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The Patrons of the Combined Art Societies of Sydney are Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC, Governor of New South Wales and Mr Dennis Wilson.
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The Combined Art Societies of Sydney or CASS is run by a small group of volunteers who are dedicated and enthusiastic Art Society members. Their aim is to unite and strengthen the standing of art societies in our community, to gain greater recognition for art societies, and to encourage a standard of excellence among individual artists within our societies. More information about CASS can be found at www.combinedartsocieties.com
In 2021, for the first time, CASS presented the Art of Sydney Awards Exhibition online at www.artofsydneyexhibition.com. We appreciate the assistance provided by Karin Bowler at ozartfinder, our CASS committee and our artists participating in this new mode for the Art of Sydney. Our thanks also to our sponsors The Art Scene, Delaney Kelly Golding, Mary Kelly, Derivan Pty Ltd and the Combined Art Societies of Sydney.
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CASS were honoured to have well-known artist Mr John Haycraft as our judge for 2021, who said, of the exhibition:
“The standard of work presented for judging in the Art of Sydney Exhibition 2021 was outstanding. Particularly in the crowded Section 1 where there were more candidates worthy of prizes than there were prizes to give. Inevitably, in such cases, when the quality has bubbled to the surface, the judge is faced with choices so numerous that to single a few out seems unfair to those works that stand equally alongside each other in manner, matter and execution. At last resort then, when the judge has applied all the criteria that one brings to judgement and the field is still not separated, the hapless individual digs into their emotions and responds accordingly.”
THE 2021 ART OF SYDNEY AWARDS EXHIBITION CATALOGUE
BEST IN SHOW
The ART SCENE AWARD to
JOHN WILSON
Moody Morning Capertee Valley
“The Best in Show has been chosen from many fine works as one that, of course, displays accomplished skill in handling the medium as one would expect, yet has a quality that makes it especially appealing. And that quality is the use of linear perspective that carries the viewer off into the distance coupled with colour perspective that uses hue saturation in such a beguiling manner. The hero of the scene is probably the craggy mountain etched against the sky, but as one becomes absorbed in the picture the delicate wisp of smoke from the house asks the viewer to rethink their involvement in the scene. All figurative painting carries a narrative. With this piece the artist uses multiple messages, sub-plots if you like, that revolve around each other and involves the viewer in an experience than goes beyond the first glance and rewards contemplation”.
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SECTION 1 – Oil or Acrylic painted as Oil
WINNER
DELANEY KELLY GOLDING AWARD Oil Painting or Acrylic painted as Oil
DAVID EL-MELKY
Yearning for Youth
“An accomplished piece in the chiaroscuro style with a nod to Caravaggio. Photo- realist work can be highly skillful and admirable but lack the spontaneity we admire in more loosely handled painting. Then, now and again, a painting comes along that shows bravura painting that absorbs the viewer in the skill of the artist, the manner of the brushwork as well as the emotion in the subject. This is one of them.”
