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From the President
New Members, Inspiration
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For your Diary
ASOC Committee Contacts
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The Spring Exhibition 2019 4
Workgroups Weekly Timetable and contacts
M16 Open Day
5
Lanyon Residency Program by Judi Power Thompson
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Workshops 7
The Summer Art Experience 8
Members News and opportunities 9
AGM Committee Nomination Form 10
How a Pipet Changed my creative Life Our Sponsors
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Your exhibition news, awards and artistic news is always warmly received.
I hope you have been keeping warm. I can almost feel the collective heat energy of creative forces which have been gather-ing in preparation for our largest event of the year, the wonderful Spring Exhibition. If you haven’t quiet finished your work but have a title, remember that the works are not due in until 6 September – so there is still time to create a masterpiece! Except for sculp-ture - a photo or video of your work is required by closing date, Sunday August 18. Judi Power Thompson has written a wonderful article for us about her time as Artist in Residence at Lanyon Homestead. I can’t wait to see her finished work. There is almost always one of our ASOC artists working there, so please drop in and say hello. Information has been released about the 10 fabulous tutors lined up for the Summer Art Experience (SAE). Book as soon as you can to avoid disappointment. And, as promised “How a pipette changed my creative life”. Michaela
Judi Power Thompson and Vickie Hingston-Jones at the July Members Meeting
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It is with great sadness that we report the death of Fay Skying OA, beloved wife of Graham of 60 years. All at ASOC extend their sincere condolences to Graham and his family. The funeral service for Fay will be held in the Chapel of Norwood Park Crematorium, In Mitchell on Monday, 19 August 2019, commencing at 1:30 pm. A memorial service to celebrate Fay's life and work will be held at the Canberra Museum and Art Gallery, on Friday, 6 September 2019, from 2:00 - 4:00 pm
From her Friend Josie White Fay and Graham have been gracious hosts to our Ways with Watercolour group Christ-mas parties for that last five years and opened their lovely home in Watson to do this. Fay always insisted on baking the Christmas cake for the occasion (which was to
die for). Fay’s achievements with her weaving and studio at Gorman House will be spoken about in the Memorial Service at CMAG I am sure. She was instrumental in the weavings that furnished our Parliament House and re-ceived her Australian Medal in recognition of her work in this area.
It is that time of the year when ASOC members and volunteers are in work overload - organising the Spring Exhibition and the Summer Art Experience, gathering data for the Annual Report, preparing something exciting for the AGM, finishing off artworks for exhibiting and generally wondering how ½ a year has gone by so quickly. So, have a break, sit down with a cuppa and read our newsletter!
And remember all the hard work that goes on behind the scenes to keep ASOC great. Please consider becoming a member of our ASOC Management Committee. The positions of Vice President, Secretary, Public Officer and Ordinary Committee Members need to be filled to keep the society vibrant and running smoothly. Many hands make light work for everyone. Please send me an email if you would like to discuss any of these positions.
I look forward to seeing everyone at the AGM.
Make art, be cool, stay warm Vickie
Vickie
Life is too short to worry about what other people may think about your art.
So just enjoy creating. Have fun and as the song says - give them something to talk about!
Vivian Bartone, Lesley Burrows, Robyn Green, Kate Higgins, Sarah King, Edith Ma, Deb Rooney, Sharon Rynehart, Angela Stankovic, Lazo Stankovic, Merle Styles, Penelope Upward, Lyn Wearne and Stuart Wiscombe.
