OUTLIERS ART EXHIBITION 4 ARTISTS CELEBRATE THE AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE
OUTLIERS PETER PORTEOUS
A R T E X H I KRISTINE B I T I BALLARD ON
MELONY SMIRNIOTIS
4 ARTISTS CELEBRATE THE AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE EXHIBITING ARTISTS • MELONY SMIRNIOTIS • PETER PORTEOUS • KRISTINE BALLARD • TONY HOOKE
14 - 28 AUGUST 2018 BALMAIN WATCH HOUSE
179 DARLING STREET, GALLERY ONE88 FINEBALMAIN ARTSNSWKatoomba NSW
TONY HOOKE
4 ARTISTS CELEBRATE THE AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS • PETER PORTEOUS • MELONY SMIRNIOTIS • KRISTINE BALLARD • TONY HOOKE
WHO ARE
OUTLIERS A R T The name for the ‘Outliers’ group is borrowed from the direction and initiatives as outlined in Malcom Gladwell’s 2008 book ‘Outliers’.
EXHIBITI
MELONY SMIRNIOTIS
The term refers to ‘a person or thing situated away or detached from the main body or system’. All four artists have years of experience in exhibiting and a passion for artmaking. They are united by their admiration for the beauty they discover in the Australian landscape and their ambitions to express it artistically. They believe that this continual practice, this quest to interprate the unique beauty of our environment is a lifelong challenge, but definately one that can provide many creative rewards.
PETER PORTEOUS
Perhaps Gladwell says it best ...
“Outliers are those who have been given opportunities - and who have the strength and presence of mind to seize them.”
KRISTINE BALLARD
“Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good. It’s the thing that makes you good.”
TONY HOOKE
GALLERY ONE88 FINE ARTS 186/188 Katoomba St, Katoomba NSW
MELONY SMIRNIOTIS This body of work focuses on my fondness for trees and my ongoing inspiration found in nature. Textures, layers and light continues to drive each composition. My palette knife technique and a range of mediums provide opportunity to explore both pattern and perspective. Each painting requires a different process based on the chosen mediums and intended outcome. The tactile nature of the work invites the viewer to experience the painting from all angles and depending on the lighting and viewpoint, the composition is designed to transform. Due to the texture and placement of light reflecting mediums, shadows take on new forms based on the angle which the artwork is viewed. “Trees and flowers are so important. The idea of blooming is the idea of becoming something different�. Alessandro Michele CONTACT DETAILS Email: melonys@mkdesign.net.au Facebook: www.facebook.com/ melonykarasmirniotisartist# Instagram: www.instagram.com/ melonykarasmirniotis_artist/ www.melonykarasmirniotis.com
OUTLIERS
Essex Street #2
ART EXHIBITION
$1600
Essex Street #3
Mixed Media on Canvas
Mixed Media on Canvas
60 x 60cm
60 x 45cm
Melony Smirniotis
Melony Smirniotis
Essex Street #1 Mixed Media on Canvas 114 x 76cm Melony Smirniotis
$1800
$695
$900
Kiama moments
Autumn textures
Mixed Media on Canvas
Mixed Media on Canvas
50 x 75cm
50 x 75cm
Melony Smirniotis
Melony Smirniotis
Lynne’s moment
$350
Mixed Media on Canvas 30 x 30cm Melony Smirniotis
Textures, layers and light $1500 Mixed Media on Canvas 75 x 75cm Melony Smirniotis
$1450
OUTLIERS
ART EXHIBITION
South Coast sweeping winds
$1200
Mixed Media on Canvas 60 x 60cm Melony Smirniotis
$1800
Inspiration at Whale rock Mixed Media on Canvas 90 x 75cm Melony Smirniotis
Honouring the journey Mixed Media on Canvas 75 x 75cm Melony Smirniotis
$1450
$1400
The Journey Mixed Media on Canvas 60 x 50cm Melony Smirniotis
Natures fabric; trees texture and line Mixed Media on Canvas 90 x 90cm Melony Smirniotis
$1900
