Featuring Member Artists
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Jean Blake
Jean grew up outside Rockhampton and Gympie in Queensland, where she developed a love of the Australian landscape. When she married she and her husband moved to Cairns, where she became interested in the work off local artists. She only began to paint when her three children grew up.
Jean painted in oils and pastel and then discovered the joy and challenge of watercolour. Jean also works in acrylics and mixed media.
She has been fortunate to have been tutored by David Taylor, Joseph Zbukvic, Alvaro Castignet, Herman Pekal, Rae Andrews, Pamela Griffiths and Wendy Holmes.
Jean has painted in Venice, Normandy, Cornwall, Wales and Greece.
Jean is a life member of the Watercolour Society of Queensland and a member of The Half Dozen Group of Artists, the Clifton Hill art group and the Pastel Society of Australia. She is a past President of the Queensland Art Collective and exhibits regularly and has won prizes for her paintings. Her work hangs in private collections.
CONTACT JEAN Phone: +61 7 33972286 Email: j_blake@iprimus.com.au
Jean painted in oils and pastel and then discovered the joy and challenge of watercolour. Jean also works in acrylics and mixed media.
She has been fortunate to have been tutored by David Taylor, Joseph Zbukvic, Alvaro Castignet, Herman Pekal, Rae Andrews, Pamela Griffiths and Wendy Holmes.
Jean has painted in Venice, Normandy, Cornwall, Wales and Greece.
Jean is a life member of the Watercolour Society of Queensland and a member of The Half Dozen Group of Artists, the Clifton Hill art group and the Pastel Society of Australia. She is a past President of the Queensland Art Collective and exhibits regularly and has won prizes for her paintings. Her work hangs in private collections.
CONTACT JEAN Phone: +61 7 33972286 Email: j_blake@iprimus.com.au
Trevor Downes
I have worked full time in the advertising industry for over 50 years ... from message boy to operating my own studio employing fifteen artists. The majority of my work as a graphic artist was design and finished artwork for brochures, catalogues, packaging and press advertising in both colour and black and white. I have been fortunate to have worked in studios in Australia, Canada, U.S.A., England and Germany. I have used the skills I have gained on my travels to produce thousands of designs and pieces of finished artwork.
I attended my first life class drawing session at the St. Mary’s "STUDIO" in 1958 as an eighteen year old and I am still enjoying life drawing fifty four years later.
I am a founding member and a life member of the Brisbane Art Directors Club which was started in 1974 and is still alive and well.
My son and daughter own and run the business I started. I am now free to draw and paint to my heart's content. After all these years, nothing excites me more than a blank piece of paper or canvas AND the time to draw and paint.
CONTACT TREVOR Phone: 61 7 33993949 Email: tad@designbylook.com
I attended my first life class drawing session at the St. Mary’s "STUDIO" in 1958 as an eighteen year old and I am still enjoying life drawing fifty four years later.
I am a founding member and a life member of the Brisbane Art Directors Club which was started in 1974 and is still alive and well.
My son and daughter own and run the business I started. I am now free to draw and paint to my heart's content. After all these years, nothing excites me more than a blank piece of paper or canvas AND the time to draw and paint.
CONTACT TREVOR Phone: 61 7 33993949 Email: tad@designbylook.com
Christine Groh
I am a member of The Half Dozen Group and the Clifton Hill Art Group. I have studied under Michele Retchlag and John McVeigh-Brown and have attended workshops by Michael Beattie, Rex Backhaus-Smith, Ross Paterson, Louis Beumer and Herman Pekel.
I exhibit at the Kenmore Gallery Moggill Rd. Kenmore.
I have won numerous art prizes, including best of show and best in section. I regularly sell my work and have successfully participated in a number of group and solo exhibitions.
CONTACT CHRISTINE Phone: +61 7 33740224 Email: c_groh@hotmail.com
I exhibit at the Kenmore Gallery Moggill Rd. Kenmore.
I have won numerous art prizes, including best of show and best in section. I regularly sell my work and have successfully participated in a number of group and solo exhibitions.
CONTACT CHRISTINE Phone: +61 7 33740224 Email: c_groh@hotmail.com
Valerie Waring
Valerie Waring began her training working as a museum artist at QLD Museum with attendance at Brisbane Technical College Classes and later workshops run by the late Melville Haysom, John Rigby, the late Len and Kathleen Shillam and, more recently, Robert Wade and Greg Allen. Valerie has won awards at Brookfield, Corinda, Ipswich and the Royal National Association Brisbane Exhibition. In 1979, whilst living in the United States, she won the 4th of July Watercolour Prize and Purchase Award, Southport, North Carolina and two Highly Commended Awards at Raleigh State Fair, North Carolina.
She has exhibited with the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour at the Mall Galleries in London, the Queensland Art Gallery in the L.J. Harvey Drawing Prize and the Andrew & Lilian Petersen Memorial Prize.
She has had a number of solo exhibitions and in 1988 she designed and painted the murals for the Univations Pavilion at Expo 88.
She is represented in private collections in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada and Japan.
As a Life Member of the Half Dozen Group of Artists, she has conducted Life Drawing Workshops at the Group's studio for over two decades. She is also member of the Water Colour Society of Queensland.
CONTACT VALERIE Phone: 61 7 33780436 Email: valerie.waring@gmail.com
She has exhibited with the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour at the Mall Galleries in London, the Queensland Art Gallery in the L.J. Harvey Drawing Prize and the Andrew & Lilian Petersen Memorial Prize.
She has had a number of solo exhibitions and in 1988 she designed and painted the murals for the Univations Pavilion at Expo 88.
She is represented in private collections in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada and Japan.
As a Life Member of the Half Dozen Group of Artists, she has conducted Life Drawing Workshops at the Group's studio for over two decades. She is also member of the Water Colour Society of Queensland.
CONTACT VALERIE Phone: 61 7 33780436 Email: valerie.waring@gmail.com
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HANG YOUR WORKIN OUR ONLINE GALLERY! It's all very simple.
You only need to supply:
A: A photo of yourself.
B: A photo of each of 3 paintings.
C: Your short artist's profile.
We will do the rest. Once your gallery page is produced we will email it to you. When you have approved it you can then send the $25 fee to our treasurer and you will be on show to the whole wide world.
Copyright (c) The Half Dozen Group of Artists Inc. 2009-2012
Last updated 13 May 2012
You only need to supply:
A: A photo of yourself.
B: A photo of each of 3 paintings.
C: Your short artist's profile.
We will do the rest. Once your gallery page is produced we will email it to you. When you have approved it you can then send the $25 fee to our treasurer and you will be on show to the whole wide world.
Copyright (c) The Half Dozen Group of Artists Inc. 2009-2012
Last updated 13 May 2012
