Open Exhibition Day - September 24

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24 ~ 9.00 AM to 4.00 PM

ENTRY $5 - under 15 free

at Garden Hill at Lost World

3268 Kerry Road, Darlington, 4285 [map-directions]

ph. Jon and Cherrol McGhee 55448126 or Rob and Susan Overell 55448104

Tutors and students, engaged in the final day of their workshops will be joined by various other artists, stall holders, and bush craftsmen demonstrating their skills. We invite everyone to visit workshops, ask questions and enjoy seeing students’ work either completed, or in its final stages of refinement and being prepared for display. Exhibitions, demonstrations, food and wine tasting, craft stalls and music should provide something for everyone to enjoy. Part of the exhibition will feature the work of resident artists Jan Drynan and Janet Hauser.

Meet the tutors and their students on the last day of their three and four day workshops and see their works in the final stages of production. Enjoy exhibitions of work by visiting artists and demonstrations in various arts and crafts. Have a bite to eat, enjoy a cup of coffee, and browse the stalls to find that unique and distinctive gift.

FOOD, WINE & BEVERAGES

Light Lunch Café (hot and cold finger food & cold drinks) ~ Minestrone, Gelato and Pizza ~ Swedish Cakes, Crepes, Sandwiches and Tea & Coffee ~ Wine Tasting and Coffee Van ~

Olive Products

ANTIQUES & BRIC A BRAC

Vintage Fashion – 1930-1960 ~ Old and Antique Farm Tools & Equipment ~ Old and Antique China & Silver ~ Country Bric-a-brac and Knick-knacks

PLANTS

Rare and Unusual Cottage Plants ~ Beautiful Day Lilies ~ Exotic and Uncommon Bromeliads

GENERAL STALLS

Jewellery, Marbled Fabric, Baskets, Goat’s Milk Soap, Pottery, Salt Cooking Products, Emu Oil Products, Local Produce and Face Painting

ART EXHIBITIONS

Jan Drynan – Landscapes in Oils and Watercolours ~ Janet Hauser – Botanical Watercolours ~ Wayne Singleton – Lino Block Prints

DEMONSTRATIONS

Old Engines, Quilting, Oil Painting, Botanical Art with Watercolours

MUSIC

Joseph Meyers – classical, flamenco, Latin,& jazz guitar, and lute ~ 3 to Tango – clarinet and guitar duo

PLUS

Signed editions of Peter O’Reilly’s book, “Spirit of the O’Reillys”, a chronicle of the history of the O’Reilly family and their iconic Guesthouse will be on sale, as are autographed copies of Janet Hauser’s book “My Grandfather Grew Mangel-Wurzels”, an elegantly illustrated botanical history of this district. Meet them both on the day.

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Jan Drynan

For more than 30 years painter Jan Drynan has lived and worked on a cattle property in an isolated valley in the southern border ranges of the Scenic Rim. This is the landscape which inspires her work. Her paintings depict well known scenes in the area. Each is carefully worked until the artist is satisfied with the emotional tone of the work

The places Drynan depicts mean a great deal to her as she has lived there for so long. Her paintings take a long time to construct and are rich in detail.

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Janet Hauser

Janet Hauser is a botanical watercolour illustrator, creating works with fine detail and superb use of colour. She is a self-taught artist, and is a founding member of the Queensland Botanical Artist’s Society. Through her paintings, Hauser hopes to draw the public’s attention to the beauty of our native flora. She has been a keen naturalist and conversationalist all her life, with a passionate love of botany, especially within rainforest habitats. Her other keen interests include preserving our pioneering history, gardening and bushwalking.

Janet Hauser’s beautifully presented book will also be on sale. Grandfather Grew Mangel-Wurzels focuses on the botanical history of the Scenic Rim, so visitors to Garden Hill on the day will pass many of the places and plants so beautifully presented on each carefully crafted page. The Lost World Valley is well represented.

This book combines stories of plants, sometimes stretching back four generations to the time of their original planting, with elegant illustrations crafted by the author in her characteristically intricate and detailed style. Like the old farmhouses and outbuildings, antique farm machinery and bush skills and knowledge, our remaining examples of heritage plantings are fast disappearing. We should be grateful to Hauser for taking the time to present and preserve this important facet of the heritage of the Scenic Rim Region.

Open Exhibition Day - September 24

Jan Drynan

Janet Hauser

Ancient Arts Workshops