Beverley Perel
Beverley Perel is a master Textile Artist who specialises in Japanese style designs including Chiku Chiku and Japanese Boro or Soshiko stitching and embroidery.
Beverley Perel is a master Textile Artist who specialises in Japanese style designs including Chiku Chiku and Japanese Boro or Soshiko stitching and embroidery.
Artist Statement – Cheryl Ford Cheryl Ford is a Brisbane based artist born in the Northern NSW country town of Mullumbimby. Cheryl enjoys working across a variety of mediums which include coloured pencils, pastels, mixed media, acrylics and oils. Cheryl’s lifelong love of painting and drawing began in her youth, when she used to draw over her school exercise books while in class lessons. Early retirement in 2017, finally presented Cheryl with the opportunity to develop her love of art…
Tina Horton is a Redlands coast artist who specialises in jewellery and gemstones. Tina describes her style as naturally organic and draws her inspiration from nature. Having always been a creative soul Tina has tried many forms of artistic expression, from painting to scrapbooking. In 2007 Tina decided to pursue her fascinating with rocks, games and crystals, joining her local lapidary society. It is here that she learnt how to cut and polish stones but also the basics of silversmithing. Since 2007 Tina has…
Christine Earthrowl I began watercolour painting about 11 years ago while working in the bush with my geologist partner in the Northern Territory. I had only lived in towns beforehand and couldn’t believe the beauty of the native bush in particular the colourful and textured bark of the local eucalypts and other native plants. As a way of expressing my wonder and awe I started painting some of these barks and flowers in watercolour to allow others to see and…
I’ve always had a love for Art, which started in my early childhood years with chalk drawings on just about anything, concrete pathways, walls no flat surface was safe. It wasn’t until my senior years at high school when I discovered oil paints that I realised that painting was going to play such a big part in my life. I started with landscapes and seascapes around the Gold Coast, however with no formal training I relied on the techniques of…
Artist Statement I am a Queensland based artist who draws on nature, the human form and sense of place as inspiration for my artworks. I enjoy working across a wide range of mediums including watercolour, pastel, oil and pencil. My love of flowers is evident in many of my artworks. I am fascinated by the shapes and patterns which are created when light falls on forms such as the delicate petals of flowers. By focusing on smaller parts of an…
I never tire of nature’s intricate tapestry, tone, colour, texture, light and shade in everything I see. I am also very tactile and enjoy the experience of touch, whether it is a little animal, a bird, fine mosses or massive forest trees, each is a unique experience. I do hope you are able to experience the multi sensory experience I try to achieve in my painting. I began painting in 1980 studying with various tutors over the years in colour…
“I don’t know in advance what I am going to put on canvas any more than I decide beforehand what colours I am going to use.” Pablo Picasso Picasso’s statement very much reflects the way I approach my art practise. I prefer to start with an initial mark or stroke of colour and paint intuitively allowing the painting to develop as the layers are applied. The physicality and tactile properties of multi layered paint and mixed media in the pure…