Renewal- South West Print Makers

Renewal can be seen as being applicable on a personal human level.Self-renewal is an essential part of our spiritual wellness. Just as we need to grow in our relationships and our careers, we need to grow as human beings. By learning how to renew yourself, you’ll be able to continuously reconnect with your purpose in life, reignite your passion and rediscover your true spirit.

Renewal applies in a broader context to the world we live in and integrate with, in regards to civilisation and all it manifests, also to the the world of nature with it’s own cycles of renewal. Rebirth, regeneration, rejuvenation, restoration, resumption, revitalization and revival are all aspects of renewal. Renewal can undoubtedly be expressed as an artistic form.

Artists often use their creative abilities to depict themes of growth, change, and rejuvenation in their work. and can capture the essence of renewal and convey it to the audience.  Artistic expression allows individuals to explore their emotions, thoughts, and experiences in a way that goes beyond traditional communication. It gives artists the freedom to experiment, reflect, and present the theme of renewal in their own unique style.

JULIE STARK #1 - #5

Artist Statement

My daily RENEWAL: South Beach walks at Port Fairy always greet me with a myriad of Seaweeds! - all so different, precious and it seems, diminishing in alarming proportions from our Southern Ocean. With my vinyl prints I’ve had fun, playing with and imagining these familiar forms in different guises. Ocean = Refresh!


1. Seaweed Stories - Dancing Diva $250 (F)

2. SOLD Seaweed Stories - Tree $250 (F)

4. Seaweed Stories - Mermaid-Mermen ? $240 (F)

4.SOLD Seaweed Stories- Holdfast Treasures $200 (F)

5. Seaweed Stories - Neptune’s Necklace Nymphs $175 (F)

JEAN GLEESON

Artist Statement

As a printmaker, a unique part of this practice is the storage of proofs and editions – work that never makes it to the final product state. Instead prints remain in drawers and become reminders of works and ideas in progress, ‘states of becoming’, as evidence of changes in direction from conception to realization.

After many years of storage these drawers may hold the catalyst of a new idea or artwork, a chance to revisit and renew from the old, in this case I’ve used my blind embosses and collagraph


6.SOLD Untitled- recycled wood, drop sheet, blind embosses,collographs,thread, tacks $200

JODIE HONAN

The oldest feathers of a bird are worn and tattered from thousands of hours of flight. When a feather is renewed, the old feather must be let go. For the Nankeen Kestrel, as the feather grows it develops bands of light and dark that correspond with night and day cycles. The fully formed feather shows the time taken for growth.


7. Nankeen Kestral, drypoint, $350 (F) $185 (U/F 2 remain)

8. Ben Fennessy: Don;t be afraid of AI NFS

LIZA McCOSH

Artist Statement 

A collagraph is a print process where various materials are glued to a rigid base to form a template from which to print. The plate becomes textured and once inked a print can be transferred onto paper either through using a press or by hand printing techniques which I have used in this series. In the case of theBloom Series I used a background stencil and plant material on wood to form my plate. The larger images, Bloom #5 and #6, I collaged digital  copies of the prints and then photo transferred the collaged images onto wood panels. The Bloom series fits into the theme of Renewal, not only because of the reference to plants but also because of the creative process. The basic collagraph print can be seen in Bloom #1 and from there the series evolved through adopting different print techniques; a renewal through process.


9.Bloom #1,collagraph, ed. 1/1, 2024 (framed size 23.5cm x 23.5cm). $240


10.Bloom #2,collagraph with plant transfer, ed. 1/ U/S 2024 (framed size 23.5cm x 23.5cm) $250


11.Bloom #5, 2024, collaged collagraph print photo transferred on wood panel, (40.7 x 30.5cm), $395

12.Bloom #6, 2024, collaged collagraph print photo transferred on wood panel,(40.7 x 30.5cm),

$395

13.Bloom #4, hand coloured collagraph, ed. 1/1 U/S, 2024 (framed size 23.5 x 23.5cm) $250


14.Bloom #3, hand coloured collagraph with plant transfer, ed. 1/1 U/S, 2024 (framed size 23.5cm x 23.5cm) $250

MARION MANIFOLD

Artist statement:

Watching the seasons come and go reminds me of our place in nature and the sense of renewal after the long winters.

15.Autumn 1     Etching & aquatint $350 (F) $250 (U/F)

16.Autumn 2     Etching & aquatint 350 (F) $250 (U/F)

17.Autumn 3     Etching & aquatint $350 (F) $250 (U/F)

18.Autumn 4     Etching & aquatint $350 (F) $250 (U/F)

19.Winter         Etching & aquatint $350 (F) $250 (U/F)

20.Spring          Etching &aquatint $350 (F) $250 (U/F)

21.Summer        Etching & aquatint $350 (F) $250 (U/F)

BEN FENNESSY
Artist Statement

I have interpreted ‘Renewal’ in several ways for the print exhibition. At the personal level, I have renewed my passion for printmaking by learning a new, very old, technique – stone lithography. I recently did a two-day course at Australian Print Workshop and found this complex technique both challenging and fascinating. It meant I had to slow down, be mindful, and focus solely on the complexity of this process. The resultant print series, ‘Renewable’, (an edition of eight), places my local electricity pole in an apocalyptic sky. As an early adopter of solar power, building an energy efficient, off- grid, mud brick house in 1978, to the present with solar panels, batteries and an EV – I believe power generation needs to be renewable, not nuclear. ‘Watered’ is a renewal of an existing unique state woodblock print. The original image has been amplified by adding two layers of printed acetate over the top. The scene is Tower Hill, which has finally been watered this winter. The photo print, ‘Don’t be afraid of AI’, is included to allay artists’ fears about any threat to art and originality. Finally, in the spirit of sustainability, the frames have been upcycled and renewed with gold to symbolise hope

22.‘Renewal’, stone lithograph, 8/8, framed, $300.


