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North Shore Art Society members are invited to submit four images of their work, prices, a short resume and contact details to webmaster Ernie Gerzabek by email
egerzabek1@optusnet DOT com.au

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The preferred format for digital images is 72dpi jpg with long side max 250 pixels and not exceeding 20 kb in size.  The resume text (max 950 words) should either be included in the body of the email or attached as a Word document.

 

 

People who cannot get digital images can post photographs of their artworks to webmaster for scanning and processing:

Ernie Gerzabek
7 Undula Place,
Belrose 2085

Please note: artists below are listed in order of applications received by the webmaster


Barbara McBurnie

Artist, Barbara McBurnie of Mona Vale, Sydney, brings her own style of excitement and vitality to her art.

Her love of the Australian outdoors is reflected in the subjects she paints – beaches, landscapes, native plants, birds, boating, abstracts and more recently oil paintings.

Barbara began her artistic career as a potter, completing ceramic courses at Brookvale TAFE.  The excitement of under glaze colours painted on clay was the motivation to study watercolour painting.

Today, Barbara paints in oils, acrylic and water colour using the medium which best suits and reflects the mood of her painting.

Barbara gives thanks to her teachers Val Kemsley, Paul Warner, Frederick Bates, Molly Flaxman, Alvaro Castagnet, Helen Goldsmith, David Taylor, Ross Paterson, Rex Newell, Ev Hales and Joseph Zbukvic.

Barbara is a member of the following art societies. – North Shore, Mosman, Artists & Craftsmen of Pittwater, Pittwater Community Arts and Great Lakes, Forster.

Commissions are accepted.

Horse and rider - oil

 

 

Gone fishing - watercolour

Spinnaker start - acrylic


Linda Reay

Artist, Linda Reay resides at Narrabeen on Sydney's Northern Beaches, is the mother of two grown up boys, both she and her husband are now retired and her interests are art, reading, travel, and fishing when she has time.

Linda progressed from hand crafts to folk art then to fine art using watercolour, acrylic, pastel and oil.   Much of her work is of local scenery with a particular interest in water and boats also native birds and mammals reflecting her love of the visitors to her garden.

As student of Johanna Geluk since 1999 to whom she is most grateful for her help in developing her own style with brush and pastels, she is a committee member of the North Shore Art Society and a member of the Artists and Craftsmen of Pittwater.   Her work has been shown in art shows at Avalon, Mona Vale, Collaroy, Queenscliff, North Steyne, Balgowlah and Mosman with some success.

 

The Lighthouse at Nora Head

 

Palm Beach

River Gums

Spinnaker Run


Sally Morgan

Artist, Sally Morgan has resided in the Northern Beaches area of Sydney for the last 36 years.  Sally first studied drawing and oil painting for three years while living in Japan.  After a break while raising her family, she spent several years studying silk painting.

Sally finds that silk painting allows her to capture the vibrant colours and natural beauty of Australian flora and fauna.  The art of painting on silk is thousands of years old and has the advantage of producing the brilliant colours that often aren’t achievable in some of the other mediums.

Sally now divides her time equally between silk painting and pastels.  She finds that pastels are ideal for flowers, landscapes, seascapes and the varied colorful bird and fish life so abundant in Australia.  Sally has won awards for both her pastel and silk paintings.

Sally is a member of the North Shore Art Society, Artists & Craftsmen of Pittwater and the Northern Beaches Artists.  She shows her art in exhibitions throughout the North Shore as well as taking private commissions.

Many examples of her work can be found throughout Australia as well as overseas.

 

White Lilies - pastel

 

Coral Reef - silk painting

Spring poppies - pastel

Balmoral Beach - pastel


Midori Furze

“Celebrating the music that heals us”

Midori was born in Japan.  She has loved drawing and painting ever since she was a little girl.  Her first oil painting was a still life when she was in year 3.  She came to Australia in 1989 and currently lives in Sydney’s Northern Beaches.

Since 2002 Midori has been actively participating in various art exhibitions in Australia.  She has won many awards, including two first prizes in the Figurative and Contemporary sections at Northern Suburbs A&H Society Art exhibition in 2006.

She loves music and she often translates her love of music into art.  On her canvases she paints her dreams, love and music.

Midori is available for commission work.  Please feel free to contact her.  Gallery enquiries welcome.

Mobile: 0431 895 757
Email: midorifurze@gmail.com
Website: www.midorifurze.com

 

Cherry Blossoms in E major

 

Summer Girl

Jam session #3

Manly Jazz Festival


Alison Holland

I reside on Bilgola Plateau on the Northern Beaches, where I have lived for over 50 years.  I was born and spent most of my childhood in North Western NSW. Later I lived in Rushcutters Bay, Hong Kong and Rose Bay.

I first studied Art at East Sydney Technical College but did not finish my course due to marrying and going overseas to live in Hong Kong.