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Artist Section 1 Painting Title Price Award BENNETT Trish Forever Beautiful $370
BEST Alana Domain I $375
BRAMLEY Bill Autumn NSW $880
BRAMLEY Bill Kurrajong NSW $880
BRAMLEY Bill Yowaka River NSW $600
BRAMLEY Bill Hunters Hill NSW $880 BROWN Julie Highly Commended Studio Props $1,200
BROWN Julie Illawarra Coast $550
BYE Joy Vision of Sea $300 BYE Joy Finalist Somersault $300 BYE Joy Finalist Clarissa $500
DU Shelley Harbour Morning $690
DUBROVICH Helen Still Life with Tulips $1,200
EDEN Angela MOOvin' On $495 EL-MELKY David Winner Yearning for Youth $27,850
EYLES Jeffrey Beside the Murray $750
FILSON Bill Spinning Wool $1,300
GARTH Diana Mountain Rain and Mist $1,500 GARTH Diana Finalist Welcoming Rain $750 GHAZI Xavier 3rd prize Self $1,800
GIRI Susheela Still Life $699
GRUZDEFF Leeka Benigna $950
GRUZDEFF Leeka Garden Path $290
GRUZDEFF Leeka Autumn $290
GRUZDEFF Leeka La Bella $390
GRUZDEFF Leeka Diva $290 HARRY Catherine Commended Sydney Summers $1,400
HOSTE Judith Garden Visitors! $150
IGLESIAS Carmen Night Falling on Sydney $690 Harbour IGLESIAS Carmen Old Town Restaurant $890
ILIADIS Angela Landscape Vista $750
IMPEY John Early Birds $1,200
IMPEY John This Way $1,200
IMPEY John Winter on the Way $1,200
IMPEY John Kings Falls $1,200
IMPEY John Door to Past Dreams $600
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Artist Section 1 Painting Title Price Award IMPEY John In the Spotlight $1,200
JAKUBOWICZ Andrew Social Intimacy at the Casting $1,100 Pond JANIK Lois Neptune's Garden $650
KAUR Harmandeep Awakening Sunflower $1,250
KAUR Harmandeep Pink Beauty $350
KEEGAN Rosemary Bush Colours $380
KEEGAN Rosemary Inspired by Nature $350
KRASKOVSKAYA Nina The Shallows $520
KRASKOVSKAYA Nina Floating By $400 LAKE David 2nd prize The Diggings - Lightning $2,200 Ridge LAKE David Tracks in the Grass $2,200
LAKE David Pastoral - Three Cows $2,200
LAKE David Low Tide - Long Reef $850
MACLAINE-CROSS Jennifer Thredbo Track $380
MACORISON Heather Spotted Gum to Spectrum $600 Church Point MACORISON Heather Blue Moon $600
MACORISON Heather Pink Frangipani $600
MARSTON BONI Mara Tuscany Garden $550
MARSTON BONI Mara Country Lane $550
MATTHEWS Christine Red Camelia $200
MATTHEWS Christine Magnolias $150
MATTHEWS Christine LuLu $250
MATTHEWS Christine Berry's Beach Phillip Island $500
MCCAULEY Janet Fantasy Landscape $160
MCCAULEY Janet Cockatoo $120
MCCAULEY Janet Sunflower Tower $100
MCCAULEY Janet Janet $250
McCROSSIN Annette What's My Future? $780
MCKAY Phil Coast (Braemar) $950
MCKAY Phil Coast (Post Delivery) $800
MCKAY Phil Bronte (Winter Chimney) $520
MILLAR Noeline Gloucester River - Hunter $1,800 Region MILLAR Noeline Life of a Drover $680
MOONEY Maria Beach Walk $425
MOONEY Maria Beach Rail $425
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Artist Section 1 Painting Title Price Award MOONEY Maria Double $475
MORRISON Deidre Morning Song $495
OMAND Heather Race to the Heads $300
PARSLOW Thomas The Entertainer $2,500
PEADON Julie Finding Beauty in the $695 Everyday PEADON Julie First Light Kata Tjuta $1,550
PERKINS John Boatyard $1,500 PERKINS John Finalist Gumleaves $1,500
PERKINS John Evening Port Newcastle $1,900
REGAN Clarissa Bellingen River $300
REGAN Clarissa Country Fields $300
ROGERS Michael Lightning Ridge Opal Mines $320
ROGERS Michael Farm Property at Wellington $230 NSW ROSEVEAR Elizabeth Gum Nuts $900
SCHUSTER- Janice Sunny Day at the Beach $900 CALLUS SCHUSTER- Janice The Storyteller $450 CALLUS SCHUSTER- Janice Listen to the Waves $550 CALLUS SCHUT Carol Nature's Magic $2,500
