On the weekend of 24 and 25 October, I’ll be opening my studio with friends and artists Glenys Ferguson and Grace Bates. Come along to see the intricacy and beauty of Glenys’ Japanese-inspired work in fabric and paper, and the semi-abstract works Grace has done – her four seasons are delightfully whimsical and have been likened to the work of Paul Klee.
My latest body of work, From the Heart, was completed after a trip to Central Australia last year, and reflects the beauty of the outback as I see it – in two distinct colour palettes: the beautifully soft, almost faded-looking colours captured so perfectly by artists like Hans Heysen and Albert Namatjira, and the strikingly intense colours that really blow your mind when you see them for the first time.
Over the weekend I will also have many older works for sale at greatly reduced prices, the aim being to clear as much as I can to start 2021 with as little clutter as possible! I read a wonderful quote some years ago: ‘Art isn’t art until it’s sold. Until then it’s an obsession and a storage problem.’ Fortunately watercolours don’t create the storage problem that many art forms do, but even so, I’m ready for a new beginning!
If you’d like to come along, drop me an email (manina@bigpond.com) and I’ll send you further details.
Following a few weeks later will be the long-awaited launch of my debut novel, Sophie’s Sister! Again, please email (manina@bigpond.com) me for details.
In addition, the Australian Society of Miniature Art (Tas)’s Annual Awards Online Exhibition, ‘Small and Precious’, will be going live on Saturday 24 October, running through until Sunday 8 November. I hope you’ll take a look – there are so many talented artists doing really beautiful little works!
Until next month.