Fine Print

May 2014 No 339

Hastings Valley Fine Art Association Inc. PO Box 8044 Port Macquarie 2444

www.hastingsvalleyart.net.au email editor: northbrother@hotmail.com

President Brian Barker 6586 3236 Secretary Karen Cornish 65848489 Treasurer Yvonne Little 65594064

Vice-Pres & Editor Kim Madden 6586 3185 Vice-Pres Jan Wilson 0401847858

Dates for your Diary 23-25 May Spirit of the Camden Haven

Exhibition 3 June 1pm HVFAA bi monthly meeting Rotary

Lodge Hamilton Green Hastings River Dr. Port Macquarie

1 July 1pm AGM HVFAA Wauchope Anglican Church Hall Oxley Ln. Wauchope

5-13 July Taree Open Art Exhibition

In this issue

Nomination form for your C’tee

Spirit and Slice volunteers needed

Upside down art-you be the judge

The Spirit of the Camden Haven

Exhibition & Sale

Laurieton United Services Club

Seymour Street

23th

-25th

May 2014 10 am – 5 pm daily

Delivery of works: Thursday 22nd

May, 2014

Laurieton United Services Club (side entrance

Seymour Street) 1.00 pm- 1.30 pm Collection: Monday, 26

th May, 2014, 9 am- 10.00

Note the delivery time on the 22nd is 1.00 pm Anzac Room will be in use until 12.00 pm

Volunteers are urgently needed to help with the set-up & the three day roster..

We are organising the Children's Painting & Drawing

completion on the Slice of Haven day 25th May again this year. Three of our artists will be demonstrating & at end of the day the 3 masterpieces will be raffled, proceeds will go towards our Art Gallery & Art Space Fund.

We need Volunteers to sell raffle tickets and give out DL cards on the Sunday 25th. If you can help please let me know even if you only help for an hour to give the volunteers a break. Enquiries: Rita 65863836 or 0418284583

NOTICE OF HVFAA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TO BE HELD AT 1 PM, TUESDAY 1 JULY 2014, CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE EXECUTIVE [President, 2 Vice-Presidents,Secretary, Treasurer] AND COMMITTEE [7 ]:

Nominations MUST be made in writing, signed by 2 members of HVFAA, and include the written consent of the candidate.

Nominations MUST be with the Returning Officer by Tuesday 24 June 2014 ie: at least 7 days prior to the AGM. Late nominations cannot be accepted.

If insufficient, or sufficient, nominations are received, those nominated by 24 June, 2014 will be taken to be elected; further nominations for any vacancies will be received at the AGM.

If there are no further nominations, the Committee may appoint a member/s to the vacant position/s.

If more nominations are received than available positions, a ballot will be held at the AGM.

[Note: The Public Officer is no longer an Executive/ Committee position, so is not available for nomination.]

Nominees MUST be financial members of HVFAA.

[Returning Officer: Trisha Clarke, 9 Celestial Way, Port Macquarie NSW 2444 [Ph 6582 7041].

Jean McGurren’s upside town pastel turned right way up-amazing what can be achieved-more inside.

Guest editor for the next two editions will be Maria

Nolan maria@pmpf.com.au

ph0408257075. She’d love to hear from you with info

or photos for Fine Print

Activities Life Drawing : monthly, first Sat. 9-1 Improve your drawing and tonal skills. Brian Barker 6586 3236

Wednesday Painters - St Peters Hall Ocean Drive Laurieton : 9am-2pm every Wednesday. Join a friendly untutored group to draw and paint, for $6 a day. Call by for a look. BYO painting gear drinks & lunch. Contact Kim Madden 6586

Mixed Media Painters : St. Peters hall Laurieton- last Wednesday each month. 9am-2pm, $6 only. Explore abstract

themes, try new techniques. BYO painting gear, drinks, lunch. Guided. Contact Elsa Toms 6585 1525.