SCOTT Narelle Sentinels $2,000
SEALE Chris Heading for Home $2,500
SEALE Chris Lit by the Sun $1,000
SEALE Chris Storm and Tempest $1,200
SHEFFIELD Lee Firebomb $650
STARR Jeanette Miss Pearl $1,800
STARR Jeanette Flamingos $850
STARR Jeanette Little River Archibald $1,200
SULLIVAN Dorothy Rae Bombo IV $600
SULLIVAN Dorothy Rae Valley Mist $250
TAKESHITA Yuko Sound of Spring $584
TAKESHITA Yuko Scent of Spring $500
TAYLOR Geraldine Against the Odds $5,000
WARNER Peter Onion Tea $350
WEAVER Marlene Slainte $5,000 WEAVER Marlene Finalist Boiled Eggs at Grandma's $600
WEST Yvonne Misty Mom with Cattle $370
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Artist Section 1 Painting Title Price Award WILSON John Boulders, Thistles and $16,500 Afternoon Light WILSON John Drought Time in the High $10,500 Country WILSON John Barren Hillside - Brungle $3,200 NSW WILSON John Best in Show Moody Morning - Capertee $4,950 Valley WILSON John Finalist Road to Fuller's Place $4,950
WILSON John High Country Snowfall $3,200
YACOUB Rafat Red City on the Moon $2,100
YACOUB Rafat Illusion Peace $800
YACOUB Rafat Under the Midnight Sun $1,900
YOUSOUF Diane Garden Steps $180
Second Prize Third Prize DELANEY KELLY GOLDING AWARD DELANEY KELLY GOLDING AWARD Oil Painting or Acrylic painted as Oil Oil Painting or Acrylic painted as Oil
The Diggings, Lightening Ridge Self DAVID LAKE XAVIER GHAZI A painting that breaks the rules of composition with contempt yet invites our contemplation of the subject using Self-evident bravura painting, with clever use of monochrome rhythm and hue changes with masterly arrangement. The and value changes to turn an assured, competent portrait into saturated sky colour is bold, nearly sweet, but is offset by an arresting work of art. the powerfully painted grey mid-values in the foreground. A great example of a painter who knows how to change the rules and has the skill to pull it off.
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Highly Commended Commended DELANEY KELLY GOLDING AWARD DELANEY KELLY GOLDING AWARD Oil Painting or Acrylic painted as Oil Oil Painting or Acrylic painted as Oil
Sydney Summers
CATHERINE HARRY Studio Props
JULIE BROWN
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SECTION 2 – Water Medium Painting
WINNER COMBINED ART SOCIETIES OF SYDNEY AWARD Water Medium Painting
RICHARD BARDSLEY SMITH
The Road Home
“A cleverly handled piece with excellent drawing skills, strong composition and an experienced painter’s understanding of chromatic balance between background and foreground. All this achieved within a limited palette that shows the artist’s grasp of the importance of using saturated and de-saturated colour to create distance and depth.”
Artist Section 2 Award Painting Title Price
ALLEN Suzanne Tangles $880
ALLEN Suzanne Clifftop $395
BARDSLEY-SMITH Richard Old House $1,800
BARDSLEY-SMITH Richard Tacking Point Arvo $1,800 BARDSLEY-SMITH Richard Winner The Road Home $1,000 BARDSLEY-SMITH Richard Finalist Catherine & Tony's Wall $900
BARDSLEY-SMITH Richard Terrace End $750 BARDSLEY-SMITH Richard Finalist Tram Door $600
CHAN Lydia Harbour Bridge $599
CHAN Lydia Flowers and Berries $499 CHAN Lydia Waterfall $399
CHAN Lydia Cattle Farm $399
CHAPMAN Marion Dog (Took a Chance) $350
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Artist Section 2 Award Painting Title Price
CHAPMAN Marion Anemone $350
DU Shelley Sydney Harbour $470
DZIEDZICZAK Joan Corymbia #2 $180
