Pat Wishart’s chainsaw sculpture Crouching Wombat is one of the works up for auction. WORKS by some of Gippsland’s finest artists will be auctioned in support of the campaign to save the Western Port woodlands.
Former Bass Coast mayor Brett Tessari.will conduct the auction at the Gurdies Winery on Sunday, November 28, after the woodlands concert.
WILD: Celebrating the Western Port Woodlands features works by John Adam, David Adam, Mae Adams, Jari Cooper, Warren Nichols, Ellen Hubble, Lynda Horsborough, Trevor Foon, Trish Hart, Lisa (Burrell) Buckley, Bev Watson, Jill Shannon, Natasha Williams-Novak, Pat Wishart, Alan Whitmore and Peter Walker.
Former Bass Coast mayor Brett Tessari.will conduct the auction at the Gurdies Winery on Sunday, November 28, after the woodlands concert.
WILD: Celebrating the Western Port Woodlands features works by John Adam, David Adam, Mae Adams, Jari Cooper, Warren Nichols, Ellen Hubble, Lynda Horsborough, Trevor Foon, Trish Hart, Lisa (Burrell) Buckley, Bev Watson, Jill Shannon, Natasha Williams-Novak, Pat Wishart, Alan Whitmore and Peter Walker.
The exhibition has been curated by Catherine Robinson and proceeds of sales will be split between the individual artists and the campaign.
You can view the works and bid online at savewesternportwoodlands.org/art-auction or visit the pop-up exhibition at the Goods Shed, Murray Street, Wonthaggi, on Saturday, November 27, to lodge a bid.
Or come along to the open auction – and bring your credit card!
You can view the works and bid online at savewesternportwoodlands.org/art-auction or visit the pop-up exhibition at the Goods Shed, Murray Street, Wonthaggi, on Saturday, November 27, to lodge a bid.
Or come along to the open auction – and bring your credit card!
 Trevor Foon: Banksia Man - original tintype Trevor has been a photographer all his adult life. He photographed his first wedding when he was just 17 and later studied photography at RMIT. “Whether it is a pebble in the sand or a constructed scene, I try to make the viewer ‘feel’ the image, not just see what is before them.”  Heather Shimmen: Vanish - Linocut on Felt Heather is a painter and printmaker with a career spanning 40 years. She has held 20 solo exhibitions and been in over 300 group shows. “There is something intangible that I respond to in birds and animals of the Australian bush. It is a duality: their fragility versus the endurance they seem to possess.  Peter Walker, Beast - ink and acrylic Peter has had 25 solo exhibitions in the Melbourne area and four exhibitions at Ceres Gallery in New York. His work is in private collections in Australia and New York. “I try to evoke energy, via gestural mark making throughout my work. Sometimes embracing mistakes which leads the work in a surprising new direction.”  Mae Adams Sea Form-Mollusc - Seagrass, lomandra, sheoak needles, dianella, artificial sinew Mae's work is held in state and national collections including the Gippsland Art Gallery and the National Gallery of Australia, and in private collections in Australia and US. “These works evolved from the combination of close observation of nature and experimentation with fibre art materials and techniques.”  Ellen Palmer Hubble, Evening Light, Oil on canvas A professional artist with a lifelong involvement with art, Ellen has exhibited since 1988 including seven Archibald Portrait Prize entries exhibited at Hidden Faces. “These skyscapes are my visual responses to the awe inspiring, ever changing moments of light, colour and cloud formations. They are viewed from the majestic and wild Bass Coast.”  Lisa Burrell (Buckley), Wind and Rain - Acrylic on canvas Lisa works from her studio at Corinella in a beautiful rural landscape where she is immersed in the natural surroundings not far from the beach. “My work is based on an abstraction of nature, looking closely at patterns and lines of tree root systems, erosion of landscape, rocks and all elements in our ecosystem.”  Jari Beau Cooper, Veil - Gippsland black marble, basalt base “When I began my venture into stonework, my main focus was bowls, but as I have developed and progressed, I've moved on to creating a much broader range of works. As a developing artist I’m always wanting to expand my reach, willing to take on new projects and ideas.” |  Bev Watson: Small Bowl - found beach ropes and hemp cord The focus of Bev Watson’s art practice is caring for the environment through recycling, up-cycling and creating with a sustainability priority. Her bowls are sculpted and stitched using collected, washed up ocean ropes.  Trish Hart, Eastern Quoll - Coloured pencil & gouache Trish has found heaven in The Gurdies, surrounded by the bush and native flora and fauna. This drawing was done initially for the World Wide Fund for Nature many years ago.  Alan Whitmore, Black bowl - Tenmoku glazed and reduction fired to 1300C Alan has been making pots since 1974 when he started a diploma of Art. He worked as a production potter then taught art for many years and now teaches ceramics at the Rescue Station Arts Centre.  Lynda Horsborough, Transhumanism - Acrylic on canvas Lynda has practised art for more than 40 years. Her work is held in private collections in Australia and overseas. “We are a part of this world as much as the wildlife, the trees, the water and earth. We must not lose sight of this. … We have been given these eyes and hearts to appreciate this earth and we have been given the custodianship to look after it.”  Pat Wishart, Crouching Wombat - blackwood Pat creates wood-fired sculptures of Australian wildlife, handmade from local clay. He is also handy with a chainsaw which he used to sculpt Crouching Wombat.  John Adam, Bushwacker - Oil on linen John is an award winning artist, who paints mostly in oils, but also in watercolor, gouache and collage. A number of his works on paper are in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria. “Bushwhacker: one who destroys or damages remnant bushland with scant regard to ethical principles. “  Warren Nichols, Western Port Tranquility - oil on canvas Warren has practised art for more than 40 years. He has held four solo exhibitions, been represented in many group exhibitions. His recent works present an abstracted interpretation of sky, land and sea compositions as observed over Western Port at varying times of the day and season of the year.  David Adam, Eastern Curlews - Framed lustre print David is a professional photographer with more than 40 years’ experience. “In spring, critically endangered Eastern Curlews migrate from the northern hemisphere to Western Port where the food-rich mudflats enable them to build reserves to make the return journey in late April. …Toxic pollutants from mining pose a real threat to these feeding grounds.” |