Art with Heart
A Heart of Gold Fundraiser
The Heart of Gold International Film Festival through Art with Heart is supported by some of the region’s most accomplished and generous artists and creators. This year Art with Heart has widened its scope to include all art forms, as well as some functional pieces, which has allowed artists to interpret the Festival themes as they wish and ensures Art with Heart has something for all. 2010 Art with Heart features oil, acrylic and watercolour works on canvas, ceramic/clay sculpture, prints, a wrought-iron piece, 3-D embroidery, hand-crafted jewellery, a hand-crafted wooden seat and mixed-media creations. Several pieces will be sold via Auction on Saturday 13th March in the Heritage Theatre following the Gold Heart Awards Ceremony, with other pieces available for purchase before and during the Festival. The Art with Heart works will be exhibited throughout the Heart of Gold International Film Festival at the Gympie Civic Centre. For Art with Heart purchase enquiries: 07 5483 7000; info@heartofgold.com.au.
Participating artists
Robin Hines
Robin has been painting for over 30 years, and since 1988 as a full time artist and teacher of watercolour
painting. He has been involved in group and solo exhibitions in Western Australia, Tasmania and Queensland. Robin has travelled widely, and his paintings are held in collections throughout Australia and the United Kingdom.
Robin and his family lived in Tasmania for some time and he has gained a reputation as a fine watercolourist and exhibits there regularly. He is now living at Tin Can Bay on the Cooloola Coast in Queensland, and is much sought after for demonstrating and teaching watercolour painting. Artwork: In the Straits (Oil on Canvas).
Kym Barrett is a Gympie artist and visual arts teacher who has lived in regional Queensland for most of her life. In recent
years, Kym has experimented with mixed media techniques to express her ideas visually. ‘I am a painter exploring mixed media, with the aim to create artworks that reach the viewer, heart to heart.
I am also a seeker exploring my inner world, somehow knowing that these two paths are intrinsically entwined,’ Kym says. Kym has exhibited locally, regionally and in Brisbane, and has won many awards for her work, including the Gympie Heritage Award in 2009. She conducts regular Art Workshops for adults and is in the process of developing art workshops which facilitate others to paint intuitively, to express their own uniqueness, to learn the language of the heart. Artwork: Inner Terrain (Acrylic and charcoal on canvas, 690 x 1000 mm)
Valerie Wily
My work is about fun, laughter and stories. I make a multitude of ceramic pieces, small and large, mostly birds and
animals. They all relate to one another in my workshop from the moment their eyes are opened. I love to share this with other people who appreciate the interaction. I have been working in clay for over thirty years, fourteen years fulltime.
All the pieces are raku fired to 1050 degrees Centigrade which gives the characteristic black crackle. Many surprises occur in the kiln with this style of firing, which makes it unpredictable and exciting. Each piece is unique. I have about nine outlets for my work from Tasmania to Kuranda North Queensland. Working with clay is a passion for me and never a chore and I believe that passion gives my characters life. Artwork: Holding up the Sun (Raku fired ceramic and wood dowel, 415 x 330 x 330 mm)
Phil Willy
I enjoy the challenge of working with clay and creating a whimsical sculpture that will be enjoyed by others. My work
combines other media for interest, and particularly timber for warmth and good effect.
Combining fine woodworking skills increases the challenge to produce sculpture that is different and pleasing. Some of my sculptures have won prizes and others reside in good homes giving everyday enjoyment. I am currently represented at Maleny Artworks 07 5429 6566, or enquires at 07 5485 2219. Tables and cabinets can be seen at Main Street Gallery, 07 5478 5050, Montville, Qld.
Artwork: ACTION (430 x 350 lx 275 mm, Mixed media – fired ceramic, wood, recycled plastics and metal, acrylic paints). Artist’s Statement: The theme for this sculpture is obviously linked to the Heart of Gold International Film Festival. It is about that moment of truth when the live action is captured by the camera, and who knows at that moment, what adventures the image will have during its ephemeral future.
Kevin Oxley was born in Hay, NSW. From the age of 28 he has been a painter, printmaker, sculptor and works in most mediums. Kevin Oxley has had over 30 one-man exhibitions since 1969 in Sydney, Melbourne and regional centres of NSW and Qld. He has taught painting, drawing and creativity in various districts ranging from Australia Council Workshops, Sunshine Coast University, T.A.F.E. Residence Programs and Qld. State High Schools. Currently he teaches privately and works in oils, with his personal response to the built environment exploring perspective geometry of buildings and the interaction of people moving within space. He is also exploring three dimensional works in a combination of glass, ceramics and resins in a unique process he has developed to explore light, colour and form. Works have been acquired by Tweed River Regional Gallery; Sydney Opera House; Parliament House, Sydney; The Lodge, Canberra; Australian Wool Board; University of Western Sydney; Telstra, Brisbane; and numerous private collections in Australia and overseas. Artwork: The Heart of Quixote (Oil on canvas (Framed), 40o x 450 mm (framed size). Artist’s statement: “The Heart of Quixote is a metaphor for the spirit of humanity rising above great adversity. My personal battle with secondary liver cancer led to the development of a series of work themed on Cervantes’ 16th century story about Don Quixote. Dissatisfied with the world he encountered, Quixote set out to change it by creating a more acceptable place. It is about choosing to respond in a negative or positive way to the hand life deals us.”