EYLES Jeffrey Red Roof, Sofala $450
FOX Dina Summer Stream $250
FOX Dina Taomina $250
FOX Dina The Surfer $250
FOX Dina Market $100 GIRI Susheela 3rd prize Portrait $299
GIRI Susheela Spring $299
GIRI Susheela Sunset $299
HOSTE Judith Magnolias $450
JACKSON Dee Simpson Desert (Munga-Thirri National Park) $600 JACKSON Dee 2nd prize Magnolia Blossom $500
JACKSON Dee Barrington Snowfall $800
JACKSON Dee Bicheno $600
JOHNSTON Patricia Blue Flowers $950 JOHNSTON Patricia Finalist Yellow Flowers $950
KOEPPL Kurt Mountain Spirit $2,000
KOEPPL Kurt Our Burnt Land $2,000
KOEPPL Kurt Spring Southern Highlands NSW $1,200
KOEPPL Niki Distance $480
KOEPPL Niki Resilience $480 KOEPPL Niki Highly Commended Turbulence $480
KOEPPL Niki Solace $290
KONG Vanessa Tea Tree Waters $595
LANGFORD-BROWN Robyn Strelitzia $370
LIU Danni Murray Street $500
LIU Danni Pondering $500
LIU Danni Bouquet on Wooden Bench $500
MACLACHLAN Trish The Como Hotel $490 MACLACHLAN Trish Commended La Maison Rose, Montmartre $490
MACLACHLAN Trish Flinders St Station $490
MACLACHLAN Trish Honfleur $550 MATTHEWS Christine Finalist Lisle-sur-Tarn France $200
MILLAR Noeline Croatian Impressions $1,200
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Artist Section 2 Award Painting Title Price
MILLAR Noeline The Grand Canal - Venice $700
MORTIMER Leslie Nestlings $500
O'NEIL Alix Purple Capped Fairy Wrens $600
O'NEIL Alix Majestic $360
O'NEIL Alix Flannel Flowers & Dingo $600
PAINE Nina New Day at Glen Helen Gorge $420
PAINE Nina Glen Helen Gorge Reflections $420
PALAGYI Marlene Mountain Stream $500 SCOTT Narelle Finalist High Mountains Snowgum $1,200
SIMMONS Rosita Flotilla $500
TAKESHITA Yuko The Moment $230
TAKESHITA Yuko Harbour in Spring $230
TAKESHITA Yuko Orange World $250
WARNER Peter Kookaburra Lookout $300
WEST Yvonne King Parrots $450
YOUSOUF Diane Lithgow Cottage $210
YOUSOUF Diane Beach Access $225
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Second Prize Third Prize COMBINED ART SOCIETIES OF COMBINED ART SOCIETIES OF SYDNEY AWARD SYDNEY AWARD Water Medium Painting Water Medium Painting
Portrait
SUSHEELA GIRI
An astute use of the medium where overpainting is invited but resisted here with fresh, clean, bold painting over a sound grasp of anatomical perspective.
Magnolia Blossom .
DEE JACKSON
This is an example of bravura watercolour painting where the artist lives on the edge of disaster. A moment’s inattention to the caprice of the medium can mean the difference between success and failure. Working wet-in-wet the watercolour painter has to allow the medium to find its own way yet have the skill to add to it or leave it when required. Boldly, and well achieved here.
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Highly Commended Commended COMBINED ART SOCIETIES OF COMBINED ART SOCIETIES OF SYDNEY AWARD SYDNEY AWARD Water Medium Painting Water Medium Painting
La Maison Rose, Mont Martre
TRISH MACLACHAN
Turbulence
NIKI KOEPPL
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SECTION 3 – Drawing and Mixed Media Painting
WINNER DERIVAN PTY LTD and COMBINED ART SOCIETIES OF SYDNEY AWARD Drawing and Mixed Media Painting
ROBERT ADAMS
Contemplation
“A very skillful combination of strong figure drawing, an interesting pose, and sensitive rendering. The choice of background and colour harmonies gives the picture of an ordinary domestic scene a poignancy that is delicate yet assured in its execution. The modeling of the light on the figure and the flesh tones are stuff of the École des beaux-arts.”
