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Winners – 131st Members Annual 2021

The Royal Queensland Art Society would like to congratulate the winners of the 131st Members Annual,

judged by Roger Clarke and Karl de Waal.

Exhibition continues in Petrie Terrace Gallery until Saturday 3rd July.

Overall Winner – Best Artwork

Crookneck

by David Ladley

Oil

Judges Comments:

The perfect landscape painting. Delightful composition, use of light, freedom, brushwork and tone. Enough lightness to take the work to the next level.

Young Artist Award

Arthur

by Lucy Andrews

Judges Comments:

Superb technique. Lucy is a very talented artist and well deserving of the Young Artist Award.

SECTION 1: Painting – Oils & Acrylics

First Prize

The Magic Forest

by Rod Cassidy

Acrylic

Judges Comments:

Freedom of brushwork. Joyous, expressionist, colourful, open and inexplicably right.

Second Prize

Kalbar

by Nigel Gillespie

Oil

Judges Comments:

Brilliant composition and form, and freedom of expression, colour, looseness and confidence in stroke.

Highly Commended

Toys

by David Fenoglio

Oil on Linen Panel

Judges Comments:

Great technical ability, form and a lovely use of brushwork and light.

Highly Commended

Something Lovely

by Adele Bevacqua

Acrylic

Judges Comments:

A great talent. Lovely composition and technique.

SECTION 2: Painting – Watercolour

First Prize

A Symphony in Green (Waterfalls in Paluma Range)

by Pradeep Pillai

Watercolour

Judges Comments:

Highly skilled tonal rangling difficult composition for watercolour. Great Technique

Highly Commended

Far North

by Tony Walker

Watercolour

Judges Comments:

Technically superb. Great Colourisation.

SECTION 3: Photography, Digital Painting & Digital Manipulation

First Prize

Hocus Sulcus

by Anna Gonzalez

Archival Inkjet Print

Judges Comments:

Draws you in. You search for the answer amongst the clues.

Highly Commended

Ripples

by Chris Seymour

Photography

Judges Comments:

Excellent cropping, contrasts and detail

SECTION 4: Sculpture – 3D works all media

First Prize

Setter

by Katia Strounina

Bronze

Judges Comments:

Exceptional fluidity & movement that captures the subject, Rawness vulnerability & immediacy. Love for the animal.

Highly Commended

A Big Problem Needs a Great Big Silver Bullet

by Bill Gale

Steel, Apoxie, Wood

Judges Comments:

Nice concept. Contrast free form against the harshness of the bullet.

SECTION 5: Drawing – All Media

First Prize

Untitled II

by Scunge Princess

Ink on cotton rag

Judges Comments:

That certain unquantifiable rightness that makes it stand alone.

Second Prize

Truth is Beautfy – Fig Tree (Sandgate Road)

by Robyn Bauer

Charcoal

Judges Comments:

Great skill. Movement in the still.

Highly Commended

Artist At Work

by Lucy Andrews

Pastel & Charcoal

Judges Comments:

Excellent work, particularly around the face.

Highly Commended

Where the Vines Grow, There Sip I

by Dr Susan Turner

Pastel

Judges Comments:

Great technique and light.

SECTION 6: 2D Artworks – Any Other Media

First Prize

Lunchtime in the Bottle-Tree Scrub

by Owen Hutchison

Judges Comments:

Beautifully worked trees. Surprises, technical ability and purpose.

Second Prize

Nude on a Chair

by Glenise Clelland

Mixed Media

Judges Comments:

Great colourisation. Brilliantly structed freeform. Organic in nature.

Highly Commended

Who Am I?

by Grace Mijin Yeon

Mixed Media

Judges Comments:

Whimsy and technique. Humorous and interesting. Lovely painting detail.

Highly Commended

Remember That Day?

by Elisabeth Ruiz

Mixed Media

Judges Comments:

Evocative and atmospheric

People’s Choice

Sanctum

by David Ladley

Oil

Jacaranda Frenzy

by Donna Golledge

Oil

Simon Ball

Simon lives in Manly Qld, has retaken an interest in painting after a lifetime career in electrical engineering and family raising break. He paints mainly in Acrylic with some water colour and pastel. To date paintings are mainly as result of personal request.

Winners – Harold & Agnes Richardson Drawing Prize 2021

The Royal Queensland Art Society would like to congratulate the winners of the 2021 Harold & Agnes Richardson Drawing prize. Judged by Bill Platz. This prize celebrates the practice of Drawing.