Thursday Painters – Wauchope Country Club King St, Wauchope, every Thursday. Sign in at reception. Paint and draw from 10am – 1pm. Tutors available for minimal fee. Contact Hilma Dagger 65504045

President’s Report

Fran Daly

Hello Members, The committee met at Jan Wilsons Place on the 13th of May -what a great studio Gallery she has established at her and Colin’s new house. Amongst a number of matters discussed was the closure of our Murray Street Gallery, we are in the process of looking for other premises without much luck at this stage. Some suggestions that have come to us were pop up shops where we go into empty shops for limited lease time, that would entail a lot of work it would suit us better to have a more permanent place so if you know of any place we could approach let us know. I will be approaching Council and Arts Mid North Coast as part of our campaign and I have already approached Leslie Williams for assistance, this is about five times we have met these bodies without much luck, Murray Street proved we could successfully run a gallery paying some form of rent, at the end of the day it come down to whether or not you the members support our actions. One subject discussed was our future fund raising activities, we have decided that all money raised from now on will be committed to our building fund (Art Gallery & Art Space) for instance the Spirit of the Camden haven and our day at the slice of haven will give us a good opportunity to raise our funds and we are looking for ticket sellers, other ideas were discussed such as more garage sales if you have a way we can raise funds contact one of our committee members. We have been invited to make another application for an Exhibition at the Glasshouse A number of points of view were put forward as what would be its theme , it was agreed that we target it towards impressionism to abstract the thought being that once again members who wished to participate would do two paintings one in their normal approach such as impressionist and then produce an abstract of the same painting A view has been put forward that the committee should have some fresh faces consequently two members have announced that they won’t be standing again in July and some others have said they also will stand aside to make room for new blood or different views on what should be done if that is the wish of the members, so in June if you want to stand for office for any position you need to submit your nomination to the returning officer by 24 June at the very latest. Details are on the front page of Fine Print. Brian Barker

Upcoming Exhibitions Daphne Young Watercolour

Prize 21 Jun- 31 July Armidale. Google to download entry form

Taree Open Art Exhibition 6-13 July Entries close 4 June enquiries Christine Long 65543007

Mid North Coast Local Portrait Prize entries close 9 July enquiries email gallery@finearts.com Haven Fine Arts North Haven

Woolgoolga Lillipilli Art & Craft Exhibition 6 Sept-6 Oct Entries close 1 Aug Enquiries Karen Wyborn 66547157

Sawtell Art Group Inc 19 Sept-5 Oct Entries Close 29 August Enquiries Kay Coombes 0423723834

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Dorothy Taylor

Upside Down on Wednesday Twenty artists turned up for the pastel challenge led by Terri Maddock. Enlarged photos were cut into anything from 12-20 squares, pinned to a board then turned upside down. Pastel paper was gridded with the same number of squares and every alternate square filled in, focusing not on the object but on value, shape and colour. When all squares were completed the painting was turned up the right way and finishing touches added. The results were amazing. No-one produced a bad painting and most were delightful. If you want to loosen up this is a great way to start-as you can see from the photos taken by Terri.

You can see the process here in Loris Muir’s work in progress.

Leonie Murphy’s painting looked good upside down which is always a positive sign.

Ann Middleton chose a complex subject which turned out particularly well.

Anna Wilson painted a bowling scene which was very effective.

Noreen Villeneuve had a ball with this vivid chinese dragon.

Normally a watercolourist Patti Hall was pleased with her upside down

pastel.

Jan Farrell used a black background which was very effective

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HVFAA Sponsors.. A big thank you to our sponsors for their support!

