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This month we had a real treat as Paul opened our eyes to the plethora of products, new and old, from the Canson Company. After a brief history of the Company itself, which included not only paper, but also the invention of the Hot Air Balloon, which is the logo on many of their products,…
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.…
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…
From childhood, Graham has always been an artist. According to his father it was the only thing that he could do, so at 17 he went to Art School where he studied painting and printmaking. He graduated with a BA and MA, both with Honours. While his training was very academic, he found the mid…
One of the most extraordinarily brave and difficult things to do, in the wonderful world of art, is to paint a portrait of someone live in front of an audience. But our guest this month, Pamela Irving, was more than up for the challenge. After selecting her model, Pamela started her portrait using only two…
Mo Godbeer was born in Manchester, England and chose to be an Australian, moving here in 1987. She now lives and works in Sydney from a small Studio on the North Shore. As a contemporary artist working in the areas of encaustic, mixed media and photography, Mo incorporates many diverse items into her works, including…
Paul McCarthy has been a guest artist on many occasions for KAS, however he is so amusing that on each occasion he has also been thoroughly entertaining. Paul’s’ demonstration was again enjoyable to watch, be mesmerised by his skill together with a florid running commentary throughout the demonstration. Paul is an artist who paints…
It has been traditional in recent years to invite a ‘mystery artist’ to entertain us at our December meeting. This year Santa appeared, aka Malcolm Carver, filled that role. Surprisingly enough, Santa turned out to be an adept watercolourist (“I’m not as good as Malcolm”) and announced that he would demonstrate a snow scene, something…