First Prize

Working From Home

by Paul Renals

Wood, Epoxy

Judges Comments:

In the tradition of Van Gogh’s shoes, this drawing brings concerns about the nature of work and the lives of workers into the COVID era with humility, poignancy and beauty. The laborious texture, graphic impact and subtle asymmetry of the shoes set this drawing apart as the winner of the 2021 HARD Prize.

Second Prize

Study for a Painting

by Anton Piche

Mixed Media – Crayon, Walnut Ink & Watercolour

Judges Comments:

Although there are a number of outstanding figures in the exhibition, this study distinguishes itself through atmosphere, mood and the dramatic play between transparency and opacity. The tension between the walnut ink, crayon and body colour contrast beautifully with the melancholic model.

Third Prize

Lee in Isolation 27.04.2021

by Claire Grant

Coloured Pencil & Cyanotype

Judges Comments:

This little portrait makes scale and materiality integral to the intimacy of the work. The lovely gestural marks in emulsion don’t just provide a ground for the contour drawing, they foreground the play between light, time and observation that perfectly align with the content.

Highly Commended

Draco Ligno

by Brittany Blackie

Ink & Tea on Paper

Judges Comments:

A clever portrait with outstanding graphic dexterity.

Male Gesture Study

by Scott Breton

Pencil on Toned Paper

Judges Comments:

The interplay between the aleatory effects of the stained paper and the gesture of the body heightens the drama and tension in the work.

Banyan Tree

by Kay Kane

Brush & Ink on Cartridge

Judges Comments:

Beautifully rendered with mastery between tone and contour — this is a deeply fascinating little landscape.

Angophora 2

by Glenda Orr

Sap Soaked Paper, Etching, Gesso Wash and Pencil

Judges Comments:

The anthropomorphism of the tree grabs attention, but the subtlety of the graphic treatment encourages sustained study.

The Goat Track

by Jennifer Redmond

Charcoal

Judges Comments:

A bold charcoal drawing loaded with mystery and narrative potential.

Window of Reflecting Cultures in Venice

by Cees Sliedrecht

Pen & Watercolour

Judges Comments:

This drawing achieves the difficult balance between playful montage and compositional structure while maintaining immediacy and exuberance.

PEOPLES CHOICE: Winner

Breathe

by Scott Breton

Mixed Media

Winners – Different Dimensions 2021

The Royal Queensland Art Society would like to congratulate the winners of the 2021 Different Dimensions sculpture Exhibition, judged by Rhyl Hinwood.

First Prize

Sanctuary

by Bill Gale

Wood, Epoxy

Second Prize

Landfall 1, 2, 3

by Jennifer Long

Etched Paper & Aluminium, Shellac, Wood, Wax

Third Prize

Les Perles

by Thomas Gillick

Mixed Media

Highly Commended

Study for the Neue Proun, by Guy Lobwein

Virtual Reality Installation

Ear, Shell, Ear. A Word in Your… by Gary Fenlon

Carrara marble mounted on travertine.

Game On, by Dr Ekaterina Strounina

Polymer Clay, Bronze Pattina

After the Fire, by Marie Smith

PEOPLES CHOICE: Winner

To be announced

Winners – Abstraction 2021

The Royal Queensland Art Society would like to congratulate the winners of the 2021 Abstraction Exhibition, judged by Cees Sleidrecht.

First Prize

You should Come Down And See This

by Casey Charles

Oil on Canvas

JUDGES COMMENTS:

Tellecomunications in person as well as the world in front.
Artist is very skilled painter.

Second Prize

The Essence of Matter

by Lee Wilkes

Oil on Dibond

JUDGES COMMENTS:

Beautiful texture, with great depth. Exquisite colouring. from every angle you read a different image. Well balanced and lovely texure, reads of any landscape, constructed or natural.