23.’Watered’, unique state, woodcut on paper and acetate, framed, $1200.

24.‘Renewal’, stone lithograph, hand-coloured, 5/8, framed $300, unframed $250.

BRITT GOW

Artist Statement

The theme brought to mind the process of healing and the actions that make us feel physically and mentally refreshed and renewed. “Botanical Healing” references medicinal herbs ingested in food and teas. “Fragile, maybe chipped, but not broken” is how we feel sometimes - a little bit blue and delicate - but also recalls the blue and white willow-pattern tea cups in which a healing brew might be served. “Baltic Bathing” and “Solstice Skinny-dipping” references the exhilaration and healing properties of cold water swims, especially when practised with friends. 

25.Umber Glow-Botanical Healing 1/20  Monotype and collagraph FRAMED $600


26.Fragile, maybe chipped, not broken, monoprint FRAMED $600

DES BUNYON

Artist Statement

Spring is Nature’s time. Nature is renewed with the warmth of the sun and follows cycles of growth and dormancy, Rebirth comes in the Spring with blossoming buds and flowers - a telltale sign of renewal. Nature includes everything in the outer world as well as in our own inner realm. We are part of Nature, and as Spring’s rebirth restores the land, it also restores us from within. 

In the world of mythology the Phoenix symbolizes transformation ,rebirth and hope.The immortal Phoenix never truly dies. It continually rises from the ashes, just as the fiery sun “dies” and is “reborn” every morning. Because the Phoenix willingly sacrifices itself to death, it is able to regenerate and gain awareness and spiritual growth.

27.SOLD A Rose is a Rose is a Rose 1/5 etching framed $295

28.The Unfolding 1/5 etching           framed $295


29.Phoenix Rising 1/5 etching framed $295


MAREE STEWART

Artist Statement

I am exploring the period of time prior to renewal when something is preparing for change.‘Waiting’

30.Artist Proof. Collagraph 44x30cm unframed $130


31.‘Restlessness’ Artist Proof. Collagraph 44x30cm unframed $130

32.‘Pause, reflect’ 1/1 Collagraph 44x30cm  (others available)    unframed             $130                 

33.Rest, pause, await’  1/1 Collagraph  (others available)  unframed $180

SUE FERRARI

34,35,36, small $60 each

37,38 ,39, 40 medium $70 each

41,42,43, large $80 each

Artist Statement

Mending is more than renewing the usefulness of a piece of cloth, the process is therapeutic, an extension of oneself. Once the damage is identified, the renewal process begins, engaging in the tender act of repairing the damage one stitch at a time.

Title: The tender act of repair

Materials: Mono print on silk fabric – handstitched Vintage embroidery hoops  

ANDREA RADLEY

Artist Statement

This is the meaning of renewal I focused on with my artist book, Our Blackbird Family. When I underwent chemotherapy and radiation for my Stage 4 lung cancer, I suffered badly from "chemo fog." I could not think clearly, work out how to make things, develop ideas, or compose complex drawings. I was scared for a while that it would be permanent.

Artist books became one of the tools I used to get my brain working again; the other was embroidery. These activities helped me regain my confidence. I had to think about the story, the images, the structure of the book, and then create it. I completed bookbinding tutorials online and made dummy books to practice.

Time is also a factor. The binding method I chose for this book, the Blizzard Fold, is a technique I tried a year ago and could not figure out. This year, I completed it. Using this technique for this book is a celebration for me that my brain is getting better.

The subject matter of the book is inspired by the blackbird family that comes back each year to rear their babies under the eaves of our outdoor room. It has given our family immense . It has given our family immense pleasure to watch the babies emerge from their shells, grow up, and leave the nest—just like my children are doing.

44.Artist Book NFS

Our Blackbird Family Illustrated Linocuts on Archers Paper with   Blizzard Fold.

RUBY RICHARDSON

Artist Statement

My studio cupboard overflows with remnants of printed textiles, a soft pile of  memories and a time-line of past projects.

Fabric pieces come together in decoupage to form fragile and

ephemeral objects. They embrace the the natural cycles of change, reflect the

transient nature of creativity and the impermanence of materials in art.

‘Ephemeral objects’

 Medium :Decoupage, Screen print, mono print, digital print, fabric,gouache.

45.Object #7 $65

46.Object #6 $50

47.Object #5 $65

48.Object #4 $50

49.Object #3 $50

50.Object #2 $55

51.Object #1 $65

Jimmi Buscombe - Together

Together

‘Together’ features 16 new paintings by local Warrnambool artist Jimmi Buscombe in his first gallery exhibition. 

Jimmi hopes the exhibition encourages us to explore and reflect on our innate and deep connection to nature, and the joy and beauty within it.