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See the ASOC website for details and booking information. https://asoc.net.au/
And please watch your email inbox for regular updates
August 18 Entry form for Spring Exhibition closing date
25 Members Meeting and AGM at 2.30 pm
September 6-15
2019 Spring Exhibition at The Fitters Workshop 10am – 5pm daily
5 Artwork delivery to Fitters Workshop 8am – 10.30am
6 Official Opening of the Spring Exhibition
Exhibition Hours: 10am – 5pm daily
16 Collect unsold artworks from Fitters Workshop 8am – 10.30am
29 Members Meeting at 2.30pm
January 2020
6-10
The Summer Art Experience https://asoc.net.au/2020-summer-art-experience-sae/
PRESIDENT Vickie Hingston-Jones [email protected]
VICE PRESIDENT
SECRETARY Beth Johnston [email protected]
TREASURER Stephen Clively [email protected]/
ASSISTANT TREASURER Hans van Haalen [email protected]
PUBLIC OFFICER Susan Reynolds [email protected]
MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Sue Cook [email protected]
COMMITTEE MEMBER Bill Causbrook [email protected]
COMMITTEE MEMBER Alison Sewell [email protected]
COMMITTEE MEMBER Steve Tomlin [email protected]
ACTING LIBRARIAN Lisa Wylde [email protected]
NEWSLETTER EDITOR Michaela Laurie [email protected]
WORKSHOP COORDINATOR Josie White [email protected]
WORKGROUPS COORDINATOR Tim Hardy [email protected]
WEBMASTER Jenny Millett [email protected]
FACEBOOK Vickie Hingston-Jones [email protected]
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The Spring Exhibition and Capital Chemist Sculpture Exhibition Entry form due 18th August 2019 The full conditions of entry for the Spring Exhibition are available for viewing on the ASOC website. https://asoc.net.au/2019-spring-exhibition/ Members are asked where ever possible to fill in the entry form online and pay on line. If this is not possible for you never fear. We can help you fill out the online form. For the Spring Exhibition dates – please refer to the diary section on the previous page. Please Share information about this exhibition with your friends, family and on social media
Acrylics Works where the predominant media is acrylic/synthetic polymer paint Oils Works where the predominant media is oil paint or oil bar/stick Pastels Works where the predominant media is dry, oil, or water-soluble pastel Watercolour & gouache Works where the predominant media is paint made from pigment suspended in a water-soluble solution Drawing Works where the predominant media is either pencil/graphite, charcoal, conte crayon, chalk, sanguine, pen, or
ink, including water-soluble inks, or a combination of any of these media Mixed media & encaustic Works employing a significant variety of different media, or encaustic Printmaking & digital Works where the predominant media is either intaglio or relief printing, lithography, screenprinting or mono-
type, or a combination of any of these. Non-photographic works where the predominant media is created and generated by digital processes.
Miniature Works where the unframed perimeter of the artwork does not exceed 40cm, and where the subject captures the spirit
of miniaturisation, requiring the viewer to look closely at both the miniaturised subject and its execution. Sculpture Please see the ASOC website for details We don’t really need this.
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MONDAY Pastel Explorers
9.30 am - 1:30 pm Convenor: Ian Bignall: [email protected]
WEDNESDAY Ways with Watercolour 10.00 am - 1.00 pm Convenor: Stella Perin
FRIDAY ASOC Contemporary 10:00 am – 4.00 pm Convenor: Cheryl Parkins [email protected] 0414 819 719
MONDAY
Experimental Expression 1.30 pm - 4.30 pm Convenor: Sue Cook: [email protected]
0413 297 834
WEDNESDAY
Drawing Creatively 1.30pm-4.30pm Convenor: Tim Hardy [email protected]
6258 7178
SATURDAY
Saturday Oils 9.00 am – 12.30 pm Convenor: Trish Dillon
0407495415
TUESDAY
Portrait & Life Drawing 10.00 am -1.00 pm Convenor: Jim Tweddle [email protected]
6247 7769
THURSDAY
All Comers
9.30 am - 12.30 pm
Convenor: Annette Rennie
[email protected] 6291 4212
SATURDAY -
Saturday Sessions 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Convenor: Louise Spencer [email protected]
TUESDAY Fun with Printmaking 1.30 pm - 4.30 pm $5 per session Convenor: Simone Doherty: [email protected]
62592095
THURSDAY Flora and Fauna 1:00 pm – 4.00 pm Convenor: Gillian Bellas [email protected] 6288 5041
The Open Day at M16
Our workroom at M16 had many interested visitors throughout the Open Day on Saturday 3rd August. The Saturday Sessions Group and Saturday Oils put on a fabulous display of their work, demonstrated painting and talked to the visitors while being serenaded by the jazz band in the foyer whose lively music drifted down the hall and into the workroom.
