ArtCubes arrive in Meeniyan

TRAVELLING from Fish Creek to Meeniyan, the ArtCubes arrived in town on the weekend, and creatives will be delighted with the lineup of artists inhabiting the cubes in the first weeks of February. 
Mandy Gunn will be bringing See Scapes to one of the three cubes. 

A Master of Arts who has exhibited across large regional galleries and small private ones and taught in schools, galleries and universities, the artist is keen to teach others the value of sketching and sketchbooks.  

“I always think that sketchbooks are something that the public never see. They see the finished work and never actually where it’s come from,” said Mandy who also exhibits and teaches from the Thirsty Work Studio Gallery in Tarwin Lower.

Noticing and sketching the small and large elements of the land and sea scapes around her, has kept Mandys sketchbooks full, and then used later to inform larger works. 

While on a trip down the Canning Stock Route, a track running from Halls Creek in the Kimberleys, WA to Wiluna in the mid-west region, Mandy detailed the journey through daily sketches and paintings. 

She has mounted some of these on big sheets of paper to hang in the cube, along with some larger versions, to show examples of how final work can be developed from a small sketch. 

During her time in the cube Mandy will be talking about sketching, teaching drawing and holding watercolour workshops.  

Taking over one of the other cubes will be Constance Barker, a portrait and animal artist. 

Constance will be exhibiting her work and showing how a portrait progresses from a drawing through to the finished product. 

Constance uses a range of mediums to paint human portraits and simple pencil on paper for animals. Accuracy of the subject is an important element of Constances work, as well as capturing the essence and energy of the person or animal.

Viewers can watch how Constance works and she will be offering casual simple drawing exercises to anyone interested.

The other cubes will feature work from Anthea Williams, who will respond to the Meeniyan environment and though various materials and mediums, including drawings, digital photography, sound recordings and found objects, will document and interpret the people, places and objects that take her interest. 

For some creative adventures and learning, go and check out one or all of these ladies work in the cubes at Meeniyan this month.