Guest artist – August 2014 – Paul Miller – 2014 Archibald Prize Finalist

Archive Guest SpeakerBy Bryan FreerJuly 16, 2014

This month we were exceedingly privileged to have not only Paul, but also his friend, prominent Artist Greg Warburton at our meeting. Greg is the subject of Paul’s portrait which is in this year’s Archibald Prize (see centre pic below). Paul was ecstatic to finally have his work selected, having tried for over 15 years.…

Guest Artist – July 2014 – Franz Cheung

Archive Guest SpeakerBy Bryan FreerJuly 16, 2014

Franz took us on a wonderful cultural journey starting with the evolution of Chinese calligraphy. The earliest writing, dating from about 13c BC, was in the form of pictograms which were carved onto the back of turtle shells. Through the use of diagrams Franz showed how these symbolic pictures changed over the centuries to become…