Open Weekend at Courtyard Studios

The Open Weekend is upon us. Twelve artists from the harbourside studios will be taking part in this years Open.

Ther’s that bloke Sandy again, bottom left. Gets his nose into everything!

City of Adelaide departs

 

The crowds were out to say cheerio to the City Of Adelaide/Carrick clipper today. After a few days delay due to weather, we were able to witness the big boat slowly making her way out to sea. Not something you see every day!

 

The City of Adelaide

This magnificent beast has been sitting waiting to leave Irvine for Adelaide, Australia. It’s the first time we have seen the boat so close since it arrived about eighteen years ago. We can enjoy the sight till it sails on Friday.

Some info from http://cityofadelaide.org.au/history/world-significance.html

the world’s oldest surviving clipper ship,

one of only two surviving composite clippers (the other is the Cutty Sark; built 1869),

one of only four surviving sailing ships to have taken emigrants from the British Isles to any destination in the world – the others are the Edwin Fox, Star of India and SS Great Britain (also a steamer),

the last survivor of the timber trade between North America and the United Kingdom,

part of the National Historic Fleet of the United Kingdom and listed in the prestigious Core Collection of the United Kingdom

Friday Group Artwork

Here is what the friday group are up to.

Fiona’s portrait

Margaret’s selfie

Marion’s boys

Nancy’s still life

Poppy by Liz

Stephen’s landscape

Margaret Carslaw at the HAC

I went to Margaret Carslaw’s exhibition opening at the HAC tonight.

A terrific show of colour and interpretation of forms from the most enthusiastic painter I have ever met. Margaret loves paint, painting and painters.

She graduated from Glasgow School of art when in her fifties, and mixed it up with kids more than half her age. She exudes youth and it shows in her canvases. It is great to see her work outside of the studio and see it as it should be seen on the wall of a public space. I have to share this photo of Margaret in full flow.

open weekend studio layout

Saturday was such a washout with the constant rain. A fair number of visitors but it could have been much better. I get the chance, though, to clean out the studio and spruce it up, all gallery like,  for a couple of days.

Open Weekend

This is the end of my first year in Courtyard Studios.

We are holding our annual Open Weekend this saturday and sunday 12 till 5pm.

I have painted the floor a bright red (cheapest tin in the shop) to spruce the place up a bit. It now looks like a Formula 1 garage.

Another Attempt

This is more in tune with the kind of finish I am looking for. It has more energy and fighting spirit than the others so far. Some brushwork and some palette knife spreading and scrapes.

Sunset

I couldn’t resist spending a couple of hours on this sunset painting. I am enjoying this new subject. Deep joy to use these colours with abandon. Next step is outdoor sketching and photography to gather my own material. ( I got this image from a google search of “sunset” )

Back From the Framers

Portrait of Alison is ready for giving away. Here is a pic of the framed picture, with colours more true to the painting. Pick up is tomorrow.