THE Black Snake Creek Art Competition this year saw an impressive selection of almost 150 local artworks.
The event is part of Marburg’s Black Snake Creek Festival which invited local artists to enter up to three artworks across seven categories.
Kay Kane, this year’s judge, said she was impressed with the standard and high quality of work submitted.
The winners of each category were:
Environment-
- 1st Greer McNeill for ‘Lands End’
- 2nd Betty Williams for ‘Waterfall’
- 3rd Di Carter for ‘Mount Greville’
- H/C Carole Kompenhans for ‘Granite Arch Girraween’
Human Form-
- 1st Karen Leahy for ‘The Flower’
- 2nd Craig Rankmore for ‘Archie Roach’
- C Carolyn Allen for ‘She’
Photography-
- 1st Wolf Wiegand for ‘Leopard in Waiting’
- 2nd Michelle Taylor-Holmes for ‘Frog on Lotus’
- Highly Commended Grant Quinn
Abstract/ Miscellaneous-
- 1st Michael Gaze for ‘Under Lillies’
- 2nd Gaye Wright for’ Daintree Calling’
- 3rd Suezanne Cunningham for ‘Colours of Nature’
- H/C Alexis Starke for ‘Bubbles of Colour’
Still Life/ Flora-
- 1st Di Carter for ‘Behind the Blue Fence’
- 2nd Susan Wellingham for ‘Atmospheric Still Life’
- 3rd Glen Smith for ‘Breakfast Table’
- H/C Gai Edmonds for ‘Bamboo’
- C Gaye Wright for ‘The Garden Nest’
Wildlife/Fauna-
- 1st Craig Rankmore for ‘Crocodile’
- 2nd Martin Page for Kaleidoscope’
- 3rd Colleen Butler for Magpie on the Fence Post’
- Commended Marita Reynolds for ‘Joy of Galahs’
- Overall Novice – Jaqueline Keeble for ‘Gum Leaves’
- Hangers Prize – Sandy Wright for ‘Mr Moo Coo’
- People’s Choice – Gai Edmonds for ‘Life around the Tree’
Clay building workshops
Local Ipswich artist Tim Acutt will be holding a four-part workshop series to showcase advice on clay hand-building techniques and processes.
To be held in the Ipswich Art Gallery Clay Studio participants will be guided through the ceramics process and will come away with some newly fired and glazed pieces to add to their own collections.
Tim’s journey as a professional potter has contributed to the development of his distinctive artistic style characterised by wheel-thrown techniques and subtle glazing methods.
He draws strong inspiration from Japanese pottery, infusing his work with a delicate and refined approach by presenting vessels and ceramic sets that play with colour and traditional forms.
“I make things I enjoy using myself. There is nothing better than good Japanese food accompanied by sake. I hope my work enhances that experience,” he said.
In addition to his ceramic work, Tim also works with paint and mixed media, weaving local landscape imagery into his compositions.
His mixed media renderings often feature Queensland houses and evoke a sense of nostalgia for suburban scenes.
The workshops will be held from October 4.
More information go to the Ipswich Art Gallery website.
