Rotary club holds exhibition

The Rotary Club of Umina has presented its fifth annual Portrait Prize and Art exhibition in Kariong over the long weekend to raise money for Coast Shelter.

During the exhibition, artists painted a portrait of a live model on Saturday, October 1.

On the following day, they painted their interpretation of a Ken Duncan photograph.

Local award winning artists Marijke Greenway and Greg Coates were two of the artists involved in Live Art.

Coast Shelter fund raiser Ms Vicki de Carle said the event was unique and gave "the public a chance to watch the whole process, as an artist starts to plan their work, and create the finished product".

"Usually we just get to see a painting hanging on a well but here we can all watch the creative process live and ask the artists questions, see different styles at work and watch the evolution of a painting," said Ms de Carle.

The exhibition was held in Worthington BMW's showroom.

Media Release, 16 Sep 2011 Vicki de Carle, Coast Shelter