Fine Print

April 2014 No 338

Murray St Gallery Closure You can collect you paintings from the gallery from 3.30 pm to 4.30 pm Sunday 27th April and 9.00 am to 10.00 am Monday 28th April. The library will be relocated to Fran Daly’s home on 22nd April if you need to return DVD’S or Books you should do so before this date. Fran will arrange for you to also return and borrowed items to the Wednesday Group and at our General Meetings. If anyone can store some of the gallery furniture and equipment please let Jan Farrell know.

Hastings Valley Fine Art Association Inc. PO Box 8044 Port Macquarie 2444

www.hastingsvalleyart.net.au email editor: northbrother@hotmail.com

President Brian Barker 6586 3236 Secretary Karen Cornish 65848489 Treasurer Yvonne Little 65594064 Vice-Pres & Editor Kim Madden 6586 3185 Vice-Pres Jan Wilson 0401847858

Dates for your Diary 17-22 April Port Macquarie Easter Art Exhibition 13-27 April Great Lakes Open Exhibition 27 April Final day for Murray St Gallery 3 May Life Drawing Bonny Hills 23-25 May Spirit of the Camden Haven Exhibition 3 June 1pm HVFAA bi monthly meeting Rotary

Lodge Hamilton Green Hastings River Dr. Port Macquarie

1 July AGM HVFAA Wauchope 5-13 July Taree Open Art Exhibition

In this issue Closure of Murray St Gallery Entry form Spirit of the Camden

Haven Exhibition Comboyne and Uralla results

In conjunction with Slice of Haven

The Spirit of the Camden Haven

Exhibition & Sale

Laurieton United Services Club Seymour Street

23th -25th May 2014 10 am – 5 pm daily

Delivery of works: Thursday 22nd May, 2014 To: Laurieton United Services Club (side entrance Seymour Street) 1.00 pm- 1.30 pm ( Collection: Monday, 26th May, 2014, 9 am- 10.00 am Entry form: with this issue Note: No prizes. Enquiries: Rita 65863836 or 0418284583

Upside Down on Wednesday April 30 St Peter’s hall Laurieton 9-2 $6

Terri Maddock will lead us through an exercise using pastels to improve our value and tone skills. Details March Fine Print. Be brave. Even if you’re not a pastellist, this is a real skill building exercise. Don’t have pastels? Share with a friend and trade a cappuccino.

Ruth Bergin’s wonderful modernist painting “The Swimmers” was one of 14 paintings by HVFAA artists chosen for the Northern Exposure Exhibition currently on display at the Glasshouse. Don’t miss it. Isn’t that red bathing cap a clever touch.

AGM 1 July –All positions will be vacated and you are invited to nominate or renominate. Experience and new ideas make an unbeatable combination. Forms next Fine Print.

Activities Life Drawing : monthly, first Sat. 9-1 Improve your drawing and tonal skills. Restarts 1Mar Brian Barker 6586 3236

Wednesday Painters - St Peters Hall Ocean Drive Laurieton : 9am-2pm every Wednesday. Join a friendly untutored group to draw and paint, for $6 a day. Call by for a look. BYO painting gear drinks & lunch. Contact Kim Madden 6586

Mixed Media Painters : St. Peters hall Laurieton- last Wednesday each month. 9am-2pm, $6 only. Explore abstract themes, try new techniques. BYO painting gear, drinks, lunch. Guided. Restarts April Contact Elsa Toms 6585 1525.

Thursday Painters – Wauchope Country Club King St, Wauchope, every Thursday. Sign in at reception. Paint and draw from 10am – 1pm. Tutors available for minimal fee. Contact Hilma Dagger 65504045

President’s Report

Fran Daly

Hastings Gallery News April 2014 Unfortunately the lease on our beautiful Murray Street gallery has run its course and we will have to close by the end of the month. We knew it was temporary, on a month to month basis, and we’ve had almost two very successful years which has seen a rise in membership numbers, very good exposure for our association and excellent feedback from the public. We have a few options for new premises and we’re working very hard but nothing is concrete at this stage. If any member or interested party has some ideas to share we would like to hear from you. Many thanks to Rita and the hard-working roster people who have made the last two years so easy, pleasant and rewarding. We hope for some good

news in the near future regarding new premises. Sincerely Jan Farrell

Jan Farrell - Gallery Co-ordinator 6583 6693.