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THE LANYON GROUP - ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM What a wonderful program this is and what a fantastic opportunity for many of our artists. I feel so fortunate to have been able to spend the first two and a half weeks in July at Lanyon Homestead, comfortably set up in the Heritage Centre. Although it has been really cold outside, there is a heater, comfortable chairs with cushions and a great desk to work on placed in front of a large window looking out to trees and the landscape with lots of natural light. There is a second desk and plenty of shelving to put all your bits and pieces
on. Also a kitchen to make a coffee or heat up your lunch, just in case you don’t want to go to the café which is also open every day. And, of course, there are toilet facilities. I have never had a “residency” before and it has been absolutely wonderful to be there on my own with nothing to do except work. You can really knuckle down and focus on what you’re doing with no distractions or interruptions. That’s not to say that I don’t welcome the small breaks when staff wander in to do other jobs, such as mainte-nance. The project I set for myself was to do the base drawing and design work for eight paintings, all the same size. It is the way I work. For exhibitions I tend to work in series rather than do one complete painting and then do another. That’s because I use acrylic paint and often mixed media. If I used watercolour it would be a different story as most works are finished in one go. By working on eight paintings, all at once, there tends to be a uniformity to the body of work in colour, texture, style and balance. On my first visit to Lanyon I took photos and have taken several more. These are my reference materials. I look at the photo, crop off the bits I don’t want, move the subject about so that it is not in the centre and creates an interesting composition of shapes. I then look at light and dark areas, busy and quiet areas, sunlight and shadows, foregrounds and backgrounds – all generally a balancing act. I do all my sketching in charcoal, changing it many, many times over, solving all the problems and when I’m happy with the design, I trace it from my sketch onto the canvas and then it’s ready to paint. During this exciting time I have met a few staff and some interesting characters in the café. One was a gentleman who worked as a farm hand at Lanyon when he was 18 on a working holiday from the U.K. He seemed to work with the sheep. This was the first time he had returned to Australia and he had lots of interesting stories. Another was an elderly man who had worked for the Cunningham family on the Lanyon property as a jackaroo before heading to Darwin the work in the mines. I met these men over at the café one day and we enjoyed sharing sto-ries. Lanyon Homestead is such a beautiful, stunning property. Fellow artist Kerry McInnis, whom some of you know, came to visit one day and said she had seen 10 different landscape paintings just on the drive in! It is truly like that. Everywhere one looks, it begs to be painted. What a wonderful honour to be resident there and what an amazing, enjoyable and productive experience. Many thanks to our president, Vickie, for coming up with this idea and making it happen. I look forward to returning. Judi Power Thomson
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2020 ARTISTS’ OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT WORKSHOPS
a creative, supportive community for visual arts and artists
Established in 1927
ASOC would like to invite Artists to submit an expression of interest to conduct day or weekend workshops to the membership of the Society in 2020. If you are interested in taking part in our 2020 program please submit an expression of interest to [email protected] An expression of interest should include the following for ASOC to advertise the course on its website: www.asoc.net.au
A course outline for the day/two day workshop with a couple of images in the medium
Preferred 2020 dates and the hours that the course will run on each day
A brief profile and image of yourself
Your website address if available
Your tutor’s fee for the workshop
The Workroom Groups display for July
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Summer Art Experience 2020 SAE Our next Summer Art Experience will be held from Monday 6 – Friday 10 January 2020 at Mt Stromlo High School in Badimara Street, Waramanga. We will have an exciting array of workshops with ten excellent tutors catering for artists of all levels of experience! We have some favourite tutors returning this year as well as some who are new to our Summer Art Experience. Check out the information provided here and on our website www.asoc.net.au (where you will find materials lists), and explore the tutors’ websites to help you decide which course you will do. Brochures will be available in the workroom and at the Spring Exhibition. Our venue this year is the Mt Stromlo High School which has air-conditioned rooms and excellent facilities. Work-shops will run from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm (unless otherwise specified by the tutor) with a one hour lunch break. Hope you can join us!
