way. Using acrylic on canvas, watch the steps to work with your paint and utilise the shapes, lines, colours and patterns that present themselves as your artwork develops.
Desiree continues to learn new techniques to keep her art fresh and contemporary and is passionate about sharing all she has learnt.

2020 Demonstrations - Wednesday 7.30pm

5 February
Jean Hurley "Encaustic Painting"
Encaustic painting is a mixed media technique that involves using heated beeswax to which coloured pigments have been added. The liquid/paste is then applied to a surface — usually prepared wood, although canvas and other materials are often used.
Once Jean was introduced to encaustic art a great love affair began using coloured beeswax as a medium. Come and see how such beautiful works are created.

4 March
Gloria Liang "Birds and Nature"
Gloria is a Chinese/Australian Artist who practices both traditional and modern watercolour painting. She is a passionate painter of Australian birds and nature. She will demonstrate how she marries her Chinese traditional techniques with depiction of Australian themed artworks of our native species.

Postponed due to Covid-19
Julianne Ross Allcorn "Watercolour and Mixed Media on Board"
Julianne Ross Allcorn has been a practicing artist and art teacher for over 20 years, painting in watercolour and mixed media on board. She has been a finalist and winner in numerous awards and has had solo exhibitions throughout Sydney and participated in a number of group exhibitions.

Postponed due to Covid-19
Andrew Antoniou "Imagination"
Andrew Antoniou – Andrew works across several mediums. Whether he is drawing in charcoal, painting in oils or print making from his etching he creates works that are densely populated with figures in fantastical settings telling stories from imagination. He has won many awards and his works are in the collections of The Australian National Gallery, The Art Gallery of New South Wales, many other Australian galleries as well as international collections.

Postponed due to Covid-19
Cecilia Mok "Surface Designs"
Cecilia’s oil paintings, both land and sea scapes, are fresh and impressionistic, however it is her “surface designs” that we will be asking Celia to demonstrate as these beautiful designs, which are reminiscent of Japanese papers, are something completely different to what we are normally exposed to.
Cecilia works as an artist and surface designer in Sydney and also teaches at a children’s art studio. She is drawn to themes of wonder, storytelling and the beauty of the natural world. Her surface designs are explorations of rich colour palettes, movement and flow, and decorative illustration.

5 August
Richard Chao "Wonderful People - Watercolour"
Richard Chao is a world-renowned watercolourist living in Sydney, Australia. Taking a contemporary perspective, he depicts his interpretation on the human world in his realistic paintings. Richard tries out the possibilities of watercolour as a medium with huge size paintings. His models are people from every corners of the world with diverse and unique customs and cultures, as well as religions, which amaze him.
In recent times he has been the winner or ﬁnalist in over 40 prizes and his art works have been exhibited in 5 continents. His paintings are collected by museums, galleries and private collectors. Richard travels around the world to international art exhibitions and art festivals.

4 November
Christian Holmes "Alla Prima Portrait - Oils"
Christian Holmes is a talented young figurative artist based in Sydney, who teaches at the Julian Ashton Art School. He has a keen interest in classical drawing and painting techniques with a focus on portraiture. In his work he strives to capture a likeness of his subject quickly which imbues the image with life and light. He is dedicated to the study of the techniques of old and new masters, attending numerous workshops and regular life drawing sessions.
Christian will demonstrate a method of painting an alla prima portrait in oils from a reference photo and will show how to simplify the drawing process using a limited palette to achieve nice light effects and harmony. Alla prima (wet-on-wet), is a painting technique in which layers of wet paint are applied to previously administered layers of wet paint.