Most widely known for his now famous chalk art mural “Gutsy the Warrnambool Wombat”, Jimmi explains he was excited to see what would happen between him, a paint brush, some paint, some linen and some time, but without the influence of a client or a brief to work alongside - it turns out it’s still birds!  “These paintings are about connection, explored through pairings and small groups of birds, but for me they offer some beauty and reflection outside of ourselves, in a time when I feel that is perhaps greatly needed.” 

A selection of limited edition prints and hand finished prints on Ilford 310gsm cotton rag, bird art gift cards and Gutsy wombat stickers and magnets are available at the rear of the gallery.

Looking for Lesueur - Vicki Reynolds

Charles-Alexander Leseuer was one of the Artists on the Nicholas Baudin expedition to Australia(1801-1803), his depiction of the wildlife, landscapes and people throughout the expedition were extraordinary. After viewing an exhibition of work from the Baudin expedition at the South Australian maritime museum, I was particularly taken with his watercolours of fish and sea creatures and resolved to look further into his work and respond to it in a contemporary manner.

This body of work was inspired by a beautiful watercolour and pencil scientific illustration of a tiny leather jacket fish, which was exhibited at the South Australian Maritime Museum. It was part of a body of work which had not been seen in Australia produced by artists on the Baudin Expedition to Australia 1800-1804. I was amazed at the quality of the painting, the detail, recognising that the work was made while sitting in a moving sailing ship.I began by making small works copying Lesueur, then moved on to producing my own small watercolours then larger works using the technique of Nature Printing/ Gyotaku.This is one of the earliest forms of botanical/ scientific printing where a relatively flat object is inked, paper is placed on top and then the image is transferred by hand or press, some areas would then be drawn and coloured by hand. Gyotaku was done in the same manner by Japanese fishers, inking fish and sea creatures and transferring the image to paper, recording their catch either as a means of publicising what fish they might have for sale, hanging the prints in the rigging of their boats or sometimes as a more competitive, samurai fishing competition. These works are printed on Japanese paper, some handmade by me in Japan.

My art practice has been located in the concept of journey for quite a few years, often the journey by sea, using physical journeys by boat, Mallee, and the desert to make work and in turn to make work in the studio about these journeys. Taking my inspiration from Leseuer’s work is taking me down a path that broadens my horizons while inviting me into a world of delicate and intricate marks and work. My works are mainly on paper, mixed media printmaking, Artist books and 3d works include found objects in installation.

1. Slimy Mackerel, Gyotaku & Hand Colour on Kozo $400

2. Blue Throated Wrasse Male, Gyotaku & Hand Colour on Kozo $400

2. Blue Throated Wrasse Male, Gyotaku & Hand Colour on Kozo $400

3. Blue Throated Wrasse Female, Gyotaku & Hand Colour on Kozo $400

4. Snapper, Gyotaku & Hand Colour on Kozo $400

5. Snook, Gyotaku & Hand Colour on Kozo $400

6. Blue Throated Wrasse, Gyotaku & Hand Colour on Kozo $400

7. Snapper, Gyotaku & Hand Colour on Hosho, $650

8. Slimy Mackerel, Gyotaku & Hand Colour on Hosho $650

9. Perch?, Gyotaku & Hand Colour on Hosho $650

10. Unknown, Water colour & Pencil on Arches $350

11. Mackerel, Water colour & Pencil on Arches $350

12. Mirror Dory, Water colour & Pencil on Arches $350

13. Ocean (Leatherjacket), Etching on Fabriano $125

14. Mosaic, Etching on Fabriano $125

15. Yellow Stripe, Etching on Fabriano $125

16. Tasselled, Etching on Fabriano $125

17. Horseshoe, Etching on Fabriano $125

18. Unknown, Water colour & Pencil on Arches $350

19. Barracoota, Gyotaku & Hand Colour on Hosho $650

20. John Dory, Water colour & Pencil on Arches $350

21. Horseshoe Leatherjacket, Gyotaku & Hand Colour on Hosho $650

22. Yellow Stripe Leatherjacket, Water colour & Pencil on Arches $350

23. Snook, Gyotaku & Hand Colour on Hosho $650

24. Horseshoe Leatherjacket, Water colour & Pencil on Arches $350

25. Latchet, Gyotaku & Hand Colour on Hosho $650

26. Moonlighter, Water colour & Pencil on Arches $350

27. Australian Salmon, Gyotaku & Hand Colour on Hosho $650

28. Flying Fish, Water colour & Pencil on Arches $350

29. Wrasse, Gyotaku & Hand Colour on Hosho $650

30. After Lesueur, Etching on Fabriano $125

31. Horseshoe Leather jacket, Gyotaku & Hand Colour on Kozo $400

32. Six spine, Etching on Fabriano $125

33. After Lesueur, Concertina Book watercolour and Pencils on Arches NFS

34. Two Weeks at Southarm , Nature Prints in suede covered handmade book $325

35. Southarm All That We Are, Nature Prints in suede covered handmade book $350

36. Leatherjacket, Japanese style stab bound book, Gyotaku on Hosho $175

37. Journal 1 NFS

38. Journal 2 NFS

39. Water colour and Pencil & found objects in case NFS

Charles Alexander Lesueur book NFS

Two's Company : Ricky Schembri & Alexandra Davis 15 May -2 June Opening Saturday 18 May 5pm- 7pm

