Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

Laws is Nearly the Full Circle

Judith Laws’ new exhibition paintings are vibrant and intriguing. Follow the meandering lines in luscious colour through a landscape rich in diversity. Feel the heat of the desert, the deep blues of the seas and grottos and on to the mythical Lake Mungo. The title of this exhibition suggests not only the land but also the [...]

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Mastin’s masterful still lifes

LASTING IMPRESSIONS Gallery in Kenilworth is hosting Ian Mastin’s first solo exhibition in Australia. A classical still life artist, Mastin, though living in Queensland, exhibits predominantly in Great Britain but has chosen Lasting Impressions Gallery to house his art in Australia. Emulating the famous Flemish and Dutch masters, his still lifes are yet fresh and engage [...]

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Very explicit … very graphic

THREE Sunshine Coast artists , Evangeline Cachinero, Tiffany Atkin and Anita Pettinato formed an innovate group a year ago – Explicitly Graphic. Their second exhibition, Double Entendre is at the White Canvas Gallery in Church Street, Fortitude Valley from Oct 28. 6-10pm. Evangeline is a graphic designer, and always involved in various art projects. Her mixed media [...]

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ARTIST of the MONTH Montville Art Gallery

Ron van Gennip Romance is in the Air BORN in Australia of Dutch parents, Ron spent his childhood in the Blue Mountains. Both his parents were artistic & encouraged Ron to draw and sketch. “When I was eighteen, I accepted a three year working scholarship with the Sydney Technical College. I then spent the next twelve years working with [...]

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“First, there is a mountain”

MARC KALIFA – GLASS ARTIST THE powerful natural cycles which continue to shape our world, also give rise to artistic expression and Maleny glass artist, Marc Kalifa, has long wondered how he could portray the inspirational Glasshouse Mountains. There is the obvious word link between glass and mountains, but there are much deeper connections too, from which [...]

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Council supports arts incubator

Mainly through the lobbying efforts of glass artist, Tina Cooper and councillor Vivien Griffin, Sunshine Coast Council is conducting a feasibility study into the viability of a regional arts incubator. The broad study will explore location, function, arts stakeholders and commercial viability of the incubator. It was initiated mainly through the loss of a glass blowing [...]

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Introduction to Silversmithing

If you’ve ever thought about learning silversmithing, Maleny Arts Retreat is offering an opportunity to work with three qualified and practicing jewellers: Kim Cox, Alex Bull and Scott Mitchell, using commercial equipment and learning essential techniques for making jewellery. Over two days, September 24 and 25, participants will learn how to roll and form metal, solder, [...]

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Learn Night Magic photography

Would you like to learn how to take stunning night photos like these (pictured below and right)? They are the work of award-winning photographer Peter Solness, who is running a Night Magic Photography workshop for the first time on the Sunshine Coast. Peter Solness has been called “one of Australia’s finest photographers” by Time magazine. His ‘Illuminated Landscape’ essays [...]

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For Hew Chee Fong… A sculptor’s dream come true

EVERY SCULPTOR who works in stone or marble dreams of visiting Italy’s renowned Carrara. That dream has now come true for talented Hinterland stone sculptor, Hew Chee Fong who is this year’s recipient of the Noosa Stone Sculpture Bequest. The Bequest is a national biennial award administered by Sunshine Coast Council and generously funded by an [...]

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A taste for Whimsy

DONALD GREENFIELD has had a pen in his hand since boyhood when he copied comic book characters from newspapers. Not surprisingly he soon embarked on a career as a successful cartoonist . For two decades, Donald’s whimsical illustrations appeared in the most illustrious publications in Australia – Nation Review, The Bulletin, Playboy, Penthouse, Australian Business, Gourmet [...]

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