Artist Section 3 Award Painting Title Price
ADAMS Robert Cousins at the Piano $800 ADAMS Robert Finalist The Silver Earring $150 ADAMS Robert Winner Contemplation $200
AGZARIAN Wendy Elephant Family $470 BENNETT Trish Finalist Invigorates My Soul $365
CHAPMAN Marion Pebble Shore $700
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Artist Section 3 Award Painting Title Price
EAGER Ruth Autumn Colours $600
EGAN Heather Ormiston Gorge $400
FILSON Bill Admiration $1,000
FILSON Bill Wallace’s Hut Victorian Alps $700
GARTH Diana Welcome to Spring $650
GASSER Sue Unconditional Love $890
GHAZI Xavier Alpha $900
GIBBESON Beth Devoted $475
GIBBESON Beth What's Up $400
GIBBESON Beth The Drover $370
GLYNN Amber Variegated Fairy Wren $600
GLYNN Amber Little Wattle Bird $600
HALDANE Chris Queen Vic $250
HALDANE Chris Clearing Rain $1,000
HARROW Jean Erosion $250
KAUR Harmandeep Waiting $1,250
KAUR Harmandeep Bond $980
KEEGAN Rosemary Artist's Vision $380
KIRAN Kanak The Red Elephant $960
KIRAN Kanak Gorgeous Galah $610
KIRAN Kanak The Blue Elephant $1,100 KOEPPL Kurt 3rd prize Basilica Venice $650
KRASKOVSKAYA Nina Diva $460
MACLAINE-CROSS Jennifer Stranded $760
MACORISON Hilary Pussy Galore $650
MACORISON Hilary Gymea Lily $800
MACORISON Hilary Proteaceae $650
MACORISON Hilary Still Life with Proteas $800
MACORISON Hilary Serpentes $900
MACORISON Hilary Tawny Frogmouths $900
MARIETTE Andrea The Wanderer $340
MARIETTE Andrea Barn Owl Beauty $330
MATTHEWS Christine Smiths Beach Phillip Island $350
McCROSSIN Annette Sweet Treat $520
MORRIS Kym Still Life with Candle $625
MORRIS Kym Familiar Florals $425
NANAVATI Jani Hypnopotamuse on a Monday $600
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Artist Section 3 Award Painting Title Price
NANAVATI Jani Hypnopotamuse on a Friday $600
NANAVATI Jani Underwater Wonders $600
NEEF Rosalie Breakfast with Friends $500
O'NEIL Alix The Muse $240
O'YOUNG Jennifer Flora Natura 1 $790 PARSLOW Thomas Highly Commended Girl in Profile $1,800
PEADON Julie New Growth Blue Mountains $655
SCHUSTER-CALLUS Janice The Pow Wow $500
SEALE Chris Staunch Waterlily $1,200
SEALE Chris Subtle Lights $1,200 SEALE Chris Finalist Pastel Study $2,500
SIMMONS Rosita Navitos Antigos $1,800
SIMMONS Rosita Evolution $500
SMOKER Kathy Marine Lace $1,395
SMOKER Kathy Gold in the Valley $595
SMOKER Kathy Halong Bay Sunset $695
STARR Jeanette The Chase $1,200 STARR Jeanette Commended Old Mates $1,200 STARR Jeanette 2nd prize Basil $650
SULLIVAN Dorothy Rae The Deep $250
SZYMANSKI Madeleine Mother Earth $1,500
WARNER Peter 20 Minute Reclining Pose $250
WEST Yvonne Nooldoonooldoona Gorge, Arkaroola $950
WRAY Jane Forgotten Vessels $1,200 WRAY Jane Finalist Rockpool $1,750
YOUSOUF Diane Poppies Dancing $180
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Second Prize Third Prize DERIVAN PTY LTD and COMBINED ART DERIVAN PTY LTD and COMBINED ART SOCIETIES OF SYDNEY AWARD SOCIETIES OF SYDNEY AWARD Drawing and Mixed Media Painting Drawing and Mixed Media Painting
Basilica, Venice
KURT KOEPPL
A picture full of whimsy and a sense of fun yet displaying a clear grasp of architectural form and clever composition.
Basil
JEANETTE STARR
The sheer skill of the artist here has lifted what could be a sentimental study of a sweet animal into a powerful, bold statement full of action and seemingly catching the subject in a fleeting moment. The artist shows a complete confidence in the drafting and rendering of the hair and character. And has gone beyond that to imbue the picture with a personal drawing style that is outstanding.