Amanda McLean - The Pastel Landscape
An in-depth look at the use of pastel for land-scape. Suitable for all comers from beginner to advanced. Website: www.amandamclean.net
Craig Penny - Exploring Acrylics
Explore the acrylic medium and its versatility as well as your own techniques and creativity. All levels are welcome. Website: www.craigpenny.com.au
Ev Hales - Back to Basics in Watercolour
Learning how to create with and tame this exciting medium. Suitable for beginners and those who no longer want ‘unhappy surprises’. Website: www.evhales.com
Junko Azukawa - Japanese ink art
Learn Japanese calligraphy (Shodo), ink painting (Sumi-e) and creating your own stamp. Suitable for all levels. Website: www.junkoazukawa.com
Leigh D Walker - Core skills: a drawing extrav-aganza
Explore a variety of drawing techniques and projects to introduce students to different ways of seeing, thinking and drawing. Suitable for all levels of experience. Website: www.leighdwalkerartist.com
Lorna Crane - Experimental mark making with hand-made brushes
Dare to be different by creating your own set of hand-made brushes and explore mark making with a fresh and exciting approach in a variety of mediums. Suitable for all skill levels Website: https://lornacrane.com/
Lucy and Barry McCann - A considered ap-proach in acrylics
Learn how to achieve an oil-like look to your work using acrylic paint. Suitable for intermedi-ate to experienced levels. Website: www.mccannfineart.net.au
Paul Margocsy - Walk on the Wildside
Using watercolours and other water-soluble mediums, explore the beauty and wonder of wildlife art. Suitable for intermediate to experi-enced. Website: www.paulmargocsy.com.au
Peter Griffen - Colour, abstraction, the figure and still life
Experience total freedom in mark making, use of colour, texture and materials, working in an abstract way using acrylic, drawing and mixed media. Suitable for all levels (ready to take some risk). Website: www.petergriffen.com
Val Johnson - Pattern, shape and colour in the outback landscape.
Go beyond the visual landscape to discover how pattern, shape and colour come together to form the outback landscape and a feeling of place, using oil paints. Suitable for Intermediate to Advanced. On Facebook: Val Johnson@VJartworks
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Members News and opportunities
Please send me your news for inclusion on this page
ASOC Members Hans van Haalen and Denise Moule are exhibit-ing their work at The Front Gallery. The Front Gallery is a fresh yet intimate space for exhibition at Front Café in Lyneham in North Canberra. For over a decade now the gallery has maintained an important place supporting and stimulating the city’s local arts community and culture. The Front Gallery aims to assist in the growth of young, emerging artists by providing a nurturing, affordable space for exhibition, with emphasis on and assistance in delivering the best manifes-tation of each show, selling artworks, and gaining experience. Established in 2006, and refurbished in 2018, the Front Gallery seeks to exhibit an array of artists from all different practices, with an aim to showcase a wide variety of artistic styles.
Michaela Laurie is in two group exhibitions. ‘Bloody Beautiful: Fine Art of Australia’. 21 August – 13 October. Rochfort Gallery 317 Pacific Highway, North Sydney. Monday – Friday 9am – 5.30pm. Sat – Sun 10am – 4pm.
‘Efflorescence’ a group exhibition inspired by Floriarde. 11 September – 29 September. Humble House Gallery. 1st floor, 93 Wollongong Street, Fyshwick, ACT. Wed – Sat 10am – 4pm
2020 Exhibition call out for Strathnairn Gallery has been extended until 16 August. Please visit this link for further information. http://strathnairn.com.au/exhibitions
Humble House Gallery 2020 Art Program. Expressions of Interest are now being accepted for solo and goup ehibitions. For further Information please visit:
https://www.humblehouse.com.au/pages/2020-art-program or visit the gallery at 93 Wollongong Street Fyshwick. Wed – Sat 10am – 4pm
Congratulations to Sukhvinder Saggu As a second prize winner in an Abstract and Experimental art competition by "International Art magazine" in April-May 2019, he is featured in a prestigious art magazine “American Art Collector“ August 2019 Issue # 166. https://www.americanartcollector.com/
The Squares Exhibition. The 13th People’s Choice Exhibi-tion/Competition at Strathnairn Woolshed Gallery 17 August – 8 September. Members of ASOC are entering this very popular and fascinating exhibition.