Early creative endeavours by Dale involved mostly wooden toys and bush furniture. Later metal-craft-work emerged, a legacy from an apprenticeship and career in engineering. Functional objects combining individual design features give a foundation to a consuming hobby. Much of this work is in wrought iron commissions for practical household items tailored to the tastes of the buyer. Time has seen more whimsical concepts being incorporated to the point where many current commissions have become more decorative in nature. Nature has become the inspiration behind the creation of a number of “creatures”. They derive from the farmyard, the woodlands, Australia’s vast outback and somewhere way back in Dale’s mind.
My journey has been an exercise in refining skill and expanding scope with various mediums, oil paintings, charcoal studies, works on paper, sculpture and jewellery. This highlights my greatest strength, diversity, in both experience and skill. My time is spent equally between my jewellery and sculpture at present.
I have been privileged to have work is held in private collections around the world, most notably a commission work held by Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark at Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen. It is a delight when my works speaks for me.
Sandra Ross
Sandra Ross has studied art at both Undergraduate and Post Graduate level in Sydney and Brisbane. Based at Wolvi, Sandra is committed to her personal practice through regular exhibitions and entering competitions, often winning prizes. In 2007 she was selected and hung in the Tattersalls Landscape Award.
Her paintings and mixed media works are an enquiry into the beauty in nature and a sense of place found in the landscapes around her home and on Fraser Island.
Kerrie Atkins
Kerrie is a very accomplished Gympie painter who loves nature. ‘Living close to nature gives me endless inspiration,’ Kerrie says. ‘I enjoy sketching from life, working with colour to make large paintings from small work.’ Kerrie won the acclaimed Kenilworth Maroochy Shire Mayor’s Art Prize in 2007 and is a long serving member of the Gympie Regional Gallery. Just recently she was recognised at the 2009 Gallery and Museum Achievement Awards (GAMAA) for her ‘outstanding achievements’ in the category of Volunteer Individuals.
Peter Harris
Peter has been a professional ceramic artist for 30 years, specialising in raku firing, and will be donating a ceramic piece for Art with Heart. Currently, he teaches visual arts at Gympie TAFE.
Nev Bedkober
Nev is a Gympie painter who delights in painting beautiful realistic landscape scenes from all around Australia. His work captures the essence of each landscape. He has exhibited locally in a number of exhibitions and was selected as a finalist in the Kenilworth Maroochy Shire Mayor’s Art Prize in 2007. Artwork: Traveston Crossing (Acrylic on canvas)
Cheryl McGannon
Cheryl is a practising artist working from ‘Smoking Pots & Pressing Prints Studios’ in Doonan. After studying Fine Arts at James Cook University, Townsville, Cheryl went on to complete her teaching degree from the University of South Australia and then completed a Masters Degree in Creative Arts from James Cook University. Cheryl worked at the Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE for many years as a lecturer, where she was Head of the Printmaking and Graphics Departments.
The move to the beautiful Noosa Valley took place in 2006 where Cheryl took a teaching position at Victory College, Gympie. As a practising artist Cheryl exhibits regularly. Cheryl has published work in the James Hardy Collection, Brisbane and The Lyre Bird Press, Townsville. She has work in private and public collections nationally and internationally.
Kathy Burden
Kathy is a local artist who paints in many styles and mediums. Her motto for herself is ‘if you feel like doing it, do it as long as it’s still fun’. Kathy has been painting for more than 35 years and still loves it. She runs the Art Downunder Studio where she shares her gained knowledge with her adult students. She also teaches children who enjoy the making of their art.
Matthew Heyne
Matthew is a local painter who enjoys painting immensely. His thoughts and feelings are reflected in the wonderful colours and textures he uses to render his unique style of mark-making. Matthew has sold many paintings and has numerous awards and prizes from art competitions.
Richard Newport
Richard is a designer maker who is a full time community artist. After building a stone house on the Sunshine Coast, he completed a 4 year B.F.A. (Hons) Degree at the University of Tasmania, graduating in furniture designs. Richard was one of the two full time artists to be employed for the Cooroy Community Streetscape Project. He has completed over 35 public art commissions, including the entrance statement for the Cooloola Shire Public Gallery. He has had won awards for his furniture and had numerous exhibitions of his work.
