Our open studio last month went really well. A huge thanks to my friends – artists Grace Bates and Glenys Ferguson – for helping make it the success that it was, and to all the lovely people who came to visit on what was a miserable weekend here in Sydney. It had started out overcast and gloomy and just got progressively worse (colder, wetter and windier) over the couple of days, so it would have been a perfect weekend to stay home, but they came to see and support us. Our thanks go to every one of them.
Plans are already underway for October 2021 - yes, I will be making this an annual event, inviting one or two other artists to again join me, therefore creating a broader range of available works than I could present on my own.
Next on my 2020 calendar is Sophie’s send-off. I’m a little hesitant to call it a launch now – it seems a bit of a stretch given the months that have passed since the finished product (my novel Sophie’s Sister) first saw the light of day – but I am looking forward to a bit of indulgent celebrating next weekend!
On the news front, I was very excited to learn that one of my miniature paintings (submitted to the Australian Society of Miniature Art (Tas)’s Annual Awards Online Exhibition, ‘Small and Precious’) has won Gold! My painting, ‘Norah Head Lighthouse, NSW’, won in the Landscapes/Buildings/Seascapes category. And that painting, as well as another (‘Palm Cove Jetty, Qld’), have been bought by a collector in the USA. This year has certainly had many highlights, and that is definitely one of them.
But the exciting news doesn’t end there. I’ve been invited to take part in a very special event at one of Sydney’s beautiful historic homes and gardens – Eryldene in Gordon. For four Sundays this month, Eryldene is hosting ‘Sundays in the Garden’. Visitors will be able to enjoy a program of pop-up music while a guest artist (on November 29 – me!) will be painting under the jacaranda trees. Sounds lovely, huh! Come along if you can, and relax with the weekend paper, a good book or perhaps even bring your own sketchbook with you!
Also coming up:
I have submitted some pieces from my Central Australia series, ‘From the Heart’, in the following.
Carlingford Community Art Show, 24 November to 18 December (online)
Linden Postcard Show, 5 December to 31 January (online)
‘I Am Woman’, 10 to 20 December, Be Brave Artspace, Avalon, NSW
CASS ‘Art of Sydney’ Awards, 15 January to 28 February 2021 (online)
Until next month.