1.The Grampians - pen & wash - Alexandra Davis $1500


2. Country Road - pen & ink - Alexandra Davis $880

3. Tangled - mixed media - Alexandra Davis $150


4. Farmer’s Shed - pen - Alexandra Davis $1500


5. Evening, Killarney - pastel- Ricky Schembri $1650


6. Flinders Street Station - mixed media- Alexandra Davis $2500


7. Melbourne, Yarra at Night - oil - Alexandra Davis $350


8. Collins Street  Melbourne - mixed media - Alexandra Davis $200


9.Venice,  plein air 1- pastel - Ricky Schembri $350

10.Venice Gondolas - pen & wash - Alexandra Davis $200


11.Naples - pastel- Ricky Schembri $400


12.Palatine Hill, Rome -pen & wash- Alexandra Davis $200

13.Cadimare-La Spezia - acrylic - Alexandra Davis $390


14.Cafe Prahran - pastel - Ricky Schembri $1650

15.Flinders Street Station - pastel- Ricky Schembri $1850


16.Gilles Street Roundabout - pastel- Ricky Schembri $1850


17.Burwood Road Hawthorn - pastel - Ricky Schembri $1150


18.St. Pauls Cathedral - pastel- Ricky Schembri $2500


19.View from my Backyard - pastel -Ricky Schembri $3800

20.Ibis - pastel -Ricky Schembri $2800


21.Rocky and Alex - pastel- Ricky Schembri $1150


22.Millgrove - pastel- Ricky Schembri $1150


23.Flinders Street - pastel - Ricky Schembri $1150


24.The Gondola Ride - pastel - Ricky Schembri $1150

25.Venice, plein air 2 - watercolour- Ricky Schembri $350


26.The Grampians - watercolour - Ricky Schembri $350

27.Central Park, New York - pastel - Ricky Schembri $1150


28.Winter, Central Park - pastel - Ricky Schembri $1850


29.Pygmy Possum - acrylic - Alexandra Davis $195


30.Birds in a Tree - gouache -Alexandra Davis $100


31.Wild Ruby -oil - Alexandra Davis $550


32.Gang Gang Cockatoo -mixed media - Alexandra Davis $450


The Three Stooges: Glenn Morgan. Chris Small. Barry Tate : Ceramics and Paintings. 24 April- 12 May. Opening night 26 April 6pm-8pm

OUT OF THE BLUE : BEN FENNESSY

Out of the Blue : Ben Fennessy - Recent Paintings and Prints 3 April - 21 April

Opening Launch - Friday 5 April 4pm-6pm

The ‘Out of the Blue’ exhibition at F Project Gallery was a serendipitous, unexpected opportunity to show paintings and glass prints from the last few years. I’m rather taken with the colour blue. Given I live on the coast, that’s not surprising, as the sky and sea are in constant view.

The environment of South-West Victoria is a great source of artistic inspiration. Having lived in the bush and on the coast, in Wadawurrung Country, and now in the shadow of Koroitj/Tower Hill, on Gundjitmara land, for most of my life, these wild and beautiful vistas have seeped into my soul. This body of work is a small sample of my passion for place. I am particularly focused on the play of light on the horizon and the changes that the weather and seasons bring … and blue hues.

Each of the works in this show have some shades of blue in them, ranging from a full-on blue blast of ultramarine in Winter Cloud, a wash of cerulean in Escarpment Budj Bim, a sweep Prussian blue in Blue Rain and a tiny brush stroke of indigo in Seascapeorama.

Ben Fennessy is an established painter, printmaker and art educator. He studied painting and drawing at the National Gallery School, Melbourne, and the Victorian College of the Arts and has been a practising artist for over fifty-five years.  He has exhibited widely throughout Australia and his work is in collections here and overseas. Ben is a member of the South-West Printmakers group who exhibit annually at the F Project Gallery in Warrnambool. Ben has been selected for the Geelong Acquisitive Print Awards, Geelong Gallery in 2005, 2017 and 2023.

Ben draws inspiration for his abstract landscape paintings and prints from the local beautiful natural environment, where light and shadows, sun and rain, can change the colour, feeling and tone in moments. These vivid colours express his interpretation of the inherent drama of the Australian environment, however at the root of his work is the influence of the English tradition of landscape painting, the pastoral and romantic landscapes of the original ‘pale stale males’, Gainsborough, Constable and Turner.

Vessels: 13 - 31 March

MARCH 13 - MARCH 31 2024

Opening Friday 15th March 6pm.

Four Camperdown women, Merrian Dennis, Dannie Dupleix, Carol Eagle and Monique Pope meet weekly at Peacock Hall; an old Sunday School hall built in the 1930’s. The four women work individually on their own projects, share different perspectives and enjoy discussing and debating ideas.

In the 'Vessels' collective exhibition, Dennis, Dupleix, Eagle, and Pope embark on an artistic odyssey. Through painting, sculpture and textiles, using a vast array of media, they redefine vessels in distinct ways. They forge a dialogue that celebrates the multiplicity of perspectives. The exhibition is a harmonious fusion, showcasing the richness of individual interpretations. Carol and Dannie have produced an explosion of colour contrasted with Merrian and Monique’s subdued tones.

