Q & A with Fleur Stevenson for THIS PLACE

Q & A with Fleur Stevenson for THIS PLACE

Fleur Stevenson has been one of our most popular artists here at The Corner Store Gallery since early 2019 when we first discovered her. We so excited that she agreed to be part of our new exhibition THIS PLACE. Fleur has created a special body of work just for us inspired by the Hawkesbury River.

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Q & A with Daniela Cristallo for THIS PLACE

Q & A with Daniela Cristallo for THIS PLACE

Daniela Cristallo is one of our favourite artists here at The Corner Store Gallery and we were thrilled when she agreed to be part of our upcoming group exhibition THIS PLACE opening November 18th to 28th. Get to know the person behind the paintings by reading on….

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Q & A with Madeline Young for THIS PLACE

Q & A with Madeline Young for THIS PLACE

Madeline Young is the Director of The Corner Store Gallery and is also one of the exhibiting artists for our upcoming group exhibition THIS PLACE. Find out more about Madeline’s recent body of work.

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Artwork Photography and Instagram for Artists Workshop

Learn more about our brand new workshop “How to Photograph Your Artwork with a Smartphone” and “Instagram for Artists”.

We had a lovely small group of local artists who came along and learnt how to photograph their work. We did lots of idea swapping, and generally had a nice time…

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Studio Visit with Colleen Southwell

I visited Colleen at her AMAZING home studio just outside of Orange. Colleen’s also a garden designer, and quite a good one at that… Her studio is located in a gorgeous corrugated iron shed in the back garden that she shares with her husband. Dried flowers, grasses, berries and seed pods are scattered throughout the room providing inspiration and a beautiful neutral colour palette. Colleen tells me she works in monotone to draw your eye to the pattern, texture and structure of the plants she interprets.

We talk horticulture, history, inspiration, collecting, technique and materials, enjoy….

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Interview for the Rural Compass Podcast

In July earlier this year I was invited to be interviewed for a brilliant new podcast the Rural Compass by Samantha Meurant.

The Rural Compass is dedicated to bringing you an interview each week with women living and working hard in rural and remote areas across Australia. Sam and I had a chat about how the gallery came about back in 2014, a few tips for artists and other small business owners living in regional areas and talk about other great women in business that inspire us. Have a listen!

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Abstract Watercolour Workshop

Recently we held our first Abstract Watercolour Workshops here at The Corner Store Gallery. A small group of students were taught the basics of watercolour and created their own abstract artworks. We made colour charts, colour swatches to inform our final works, practised different blending techniques, mark-making and some other experimental exercises.

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Studio Visit with Christine Appleby

Christine Appleby recently graduated from the ANU school of Art and Design with first-class honours. Needless to say, her work is of the highest quality, originality and breaks several rules. Periderm: Perceptions of the Tree Surface will feature woven textile pieces of all colours, shapes and sizes. There’ll be large scale woven sculptural works suspended from the ceiling, as well as wall hangings and tapestries.

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