Winner! Pencil category

This was a lovely surprise tonight - my 'Spoon collection' drawing (see March 22 entry) won the 'Pencil' section at the AGRA Kenneth Jack 2018! Got to be happy with that!

Thank you Seniors Art Supplies, Studio Craft and AGRA for the wonderful prizes. And thank you to the judges David Jack and Joe Attard for such discerning taste! 😁

If you have the opportunity, head into the AGRA Galleries and see the entire exhibition, there are some wonderful drawings there, and in all honesty I am honoured to have won this prize.

Celebrating 25 years: Old Post Office Gallery, Seymour

The Old Post Office Gallery in Seymour is celebrating 25 years of excellence in Fine Art and Dining. The beautifully restored old post office delights with multiple rooms displaying Australian Artists and selected International imported arts and crafts. The restuarant menu serves an extinsive yet affordable menu showcasing the best of local produce and Goulburn Valley Wines.
The 25th Celebration Art Show will open Sunday 29 April, 11 to 4 and will be featuring a variety of works from a select range of artists.

The Puzzling Cameleopard
Graphite on Paper

I will be exhibiting for the first time my most recent work, 'The Puzzling Cameleopard'. A little bit of history to explain the name and concept of the work: in 46BC, Julius Ceaser returned to Rome after his conquest of Eygpt with a vast menagerie of animals from the African continent. The star attraction was a giraffe, which had never been seen in Rome previously. The Romans were greatly puzzled by the creature and called it a 'Cameleopard' as it seemed to embody both the characteristics of a camels' head and a leopards' spots. Sadly, as an ostentatious display of his power, Ceaser eventually had the animal ripped to shreds by lions in the Colusseum. The animal puzzled scientists and public alike for several centuries, eventually being renamed some time in 1600c as 'Giraffe'. But harking back to Roman/latin times, the Giraffe's species name is Giraff camelepardalis.

Why not pop into the opening on Sunday, April 29 and say hello? I hope to be there in the early afternoon. Seymour is a great part of the world, maybe  walk the River Walk by the Goulburn River, visit the Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk or do a tour of the local wineries.The exhibition will continue through May and into June. Full details and opening hours here.