On my return to Australia I did not paint for some years due to bringing up my two children, my interest in acting and the stage, and later working. 

Later I studied with Arthur Murch, Betty Morgan (portraits), Peter Abraham and at present I am a pupil of well-known artist, Johanna Geluk.

I am a member of the North Shore Art Society, Artists and Craftsmen of Pittwater and Pittwater Community Arts. and was a member of the Warringah Arts and Crafts Society before it folded.

I have won several prizes for painting and some of my paintings are hanging in the USA and Amsterdam.

I prefer painting in oil  but also do water colour, acrylic and pastel.

My  interests apart from painting are golf, teaching computer to Seniors, library volunteering, gardening and reading.

Spinnaker run

 

Street in Tuscany

Frangipani

Elizabeth


Laurette Swanson

I was taught water colour by John Santry and oils by Fred Goss, both two well known Sydney artists.

I work in oils, water colour, pen and ink, acrylic and other mediums.

I taught painting for beginners for many years using oils and water colour.  Have won awards in various art shows.

The Lyre bird's serenade  $1000

The Three Sisters (Katoomba NSW)  $450

 

Touch of Autumn (Bowral NSW)  $800

Poppies  $480


Brian Hutchings

Artist, Brian Hutchings, moved to Beacon Hill in 2006 and joined the North Shore Art Society, the Artists and Craftsmen of Pittwater group and Johanna Geluk's art class, to work and relax amongst other like-minded people. He appreciates the helpful advice and encouragement he has received since joining these groups.

During 2007 Brian was successful in selling a variety of pictures at a number of exhibitions held in the Northern Beaches Peninsula.

Brian has been interested in art from an early age, but never found the time to develop his interest until retiring in 1998. He enjoys working in watercolour and acrylic media, embracing a variety of subjects with a preference for seascapes and landscapes. Since moving to Australia from the U.K. he finds the Australian colours and light very challenging and loves painting the wildlife and beautiful scenery very much.

As a diversion from the formal pictures, he has had success with humorous paintings, some printed as limited editions after he was commissioned by a U.K. company to produce paintings for postcards in cartoon format.

In the U.K. he was a member of Seaford Art Club and the Society of Eastbourne Artists, and regularly exhibited at exhibitions, selling to buyers in the U.K., Eire, Canada, U.S.A., France, Holland and Australia.

Origin scrum

 

Uluru

Bungle bungle range

Three Sisters Blue Mountains


Paul Solomon

I am an artist who is passionate about the environment and loves to paint and draw from real life.  My latest series of artworks is titled "Birds of Sydney", a place I hold dear to my heart.

QUALIFICATIONS

Masters in Education Visual Arts, (University of Technology Sydney)
Painting Scholarship to Kifar Hanassi (Israel)
Bachelor of Education (Primary), Art and Environmental Design (University of Canberra)
Coordinator – Education and Interpretation, Centennial Parklands
Teaching art to various schools and organisations
Environmental Education Teacher
Art Teacher Latham Primary

ART

Preferred mediums: Watercolour, pastels, oils, airbrush
Specialises in painting: wildlife, landscapes, portraits and large murals

CURRENT SERIES OF WORKS

A series of watercolours of “Birds of Sydney”, “Birds of Centennial Park”, 25m panoramic mural of “Birds of Centennial Park”

COMMISSIONS

By Private collectors of Australian wildlife and birds

EXHIBITED

Israel, Canberra University, University of Technology Sydney, North Shore Art Society, local council art exhibitions and the Gallery Café Surrey Hills.

 

Palm Cockies

Yellow-tailed black

Pacific Black Duck


Bill Giles

Now I'm retired I'm free to do all the things I've always wanted to do such as the fine arts, modelmaking, sailing & travel.

After school I studied for four years at East Sydney Tech. (National Art School).  The first two years was an excellent introduction to the basics of painting & drawing, the different mediums, & the varied forms of art.

I wish I'd paid more attention to the tutors who included such notables as: Jeffrey Smart, Harold Abbot, Noel Kilgour, Roy Fluke etc, rather than starve in a garret I opted to specialise in commercial (Graphic) art instead of the fine arts for the remaining two years.

I started work in the film industry as an animation background artist and then moved onto layout, design and finished art for studios & agencies.

By the time brushes, paint & markers were made obsolete I had moved on to Studio and Production management.

I tried to keep up my fine art drawing and painting skills by attending classes with Fred Bates at the Royal Art Society but business and family commitments soon stopped this.

Lately I've been able to attend some classes once again, mainly life drawing with Pina Bartolo at the Tramshed to try and improve my drawing and work bigger and looser.

I believe in the importance of good drawing as the foundation of all painting & regard myself as a perpetual drawing student.  I've specialised in pen and wash and watercolour because it is easy to pack and carry when travelling.  I'm also looking forward to working in Acrylics.

As a subject I'm attracted to old buildings, old and working boats, and our spectacular landscape.

Devils Marbles

 

Mt Morgan Pub

Church Point Wharf

Church Point Store


Linda Joyce

I am best described as a Contemporary Realist, whose works capture the Spirit of Life in the Australian Outback.  I was formally trained in Commercial Art & worked in Advertising & Graphic design for 18 years before going Bush in 1990 (living on a property near Cooma in the Snowy Mountains of NSW). I was actually returning to my roots, as I was born & spent my early childhood in the area, and this is where I was able to pursue my love for painting and drawing.  I have since had to return to live in Sydney, but my heart still lies in the country and every year I make numerous trips there, especially to areas around Cooma on the Monaro and outback Broken Hill.  I thrive in these vast, harsh, dry environments.  I find everything about life in the outback inspirational – the landscape, the people, the animals and birds down to everyday objects. It is my aim to spread this passion to others, through my work and I feel that I am achieving this, as I have won 12 “People’s Choice Awards” in recent years.

I love working in different mediums, especially Acrylics on canvas & handmade paper, Charcoal & Graphite, Gouache & Pastels.

I started exhibiting my work in 1996 in Regional Exhibitions (where I received numerous Awards and Commendations and Commissions), and in Sydney from 2000 onwards.

I am an Exhibiting Member of: The Royal Art Society of NSW, Ku-ring-gai Art Society & The North Shore Art Society.            

Recent Awards and Selected Exhibitions

2009 – “People’s Choice Award”- Man From Snowy River Bush Festival, Victoria

2009 – “Highly Commended” – Works on Paper- Man From Snowy River Bush Festival, Victoria.

2009 – “Highly Commended” – Poultry Art –Sydney Royal Easter Show.

2008 – “People’s Choice” – Mortimore Art Prize.

2008 - “Finalist” - Mortimore Art Prize for Drawing & Landscape.

2008 – “Commended” – Landscape – Parramatta Art Awards.

2008 – “Arts Reference Group Award” – Blacktown City Art Awards.

2008 – “Solo Exhibition” – Artinport Gallery Space, Port Kembla.

2008 – “People’s Choice Award” – Singleton Art prize.

2007 – “People’s Choice Award” – Nth Shore Art Society Annual Exhibition.

2007 – “Finalist” – Lexus Mortimore Art Prize for Still Life & Drawing.

2007 –  ARTIST’S PALETTE Magazine #47 - Article & Demonstration Painting

2007 – “People’s Choice Award” - Man From Snowy River Bush Festival, Victoria.

2007 – “First Prize” – Oil/Acrylic – Man From Snowy River Bush Festival, Victoria.

2007 – “People’s Choice Award” – Singleton Art Awards.

2007 – “First Prize” – Acrylic/Flowers – Nth Suburbs A & H Society Show, St Ives.

2007 – “First Prize” – Drawing – Nth Suburbs A & H Society Show, St Ives.

2007 – “Second Prize” – Miniature – Nth Suburbs A & H Society Show, St Ives.

The Boys Are Home

  2006 – “Highly Commended” – Works On Paper - Blacktown City Art Awards.

2006 – “Finalist” – Lexus Mortimore Art Prize for Portaiture.

2006 – “Commended” – Traditional Painting – Lane Cove Art Awards.

2006 – “Second Prize” – Drawing – Ku-ring-gai Art Society Annual Awards.

2006 – “Finalist” – Shirley Hannan National Portrait Prize.

2006 – “Commended” – Spirit of the Outback Art Awards –Winton Regional Gallery Qld.

2005 – “Commended” – Still Life – Parramatta Art Awards.

2005 – “Commended” – Traditional Painting – Ryde Art Awards.

2005 – “First Prize” – Still Life – Ryde Art Awards.

2005 – “People’s Choice Award” – Warringah Art Prize.

2005 – “Highly Commended” – Acrylic - Ku-ring-gai Art Society Annual Awards.

2005 – “Commended” – Drawing - Drummoyne Art Awards.

2004 – “People’s Choice Award” - Blacktown City Art Awards.

2004 – “Finalist” – Canberra art Prize

2004 – “Highly Commended” – Still Life - Parramatta Art Awards.

2004 – “People’s Choice Award” - Ku-ring-gai Art Society Annual Awards.

2003 – “Finalist” – Canberra Art Prize.

2003 – “Very Very Highly Commended” – Drawing - Lane Cove Art Awards

2002 – “People’s Choice Award” - Warringah Art Prize

2001 – “People’s Choice Award” - Warringah Art Prize

2000 – “People’s Choice Award” – Nth Shore Art Society Annual Exhibition

My Man

Emu with Attitude

The Pinnacles -- Broken Hill


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