Francesca Gnagnarella; 'Line of beauty'

'Line of beauty', is a collection of artworks in which every brushstroke every line, every bit of gold wants to leave a mark of its journey. Every painting invites you to play the whirling game of pursuit, through the process of discovering bit by bit the beauty of painting. Intricacy arises from the love of this pursuit. The movement of our "mind’s eye" follows a duplicate course of the line a principal ray of light moving along with the line of sight. Gnagnarella studied art in Rome and Paris.

Francesca Gnagnarella; "Golden haze"
H 91 x W 122 cm acrylic and gold leaf on canvas

21st July – 15th August

Malini Parker & Phil Doncon; 'Movement and Stillness'

Scientist turned artist, Parker presents new work, featuring her trademark fluid and organic abstractions, as well her semi-abstract land and seascapes. Widely exhibited, with work in public and private collections all over the world, including the renowned private collection of Robert Juniper, Movement and Stillness is her first collaboration with award-winning artist, Phil Doncon.

Malini Parker; ‘From both sides’
acrylic on canvas, 76 x 101.5 cm

21st July – 15th August

Phil Doncon

Phil Doncon is a visual artist on an unusual journey. He has been exploring the relationship between music, movement and the painting process. Recent collaborations with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra on the ‘Play me a Picture’ performances, resulted in rapid, dynamic painting on a stage-wide canvas. These performances have been influencing the studio paintings resulting in a looser and more fluid approach to his largely representational works.
 

Phil Doncon ‘Top turning’ acrylic on canvas

18th August – 12th September

Julie Brewin

Brewin has been a designer craftsperson for many years and has work in collections in the UK, USA and Australia. She turned to painting in 1998 and at that time produced a successful exhibition called 'Frangibility' at the Moores Building in Fremantle. Her large scale interpretations of Australian flora have enjoyed popularity ever since. Discerning collectors have recognised the sophisticated and inimitable style of Julie’s work that makes each piece unique.

Julie Brewin; ‘Cassia’, acrylic on linen, 75x100cm

15th September – 10th October

Julie Podstolski; 'Geisha: The Allure of Mystique’

'Once or twice per year I travel to Kyoto to capture new photographs of geiko (the Kyoto term for geisha) and maiko (apprentice geiko) for my drawings. This is an exhausting task requiring patience and stamina. I pace the streets from morning until night with my heavy camera hoping to be in the right place at the right time. Long periods of no sightings can be 'spirit-crushing' however when these women come into view my exhaustion evaporates. Photography is the first stage in my process. It is risky. If my subjects are greeting one another or standing around chatting as they sometimes are, I have the luxury of time for composition. More often than not they are hurrying from one engagement to another so I click away in the seconds which I have. I enjoy that element of chance. It comes with an adrenaline rush.

Geiko and maiko are a feast for the eye; splendid living works of art. Their kimono are exquisite. Where else would an artist find such sumptuous eye-popping colours and designs worn with elegance and finesse? They bring to my mind "La Belle Epoque" (the Beautiful Era) of late 19th and early 20th century romantic fashion.

They embody the element of mystery. To an outsider artist maiko and geiko are unapproachable. They remain gorgeous, remote and ephemeral; contained in a separate dimension from ordinary life.' 

Julie Podstolski; ‘Confection’, Coloured pencil on paper, 34.5x44cm