Collectors show up in numbers, galleries do great business, artists sell their work. It is a quick, busy time and a lot of fun!
I've sold ten pieces so far. They are on my home page www.shirleypeters.com.au for a while.
Every year at Mudgee, a country town in NSW Australia, a group of about 50 painters gather to paint the landscape around the town. They visit nearby vineyards, farms, rivers and mountains.
This year I joined them. Here are some pics:
I've been in Canberra for three days so far. Each day is a different venue: Weston Park Lakeside, National Arboretum and today: Government House!
It is the inaugural event called Capital (Plein Air) Outside Painting Festival. More than 100 people have signed up, and each day many paintings are produced.
Both beginners and professionals are welcome, and there are workshops and lectures from well known plain-air artists like Warwick Fuller, Leon Holmes and others.
New work, Empress Falls in the Blue Mountains.
This canvas is 180cm wide I’ll post progress photos, plus others that I’m working on.
After a few months with Youtube, it's time to get back to real work, and prepare for three group shows this year.
I'll be showing in each of the Australian Affordable Art Fairs: Brisbane, Melbourne and then Sydney.
Gallery NWC in Katoomba NSW is hosting myself and about eight other artists. (Last year was a great success and I almost sold out!)
I'll be continuing on with my bushland theme, but also doing seascapes. Here are a few studio views:
