Some pictures from the exhibition

Here are some pix from the exhibition, just before the opening. The opening was wonderful, the gallery was full of people from the beginning. We made quite a few sales, but there is still plenty of fantastic work left!

Don't forget the conversation with the artists this Saturday, 17 Feb from 1.30.

Exhibition Opening February 9, 4 - 7pm

We hope you can all make it to our exhibition on Saturday the 9th. We are having a great opening with wine generously donated from the Wine Society to help celebrate the culmination of at least a year's work. Cindy, Anna and I will also be having a 'Conversation with the Artists' event on the 16th at 1.30 at the Ewart Gallery. All the details are on the attached invitation. Also Please note the link to our individual blogs/websites - go and take a look at the artists' work.

It is very exciting we hope you can make it.

Saturday 16th - gallery open till 6pm

So, when you come along to the Conversation with the Artists, moderated by the talented Benita Collings, there will be wine and nibblies. The gallery will also be open till 6pm.
This is mainly because I'll be out of town on 9th February for the opening; so this is for people who want to see me (and the art!).
Conversation starts at 1:30, gallery stays open till 6pm.
And here's a photograph of the sea (one of my inspirations), for good measure!

Cindy

Exhibition Press Release

Coastal Art Exhibition

Press Release

Because Australians so love the coastline, three artists, Cindy Tonkin, Anna Warren and Margaret Westcott explore the Coastal theme.

Come discover their artworks, inspired by the sea and all things Coastal at the Ewart Gallery, Workshop Arts Centre, 33 Laurel Street in Willoughby opening on Saturday February 9th 2008 from 4 -7pm. Enjoy a glass of wine on the Wine Society.

On February 16th 2008 at 1:30 the talented Benita Collings (of Playschool fame) will host a chat with the artists in the Ewart Gallery.

Coastal includes around 70 works, representational and abstract, in oils, acrylics, watercolour and collage. Subject matter extends from water to beach and dunes, to the life around the coast - the beach side cafes, the surfers and the tourists.

Cindy Tonkin has created a series of close up of docks, pools and boats in calm colours. Also a bright gold and blue beach series, causing you to shield your eyes from the glare.

Anna Warren works predominantly in oils. For this exhibition she has developed a series of interlinked miniatures which can be combined to create larger works. Like a large pieced jigsaw, each painting interacts with the others to create a viewer-made whole.

Margaret Westcott's acrylic and mixed media pieces experiment with textures and layers, weathered timbers, and people.

Gallery opening hours Monday to Friday 9:30 - 4:30, Saturday 10 - 3. The Exhibition continues until Saturday 23 February 2008.

Prices range from $60 - $500

More information:

Cindy Tonkin 0412 135 426 cindy@cindytonkin.com
Anna Warren - 0438 468 861
Margaret Westcott 0401 968 947
"Whatever we lose (like a you or a me)| It's always ourselves we find in the sea" e.e. cummings

Anna Warren's inspiration for Coastal

The works were inspired by the sea and everything related to it. You may find images reminiscent of rocks, or seaweed or beach towels, crusty dried sand, grasses or waves. Or you may find something no-one else has seen... Anna has painted over 40 works, all just 10 cm square. They can be arranged in myriad ways -- in blocks, in rows, piled upon one another; the only limit is your imagination.

And this seagull is one of my faves.
30cmx30cm acrylic on canvas

Samples of Cindy Tonkin's Work

Umbrellas 60x60cm - acrylic on canvas.
My big challenge with this was getting the shadows just right!
A friend showed me photos of an Southern Italian beach resort taken from atop a cliff, and this is my Aussie version of an imagined place!