Murray Walker – The Reclaimer: what was once yours is now mine When: 7 May – 9 June 2014 Where: Chapman & Bailey Gallery Melbourne, 350 Johnston St Abbotsford Opening: Friday 9 May 2014, from 6pm by Jason Smith, Director, Heide Museum of Modern Art. All welcome. Live entertainment, an artists’ bar and finger food…
March 13th Alice Wormald Watercolour Demonstration Alice makes beautiful, complex, meticulously painted watercolours of weird landscapes. She develops her imagery through collages which she composes from photographs of natural objects, like flower petals, rocks and mountains. Watercolour is a challenging medium, because you can’t hide anything, but the natural imagery is very forgiving. She paints…
February 27th Trevelyan Clay Oil Painting Demonstration This demo provided a fascinating view into the development of Trev’s painting practice over the ten years since he graduated from the Australian National University. He told us about how, as a student, he painted on really cheap boards, with maybe one coat of gesso, and used cheap…
February 20th Masato Takasaka Paint Marker Demonstration Masato is one of Melbourne’s most productive artists, and he seemed to really inspire people to have a go in this demo, without second guessing the result or being tentative. He’s not scared of putting his work out there, and this generous spirit helped to create a fantastic open…
R&F Pigment Sticks : Frequently asked Questions & Some Useful Info Some great info and facts gathered from the R&F website What are Pigment Sticks®? R&F Pigment Sticks® are oil paint manufactured with enough wax for the paint to be molded into stick form. They allow the painter to draw or paint directly onto a…
Find out more about the artist’s Dawn Csutoros, Sara Lindsay, Caroline Phillips, Corinna Berndt and Filomena Coppola in quietNOISE Sara Lindsay Sara Lindsay is a British born artist, curator and educator who lives in Melbourne. She worked as a weaver at the Victorian Tapestry Workshop (now the Australian Tapestry Workshop) from its foundation in 1976…
R&F Encaustic Paints : Frequently asked Questions & Some Useful Info What is Encaustic Paint Encaustic is a wax based paint (composed of beeswax, resin and pigment), which is kept molten on a heated palette. It is applied to an absorbent surface and then reheated in order to fuse the paint. The word ‘encaustic’ comes…
February 13th Rob McHaffie Gouache Demonstration Rob started off by showing us some works by other artists using gouache, Durer, Christoph Ruckhaeberl and Katherine Hattam among others. The emphasis is on the enjoyment of the medium, with a few simple structures in place. “One of the nicest things for me is just to get some…
quietNOISE, Drawing the Line We have some great events coming up at Chapman & Bailey Gallery in March. All welcome. All free. Book now. Friday 7th March: quietNOISE Exhibition Drinks Official Event: Friday 7th March 2014, 5.30 – 7.30pm – All welcome Where: Chapman & Bailey Gallery, 350 Johnston St Abbotsford Show runs 14 February…
A Special opportunity Meet Michael Harding, founder of Michael Harding Handmade Artists Oil Colours (UK). Michael will be demonstrating his beautiful handmade oil paints and mediums 2pm – 5pm Wednesday 19th February at Chapman & Bailey Artshop, Melbourne. FREE 3hr demonstration. Click here to book. Book early as it is sure to fill quickly!…
Seasons Greetings & Happy Holidays from all at C&B Thankyou for all the support in 2013 Double Happiness for 2014 Watch our little C&B 2013 photo review above Closing 2013 Melbourne 23/12 4pm, Brisbane 21/12 @ 4pm, Alice Springs 21/12 @ 5pm Re-Opening 2014 Melbourne 23/12 @ 4pm, Brisbane 21/1/2014 Brisbane Monday 6/1/2014,…
November 28th, In the cut – Collage Demo with Ry Haskings Ry developed this workshop with the Australian Centre of Contemporary Art, where he was recently included in the contemporary collage show, ‘In The Cut’. Participants used a simple mathematical code, devised by Ry, to create a set of vertical lines based on a random…