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My Neighbourhood


​ Exhibition


​23 April - 31 May 

The gallery has an enthusiastic “Friends of the Gallery” group who were invited to submit photographs of their favourite places in their neighbourhood. More than 60 photographs of the local area were submitted. The artists from the gallery selected their favourite photographs and used them as inspiration to create artwork for this exhibition.

The 30 works in the exhibition include paintings, sculptures, woodwork, textiles, glass, and pyrography. They are pictured below next to the photograph that inspired them.  

The artworks are being offering for sale via a "silent auction” that will run throughout the exhibition.

Phone bids can be submitted by:

phoning the gallery on 0484907491 during gallery opening times 11am-4pm daily
or
phoning Geraldine on 0416350901 after hours.



Picture
Photographer: Robyn Baker (FOG member)
Reflections of the Bluff at Encounter Bay


Picture
The Bluff at Low Tide
Oil on Board (35cmx28cm)
Artist: John “Rowdy” Wiley
Reserve price: $75
For me this photo is very inspirational due to the uniqueness of the landscape.  The Ramindjeri & the Ngarrindjeri history & connection to the country. They lived in this marvellous seascape & landscape region. Our earlier pioneers sailed & fished the coastal waters for whale oil & food. A very historic coastline with beautiful scenery & numerous tourists visiting each year.
Picture
​Photographer: Anne Maclean (FOG member)
On days like these, you could be forgiven for thinking you're in the Greek Islands.

Picture
Community Seaview
Oil on handmade recycled paper glued to board (25cmx40cm)
Artist: John “Rowdy” Wiley
Reserve price: $75
For me this photo is inspirational, highlighting the Church & ‘steeple’ in the ‘centre’ of the composition, pointing skyward, with the sea views, and the surrounding trees, palms, & shrubs. Most importantly encompassing & building the local community. Painted in oil with a palette knife on recycled handmade paper and support board, protected by glass frame.

Picture
Photographer: Greg Hatcher (FOG member)
 A cloudy peaceful morning in Middleton.

Picture
​The Seascape
Acrylic, pen, collage (40cmx30cm)
Artist: Geraldine Rosser
Reserve Price: $65
I have always liked living close to the sea...and this is also reflected a lot in my artwork that I make...I try to make a habit weekly of just being close to the sea, even if only briefly.

Picture
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​The Dog and the door
Acrylic, oil, pastel, soft pastel (45cmx32cm)
Artist: Geraldine Rosser
Reserve Price: $65
My first portrayal of a dog, I love dogs, and am lucky to have contact with different dogs in our role as House sitters. I am pleased how this evolved, especially as I also loved the door!

Photographer Gerard Cawley (FOG member)
Nate the dog would sit in this doorway while his master renovated the interior. He was more than happy to pose for the photos. To encourage him to cock his head, the word "beach" was all that needed to be said.
Picture
Photographer: Lei Zheng (FOG member)
 Love the sandy road less travelled!

Picture
A Walk to The Beach
Acrylic on Canvas (50cmx40cm)
Artist: Althea Holmes
Reserve price: $190
I can smell the sand and hear the waves breaking over the crest of the sandhill. It's early morning and not many footprints mark the passage of walkers.

Picture
Photographer: Anne Maclean (FOG member)
 Adapted to the wind. Dancing trees.

Picture
​Bush
Acrylic on canvas (50cmx40cm)
Artist: Althea Holmes
Reserve price: $190
It's quiet here. Bird’s songs are muffled. This is a place for pause and reflection, cool and still. 

Picture
Photographer: Maria & Joanna Diasinas (FOG members)
Our pond produces beautiful waterlilies every November and provides protection for our gold fishes.

Picture
​Waterlily 
Acrylic & Watercolour pencil on paper (42cmx35cm)
Artist: Althea Holmes 
Reserve price: $285
Tranquil and serene. I used watercolour pencils and thinned acrylics to respect the watery aspect of the scene while enhancing the voluptuous look of lily.

Picture
Photographer: Anne Maclean (FOG member)
On 5/11/22, before the expected flow comes down the Murray from floods further north. It's already experienced a wetter than average winter. 

Picture
Milang
Felted Shopping bag (42cmx35cm)
Artist: Althea Holmes
Reserve price: $68
This amazing combination of colours didn't work for me as a painting. So, it has morphed into a bag!

Picture
​Photographer: Erica Nicholls (FOG member)
How much joy those beautiful flowers from the fundraiser have given me this week. They are so pretty, and they remind me of the beauty in the area we live in and the wonderful community.

Picture
Flowers from Fundraiser
Watercolour (30x37cm)
Artist: Flora Huang
Reserve price: $95
Bunch of Australian native flowers are my favourite.

Picture
Photographer: Libby Saunders (FOG member)
View from back of our house, lake on McCracken golf course.