Third Prize

Sydney Harbour and The Rocks

by Sue Mansill

Watercolour

JUDGES COMMENTS:

Exclusive presentation, good composition, interesting line work, unusual choice of watercolour, proportioned well with beautiful harmony. Feeling of sitting flashing and coming out of nothing to meet me

Highly Commended

Forever Blue, by Marijke Lambregtse

After the Rains, by Beverley Tainton

Horace Trenerry and Moon, by Nigel Gillespie

Journey to Tomorrow, by Rose Hewartson

Commended

Fragile / Bare (diptych) from the Paperskin Series, by Genevieve Memory

But Never Doubt I love, by Lisa Becker

The Fractured Sky, by Paul Anthony

PEOPLES CHOICE: Winner

To be announced

Previous Abstraction Winners

Click on the links below to view previous winners of Abstract Exhibitions held at the Petrie Terrace Gallery

Abstraction 2020

Abstraction 2019 – Be Bolder

2018-Abstract-Exhibition

Abstract Exhibition 2018

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS 2021 and BEYOND

We are excited to announce the following exhibitions currently planned at the Petrie Terrace Gallery for 2021 and beyond.

Click on the links below to view more exhibition information, the key dates and details on how to enter.

Petrie Terrace Gallery will reopen on Tuesday 19th January 2020.

Studio Showcase 2021 – Click here for more information

Abstraction 2021 – Click here for more information

Different Dimensions – Click here for more information.

Five Creative Colourists– Private Hire

Life is Great in the Sunshine State – Rod Cassidy – Private Hire

Harold & Agnes Richardson Drawing Prize 2021 – Enter here

Click here to read a brief History of the Drawing Prize.

Click here to look at the 2018 winners

Life Drawing Extravaganza – Book your tickets here

Light & Dark – Charity Exhibition – For information & entry form Click Here

Just Quietly Cutting – Wayne Singleton – Private Hire

Members Annual 2020 – Click here for more information & entry form.

Visionary & Fantasy Art – More information & entry form coming soon

Art & Soul – Private Hire

Brisbane Landscapes, Landmarks & Personalities – More information & entry form coming soon.

Click here to see the winners from the 2019 Exhibition

Paint Out 2021 – More information coming soon

Click here to see some photos from the 2019 Paint Out

Exhibition – Glen Gillard – Private Hire

Salon des Refusés – More information coming soon.

Click here to look at the 2020 exhibition.

Paradise Palette – More information coming soon.

RQAS Fellows Exhibition – Click here for more information.

RQAS Biennial – coming 2022

Click here to view the 2020 winners of the Queensland Figurative and the Young Artist Award.

The Gift of Art 2020

The Royal Queensland Art Society’s Christmas Exhibition, ‘The Gift of Art’ is on show now at Petrie Terrace Gallery until 17th December or online below. Come visit us and find a beautiful and unique gift for your loved ones this Christmas.

If you would like to purchase a painting please contact the Petrie Terrace Gallery on 3367 1977 Tuesday-Saturday 10:00-3:30pm.

