Painting stolen

A painting by local artist Marijke Greenway was stolen from Creative Courtyards at Woy Woy on January 24.

It was stolen at about 3.15pm just after a black out, Creative Courtyards owner Ms Janice Rutherford said.

"There were no customers in the shop when I was in the front courtyard on the phone, and I would have been watched, when someone came in through the back gate that I was unaware had been left closed and latched but not locked.

"They knew exactly what they wanted and took only this one painting of Marijke Greenway's called 'Pelicans feeding at Fisherman's Wharf'.

"The painting is an oil on canvas approximately 850mm by 600mm."

Ms Rutherford said that Marijke is an award-winning artist and her works are well known.

"This year she will be entering into the Archibald Prize," Ms Rutherford said.

The gallery at 36 George St, Woy Woy, currently has nine local artists paintings hanging and three potters from the Central Coast Potters Society.

A new exhibition will operate from February 9 to 18.

Press release, 5 Feb 2007 Janice Rutherford, Courtyard Capers