Bays group holds art evening
The Bay's Community Group will hold its annual Wine, Cheese and Art evening at The Bays Community Hall on Saturday, July 13, from 7:30pm.
The event will see an exhibition by Peninsula painters Graeme Balchin, Karen Medcalf and Jan Purcell.
Graeme, who has entered works in the Archibald Prize, teaches art at the Gosford Regional Gallery and also from home.
After starting his working life as a sign writer, Graeme developed his own detailed artistic style with intricate brush work which, along with his use of colour and shade, captured the natural beauty of his subjects.
Graeme now works as a full-time artist and has won numerous awards and prizes for his work.
Karen, who is one of Graeme's students, paints a wide variety of subjects including seascapes, marine art, portraits, landscapes and floral compositions.
She has successfully exhibited at various studios on the Coast.
Karen is also an accomplished silk artist and her work is recognised in private collections in the United Kingdom and Australia.
Karen recently won the Viewer's Choice Award at the Rotary Portrait Prize for her painting of Captain Jack Sparrow.
Jan is a resident of The Bays and her work consists of colourful abstract images.
Jan has also been a teacher of young children, and has helped run the centre on McMasters Rd, where she taught pottery.
Jan paints under the name of Janni Jones.
Entry to the Wine, Cheese and Art evening costs $25 and is by ticket only.
Tickets must be bought in advance and cannot be purchased on the door.
Email, 22 Jun 2013
Gwynneth Weir, The Bays Community Group