Laurieton United Services Club 6559 9110 Longpoint Winery 65854598

Hastings Co-op 65888999 Higgins & Dix 65598845

Tuition

Local Art Supplies and Framing

ALL ABOUT ART & FRAMING 231 Victoria St Taree 6550 0390 Discounts HVFAA members MYSTIC BLUE Gift Shop & Masterpiece Framing and Gallery – Mystic Blue, Shop 7 25-27 Hay Street Port Macquarie (6583 1344). Masterpiece Framing and Gallery is directly across from Mystic Blue. All your framing needs. . PORT MACQUARIE ART SUPPLIES & FRAMING - Shop 5 Gore St. Port Macquarie. Art supplies and Specialised Custom Framing. Phone/Fax 6584 0184 Mobile 0412 196 721

Tuition

Feb 7, 8,9th Jo Ernst- Portraiture –

note your choice of

medium plus drawing

materials.

April 4-6th

Judith White Human

Form in mixed media

June 20-22 Malcolm Beattie watercolour

Aug-Oct?? Kelli McGregor

acrylic & mixed media

Inquiries Jan Wilson 6585848210

Charles Sluga...WATERCOLOUR TO THE EDGE August 21 22 23. Cathie Hall $160 Full payment by July 31st. Penelope Ng...PASTEL Sept 18, 19, 20. Cathie Hall Full payment by Aug 25th. JAN WILSON Ph 65848210 0401847858

Contact Jan Wilson 0401847858

Paint out Pals

At the Great Lakes Art

Exhibition Phillip Thornton

won a highly commended &

Fred Bullen a commended in the

Oil & Jill Cairns a highly

commended in Pastel.

At Port Macquarie Easter

Exhibition Judy Jelsma won the

Contemporary section, Roger

Speaight the Watercolour with

Kim Madden highly

commended while Brian Barker

received highly commended in

the Heritage Section.

Colleen Palmer won the

Drawing at Gosford Regional

Show.

And if members are not winning

prizes they are travelling…..

Jean McGurren and Lucio are

off to Canada and an Alaskan

cruise .

Barbara and Peter Atkins will

shortly be cruising the Rhone

from Arles to Lyon then some

touring the Irish and British

countryside.

Kim Madden is heading out on a

road trip to the Eyre Peninsula

and across the Nullarbor to meet

up with four university friends at

Ningaloo Reef to celebrate 50

years of friendship.

And our best wishes for a speedy

return to good health to David

Cole who is having radiation

treatment.

May 19 Hibbard ferry and surrounds

May 26 Bay St Dunbogan, opposite Laurieton Co-op

June 2 Gail Sue’s 255 Ballengarra Bransdon Rd Gum Scrub - river views & more

June 9 Public holiday

June 16 Sandfly Alley North Shore Details from Elsa.

Starts 9am. Contact Elsa Toms ph 65851525 or 0413861520 if in doubt re directions etc.

Library Our extensive library is now housed in my garage. I’ll bring along a selection of DVD’s and books to each General Meeting for borrowing. Thank you to one and all for the fine way that the system worked whilst at the gallery. Please return any borrowed library items at meetings. Jan Farrell will kindly take care of items at the next meeting in June as I will be away. Members attending the Wednesday Group at Laurieton could return items to Jenny Andrews or Jean McGurren.

We still have some missing books – they weren’t signed out so I can’t ‘chase’ then up. Missing books are “Taking Risks in Watercolour” – Shirley Trevena “Breaking the Rules of Watercolour” - Shirley Trevena “Mixed Media Revolution” – D. McElroy “New Spirit in Watercolour” – M. Ward “Draw in Pencil, Charcoal, Crayon etc” – H. Schwarz

Fran Daly Librarian

Fran Daly 65860827

Member News

Mixed Media Wed 28 May

St. Peter the Fisherman hall Laurieton 9-2pm $6 During this exercise you will use only one colour (your choice) in all its shades and values plus black and white. Materials Watercolour paper, medium of choice eg, acrylic, oil/watercolour Collage paper in chosen colour Reference photos or drawings Can be abstract or realistic This exercise will suit all skill levels-all are welcome. Enquiries Elsa Toms 65851525