Dear Members, as reported at the general meeting the committee have decided to increase the membership fees . While the Constitution allows the committee to do this we will put a resolution to the June General Meeting for debate and approval, to increase the annual membership fee by an extra $5.00, that is for a single member it will be $35 and $40 a double, from the July annual General Meeting. We made this decision because of our expenditure over the last few months on the new stands, the 30th dinner celebrations and expenses related to the Under the Influence exhibition, this has depleted our working funds. The Summer Show Case only generated $900 this year as sales were the lowest for some years and we had to match the prize money as we didn’t receive enough Sponsorship. We are thinking of other ways to raise money including grants that Vanessa has applied for- but we haven’t been successful. I must thank Vanessa for all the work she is putting into the applications. We are open to money raising suggestions such as garage sales and anything else people can think off and we are seeking someone who is willing to take on fund raising including Sponsorship. This year’s Spirit of the Camden Haven Exhibition will not attract prize money or be judged, further details are in this edition, as well as the entry form. We will also be active with the Slice of Haven day so I hope you get involved. The Have Brush Will Travel week went very well with some twenty two members including partners in attendance a good time was had by all and a theme song was penned and performed by Gwen and Allen Cause “The Musk Duck Ramblers” in recognition of a very exotic Musk Duck that was performing some very erotic Manoeuvres out on the lake. There are two videos available to view on demand. Some good art was done by all. We are in the process of reaching an agreement with the Great Lakes, Taree Artists groups and the Manning Regional Gallery about having a joint exhibition it will be some time off probably towards the end of 2015, Also the Glasshouse has invited us to have another exhibition we are working on a theme so let us know your suggestions, it has to have a direction and be something we normally would not do and that encompasses our varied skills. Finally I know I have reported on the “Under the Influence Exhibition “a number of times but we received a very supportive letter from Niomi Sands- I have included some of her remarks for you but not all she said, The Exhibition was a great success, the Gallery enjoyed high visitations numbers overall it was seen by 5,234 people with large numbers leaving written feedback, here are some. “Highly Stimulating and original thinking, what a great concept and a wealth of local talent, Inspirational, Bountiful, Inspired me to join the Club, Brilliant Interpretations, Skilled Artists engaged in a thought provoking exercise , and Wow”. There are more but I have just put some I will copy the letter and leave it at the gallery. Regrettably we have been given notice to vacate our Gallery in Murray St by the end of April . We will stay open till after Easter ,please come and pick up your paintings on the Tuesday 29th of April , and those who can help pull it down please contact me as we will need a couple of box trailers and help, we are attempting to get new premises but this will take time. If the support keeps declining we will close the life drawing group as we can’t afford it without membership support so May could be the last day. Brian Barker

Brian Barker

Upcoming Exhibitions Port Macquarie Easter Art Exhibition 17 April-

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Great Lakes Art Exhibition 13-27 April

Taree Open Art Exhibition 6-13 July Entries close 4 June enquiries Christine Long 65543007

Mid North Coast Local Portrait Prize entries close due 9 June enquiries email gallery@finearts.com Haven Fine Arts North Haven

Daphne Young Watercolour Prize 21 Jun- 31 July Armidale. Google to download entry form

Dorothy Taylor

Have Brush will Travel Myall Lakes March 2014 Twenty two artists and partners turned up for the paintout over the first three days and twelve stayed for five in what was probably our best attended yet. Yes the weather was overcast and it rained sometimes but that didn’t dampen enthusiasm for painting in this peaceful and secluded location. Musk ducks were spotted, ditties composed, wine was drunk and quite a few fine artworks created. Bring on 2015-inland next time. Suggestions welcome.

Yes it rained but Jen Andrews, Robyn Toms and Jean McGurren still had plenty

to smile about.

Some artists will go to any lengths to keep their work dry.

Gwen & Allan Cause played their ukuleles and composed a drinking song which everyone sang lustily if not tunefully.

Is that a boat?

It looked like an ugly dead palm to some but Jan Wilson did this superb charcoal drawing proving yet again it’s not what you see but how you see it.

and Rita Carosi did a lovely charcoal drawing as well.

