The loveliest part of their meeting was. of course, that of the artist with the art lover, connected by the art piece. They were each given a personal memory of the other to carry and treasure for the rest of their lives. A really wonderful story to add to all our other stories that are being gathered by and within the East End Gallery.
Storytellers surround me.
Claudia Woeltye's "Victorian Times/Australian Trilogy" is reminiscent of the Heidelberg School; the Australian Impressionists who captured landscapes as they exist here, rather than in the different scenes of Europe.
Jennie Couper is enamoured of all the wild birds and animals, reproducing their everyday glances in loving detail.
Shirley Gillis' paintings are all about the quiet paths of the bush and the old vehicles, not left to die but to gracefully and gradually return to the earth.
Shane Moad's journey spreads over twenty years, from raucous birds to majestic landscapes.
Gracie Courtney is like a flower bud slowing opening, with a subdued beginning before bursting into a glorious and long-lasting blossom.
Brian Aylward celebrates intimate views of his life and the surrounding countryside, showcasing colour as his hero to thrill and delight.
Andrew Taylor's whimsical autobiographical stories in clay, wood and metal are simply exquisite in their detail.
Jan George - diva, painter, sculptor, poet, singer, musician, jewellery maker and designer - is there anything this woman can't do?
Greg Burley, who combines being a quiet achiever with an exceedingly quirky and sometimes mildly unsettling stance.
Sharon Ellis, whose mind and dreams tell of protection and protectors, dark places and ultimately safety and highlighting the vulnerable and their guardians.
Beverley V weaves silk and felt into beautiful hats, scarves, wraps and broaches with minute attention to detail and hues and patterns for all tastes.
Kenneth Irwin and Arlene Puddy-Beatty, gently recording the past of the Wheatbelt and the Goldfields through their intricate illustrations and descriptions.
Echoes of an Africa affectionately and richly remembered by Denese White.
There are jokes abounding in the Gallery - "Fish Slice" made out of fish slices, "Pi" in the shape of a pie, a fishing dingy fashioned from a discarded iron base, the motorbike "Bat Out of Hell", who components all are not those of a motorbike, Watson and Holmes out for a drive and a "Sketch in Steel" that is the three dimensional version of a doodling drawing composed during a boring meeting.
Extraordinarily gifted card makers, wood turners, jewellery designers, metal sculptors, poets, photographers, ceramic, glass and textile artists all have their own stories to tell.
A beautifully crafted distressed 2.4-metre jarrah topped sideboard needs to go to a new home. The artist has poured his heart and soul into this lovely piece of furniture.
I know his story. I know all our artists' stories. And these stories should be spread far and wide, like the gentle ripples a small pebble creates when skipping across a pond of water.
Brian Aylward's "Beach Path"
The art lover and the artist
"Victorian Times"
"Just Checking"
"Flower Power"
"Painted Desert 1"
"Came to Rest"
"My Studio"
"Bucket List"
"Darkness Disconcerts"
"Love Hurts"
"The Bride"
Beverley V
Kenneth Irwin/ Arlene Puddy Beatty
"Lake Kariba"
"Fish Slice"
"Pi"
"Gone Fishing"
"Bat Out of Hell"
"My Mate Watson"
"Sketch in Steel"
Steve Adams
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