OCTOBER 2018 PROGRAMME
1 Oct 2018 Japanese Gardens Gosford Regional Gallery Webb Street East Gosford Map 35 Ref A8
8 Oct 2018 Mt Penang Gardens, Kariong Map 33 Ref C5
15 Oct 2018 Illoura Reserve, Davistown waterfront. (end of Restella Avenue) Map 41 Ref A9
22 Oct 2018 Gosford Sailing Club (Left end of Sailing Club House) Masons Parade Map 34 Ref F7
29 Oct 2018 Picnic area just past Avoca Beach SLSC (off Burns Street) Map 43 Ref D5
Map references: 2018 Central Coast Phone Directory
Earl Hingston was born in New Zealand. He has had a career in advertising and corporate visual communication as a designer and illustrator. In the 1960s Earl came to Sydney to gain further experience. A challenge to open Wellington’s first graphic design consultancy saw a return to New Zealand. The largest of all commissions Earl received was to design the symbol and related corporate elements for the New Zealand Post Office, one of the country’s largest corporate identity programs. His work appeared in national design magazines. He was elected Fellow of the prestigious Chartered Society of Designers, London. In Sydney he was a creative director and director of an advertising agency. Earl is a Fellow of the Australian Society of Marine Artists.
The CCWS thanks retired committee member Mary Ellison. Mary joined the Society in 2012. She was elected Equipment Officer in 2013 and Librarian in 2015. Mary has retired from the Committee but we will continue to enjoy her company at our meetings.
Re-elected President Irene Collings thanked retiring Committee Members Sylvie, Chris and Beth for all their brilliant efforts supporting the Society.
We hope your new adventures are equally fun-filled.
Join us for our meeting on Wednesday 12th September from 9.30 to midday.
This month Belinda Biggs will present a Painting Travelogue and Slideshow on her recent trip to India.
Belinda’s painting of Saris
Check out Belinda’s elephants at www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ip567RRo2Q
We paint at different locations around the Central Coast each Monday from 9:30am followed by a BYO or café lunch.
We welcome anyone, with any level of experience, to come along and join us.
If you haven’t been to our paint out mornings before, bring your choice of painting or sketching gear. Come and go as you please.
Monday 20 August
Lions Park, Masons Parade Gosford. Near Gosford Sailing Club.
Map reference: 2018 Central Coast Phone Directory Map 34 Ref F7
The Central Coast Watercolour Society Springtime Exhibition is being held at The Community Gallery Gosford Regional Gallery, Webb Street, East Gosford.
We will be open daily 10am to 4pm from Friday 28th September Closing 4 pm on Sunday 7th October.
We have lots of artistic things happening this month at CCWS! Join us for our monthly general meeting on Wed 11th July from 9.30 to midday. This month John Dwyer from Canson will give a presentation on watercolour products.
Also we will critique the entries for this month’s challenge: “Insects”, we are expecting lots of creepy, crawlies for this challenge!
Don’t forget to bring in your booking form to travel with us to Taronga Zoo, Sydney on Wednesday 19th Sept. $42 for members, $62 for non-members (this is a great price including cost of the bus and entry to the zoo. We plan to sketch and take reference photos of the animals.
Rob Candy is holding a two day workshop on Sat 21st & Sun 22nd of July & Cheryl Sun is holding a one day workshop on Sat 28th July. See full details of both these workshops at this link: Workshops.
Also the Introduction to Watercolour I classes have commenced on 7th July and continue throughout this month. For more details click on this link: Introduction to Watercolour Workshops.
Don’t forget our intermediate level watercolour workshop being tutored by Krista Brennan. The dates for this 2 day workshop are the 19th and 20th May and will be held at the Community Rooms, The Entrance. Plenty of places left for this refresher course! See below for entry forms.
Goin’ Fishing
This workshop is a great refresher course for all members. For all information on this course and enrolment forms, please click on the link below, or ring Lyn on 0400245730.
CCWS April meeting was well attended, with members being given a lecture by Jocelyn Maughan on all facets of drawing. Jocelyn is a very distinguished artist from the Gosford area, who achieved a Diploma of Fine Arts at the National Art School, Sydney, which was followed by a career as an Art Educator.
Jocelyn also critiqued the monthly challenge of Mineral where members brought in their paintings of all things Mineral.
Coming up in April the CCWS has the general meeting this Wednesday the 11th from 9.30 am to 12.00pm in the Community Centre, The Entrance. This month’s meeting features a demonstration by Jocelyn Maughan – distinguished, well known, central coast artist – on the subject of Drawing. Bring along your notebooks as Jocelyn is bound to share some interesting facets of drawing. Also at this month’s meeting our Painting Challenge is “Mineral”, so there will be heaps of subjects that can fit that criteria ie a solid, naturally occurring, inorganic substance. Anything not animal or vegetable. Get the paint brushes and the brain cells working!
Earl Hingston will be giving a two day workshop on the 14th & 15th of this month. Earl is focussing on landscapes, old buildings and perhaps boats. Places still available – click here for workshop forms Workshop Booking Form.
The mentor program continues this morning, click here for details Mentor Program.
Our Easter Showcase exhibition continues at the Gosford Community Gallery, we have had 895 viewers through the gallery to date. Click here for details Easter Showcase Watercolour Exhibition
The Central Coast Watercolour Society Easter Showcase Exhibition is proving very popular over the holiday period. Six framed paintings have already been sold, with quite a few unframed paintings and cards going to new homes as well! The exhibition continues daily from 10am to 4pm daily until the 11th April, at the Gosford Regional Art Gallery, Webb St, East Gosford. The exhibition is free and we have a major raffle prize of a painting (pictured above) which has been donated by our feature artist – Lorraine Best.
The Central Coast Watercolour Society’s Easter Showcase Exhibition will be held at The Community Gallery, Gosford Regional Art Gallery, Webb Street, East Gosford with the wonderful paintings of our local artists for sale.
Running daily from 10 am to 4 pm from Thursday 29th March to Wednesday 11th April 2018 (closed Good Friday). The featured artist for the exhibition is the society’s own Lorraine Best.
Lorraine was inspired to paint at an early age because of her father’s interest in art.
Over the years, during formal education days and during the years of motherhood, she attended art classes in Sydney and Melbourne.
Inspiration comes from the Australian landscape and her daily experiences.
She loves to work with other artists, exchanging inspiration and motivation with them, as well as their friendship.Lorraine’s first art award was gained in 1983 at the Geelong Art Show. She has won many awards since, including the Hornsby Art Award on two occasions. These paintings now form part of the Hornsby Shire Council art collection.
Lorraine is continuing to develop her artistic styles and is now exploring the potentials of yupo paper, a synthetic paper, waterproof, stain-resistant, and extremely strong and durable.
Lorraine has paintings in private collections, both in Australia and overseas.For further details regarding this exhibition, contact Marlene on 0409 666 709 or Susie on 0401 566 379 for details.
Or visit our web site: http://centralcoastwatercolour.com.au
Or Facebook site: Central Coast Watercolour Society
