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Inspired by nature: Artist Chris Colquhoun with her works at Oak Hill Gallery, Mornington. Picture: Supplied
Artist’s exhibition of firsts A SELL-OUT exhibition at Oak Hill Gallery, Mornington, was the first held by 92-year-old Chris Colquhoun. As a result of her first solo show the Merricks-based artist has received three commissions – including one from Copenhagen, Denmark. “A love of maps led Chris to a career at a drawing desk and, after studying technical drawing at RMIT, she worked at the Titles Office and later at the Division of National Mapping,” gallery director Yvonne Watson said. “Travel, marriage and children followed, and then, in retirement at Merricks, she began drawing and painting as a hobby. The lovely bushland and
coastal environment, wild flowers and trees, provided ample inspiration, and Chris joined the myriad artists who paint the landscape and present their work in the many local galleries and art shows. “The paintings in this exhibition express Chris’s love and respect for that environment.”
‘Roadshow’ expert ANTIQUES expert Paul Atterbury will speak at the Friday 23 March meeting of the Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society in Mornington. The Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts is probably best known for his
appearances on BBC TV’s Antiques Roadshow since 1979. His talk will be The Canal Age, focusing on the development of canals in Britain, 1760s-1840s, which were said to be at the heart of the Industrial Revolution. He will explore the impact of the canals on artists, such as John Constable, and manufacturers, such as Josiah Wedgwood. New members are welcome at the lectures which are held 5.30pm, Fridays, at Peninsula Community Theatre, Wilsons Road, Mornington. The hour-long lectures are followed by light refreshments with the lecturer and fellow members. To book call secretary Glad Hungerford, 9787 2092. First-time visits are free. For membership details call Lorraine Borthwick, 0419 789 280.
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