HAGAS Impressions Henley and Grange Arts Society October 2016 Atkin Street, Henley Beach :: PO Box 215, Henley Beach SA 5022 Clubrooms phone: 8353 3710 Email: [email protected] Website: www.hagas.com.au The Master at Work Although now retired, Andris kindly agreed to demonstrate his technique and skills of mixing colours and completing an oil painting over the course of a day. Andris originally studied architecture and You could hear worked as a draftsman where he became familiar with the concepts of design and a pin drop at the perspective. Mostly self taught and with a recent demo by natural talent, he became a master at Andris Jansons depicting light and shadow. Andris is a well recognised painter and has exhibited as everyone was and sold works throughout Australia and spell bound by his overseas. We were very lucky to be able amazing talent. to see this wonderful painter at work. Attendance Books Exhibit For safety and security reasons (and to comply with our insurance and OH&S) all members are now obliged to sign the studio attendance book when they are using at the fete ... the studios at any time other than a tutored class. The Seasiders Club in Henley Beginning term 4, attendance books will be placed in the Beach is having a fete on Saturday art and ceramics studios alongside the tin for your $2 utility 26 November. There is an opportu- fee. This fee is payable for all members utilising the facilities nity to have a table at the fete for for ‘open studio’. $10. It is a very popular event, start- ing at 10am and finishing at 2pm. These records will also enable us to track and accommo- It would be a great opportunity to date the number of members using the studios each week. showcase and sell our creative en- Our membership is now well over 200, and this places deavours. The Seasiders is at ECH greater strain on those who volunteer their time to make off Cudmore Terrace. sure we keep up with ‘housekeeping’ and have supplies If you are interested in having a ta- there when required. ble, please phone Betty 8356 5398. Alison Harvey - President 1 Workshop 30+ people began the day by brushing on exotic glazes like crackle and copper onto their sample pot. Everyone was a little tentative as no one knew how their pots were going to turn out in the unpredictable ‘happy accidents’ that is Raku firing. After the pieces had dried they were then placed into the outside kilns and fired to a temperature of 10000C. Then, (the exciting bit) the pieces were plunged into a bin with newspaper igniting into a burst of flames. The fire and smoke is required to activate the glazes into the colourful iridescent hues, and it depends on where the fire touches as to the intensity of the colour. With every firing people waited expectantly for their pieces to see the results. With a visual understanding of Raku, everyone’s second piece became more creative and some amazing colours and patterns were produced. After a wonderful lunch of homemade pumpkin soup, vegetable curry, sausage sizzle and delicious salads we were treated to a demonstration of Obvara firing. This is a natural process where the plain pieces are taken from the A few pieces were also fired and decorated kiln and plunged into a with horse hair which burnt on to produce a yeast mixture producing feathery line design. the design ‘organically’. A great day had by all! Our thanks go to Ting and her many helpers for organising such an eventful and fun day. 2 BUILD A BIRD HOUSE workshop with Natasha Mallen was a great success with these wonderful houses being built. Portraiture Christmas for Beginners Friday, 11 November 2016 in the Park 12.30pm-3.30pm Due to the gallery renovations, the HAGAS Committee has decided Would you like to draw faces better? not to hold the annual exhibition. This workshop will give you the basic understanding of portions, A social gathering is planes and angles of the human face. $20 members :: $35 non members planned for BOOK NOW! Sunday, 04 December Phone Lyn on 8297 5352 or email [email protected] a family picnic will be held on the lawns to the west of the HAGAS building. It will be a great opportunity bring your family and friends and to Materials required: A4 sketch pad; HB pencil; catch up with and biro; plastic eraser; masking tape; backing board; meet other members. cut from magazines pictures of faces no smaller than 50mm. Hope to see you there. 3 Come along to an art show of original paintings, ceramics, sculptures and pottery. Featured artists will include David Driden, prize winning sculptors Tim Thompson and Clancy Warner, Waterhouse prize finalist Natasha Natale and ceramicist Damon Moon, Creative Director of the Jam Factory. Prices will start at $100, plus a raffle to win an original painting by Carla Blair. The proceeds will be used to provide services for victims of domestic violence. See details below: A Place to be Safe A mixed exhibition of paintings, sculpture, ceramics, glass, etchings & lino cuts curated by Tim Boon of Art for Charity’s Sake. Did you know.... The only painting sold by Vincent van Gogh in his St. Oswald’s Anglican Church, lifetime was The Red Vineyard which was bought by 5 St. Anne’s Place, Parkside the Belgian artist Anna Boch (wife of his brother, Fri 28 October to Sat 05 November best friend and patron). She wanted to show her Open daily from 11.00am to 5.00pm support for Van Gogh as a painter. The painting de- picts a group of harvesters working in fields during Exhibition presented by Soroptimist the sunset. It has striking use of colours, right from Club of Adelaide Inc. the luminous white at the centre to the red fields in All profits support the work of The the foreground. Painted in 1888, the painting was Zahra Foundation of Australia (victims painted completely from memory and imagination of domestic violence) the day after Van Gogh had walked through the wine plantation. The painting is currently exhibited The Soroptimist Club of Adelaide at Moscow’s Pushkin Museum. has been supported by Art for Charity’s Sake and generously Later in 1888, Van Gogh suffered a breakdown and hosted by the Parish of Parkside. sent himself to an asylum in Saint-Remy-de- [email protected] Provence, France. It was here he created his most Clancy Warner www.zahrafoundation.org.au famous painting, Starry Night. It was painted from ANIMAL WITHIN: the second story, he omitted the iron bars from the FOXBORNE Reclaimed wood, window and added the village and the dark spires in bronze and steel the fore ground represent cypress trees. He painted 52x14x14cm no fewer than 21 variations. Sadly within 2 years Van Gogh would be dead. “I put my heart and my soul into my art and have lost my mind in the process” Vincent Van Gogh Newsletter Editor: Lydia Jaworski phone: 8294 7726 or 0412 688 346 email: [email protected] Contributions to newsletter encouraged … an artistic tale or even a joke … prefer email (or put in my pigeon hole) 4 .