Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

ARTIST of the MONTH Montville Art Gallery

Jan Hodgson “It’s a fun job“ JAN HODGSON moved from Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast twenty years ago and decided it was time she indulged her life long desire to paint. “I went to art classes with Lyn Fraser-Roberts for about a year. She is a marvelous teacher. I just loved the classes. They became the highlight [...]

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Jim Cox’s Krumple is a hit …

Painter Jim Cox’s flight of fancy, The Book of Krumple is now into its second print. Originally written and illustrated for the many children in his life, this increasingly popular book is about an amazing animal that eats cats! – unless none are available and Krumple will eat grass to stay healthy! The book reveals Jim’s [...]

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It’s Xmas Panto time again…

The spectacular scenery of the Maleny Players’ Christmas pantomime Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp is the handiwork of Marianne Osborne. She has the task of creating the interior of the Chinese Emperor’s palace and the market square of Old Peking. Said Marianne, pictured left with the striking dragons she has created that decorate the Emperor’s throne [...]

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Precision Pastelist at Montville

Jan Hodgson lives near the beach and not surprisingly, it is nature’s beautry that inspires her work. She enjoys the challenge of bringing this beauty to others in her colourful florals and still life paintings. She also loves to capture that quirky look or docile expression in her most striking animal paintings. What is amazing about [...]

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Rapskallion … on the deck

Rapskallion takes to the eastern road again this summer, pedalling their new five track E.P “Le chat et Fiddle” from Melbourne town to Crystal Waters in a blaze of sweat, colour, feathers and accordion powered riffage. “Le Chat et fiddle”(The Cat and Fiddle) is a collection of musical vignettes from a realm inhabited by back alley [...]

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Indian Flute Workshop & Concert

Lovers of flute have the opportunity to learn from master bansuri player Taro Terahara, giving his only workshop for his Australian tour in Maleny’s Awakening Centre on Saturday December 10 from 4pm. The workshop will be followed by a concert at 6.30pm, also featuring Shen Flindell on tabla and Yuki Taniguchi opening the evening with [...]

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7 Arts Retreat workshops in 9 days

Maleny Arts Retreat will be offering 7 workshops over 9 days in January. Now in its second year this successful format provides a heightened experience of learning and creativity in a relaxed and peaceful environment. Workshops on offer cover a range of disciplines and are conducted by highly skilled practicing tutors – Noela Mills will teach you [...]

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No man is an island … FICTION – Favel Parrett

Favel Parrett is a Victorian writer who loves to surf in the Southern Ocean. Her short stories have been published in journals such as Wet Ink and Island, and her first novel, Past the Shallows, was published in May 2011 by Hachette Australia. For those looking for the varied tastes of stimulating short stories from [...]

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Buy Palmwoods pastels off the easel…

ART STILL ON THE EASEL is as fresh as you can buy it, and that’s what will be offered on Friday December 3 by the Palmwoods Pastel group tutored by artist, Carolyn Sheather. Quality artworks straight from their origins will be offered for show and sale by this talented bunch. Many inexpensive and undiscovered gems will [...]

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Rosebed St Gallery reveals its smalls!

ROSEBED ST Gallery has been transformed into a treasure trove of miniature masterpieces with their final exhibition for 2011, Small Works/Small Town – Takeaway Art! Curators Annie & Maya have gathered a collection of stunning small art pieces, guaranteed to please a diverse range of tastes. The work of 37 artists, both emerging and established creates [...]

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