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PAINT
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Paint n' Palette is the
communication flagship for the Society. Click on a link below to
download your copy (pdf format). |
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2011
December (0.57Mb): "We wish all our members and
their families a happy and safe Christmas and look forward to
another creative year in 2012" |
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2011
November (0.66Mb): "After spending a year at
Hazelhurst taking drawing lessons, Marion switched to printmaking
having always been fascinated by the large metal presses in the
printmaking room. ....." |
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2011
October (0.64Mb): "This will be Mitzi’s very first
attempt at Demonstration and Critique after having her arm twisted
half way up her back by Angela Iliadis who was sure the SGAS
members really needed to know how she goes about ....." |
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2011
September (0.31Mb): "Alan Somerville’s achievements
speak for themselves. Alan is a master sculptor in all
mediums. He was born in Otago, New Zealand and from early
childhood was a prolific ....." |
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2011
August (0.46Mb): "Members who participated in
PaintFest in March this year will remember Mignon and her
vivid renditions of still life subjects ....." |
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2011
July (0.22Mb): "Here's a guide to 'who's who' and
'what's what' and who to see about what." |
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2011
June (0.42Mb): "Monika Graf is an illustrator and graphic designer.
Her designs are original and innovative and well sought after by various greeting card companies. Monika also has another talent and that is creating beautiful
. ...." |
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2011
May (0.24Mb): "Paul sold his first painting to the general public at age 15 and has been painting ever since. ...." |
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2011
April (0.29Mb): "NEW LIFE MEMBER" A long
overdue and deserving ...." |
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2011
March (0.51Mb): "Row, row, row your boat, gently down
the stream, merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a
dream." |
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2011
February (0.42Mb): "Are you ready for the new year
..... or still catching up with the past year. Learning to be
a better artist is what the Art Society is all about, so ....." |
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2010
December (0.54Mb): "OMG ... the backwash ... from our
Annual Exhibition: the consensus is that things went really
well." |
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2010
November (0.83Mb): "The Measure of Success .....
is how well one lauds the achievements of one's peers. And,
equally, how well also one offers constructive criticism." |
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2010
October (0.55Mb): "How's your Oeuvre? And do you need
one? Oeuvre? You know .... how you are recognised as an
artist. Whether you are recognised by genera or medium. One of the
downsides ....." |
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2010
September (0.49Mb): "World without words. Walking
with my wife through the streets of Prague we came across a young
man making drawings of buildings ....." |
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2010
August (0.64Mb): "How is Your Mental Visual Resource?
Could it light a fire to keep your right-side neurons firing?
Creativity is an interesting word, as it propounds all sorts of
ideas about ....." |
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2010
July (0.74Mb): "Love, like paint, can make thinks
beautiful when you spread it, but it simply dries up when you
don't use it. Ah, what a beautiful quote. All the more so
because it came, unsourced, from a Chinese fortune cookie." |
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2010
June (0.55Mb): "Q: Can I bring cutlery into Australia?
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do. Travellers to
Australia ask the oddest of questions, as received by the Customs
Officers." |
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2010
May (0.37Mb): "Critique ... ... and how to make the
most of it. As just a passive observer of artworks that pass
by the critic's gaze in only a few minutes, you might ...." |
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2010 April
(0.57Mb): "Forget Nemo ... much better to look for your
artistic milieu. That's your personal artistic milieu.
Having learned how to draw and paint a reasonable competent work,
it becomes a matter of 'where to now?'" |
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2010 March
(0.35Mb): "A.G.M. What does this mean? It can mean
many things. Or nothing. One thing it does mean is IT'S YOUR
CHOICE ...." |
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2010
February (0.62Mb): "WELCOME TO 2010! The year
ahead WILL provide plenty of inspiration, opportunity, education,
entertainment, and a dollop of ...." |
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2009
December (0.47Mb): "CONGRATULATIONS to all the members
that helped make our 65th Awards event so successful." |
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2009
November (0.60Mb): "Congratulations this month to Ros
Psakis, Jan Schuster-Callus and Mitzi Tilley!!! Ros captured
Artist of the Month for October with Jan and Mitzi sharing honours
for People's Choice." |
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2009 October
(0.69Mb): "49 days to get your artwork ready. 38 days to
get your entry in. In this our 65th year, and celebrating a
resurgence of interest in the Society's activities, the Annual Art
Awards ...." |
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2009
September (0.62Mb): "Whooo are uuuu looking at?
Apart from 'brush milage' a great way to improve your technique
and knowledge is to ...." |
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2009 August
(0.46Mb): "The physicality of plein-air artwork.
Getting the equipment out of the car, dragging it to the location,
setting up and fighting the elements: it's all part of the action ...." |
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2009 July
(0.56Mb): "As the Society grows, so our skills grow;
to wit ...." |
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2009 June
(0.28Mb): "It's June already which means half the year
has just about gone. Our President and Editor has returned from ...." |
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2009 May
(0.24Mb): "If you notice anything different about this
issue it's because ...." |
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2009 April
(0.52Mb): "A Thing of Beauty is a joy for ever; Its
loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness; but
still will keep a ...." |
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2009 March
(0.64Mb): "Welcome, everyone, to our 65th year. The
Society is healthy and thriving and still reinventing itself in
keeping with the times ...." |
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2009 February
(0.51Mb): "Another year? Google shows 83.2 million entries
for that; the first of all those being ...." |
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2008
December (0.64Mb): "Congratulations to the many
enthusiastic members that helped make 2008 a great year for the
Society. As we wind down after a very successful Awards event ...." |
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2008
November (0.39Mb): "How many psychiatrists does it
take to change a tyre? The answer is ...." |
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2008 October
(0.45Mb): "Enjoy Your Art" is the message from art
icon Charles Blackman. Evidently 'Blackman' as an art brand is
back in vogue ...." |
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2008
September (0.66Mb): "Look!!! Where?! Up There! In the
sky! Whatever is it?! ... a flock of galahs? ... a squadron of
jumbos?" + CASS
August Report |
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2008
August (0.52Mb): "How good is your sense of colour?
And how would you know?" |
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2008
July (0.94Mb): "Two things stand out recently: the
art smorgasbord at Meroo and the Cesarini Portraiture workshop." +
CASS June Report |
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2008
June (0.88Mb): "Welcome back Mavis! One of the
most consistent of helpers, Mavis Hope ..." |
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2008
May (0.61Mb): "St George Festival - a big winner for
your Society. Lots of space, great art displays and ..." |
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2008
April (0.85Mb): "A great month of effort from members
with a terrific selection of quality art works." |
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2008
March (0.67Mb): "Beware the Ides of March ... for this
is the month when the Society decides its future. And you can
be part of it. Just be there at the AGM ..." |
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2008
February (0.44Mb): "Welcome! to another year of great art
adventures with your Society." + CASS
January Report |
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2007
December: "Don't lose your head this season when
all about you seem to have lost theirs." |
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2007
November: "Danger! Critics about! One of the
dangers of art criticism is ..." |
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2007 October:
"... only 1 more critique before the big one on Nov. 1
..." |
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2007
September:
"It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words
... so welcome to ..." + CASS
August Report |
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2007 August:
"It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to
be wrong ..." |
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2007 July:
I know! I know! It's been wet and wild and cold. |
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2007 June:
A touch of light .... shone on our recent exhibition ... |
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2007 May:
3 is a great number .... and not just for phones. |
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2007 April:
'N another thing. We now have a fantastic new committee
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2007 March:
'Nthusiasm. There is nothing like it to get things done. |
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2007
February: If you're smiling, what have you been up to?
Maybe you've had a good holiday ... |
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