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ASOC Management Committee Nomination Form
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 25 August 2019.
All financial members of ASOC are strongly encouraged to consider taking a position on the Management Committee. This is your opportunity to help build a strong, resilient organisation that fulfils its role as a leading art and artists' community in Canberra and helps members pursue their artistic endeavours within a supportive and friendly environment.
The current Management Committee has put in place a range of governance structures and practices to strengthen ASOC, to take the organization forward and to prepare for the future. We are seeking new members of the Management Committee who will bring fresh ideas to its management and who are willing to use their skills and efforts to ensure the sustainability and relevance of the organisation. Positions to be filled at this AGM are Vice President, Secretary, Public Officer and Ordinary Commit-tee Members. Those elected hold office for a period of two years.
The current Treasurer, Stephen Clively, was appointed in February to the Committee to fill a casual va-cancy. Under the ASOC constitution an appointee to a casual vacancy holds office until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting. Accordingly, Stephen Clively will be seeking reappointment to the Committee.
Only financial members of ASOC can nominate, propose or second someone for election. The nomina-tion from is attached. Please clearly print all names that accompany signatures. Nomination forms must be delivered to the Management Committee Secretary by Saturday 17 August 2019 (PO Box 3629, Manuka Post Office, ACT 2603 or [email protected]).
POSITION Please specify
NOMINEE PROPOSER SECONDER
Name:
Name: Name
Signature Signature Signature
Nominee’ s consent I, …………………………………………………, consent to my nomination for a position on the ASOC Management Committee. ……………………………………………………. Nominee ………………………………………………. Witness Date completed: ………………………………………………… Please send completed forms to: Beth Johnston ASOC Secretary PO Box 3629 Manuka Post Office Manuka ACT 2603 Or to [email protected]
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How a pipette changed my creative life by Michaela Laurie I joined an ASOC workgroup for the first time this year. Monday afternoons –
Experimental Expression. The convenor is talented and creative Sue Cook. Just
one look at her art journals will have you very inspired. They are beautiful. Pages
upon pages of different techniques and mediums. Better than any story book.
We have tackled a number of projects which I don’t think I would have ever even
imagined doing. And, if you know me, you will know I have a tendancy to cringe
inside at the very thought of doing something new. A shameful trait! But I have
put on my apron and got stuck in. Like most things in life – when at first you
don’t succeed very well or miserably and think “I don’t like this!!” – get stuck in and try it again. I am learning to be
patient and sometimes I might even like what I at first disliked. Sometimes it takes awhile for these new
techniques to be absorbed and you never know if in 6 months time they will become part of another work.
We have used watersoluable plaster to create texture on canvas, cut into currogated cardboard to create relief
sculpture and printing surfaces, used our fingers to
paint flowers, made collage papers using inks and
used wax paper to create the finest transparent
pattern papers. But my favourite technique, and
the one which has taken me off on a sidetrack, is
using a pipette to draw up ink and draw. Oh the joy.
The freedom and the simplicity. There is something
about the way the pipette draws a jet black line like
a river and then sometimes blobs out ink when you
least expect it to. Or makes the ink spash out
randomly if the pipette gets caught on the paper. Raise the pipette high and make droplets which spash onto the
paper. Go in with a caligraphy pen or stick and scribble where there are blobs and wet ink. Tip the paper up at right
angles and watch as the ink drips down the page. And then, go in with some other mediums like coloured ink,
watercolour or graphite. It is magic. And a very important consequence is I have met a wonderful group of people.
Everyone learns off everyone else as we all approach these techniques and mediums differently. They are
supportive and encouraging. Magic again.
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