Semi-figurative paintings shown

John Sorby of Merewether is exhibiting his "large semi-figurative" paintings at the Patonga Bakehouse Gallery beginning Sunday, August 5.

"His images are a fusion of loosely drawn figures with implied architectural structures.

'The use of strong blues, reds, whites and blacks give a flag like boldness to the paintings," Bakehouse painter Ms Jocelyn Maughan said.

"John was trained in Newcastle and Melbourne and has exhibited widely and won numerous awards.

"He has been an exhibitor in the recent Gosford Art Award and is preparing a work for the 2007 competition.

"John tells me of his interesting family connection to Broken Bay though the Colonial-Admiralty surveys of the 1860's and now via his works referencing the shipping off Newcastle, so topical and apparent on the Central Coast horizon."

Ms Maughan said her "delicate watercolours of eggshells in vertiginous compositions" would also be on display, including her latest work "Tiepolo's eggs" which was "reminiscent of the 18th Century Italian fresco painter of ceilings, Giambattista Tiepolo".

Ms Maughan said the works of Robin Norling, also on display, were broad in their range; from still life to abstraction, paintings from the 1960s to today.

The gallery is open Sundays from 11am to 3pm or by appointment.

Press release, 11 Jul 2007 Jocelyn Maughan, The Patonga Bakehouse Gallery