Exhibition Entries

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  • Wild Blue by Steven Wells Pastel $750
  • The Mariners Dream by Steven Wells Pastel $1500
  • The Sentinel by Steven Wells Pastel $750
  • Remember Last Summer? By Ekaterina Strounina Oil $650
  • Dawn Reflections at Birdsville by Jocelyn Elliott Oil $400
  • Punktverschiebung (Point Shift) by Ryan Daffurn Oil & Wax on Linen $6000
  • Forceful #2 _ ED 4/50 by Alan Innes Digitally Assembled Drawing $390
  • Lou Lou on the Left ED4/50 by Alan Innes Digitally Assembled Drawing $390
  • Late Again ED 4/50 by Alan Innes Digitally Assembled Drawing $390
  • Globe Trotter by Marijke Lambregste Mixed media on canvas $690
  • The Temple is Open by Marijke Lambregste Mixed media on canvas $450
  • Deep in the Forest of my Mind by Marijke Lambregste Mixed media on canvas $450
  • Rainforest Frog by Keaton Prickett *SOLD*
  • White Phalaenopsis by Katia Strounina Oil $400
  • Shapes and Shadows by Boyd Craig Acrylic on Paper $125
  • Going Home by Anna Gonzalez Tempera $500
  • Paperbark Grove III by Abramo PappAcrylic on Stretched Canvas $390
  • Sinking by Tanika Cooper Oil Painting $550
  • The Isle by Tanika Cooper Oil Painting $300
  • Wheatfields by Tanika Cooper Oil Painting $300
  • Sirenby Trudy Tathem Acrylic on Board $650
  • Golden Plains by Karen CollinsOil on Canvas $1500
  • A Time to Reflect by Karen Collins Oil on Canvas $800
  • Sleepytime by Robyn Carr Pen & Wash $250
  • Amazing Grace by Robyn Carr Mixed Media $120
  • Rebirth by Robyn Carr Mixed Media $250
  • Alan! by Robyn Carr Acrylic $250
  • Etherial Maiden by Robyn Carr Mixed Media $180
  • The Muster by Pradeep Pillai Watercolour $650
  • By Norman Creek #1 by Peter Hubbard Oil on Board $400
  • By Norman Creek #2 by Peter Hubbard Oil on Board $400
  • By Norman Creek #3 by Peter Hubbard Oil on Board $400
  • Mooring Buoy by Abramo Papp Oil on Stretched Linen $450
  • More Pud Anyone? by Susan Turner Pastel $175
  • It’s a Good Day No. 2 by Kathleen Rhee
  • My Country 473 by Max Butler Oil on Canvas $800
  • My Country 477 by Max Butler Oil on Canvas $800
  • Memories of Girraween by Beverley Tainton Acrylic on Canvas $2500
  • They’re Off by Rod Cassidy Acrylic on Canvas $
  • Bookie Man by Rod Cassidy
  • Glass Vase with Proteas by Paul Anthony Acrylic *SOLD*
  • Elizabeth I – Jeans by Mel Hayton Acrylic $240
  • Elizabeth II – Hat by Mel Hayton Oil & Acrylic $220
  • Elizabeth III – Shoes by Mel Hayton Oil & Acrylic *SOLD*
  • Kiki II – Interior with Kiki of Montpanasse Painting by Mel Hayton Oil & Acrylic $280
  • Hellebores in Clarice Cliff Vase I by Mel Hayton Oil & Acrylic *SOLD*
  • Hellebores in Clarice Cliff Vase II by Mel Hayton Oil & Acrylic *SOLD*
  • Interior celebrating Hedy Lamarr & Ada Lovelace by Mel Hayton Oil & Acrylic $280
  • One Small Step by Zygmunt Libucha Marble & Bluestone Sculpture *SOLD*
  • Good Omen by Zygmunt Libucha Marble & Granite Scultpure $650
  • Fantasia by Zygmunt Libucha Marble & Basalt Sculpture *SOLD*
  • Watching the Poinsiana by Liz Ruiz

Exhibiting Artists

Paul Anthony
Max Butler
Rod Cassidy
Karen Collins
Tanika Cooper
Boyd Craig
Helen Creed
Ryan Daffurn
Jocelyn Elliott
Anna Gonzalez
Christine Groh
Mel Hayton
Peter Hubbard
Owen Hutchinson
Alan Innes
Marijke Lambregtse
Zygmunt Libucha
Chloe Liu
Talya Liu
Abramo Papp
Pradeep Pillai
Keaton Prickett
Kathleen Rhee
Elisabeth Ruiz
Kaitlin Shirley
Douglas Stevens
Ekaterina Strounina
Beverley Tainton
Trudy Tathem
Susan Turner
Noreen Walsh
Stephen Wells

Robyn Carr

ROBYN CARR

(Brisbane, Queensland)

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My art depicts moments that either make me smile or simply appreciate the beauty of life around me. An expression, a person or creature, a view, a moment in time that needs to be captured.

By sharing my work, I hope that the observer can smile with me at the quirky, observe the beauty, and walk away feeling a little lighter for having seen it.

TECHNIQUE

I enjoy experimenting with various mediums including collage to subtly enhance my pieces, as well as using traditional techniques.

EXPERIENCE

Art has always been my passion. I completed a privately run graphics course in the early 1980s, then worked at Mojo MDA as a junior artist.

During the 1990s in Bundaberg, I exhibited in small local exhibitions and the Bundaberg Art Festival.

Since retiring from a business career, I have returned to the art world full-time, and with renewed enthusiasm.

EXHIBITIONS/AWARDS

2020 RQAS/Brisbane Portrait Prize’s “Salon de Refusés” finalist

2020 Lethbridge Small Art Awards Online finalist

2019 Rotary Art Spectacular finalist

2018 Rotary Art Spectacular finalist

2008 Brookfield Art Show

1994 Bundaberg Art Festival

18-22 December 2019

Solo exhibition at the Richard Randall Art Studio, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens

18-22 July 2019 Shared exhibition with Nicole de la Mar at the Richard Randall Art Studio, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

Works held in private collections in Australia, New Zealand, Denmark and the United Kingdom.