Inside the Inside by Jane Curtis

Since I was a young girl, l have always been attracted by objects that speak of history and far off places. Born in the Mallee, with a mother who is French/Welsh, l loved to go to Melbourne and breathe in the smell of my grandparents house, her parents. The fascination with their furniture and belongings has stayed with me throughout my adult life. Possessions have a sentimentalism that l feel fills a void in my story.

My artwork then leads into this scenario almost every time. I do enjoy skyscapes and outdoors but I absolutely adore inside landscapes.

Firstly I do a Gouache painting to get acquainted with my subject. Then l like to paint with Acrylic and give the same subject a different expression. I am not tied to capturing exactly what is true and correct but my interpretation of what l see.

I realise how important painting is for my sense of equilibrium in this world and therefore the role it plays in so many people’s lives both as artists and viewers.

I like to think l don’t take myself too seriously but l am serious about being able to have self expression for myself and the greater community.

Connections (Group Show)

Jan Stickland, Sandra Batten, Johanna Wade, Sharryn Trease, Jenny Grenfell

A group exhibition consisting primarily of experimental printmaking exploring themes of urban and rural environment and the human condition. Techniques including monoprints, collagraphs, various forms of etching including photo gravure, and salt etching, linocuts, drawing ,collage and basket making are evident in the work of the group.

Inspired and Fired- South West Potters

December 13 2023 - Janaury 7 2024

Opening Saturday December 16, 5 - 7pm

Nathan Pye
Param Ratnam
Natalie Ryan
Georgina Sambell
Tara Shackell
Chris Small
Sid Sprague
Jude Stewart
Barry Tate
Iori Tate
Megan Cullum
Ken Sadler

Sarah Austin
Louise Coffey
Mick Conlan
Delia Crabbe
Belinda Hartwich
Chris Inglis
Diana Kraft
Erin Sonego
Jenni Larsen
Alicia McVilly
Molly Melican
Leon Melis

Eccentric- Bobbie Cox

Bobbie is a self taught artist, having retired some time ago from her day job as a social worker. The day job took her all over Western Australia, especially the Pilbara region, Queensland and Victoria. Bobbie is influenced by Indian, other Asian, and indigenous art.

Subject matter comes from nature, myths and fairy tales. Her work reflects her status as a fifth generation Australian of European descent.

Paintings are acrylic on canvas. #16 & #21 are acrylic paint and mixed media.

Whether it be the Kimberly, central Australia, Kakadu, or south-west Victoria there is a commonality that connects it all.

Birds.

An integral part of our survival, culture and economy, birds are our companions.

Bird, the exhibition, is a collection of thoughts and observations about the intersection between humanity’s industrial advancement and the natural environment.

Contemplation of a world with birds and a world without.

Existence without existence.

Bird.

‘Of Sand and Sea’ is a joint exhibition responding to the universal connection between coast and ocean in all forms – of reef, beach, tidal zones and dune systems.

Our relationship with water and the natural coastal environment brings cultural and spiritual connection, energises our well being, and the desire to nurture all that calls the marine ecosystem home.

Globally oceans are home to a currently known 228,450 marine species with over 90% of species yet to be discovered. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).

Green or living shorelines stabilise coastlines and inter-tidal zones, and directly impact ocean quality and health. Reliance on the resource and industrial pressures are placing strain on Australian reefs and oceans requiring conscious thought of use and restoration.

‘We are in reach of a whole new relationship with the ocean, a wiser, more sustainable relationship. The choice lies with us.’ (David Attenborough)

Erna’s art practice consists of oil paint, applied through the use of rags and liquin to create luminosity and texture. Finished art works change colour, depth, mood and movement in different light, reflecting the natural cycles of the water environment and are hard to photograph.

Kristy’s art practice consists of kiln and alternatively fired clay, using glaze and mixed media technique to represent elements of the coastal environment. Works and firing techniques use sustainable practices and reduced reliance on energy and materials in production.

20th September - 15th October

ARTOLESCENCE returns in 2023! Art students from Emmanuel, Brauer and Warrnambool Colleges exhibit their work as part of the youth showcase.

Exhibiting students are listed below:

Artolescence exhibition launches as part of Youth Fest

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BRAUER COLLEGE

Zahlee Liddle year 10
Thomas Cram year 9
Sahara Clough-Beauchamp year 9
Macy Porter year 10
Maya Ebery
Sol Paul year 10
Chelsea Crawley Walsh year 10
Jessica Cooper year 10
Sol Keane Ryan year 10
Jackson McNaughton year 9
Ryan Murcott year 9
Logan Gavin year 9
Lachlan Speed year 9
Dakota Fedley year 9
Tahlia James year 10
Janie Holloway year 10
Tara Neal year 10
Dominik Graziano year 12
Frankie Bourke year 10
Rubie Corran year 9
Izaiah Jarvis year 9
Mia Carter year 9
Evie Ford year 9
Jermaine Ferguson year 10
Joseph Nickl year 9
Grace Hoffman year 9
Charlotte Condon year 8

EMMANUEL COLLEGE

Frankie Bant year 11
Nikayla Purcell year 11
Macey Cook year 11
Ariana Matthews year 11
Lily O’Brien year 12
Kiri Hawkes year 12
Ruby McKenna year 12
Joseph Holscher year 12
Ava Wolff year 12
Grace Biggs year 11
Taleah Matthews year 11