PETER PORTEOUS As my formative years were spent in and around the Blue Mountains it seemed only natural to explore the area and west of the ranges through my art. I have family in Mudgee and I have spend many long hours exploring the landscape around Hartley, Oberon and Mudgee with my sketchbook and camera. This exhibition brings together these varied and unique landscapes. I have deliberately not focused on the usual western plain and mountain images that many artists find compelling. Instead I have created intimate paintings of the area as a way of introducing the viewer to my interpretation of this part of Australia. As many of the canvases are large it became difficult to paint en plein air due to the wind and heat, so most were completed in my studio from blocked in works, drawings and photographs. As an abstract expressionist I have endeavoured to paint the essence of the bushland. Most paintings are the result of trying to deconstruct the features before me so that the viewer can add their own interpretation. This conversation is at the heart of my art. I commend these paintings to you and hope you enjoy viewing them as much as I have had painting them. CONTACT DETAILS Email: pporteous@optusnet.com.au Instagram: Peterporteousartist www.artmegallery.com.au/artists/seller/ profile/peterporteous
Bandalong Tree
$560
Oil on Canvas 61 x 46cm Peter Porteous
Mudgee Tree from Hill End Road Oil on Canvas 91 x 122cm Peter Porteous
$2200
OUTLIERS
ART EXHIBITION
The burning off and the gathering
$1700
Oil on Canvas 92 x 92cm Peter Porteous
The Waltz
$1450
Western Escarpment
Oil on Canvas
Oil on Canvas
95 x 62cm
92 x 92cm
Peter Porteous
Peter Porteous
$1700
$770
Heart of the Outback
The Gap
Oil on Canvas
Oil on Canvas
62 x 62cm
61 x 61cm
Peter Porteous
Peter Porteous
Scrub Country Oberon Oil on Canvas 91 x 76cm Peter Porteous
$745
$1380
OUTLIERS
ART EXHIBITION
Goanna
$560
Oil on Canvas 61 x 46cm Peter Porteous
The Unblinking Land Oil on Canvas 91 x 153cm Peter Porteous
$2780
KRISTINE BALLARD This new collection of works is titled “Out of Range”. It is an ode to those who brave unknown frontiers – pioneers in the search for something new. As humans, it is always that which we cannot see, that we are drawn too. As an artist this is a feature that many of us try to capture in an artwork. That mysterious sense of space, wonder and awe on a two dimensional plane. The intangible made real. In my own art practice, I am trying to evoke that very sense of wonder in the development of my painting style called ‘Fragmatism®’. Images float in and out of each other and colours can dictate a mood. Channelling those pioneers, I feel daunted and excited every time I pick up a paint brush. My unknown territory is the canvas, as I seek out new places to bring back into the world. There are often struggles, back tracking and pitfalls in my travels. The titles of many of the works in this collection are a reflection of my journey with colour and paint, rather than a record of a specific location. This journey has been a wonderful creative adventure. I think Marcel Proust said it best... ”The real voyage of discovery consists, not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” I hope these new works get you to see differently, and help you to make your own visual discoveries along the way. CONTACT DETAILS Email: kballard@kristineballard.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/ kristineballardartist/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/ kristinekballard/ www.kristineballard.com
OUTLIERS
ART EXHIBITION
Sunbleached Sirens
$390
Oil on Wood Panel 25.5 x 20cm
Green Gold Glazer
$1550
Olive and Sparkle
Oil on Canvas
Oil on Wood Panel
61 x 91cm
25.5 x 20cm
$390
Kristine Ballard
Out of Range Oil on Canvas 122 x 152cm
Kristine Ballard
$5300
Light around the corner $390 Oil on Wood Panel 25.5 x 20cm
$1550
Bushwalk Blush Oil on Canvas 61 x 91cm
Kristine Ballard
Sunkissed Siblings
$390
Oil on Wood Panel 20 x 25.5cm
Verte’s Jewels
$1550
Oil on Canvas 61 x 91cm
Kristine Ballard
Courting Quinny
$390
Tree Top Tides
Oil on Wood Panel
Oil on Wood Panel
25.5 x 20cm
25.5 x 20cm
$390
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ART EXHIBITION
Smike’s Promenade
$1650
Oil and charcoal on Canvas Framed 61.2mm x 91.2mm
Kristine Ballard
