Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

Kevin Oxley’s Art of Perception

DRAWING is a remarkable skill. This is never more apparent than in a ‘simple’ line drawing where the mere suggestion provides detail by feeding the imagination. Kevin Oxley has built a distinguished career through his multiple artistic talents, all of which are underpinned by his incredible ability to draw. His new exhibition, The Art of Perception, [...]

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Pope Exhibits in Montville

Montville’s Main Street Gallery has managed to attract esteemed wildlife painter, Christopher Pope for an exhibition starting July 16. It is the first Queensland exhibition for this South Australian artist. Many of his paintings have been commissioned for limited edition prints and for Australia Post – including the recent series of published Australian Songbirds (2009) and [...]

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Kerrie returns to Mary Valley

Painter, Kerrie Atkins (pictured) has never missed the annual Mary Valley Art Festival competition in 11 years. This busy artist has just won the Heritage Art Competition in Gympie and will have another entry in the 2011 Mary Valley competition. The 11th annual Mary Valley Art Festival theme “helping hands” honours the community spirit of Australians [...]

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Major show from Gary Myers

Gary Myers, a finalist in the 2011 Sunshine Coast Art Prize, will feature his first large body of work gathered in the one exhibition since 2005. Gary’s striking and evocative landscapes attract buyers around Australia. He and Helen invite you to bring a picnic and your favourite ‘drop’ to enjoy live music with Jazzitude on Saturday [...]

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Renee’s Indian Jewellery sale

Renee Blackwell will present a special jewellery exhibition and sale at Pomodora’s Restaurant in Maleny. The exhibition will feature new works of original jewellery, inspired by her recent six weeks of travel through Sri Lanka and Jaipur, Rajasthan India. There will be a champagne opening on August 5 from 5-9pm followed by a Saturday August [...]

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Peter Vermeer … serious sculptor with a sense of the silly

Emiel Peter Vermeer is a sculptor who makes you smile – he creates humorous and uplifting art pieces from those things we regularly throw onto the tip. Peter and his wife Lia live in a sprawling house, studio and private gallery that Peter has built in Eudlo over the past eight years. The garden is dotted [...]

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Barbi’s success with the humble scrapbook…

NAMBOUR resident Barbi Shipton never imagined she would one day be running the biggest business of its kind in Queensland. The surprise for everyone else is that scrapbooking and card making has become as widespread in the craft field as quilting. Nearly ten years ago Barbi was running playgroups and family support groups before a simple [...]

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ARTIST of the MONTH Montville Art Gallery

JUNE – Olga Garner-Morris A Colourful Life Born in Wollongong, New South Wales in 1943, Olga studied at the National Art School for modern art, sculpture and photography. She then embarked on a teaching career with the Adult Education Centre. A traditional Australian realist painter, Olga became a full time professional artist in 1976 with a major exhibition [...]

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AT ART ON CAIRNCROSS GALLERY …

The many sides of Sculpture EVERYONE has a different image in mind when the word art is mentioned, although the majority will think of a painting or drawing. However, one of the many art-related delights across the Sunshine Coast hinterland is the wealth of three-dimensional artists using clay, stone, glass, bronze and more. At Art on Cairncross [...]

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Pocket size pottery event

Stephen Roberts and Kari are opening their Palmwoods pottery studio over the Queen’s birthday weekend to celebrate all things pottery, in a homely fashion. There will be no unicorn rides, but there will be heaps of ceramic discovery. You can watch as the wood-fired kiln is fired up; have a go at a wheel yourself, watch [...]

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