Annual Exhibition
2020
Best Seascape: Kerry Rocchi
Graeme & Gay Scaddan Award:
Yvonne Hirst
Blackrock Watercolour Award: Gillian Morey
Best Landscape: Denny Sanbrook
Best Fauna: Ella Leder
Best Flora: Margaret Sargant
Best Abstract: Barbara Reid President’s Choice: Pat Pomeroy
Best in Show: Vic Fazakerley
Best Figurative/Portrait: Doris Nathan
The Joys of Longevity
Dunsborough Art Society is a very blessed
Society indeed, having the privilege of six
nonagenarians numbered in our ranks.
Sheila Saw (Dec.), Gloria Smith (Dec.), Betty
Edwards (our patron), Felicity MacLeay,
Margaret Sargant and now, our current
President, Laurel Ashley who joined the ranks
on Monday, 3rd February, 2020
A bevy of our wonderful members organised
a great splash at the Dunsborough Lakes Golf
Club. Lunch, balloons, chocolates; a
delightful poem by Margaret; The Birthday
Times News sheet by Yvonne; an hilarious
cartoon by Barbara Reid, of Laurel cleaning
cupboards; a tablecloth by Ann Dexter, of
Chux, Laurels favourite cleaning cloth; a
spectacular birthday cake made by Colleen
Riley and many, many other presents for this
truly amazing and wonderful lady, Laurel
Ashley.
Laurel spoke beautifully about her 90th
birthday saying this was the icing on the cake
to the best day of her life on Saturday, 1st
February, 2020 when over 100 of her
relatives joined her in Busselton for a day of
celebrations. She continued to celebrate on
Sunday and Monday, rested Tuesday and was
as bright as a button on Wednesday for her
Dunsborough Art Society knees-up.
As Margaret would say, “What a girl!”
GLORIA MAY SMITH
3 MAY 1924 - 30TH JANUARY
2020
Longevity can also bring sorrow in its
wake. DAS members were saddened
by the passing, at the age of 95, of
our long-time member and wonderful
friend, Gloria Smith.
We are absolutely certain Gloria will
pass through the Pearly Gates with
her palette and brushes in hand and
inform St Peter, that like Barbara
Reid, he is the watercolourist’s worst
nightmare!
Requiescat In Pace
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Art Exhibition 2020
It was apparent to me that the Friday morning class has been a real success with many
very appealing still-lifes on offer.
In this category first time Exhibitor Kerry Rocchi received two awards.
Well done Kerry. Such beautiful passionfruit. I asked Kerry what it felt
like to exhibit in the hall for the first time. She said “Terrifying! Quite a challenge really
but I enjoyed the process”. May the awards be the first of many.
A professional artist joined me in my visit to the exhibition and it was
interesting to have his comments which I would like to share.
On Kerry’s work “that the use of oil instead of acrylic adds atmosphere
to her subtle still life”.
“Good drawing is evident in the work of another first-time exhibitor, Rob Wilson, and
the strong forms in his landscapes stand out.”
“It’s refreshing this year to see some artists including humorous subject matter. Laurel
Ashley for example with her fun depictions of Andrew Denton and Barry Humphries as
Dame Edna.”
“Phyllis Hill has something of a Cezanne-like style in her paintings
with beautiful use of texture and colour that emphasises her forms,
especially in her small work Dancing Trunks.”
Colleen reports that while on duty she noticed that people are
returning to buy more work from artists they have purchased from at
previous exhibitions. Also, how fortunate we are to have such an
active art society in our area. Congratulations to all those who participated in the
organising of the exhibition. It takes a lot of work and it was well done. G. Knight 31gle
Web Page: Photographs of
the Jeffrey Smart workshop are
now posted.
“…..still life is the touch stone of
painting.” Edouard Manet
“Photography is an immediate re-
action, drawing is a meditation.”
Henri Cartier-Bresson
The Best in Show: ‘Jug, Bowl &
Oranges’ reinforces these axioms
and demonstrates the incalculable
value of working with models
more and using photographic
references less. Ed.
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