WARRNAMBOOL COLLEGE

Year 10 class
Casey Rohan year 9
Mia Coetze year 9
Aysha Holloway year 9
Nara Rohan year 9
Arlie Kelson year 8
Kai Smith year 9
Kiannah Anderson year 8
Laura Bray year 7
Ebony Rogers year 8
Grace Demartin year 7
Zete Austin year 7
Angus Nicolson year 8
Gem Mcintosh year 7
Daphne Myroniuk year 7
Photo 1A Class year 9
Molly Watson year 9
Ryley Wickenton year 8
Eliza Byron year 8
Grace Uebergang year 8
Ruby Jeanes year 8
Charlotte Polkinghorne year 9
Hayley Dalton year 9
Jindara Alberts year 9

Ocean Dance by David Goebel & Rory Carter

Dave and I share a passion for drawing and painting, and creativity in general. Together, over the years, we have steadily been nurturing and growing Dave’s practice; exploring mediums such as Printmaking & Ceramics, and sharing his work with the public, including his solo show ‘Rhythm’ held at the Portland Arts Centre.

My own art practice forms a resource/platform to push and expand Dave’s artistic repertoire. This is evident in the production of Dave’s canvas paintings, whereby Dave was encouraged to make the leap into large-scale works. Dave’s willingness and ability to step into new artistic experiments, is inspiring and joyous to watch. Although, I don’t interfere with Dave’s image making, I feel it’s somewhat a collaborative process.

The ‘Ocean Dance’ exhibition features a new body of work, where I cross the threshold from observing to actively drawing and painting on the same works with Dave. Throughout the development of these works, I have learnt a lot from Dave. Particularly with the series of large-scale paintings. Dave has such a calm approach to his art making, quite often he would re-assure me during a painting session, ‘relax Rory…’ he would say. Dave took, the un-needed seriousness out of these works, and helped me ‘let go’ in some way. The last couple of artworks for me felt so nice to paint with Dave, just jamming on the canvas, watching these joyous, quirky narratives appear.

28 June-23 July
To be opened by Michael Toms, from Warrnambool Astronomy Nights
on Friday 30 June 6-8pm

Eleven South West Printmakers Des Bunyon, Delia Crabbe, Sue Ferrari, Ben Fennessy, Britt Gow, Jean Gleeson, Jodie Honan, Marion Manifold, Liza McCosh, Ruby Richardson, Maree Stewart have chosen the inspiration of “Sky” as the theme for this latest exhibition at The F Project Gallery, simply called ‘Sky’. The exhibition opens on Friday 30 June and continues until 23 July.

Printmaking techniques include monoprints, etchings, woodcuts and linoprints. This artform of original printmaking is often confused with the process of copies made from original works such as paintings, also referred to as prints. The artist printmaker creates an original artwork, sometimes a unique state, where only one print is made, or sometimes a print is available in limited editions created from etching plates, wood blocks or lino blocks.

As is always the case with a group collaboration, the interpretations and the printmaking techniques are varied and create a wonderful exhibition.

Des Bunyon
The sky as in ' blue sky 'is an illusion created by a combination of sunlight and air molecules.We humans have created a myriad of stories that reflect our interaction with the sky. We have gods and deities from every culture that come from the sky or reside somewhere beyond the outer reaches of the atmosphere where sky becomes outer space. We observed how birds could fly freely and unencumbered in the sky and sought to do likewise. We used its existence in our cultural responses through artisitic expression both literary, visual and musically. I chose to look at metaphorical references such as' Head in the Clouds ',Pie in the Sky ' ' Ladder to the Sky ' and ' Black Cloud 'etc We have populated the sky with many superheroes such as Superman. The sky is like the observing self that is always there, making room for both difficult and enlightening thoughts and feelings.

  1. Head in the Clouds 1/5 | Etching | 250x320 | $195

  2. Imagine- Above us only Sky 1/5 | Etching |250x320 | $195

  3. Pie in the Sky 1/5 | Etching |250x320 | $195

  4. Look! Up in the Sky! 1/5 | Etching & Collage | 250x320 | $195 | SOLD

  5. Ladder to the Sky 1/5 | Etching | 250x320 | $195

  6. Black Cloud 1/5 | Etching | 250x320 | $195

Marion Manifold
The Lonely Sea and the Sky works are inspired by John Masefield’s poem “Sea-Fever” (below) which reminds me of Warrnambool’s foundation and legacy from pioneering early settlers, and the hardships and sometimes desolate joy of those who arrived by sailing ship.

I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea's face and a grey dawn breaking.

I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.
John Masefield’s "Sea-Fever"

7. The Lonely Sea and the Sky 6 | Linocut & Wash | 560x760 | $400
8. The Lonely Sea and the Sky 3 | Linocut & Wash | 360x560 | $300
9. The Lonely Sea and the Sky 2 | Linocut & Wash | 360x560 | $300 | SOLD
10. The Lonely Sea and the Sky 1 | Linocut & Wash | 360x560 | $300
11. The Lonely Sea and the Sky 7 | Linocut & Wash | 560x760 | $400

Maree Stewart
I pause to notice and contemplate the wondrousness of everything that comes to us through the sky enabling the existence of life. From drifting into imaginings the Sky Wanderer emerges from the vastness of the sky and commences its journey…

12. Sky Wanderer- Artists Proofs | Set of nine collagraphs | 300x210 each | NFS
13. Sky Wanderer | Photocopied Zines (x3, more available to order) | $10

Jodie Honan
Across Gunditjmara Country in south-west Victoria, sky fills half the world, cohabiting with the volcanic country and the celestial and atmospheric bodies. This series of small collages use past lino prints reconfigured into distilled skyscapes to capture the massiveness of volcanic hills against the vast sky.

14 - 28

All prints are linocut print collage on Somerset 300gsm and all $50

14. Pair of Shadowy Hills- Day Sky | SOLD
15. Bumpy Hill- Day Sky
16. Small Shadowy Hill- Day Sky
17. Side of Shadowy Hill- Day Sky | SOLD
18. Big Shadowy Hill- Day Sky
19. Shadowy Hill- Day Sky
20. Big Hill- Day Sky
21. Pair of Hills- Day Sky
22. Blue Moon | SOLD
23. Two Hills and Meteor Shower- Night Sky
24. Shadowy Range and Blue Moon- Night Sky
25. Small Range with Meteors- Night Sky
26. Shady Hill and Blue Moon
27. Hill and Meteor Shower- Night Sky | SOLD
28. Shadowy Range- Night Sky | SOLD

Ruby Richardson
A cloud collectors atlas combines images collected while cloud watching (always cloud watching) with the photo-graphic method of cyanotype printing. This set of prints is influenced by a slight leaning towards surrealism and a healthy obsession with the shape of clouds.

29 - 42

29 - 38. Hand coloured cyanotype print on 638gsm rough press paper | 160x160 | $90
29. SOLD
30. SOLD
31. SOLD
32. SOLD
33. Available
34. SOLD
35. SOLD
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37. Available
38. SOLD
39 - 42. Small hand coloured cyanotype prints on 638gsm rough press paper | $50
39. SOLD
40. SOLD
41. SOLD
42. SOLD

Ben Fennessy
Living at Killarney, I get to see amazing sky views which I’ve attempted to represent in these three-layered mono-prints – on Upo paper and two sheets of glass. (Prints 2 & 3) On April 24 at 5.17am, I was lucky enough to wake up and see the Southern Lights – Aurora Australis – a lifelong dream. (Print 1) As a child, I was fascinated by dioramas at the Melbourne Museum, (now the State Library). My first year at the National Gallery School was in the basement of the museum so I had access to view these magical three-dimensional displays again. Last year, I saw some 17th Century examples of images on glass layers at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and was inspired to try to make the sky prints on sheets of glass so they could be transparent and 3D.

43. Auro-rama A/P | Mono prints | Not For Sale
44. Skyorama A/P | Mono Prints | Not For Sale
45. Killarney-orama A/P | Mono Prints | Not For Sale

Britt Gow
The universe was not created for the human mind to understand, yet it is the nature of the human mind to try to make sense of it. From prehistoric humans noticing how the stars resembled sparks of a fire to the concept of a larger being draping a pin-pricked black cloak over the earth and religious texts conjuring the Almighty moving the heavenly bodies from above the firmament with his own hands, we struggle to comprehend the immensity of space. Carl Sagan, an American astronomer and cosmologist, helped mere mortals to visualize the vast scale of the universe by saying “…the total number of stars in the universe is greater than all the grains of sand on all the beaches of the planet Earth” and “our planet is nothing more than a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam”. It is inconceivable to most of us that we are as insignificant and inconsequential as an atom on a mote of dust, yet it is thus in both space and time. Our fleeting lifetimes are a nanosecond, and all of human existence is a mere second, in the 24 hours since the earth’s formation. Rather than responding with despair and nihilism, I hope my artwork promotes reflection on the beauty and wonder of nature and reminds us of our connection to the earth on which we stand. When you consider the engineering genius to conceive and construct wind towers, I am optimistic that you can share my humility in the face of Mother Nature, the peace and tranquility felt under a starry sky and the exhilaration of the winds that carry clouds above our vast horizons. These artworks are created with two separate printmaking processes. The first layer is a hand-pulled monotype, in which ink is rolled or painted onto an acetate sheet and then put through a press to transfer the ink to the damp paper. The second process is using a collagraph plate, created by scoring, collaging, texturing and shellacking cardboard. The plate is then inked, wiped, polished and put through the press a second time to layer the two images

46. Rural Skies | Unique State Monotype & Collagraph Print | 380x560 | $600 | SOLD
47. Nebulous | Unique State Monotype & Collagraph Print | 380x560 | $600

Jean Gleeson
These works represent the ‘gravitational pull’ of the moon, its effect on tides and also in the sense of hypnotic calm I feel when I gaze at it.

48 & 49

48. Gravitational Pull I | Blind emboss, chine colle & lino on silk | 500x610 | $150 | SOLD
49. Gravitational Pull II | Emboss, chine colle & lino on silk | 500x610 | $150 | SOLD

Delia Crabbe
I’ve always loved the patterns of raindrops on windows, and the blurring & distortion of the view they can cause. This year my ‘Sky’ focus became clouds & rain, and the close up view of raindrops on glass. I learnt how to print onto metal & some plastics, and so have experimented. The end result is mainly earrings- perhaps a more functional print product than my usual (I’ve got too many artworks for walls)! One that’s a bit of fun in any case!

