Two Exhibitions: 3rd - 29th April

Patrick Shirvington

A Silvery Dawn Awakens, Mixed Media, 74 x 110cm

Fading Light, Oil on Canvas, 50 x 80cm

Woven Landscape, Oil on Canvas, 122 x 135cm

Slowly through the Gully, Mixed Media, 44 x 55cm

Twilight Dreaming, Oil on Canvas, 72 x 80cm

Symphony of Light, Oil on Canvas, 110 x 98cm

Landscape Wanderings, Mixed Media, 73 x 55cm

Patricks' very successful 2003 included the prestigious Kedumba Drawing Exhibition, being invited as a finalist in the Hutchins Award, Tasmania, and again being awarded a residency in the Arthur Boyd studio at Bundanon. Following on, this exhibition is of a combination of works on paper, including drawing, mixed medium and watercolours through to large canvases. From his former works and more objective studies to the recent developments and deeper observations of the Australian Landscape, it is evident that Patricks' love of the subject is becoming more enveloping. The resultant recordings on paper and canvas are a direct meditative response to his surrounds. This collection of work is stimulated from his recent sojourn at the studio of Arthur Boyd, and the surrounding Shoalhaven property, Bundanon. While some of Patrick's images may be narrative in content they expose a deeper sense of place.

Cassandra Boyd

Daphne's Garden

Untitled, Ink & Pastel on Paper, 31 x 25cm

One of the younger members of the next generation of Australians leading artistic dynasty – an artist of exceptional sensitivity. This series of new paintings is an exploration of the conflicts of self in relation to nature and environment. The search for understanding ourselves in a world of turmoil, reflects the need to resolve inner conflict. We are drawn towards the light of understanding – a never ending quest.