Winter Wonderland @ the East End Gallery

A Southern Showcase has been our standout exhibition in the shortish history of our Gallery. I have been so proud to be a part of this. We will continue to enjoy the art of Narrogin artist, Christine Davis, for the next week or so. Then will come the time to regroup, reshuffle and reorganise the main Gallery. There are currently eight paintings waiting for wall space, bronze pieces to display and more artworks on the horizon. How lucky are we!

Thankfully the Giftshop is set for the next three months. Winter has certainly arrived in Heavenly Beverley, although I must admit the weather is not quite as cold as the rest of Australia is currently experiencing. We have not seen any snow. Yet.

The Gallery is quite snug. We have the open fire, the pot belly if needed and I have my own oil heater under my desk. More wood has been sourced to keep the fires well stoked.

Tomorrow, a new crowd of guests will be visiting. The East End Gallery is hosting the judging of the Agricultural Ambassador for our part of the Wheatbelt. With three available areas to house the candidates and their supporters and the judging panel, we will be able to share A Southern Showcase and the Giftshop's Winter Wonderland with them all.

The Giftshop is bulging at the seams. And that's after selling two of our paintings in the past week. The multi-talented Margaret Gabrielle-Harding has added beautiful soaps and bath bombs, with selections for adults and children, now available for sale in the Giftshop. We have her stunning art quilts and three of her paintings already in the Giftshop for your viewing pleasure.

Margaret has also hinted at her availability to be part of our holiday programme for kids. I am hoping we will be able to offer at least one day (maybe two) with our "budding artists" over the break. Stay tuned for more details.

For those who are unaware of the variety and scope of the Giftshop, we have slumped glass pieces, woodwork, jewelry, ceramics, bespoke cards and art journals, paintings, prints, photographs, pastels and of course Michael's famous spiders and other metal artworks.  All available from $2 right through to $500 and beyond.

Colouring in and drawing are FREE.

Tea, coffee, and hot chocolate are available for a gold coin donation. So do yourselves a favour and head to Beverley this weekend and toast yourselves by our fire, whilst enjoying a hot drink and loving our artworks.

Giftshop - May 2016

a magnitude of Magdas

giddy-up horsie

budding artists painting plaster plaques

and again

Artists' Group

the marvelous Margaret Gabrielle-Harding

and her painting in progress

relaxing afterwards

new positioning of jewelry and glassware

an internal view

soaps for adults

and soaps for kids!