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Highly Commended Commended DERIVAN PTY LTD and COMBINED ART DERIVAN PTY LTD and COMBINED ART SOCIETIES OF SYDNEY AWARD SOCIETIES OF SYDNEY AWARD Drawing and Mixed Media Painting Drawing and Mixed Media Painting
Old Mates
JEANETTE STARR Girl in Profile
THOMAS PARSLOW
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SECTION 4 – Abstract Painting
WINNER DELANEY KELLY GOLDING AWARD Abstract Painting
DAVID LAKE
Composition in Green
“This work boldly tackles the Green dilemma. Although the longest band in the colour spectrum Green is often avoided by artists wary of its power and effect on surrounding hues. Here it is used assuredly by a masterful painter, cleverly mixing it with complements and analogous colours to give the work vibrancy and a sense of rhythmic patterning throughout.”
Artist Section 4 Award Painting Title Price
ALLEN Suzanne Buds of Gold $880
CHAPMAN Marion Abstract 1 $700 EAGER Ruth Finalist Earth Forms $1,200
GARTH Diana Mystery $1,200 GHAZI Xavier Highly Commended Theta 1 $1,000
GREEN Joe Hidden Faces $4,500
GRUZDEFF Leeka Sunrise $950
ILIADIS Angela Three Circles $980
KIRAN Kanak Mesmerising Blue $1,000
KIRAN Kanak Sapphire Blue I $1,800
KIRAN Kanak Crimson Rosella Abstract $1,000 KOEPPL Kurt 2nd prize Revelation $950 KWIATKOWSKI V. Isabella Finalist Tidal Surge $160 LAKE David Winner Composition in Green $1,500 MACLAINE-CROSS Jennifer Commended Sugar Candy $480
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Artist Section 4 Award Painting Title Price MACORISON Heather 3rd prize City Portal $600
MACORISON Heather The Eyes Have It $390
MACORISON Heather Supplication for a New Order $625 (in the time of Corona Virus) MARIETTE Andrea Oriental Nights $290
MORRIS Kym Emblems $425 NANAVATI Jani Finalist Summer Tango $520
PEADON Julie Blue Puddles $525 REGAN Clarissa Finalist Colour Field $300
REGAN Clarissa Light $300
SALEH Joseph Dulcis $340
SULLIVAN Dorothy Rae Nebula $250
Second Prize Third Prize DELANEY KELLY GOLDING AWARD DELANEY KELLY GOLDING AWARD Abstract Painting Abstract Painting
Revelation City Portal
KURT KOEPPL HEATHER MACORISON
A clever use of the medium and letting ‘watercolour be Abstraction is sometimes only understood by the watercolour’. Whilst there is a sense of the accidental artist. Its appeal then, has to be in the shapes, here, it could equally be interpreted as controlled colour, and direction of the line. This one has spontaneity. The result is an unfolding of inner light as power and angularity that suggests an opening. darker edges are peeled back to reveal something The clue is in its name. Its interpretation is up to subliminal. the viewer.
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Highly Commended Commended DELANEY KELLY GOLDING AWARD DELANEY KELLY GOLDING AWARD Abstract Painting Abstract Painting
Theta 1 Sugar Candy
XAVIER GHAZI JENNIFER MACLAINE CROSS
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SECTION 5 – 9” x 5” Painting
The 9 x 5 category is a tribute to a single exhibition held in Melbourne in 1889, which included the work of key Australian impressionist artists such as Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton, Frederick McCubbin and Charles Conder. The artworks were painted on cigar box lids and the title of the exhibition was derived from the dimensions of those works (nine inches by five inches).
WINNER MARY KELLY AWARD 9” x 5” Painting
DAVID LAKE
Evening Pastoral
“An appealing colour scheme, added to an unusual composition and shape gives this piece a quality that is evocative. This is an atmosphere that is more easily achieved in larger works where the artist has more room to move. The fact that it has been captured here with such minimal treatment is a testament to the quality of the painter.”