Afternoon Interlude
$1650
Oil and charcoal on Canvas Framed 91.2mm x 61.2mm
Kristine Ballard
Riverbank Courante Oil and charcoal on Canvas Framed size: Triptych: 91.2 x 185cm Framed size: Each piece: 91.2 x 61.2cm
Kristine Ballard
$3300
$490
Blue Bolt Views
$490
Emerald Gems
Watercolour and ink on paper
Watercolour and ink on paper
24 x 36cm
24 x 36cm
Framed 41 x 53cm
Framed 41 x 53cm
Kristine Ballard
Kristine Ballard
$350
Moody Blue Mystic
$350
Clear Sky Birds Eye
Inland Aquatics
Watercolour and ink on paper
Watercolour and ink on paper
Watercolour and ink on paper
14.5 x 19.7 cm
14.5 x 19.7 cm
14.5 x 19.7 cm
Framed 30.5 x 35.7cm
Framed 30.5 x 35.7cm
Framed 30.5 x 35.7cm
Kristine Ballard
Kristine Ballard
Kristine Ballard
Golden Gums
$350
Sunshine Seeker
$350
Violet Haze
$350
Blushing Buds
$350
$350
Watercolour and ink on paper
Watercolour and ink on paper
Watercolour and ink on paper
Watercolour and ink on paper
19.7 x 14.5cm
19.7 x 14.5cm
19.7 x 14.5cm
19.7 x 14.5
Framed 35.7 x 30.5cm
Framed 35.7 x 30.5cm
Framed 35.7 x 30.5cm
Framed 35.7 x 30.5 cm
Kristine Ballard
Kristine Ballard
Kristine Ballard
Kristine Ballard
TONY HOOKE These works are largely based on my wanderings around an area of bushland north of Goulburn where I established a studio a few years ago. A particular focus is the Turrallo Creek, its path through surrounding tussock flats and the steep ranges that form a curtain like back drop to the setting. More though than the structural form of the place, it is its fabric, the temporal changes that take place and its presence that are the real subject. The landscape in low light has great appeal. As the shadows deepen and the more precise details are lost, the imagination gains more licence to wander and invent. The medium used is egg tempera. The concept of making my own paint as required with a natural binder and mostly naturally occurring pigments is a very satisfying one. It seems right that many of the pigments in these landscapes are soil derived. CONTACT DETAILS Email: tonesan@optusnet.com.au www.tonyhooke.com.au
OUTLIERS
Creekside Evening
ART EXHIBITION
$480
Egg Tempera on Wood panel 30 x 30cm Tony Hooke
High Country Evening
$480
Egg Tempera on Wood panel 30 x 30cm Tony Hooke
Creek, Wattles, Moon Egg Tempera on Wood panel 120 x 70cm Tony Hooke
$2800
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ART EXHIBITION
Down to the Creek in the Morning $2400 Egg Tempera on Wood panel 90 x 90cm Tony Hooke
Waterhole
$1850
Sundown Over Creek Flats
Egg Tempera on Wood panel
Egg Tempera on Wood panel
80 x 80cm
80 x 80cm
Tony Hooke
Tony Hooke
$1850
Late Breeze Over Grassland Egg Tempera on Wood panel 80 x 80cm Tony Hooke
Red Forest Morning Egg Tempera on Wood panel 80 x 80cm Tony Hooke
$1850
$1850
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ART EXHIBITION
Burnt Field - early a.m.
$1850
Egg Tempera on Wood panel 80 x 80cm Tony Hooke
Still Waters, Pink Sky
$1150
Creek Flats, Red Bushes
Egg Tempera on Wood panel
Egg Tempera on Wood panel
60 x 60cm
60 x 60cm
Tony Hooke
Tony Hooke
$1150
Morning Visitation
$1150
Egg Tempera on Wood panel
Creekside Gathering
$980
Egg Tempera on Wood panel
60 x 60cm
40 x 80cm
Tony Hooke
Tony Hooke
ALSO AVAILABLE Big Hill in Low Light Egg Tempera on Wood panel 50 x 50cm Tony Hooke
Passing Clouds Egg Tempera on Wood panel 60 x 60cm Tony Hooke
$1150
$850
OUTLIERS OUTLIERS ART EXHIBITION
ART EXHIBITION 4 ARTISTS CELEBRATE THE AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE EXHIBITING ARTISTS • MELONY SMIRNIOTIS • PETER PORTEOUS • KRISTINE BALLARD • TONY HOOKE
BALMAIN WATCH HOUSE
179 DARLING STREET, BALMAIN NSW YOUR’E INVITED TO THE
OFFICIAL CELEBRATION Saturday 18 August 2018
4 - 6pm OUTLIERS
ART EXHIBITION Celebration drinks 4 ARTISTS CELEBRATE THE AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE EXHIBITING ARTISTS with the artists • MELONY SMIRNIOTIS • PETER PORTEOUS • KRISTINE BALLARD • TONY HOOKE
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