Beautiful paperbarks sensitively depicted by Elsa Toms

Artist trolley in search of artist dolly.

Yvonne Little captured the shapes and tones of the paperbarks in her first attempts outdoors. 3 on left

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HVFAA Sponsors.. A big thank you to our sponsors for their support!

Laurieton United Services Club 6559 9110 Longpoint Winery 65854598

Hastings Co-op 65888999 Higgins & Dix 65598845

Member News Tuition

Local Art Supplies and Framing

ALL ABOUT ART & FRAMING 231 Victoria St Taree 6550 0390 Discounts HVFAA members MYSTIC BLUE Gift Shop & Masterpiece Framing and Gallery – Mystic Blue, Shop 7 25-27 Hay Street Port Macquarie (6583 1344). Masterpiece Framing and Gallery is directly across from Mystic Blue. All your framing needs. . PORT MACQUARIE ART SUPPLIES & FRAMING - Shop 5 Gore St. Port Macquarie. Art supplies and Specialised Custom Framing. Phone/Fax 6584 0184 Mobile 0412 196 721

Tuition Feb 7, 8,9th Jo Ernst- Portraiture –

note your choice of medium plus drawing materials.

April 4-6th Judith White Human Form in mixed media June 20-22 Malcolm Beattie

watercolour Aug-Oct?? Kelli McGregor acrylic

& mixed media Inquiries Jan Wilson 6585848210

Charles Sluga...WATERCOLOUR TO THE EDGE August 21 22 23. Cathie Hall $160 Full payment by July 31st. Penelope Ng...PASTEL Sept 18, 19, 20. Cathie Hall Full payment by Aug 25th.

JAN WILSON Ph 65848210 0401847858

Contact Jan Wilson 0401847858

Paint out Pals

2014 Comboyne Show Art

Results

Judge Silva Vaughan Jones Oil and acrylic 1.David David Little, 2 Elsa Toms Pencil & Ink 1.Barry Beames Watercolour 1. Ann Middleton 2. Barry Beames Pastel 1. Penny Treacy 2. Terri Maddock Comboyne Scene Hilma Dagger

Facebook HVFAA’s Facebook page updates are being looked after by Kim Maclean. Send have any material (art related material -photos or info) to kimbody77@hotmail.com

Judy Jelsma is having a solo exhibition at Weswal Gallery Tamworth until 15 May.

Terri Maddock won a highly commended at Bendemeer Art Show.

Jill Cairns sold her prize winning pastel at Port Stephens Art show.

Fran Daly who just turned 70, is off with husband Tony and a group of 4 wheel drive enthusiasts to explore the Birdsville Track and see Big Red (not a kangaroo).

Wendy Friend has just retired and is rejoining-we look forward to her contempo style returning to our exhibitions.

Ron Hicks has rejoined and is painting at the Wednesday Group after a period of study. April 21 No Pop Public Holiday

April 28 No Pop

May 5 Town Green park in Short St and walk through

May 12 North Haven car park opposite shops

May 19 Hibbard ferry and surrounds

May 26 Gail Sue’s 255 Ballengarra Bransdon Rd Gum Scrub - river views & more

Starts 9am. Contact Elsa Toms ph 65851525 or 0413861520 if in doubt re directions etc.

Library Five new DVD’S are now in the library for all to borrow at $1 per month. Such value for money! “Taking Risks with Pastels” – John Tookey. “Speed Painting” – Len Hend. Oil or Acrylic “Dynamic Acrylics” – Soraya French “Paint – Oil Pastels” – Tim Fisher “Watercolour Rainbow” – Hazel Soan

Fran Daly 65860827

Fran Daly 65860827

Uralla Rotary Art Exhibition Report Harold Le Jeune was feature artist and sold 8 paintings. He reports the exhibition was impressively organised and attended with strong community support-some 62 paintings sold in total, including Phillip Thornton 3, Terri Maddock 3, Brian Barker 1, Barry Beames1, Ruth Bergin 1, Elsa Toms 1. There were over 460 entries in the non judged show and over 250 people attended the opening night. Harold and Jan stayed the week on a property of a friend Harold hadn’t seen for 50 years who was on the organising C’tee.