Artist Section 5 Award Painting Title Price
BEST Alana Which Path? Centennial Park 3 $185
BEST Alana The Column Garden. Centennial Park 4 $185
BRIDGE Gavin Ye Old Barangaroo $150
BRIDGE Gavin Sirius $150
DU Shelley Waverton Sunset $380 FILIPICH Werner 3rd prize Scone $900 GARTH Diana Commended After the Rain $300 GHAZI Xavier Highly Commended A Stretch $200
HAGARTY Shirley Australian Flannel Flowers $195
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Artist Section 5 Award Painting Title Price
JAKUBOWICZ Andrew First Currawong of Spring $1,200
KEEGAN Rosemary Garden Gaiety $150 LAKE David Winner Evening Pastoral $600
LAVIS Terry Forest Fire Mosaic $500
LAVIS Terry Fool's Gold $400
LAVIS Terry Le Embrace sur l'herbe $400
LINIGEN Susie Watching the Tide Roll In $190
LINIGEN Susie Misty Walk $190
LOPEZ Luce Waiting for the Mail $225
LOPEZ Luce Painting with Geese $225
MACLACHLAN Trish Austinmer $240
MILLAR Noeline Anticipation $350
MORRIS Kym Ballarat Boatsheds $180 SZYMANSKI Madeleine 2nd prize Boys at the River $450
WARNER Peter Sydney Harbour $200
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Second Prize Third Prize MARY KELLY AWARD MARY KELLY AWARD 9” x 5” Painting 9” x 5” Painting
Scone
WERNER FILIPICH
Masterful painting, well handled in such a small size. This honours the fine progenitors of this genre of painting. Boys at the River .
MADELEINE SZYMANSKI
A clever use of the medium and the oft spoken phrase in watercolour painting to, “preserve your lights” has been finely demonstrated with this piece. A very skillful little painting with drawing competency, composition, simplicity, tonal values, granulation, in fact all the ‘isms’ that make watercolour so appealing
Highly Commended Commended MARY KELLY AWARD MARY KELLY AWARD 9” x 5” Painting 9” x 5” Painting
A Stretch After the Rain
XAVIER GHAZI DIANA GARTH
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SECTION 6 – Miniature Painting WINNER COMBINED ART SOCIETIES OF SYDNEY AWARD Miniature Painting
TRISH BENNETT
Stirs the Heart
“Well composed and boldly painted. With limited room to move this artist has kept the composition and colour scheme simple and effective.”
Artist Section 6 Award Painting Title Price
AGZARIAN Wendy Colourful Flamingos $300
AHMAD Farzana Emerging from Covid $150
AHMAD Farzana Sunset on Anzac Bridge $150 BENNETT Trish Winner Stirs the Heart $210
FOX Dina Jessie $250
GARTH Diana Coastal Icons $200
GHAZI Xavier Poised $90
LANGFORD-BROWN Robyn In Our Hands $270
LAVIS Terry Manly Ferry Plying the Harbour $400
MARSTON BONI Mara Romeo $275 MARSTON BONI Mara 2nd prize Juliet $275
MILLAR Noeline Artiste - Plein Air $280
O'YOUNG Jennifer Speak to me of Times Gone By $390
O'YOUNG Jennifer Through the Window of Memory $390
PAINE Nina Outback on Yupo V $300
PAINE Nina Outback on Yupo VIII $300
SURGENOR Freda Morning Meeting $350 SURGENOR Freda Commended Moored in the Bay $350 SZYMANSKI Madeleine Highly Commended Islands $650 SZYMANSKI Madeleine 3rd prize Friends $650
WEAVER Marlene Koala $220
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THE 2021 ART OF SYDNEY AWARDS EXHIBITION CATALOGUE
Second Prize Third Prize COMBINED ART SOCIETIES OF SYDNEY COMBINED ART SOCIETIES OF SYDNEY AWARD AWARD Miniature Painting Miniature Painting
Juliet Friends
MARA MARSTON BONI MADELEINE SZYMANSKI
Rubenesque in appearance this small work appeals An artist has to have an amazing imagination to for how much the artist has managed to express with conceive such a subject. To be able to succeed in such such a small study. It is full of character and a venture shows exceptional skills and dexterity. suggests an intimacy between the sitter and the
painter that is very appealing.
Highly Commended Commended COMBINED ART SOCIETIES OF SYDNEY COMBINED ART SOCIETIES OF SYDNEY AWARD AWARD Miniature Painting Miniature Painting
Islands Moored in the Bay
MADELEINE SZYMANSKI FREDA SURGENOR
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