50. Windows View- Rain and Powerlines | Print on Aluminium | $95 | SOLD
51. Windows View- Rain and Vegetation | Print on Aluminium | $95
Earrings:
52. Raindrops (Large, 2 piece) | $40 | SOLD
53. Raindrops (Brass) | $35 | SOLD
54. Raindrops (Light & Dark) | $30 | SOLD
55. Raindrops (Light) | Not For Sale
56. Raindrops (Dark) | $30 | SOLD
57. Raindrops (Clouds) | $25 | SOLD

Liza McCosh
In my artistic practice I have constantly drawn on the elements of nature to inspire imagery that comments on the environment. In particular, the sky with elements of air and water, has been a continual theme I have turned to in representing how all of nature is interconnected and integral to all life cycles. The Arterial series of prints attempt to represent the merging of sky with other aspects of nature: sky, earth, water and vegetation in a constant cycle of interdependence and regeneration. In constructing the artwork, I have used imagery from my painting and photography alongside digital media and transfer printing techniques; layering surface on surface leaving an imprint of nature’s elements and my employed media to emerge in the final images. Acknowledgement: This body of work was supported by a Sustaining Creative Workers Grant, a Victorian Government initiative delivered through Regional Arts Victoria. Dr Liza McCosh 2023

58. Arterial #2 1/10| Digital print on Hahnemulle photo rag paper 300gsm
540x437 | $395 framed, $295 unframed
59. Arterial #3 1/10 | Digital print on Hahnemulle photo rag paper 300gsm
540x437 |$495 framed, $395 unframed | SOLD
60. Arterial #5 1/1 | Digital print on Hahnemulle photo rag paper 300gsm
540x437 |$495 framed, $395 unframed
61. Arterial #4 1/1 | Digital print on Hahnemulle photo rag paper 300gsm
540x437 |$495 framed, $395 unframed | SOLD
62. Arterial #1 1/10 | Digital print on Hahnemulle photo rag paper 300gsm
540x437 |$395 framed, $295 unframed

Sue Ferrari
From my hilltop home wind is the unseen force that constantly transforms the skies, creating a continuous flow of fleeting experiences.

63. Caught in the Breeze | Mono print on silk fabric | $320
64. Turbulence | Mono print on silk fabric | $380

Quiet Conversations by Jan Allan

quiet conversations
Paintings by jan allan

Wednesday 31st May - Sunday 25th June

Opening Saturday 3rd June 4 - 6pm

For me, painting is the ultimate problem-solving activity. To make a balanced harmonious composition, to choose harmonious colours; to use the most effective brush strokes and to know when to stop.

My objective is to convey a feeling of quiet and peace. Each painting presents new challenges. I paint from life, objects from my collection. I enjoy creating compositions that can isolate an object and finding the inherent beauty within that object. Hopefully there is dialogue occurring between the painted objects and dialogue between the image and the viewer. I aim to make the objects ‘special’ to draw the gaze of the viewer; to establish a quiet conversation.

In This Present Moment- Jenny Altmann

5th - 30th April

Painting and Drawing allows the murky waters of my mind to achieve the capacity to be contemplative, access quietude, stillness and peace. A gentle turning towards the ever present moment, where I can celebrate the uplifting environment, the dignity and poise of humanity and draw on the intuitive through which I can recognise my true self as resilient, fervent and light-hearted. I love all forms of art and art history: a constant searching which informs my own work. 

Any form of creativity expresses with jubilance a life which is difficult to speak of. With humility I endeavour to share an aspect of such sanguinity to my viewers. Communication and persuasion is an honour and privilege for which I am ever grateful.

"Every moment and every event of every person's life on earth plants something in each soul. For just as the wind carries thousands of winged seeds, so each present moment can spring up in the fertile soil of freedom, spontaneity and love"  Thomas Merton

Terra Madre (Motherland, Homeland, Mother Earth) - Irene Crusca

3rd - 28th May
Opening Saturday 6th May 6 - 8pm

As a first-generation Australian, my parents’ passing left me with a diminished connection to the Sicilian culture that I had grown up with. A recurring theme in my work has been an exploration of place and rootlessness. Recently, I have noted  urgency in my need to come to terms with this understanding from a personal perspective.

Terra Madre reflects on personal identity through my mother’s presence, ­­­­her storytelling, the costumes she once donned, the food we ate and the objects and trinkets that surrounded and gave us meaning. I use juxtaposition and superimposition of images to reflect on contemporary identity and place.

7a. VIDEO: FAREWELL, MY BEAUTIFUL SICILY
Excerpt from Mum’s biography, first reading Mum, second reading myself.

2 min, on loop

In this video my mother reads a short extract from her biography at the moment she leaves her homeland - Sicily. Then I read a previous extract from her biography whilst she reflects in silence.

It is a heartfelt farewell to a country, a culture – the village, all her family in order to join her betrothed who had left a few years before for Australia – the land of opportunity for many migrants from Italy and elsewhere in the 1950s. I can’t help but compare the depth of feeling my mother has for her country to the estrangement I feel for ‘my’ country and the rootlessness that is a common experience of contemporary identity, as urban living, mobility and accelerated globalisation move us into virtual and new mediated spaces which we must learn to navigate.

Video edited by Colleen Hughson at First Ladies Productions