Spring Exhibition - TEN

Marsden Arts Group celebrates ten years of art making and sharing this year. Our annual exhibition celebrates those years and showcases the work that our members have been working on this year. We are a community group who support and encourage each other to make good art and enjoy the process.

Our show opens on the 4th October at Watson Arts Centre at 6pm, with drinks, nibbles and lots of bonhomie. Why not come along and have a look at our work?

Unveiling of Jenny Kemarre Martiniello portrait

Here is the latest unveiling in the series 'Faces of Canberra' by Marsden Arts Group artist Barbara Van der Linden.

You can look at all the completed paintings here on Barbara's website.

Barbara and Jenny Kemarre Martiniello

Barbara Van der Linden in front of her painting

All of the portraits will be exhibited together next year (2013) as one of the Centenary of Canberra celebrations.

Jenny Kemarre Martiniello is an award winning textile and glass artist and poet. You can see some of her work here.

Art Exhibition Opening

 We had a great night on 13th October with Hannah Semmler from Belconnen Arts Centre performing the important role of officially opening our show. A large crowd of people enjoyed looking at and discussing the work on display.

Natalie Hallett with her painting Xin Chao and friend  

Spring Exhibition at Watson Arts Centre

Sketching and finding inspiration at the Banksia Street wetlands

A few weeks ago some of us visited the Banskia Street wetlands to pursue the idea of 'refugia' and do some sketching and nature loving. The wetlands are a recent development and it is hard to believe that a couple of years ago the site was a flat bit of undeveloped grassy land with some old tennis courts on it.

This is a refuge for wildlife in the area, but also for locals who can walk, wander, sketch and ponder -activities which we observed happening during our visit.

Edwina was involved in creating the wetlands environment

Sketching by the wetlands

Gathering photographic reference for some studio work

Edwina and Val soaking up the ambience

A quick sketch 

In October we will be exhibiting our work at the Watson Arts Centre. Watch this space for more on the development of 'Refugia' with Marsden Arts Group.

Definition of refugia

refugium (noun) a geographical region that has remained unaltered by a climatic change affecting surrounding regions and that therefore forms a haven for relict fauna and flora


refugia plural form of refugium


from Latin meaning refuge.

Planning for 'Refugia'

Discussion at our recent meeting centred on planning for our forthcoming exhibition titled 'Refugia'.
Ideas are flowing thick and fast.

Barbara van der Linden - Artist

www.artforhealthyliving.com/marsden.html

Frank Arnold - Quantum Ideas Bureau

Finished collage

As an artist, works often seem unfinished or incomplete.  I think it needs a motif in the top left corner.  What about a Christmas Beetle?

Collage - is it real art?

Inspired by a triptych in a Braidwood gallery, Edwina Robinson tried her hand at collage, using the eucalypt motif derived from Namatjira's paintings, watercolour and ink grasses, scribbles echoing bark texture and brown paper.

In the style of Albert Namatjira

Edwina Robinson finds that one way of extending her technique is to observe the work of famous landscape artists, like Albert Namatjira.

Edwina Robinson is a self taught artist who dabbles in landscapes and patterns.  She likes to experiment with watercolour, waterproof ink, acrylic and collage. 

Feature Artist for May - Julie Delves

Julie works in pastel and water colour and is currently working on a series of works exploring and celebrating trees and natural found objects.

Julie is also interested in the techniques of Chinese brush painting and in the freshness and immediacy of this medium.

Forthcoming Exhibitions by Marsden Art Group members

Welcome to our Blog!

This blog represents an exciting new step for Marsden Art Group. We want to get our work and ideas 'out there' as much as possible and this foray into the fabulous world of the world wide web is one we have been wanting to take for a while.


Here are a few tantalising pictures of some of our work and artists.


Enjoy.

This ceramic work was inspired by the 70's drama series Number 96

MAG exhibition Canberra Potter's Society

Artist A'isha Assou with one of her works

                                                        
                                             

                                                                          'Kitchen Window' by Natalie Hallett