Picture
Lake on Golf Course
Watercolour (44x32cm)
Artist: Flora Huang
Reserve price: $95
How lucky we are surrounded by such a beautiful nature and facilities.

Picture
Photographer: Lei Zheng (FOG Member)
When you look closely, the texture and colour of seaweed are just amazing
Picture
Seaweed
Oil on Canvas (70x50cm)
Artist: Yvonne McGlone
Reserve Price: $225
This painting is the artists impression of the texture and feel of standing on this damp sand. 

Picture
Photographer: Anne Maclean (FOG member)
St Joan of Arc Church in Victor Harbor. On days like these, you could be forgiven for thinking you're in the Greek Islands.

Picture
​A Touch of Italy
Pastel (28 x 38cm work without frame)
Artist: Margaret McEntee
Reserved price: $375
A little touch of Italy here in Victor Harbor. Inspired by the warm tones of the church roof and being reminded of travels throughout Italy.

Picture
Photographer: Erica Nicholls (FOG member)
Evening hike around Rosetta Head, looking over Petrel Cove.

Picture
​Petrel Cove
Acrylic on Canvas (30cmx34cm)
Artist: Annette Vandenberg
Reserve price: $200
My favourite spot on this beautiful coastline. The ocean is like life, it forever changing.

Picture
Photographer: Lei Zheng (FOG member)
 Driving around in Fleurieu, the hay bales in the endless farmland always caught my eyes
Picture
Hay Bales
Acrylic on Canvas (60cmx30cm)
Artist: Annette Vandenberg
Reserve price: $200
How my neighbourhood has changed!! This used to be, the view from our back garden for many years. I love open spaces, and big dramatic skies.

Picture
Picture
​Emu Father and Young
Wood and Copper
Artist: Grant Trueman 
Reserve price: $100
A typical camping scene on my recent central Australian journey.

Photographer: Gerard Cawley (FOG member)
 This is Edna. She loves a staring match with a camera. She will stay absolutely motionless and stare until the person removes the camera.

Picture
 Photographer: Robyn Baker (FOG member)
 Three pelicans at the Bluff jetty.

Picture
​Two Pelicans on a Jetty
Wood and Copper
Artist: Grant Trueman 
Reserve price: $140
Majestic birds on Beacon 19 at Goolwa Barrage

Picture
Photographer: Greg Hatcher (FOG member)
​Be alone, but still pretty.

Picture
​Ocean-1-Shell
Rock and Copper
Artist: Grant Trueman 
Reserve price: $50
Inspired by my regular dog walks on the beach.
Picture
​Ocean-2-Fish
Rock and Copper
Artist: Grant Trueman 
Reserve price: $50
Love the wide variety of fish shapes and sizes.

Picture
Ocean-3-Whale and Calf
Rock and Copper
Artist: Grant Trueman 
Reserve price: $50
Was able to get up close with a mother and calf on a recent trip to Fraser Island.

Picture
Ocean-4-Driftwood Candelabra
Wood and Copper
Artist: Grant Trueman 
Reserve price: $70
On a recent walk found this driftwood with
​added copper to represent seaweed.

Picture
Photographer: Jill Watson
(FOG member) Sunset on Encounter Lakes.

Picture
Reflections on the Lake
Oil 30cmx40cm
Artist: Angela Souter
Reserve price: $100 
I was drawn to the amazing sky and its reflection in the Encounter Lake. I enjoyed seeing my hometown through others' eyes and was amazed at the variety of subject
matter that was presented.


Picture
Photographer: Jill Watkinson (FOG Member)
 The grandeur of the rocks in the granite island always amazes me.

Picture
Rock Tales
Watercolour (23x32cm)
Artist: Wendy Jennings 
Reserve price: $100
I chose this because it grabs your attention with the shape. Granite boulders on the island are ancient, and they have been used as seating platforms, and places for sea birds to crack open the shellfish they wish to eat for a very long time. I just think of the many people over tens of thousands of years who have used this rock for shelter. Oh! what tales that rock could repeat to us. The plant in the foreground grows near the rock. It is a Tall Rock Sida: Sida Calyxhymenia

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Picture
Granite Island Pop Ups
Watercolour (23cmx32cm)
Artist: Wendy Jennings 
Reserve price: $100
These bright bulbs grow on the island in just a few places, including near this rock. They are Pink Garland lilies, which pop up and flower before the leaves appear.

Picture
Photographer:  Trish Browne (FOG Member)
Sunsets from our back door. If you zoom in to the left of the tree, you can see Mt Breckan. 

Picture
​Evening Light
Oil on canvas (31cmx42cm)
Artist: Lyle Bartel
Reserve Price:  $300
It is framed behind glass because I wanted a border to complement the warm peaceful light of the subject.

Picture
Photographer:  Helen Zhuo (FOG Member)
So much fun cockling at Goolwa beach.

Picture
​Making a Splash
Oil on canvas (33cmx44cm)
Artist: Lyle Bartel
Reserve Price: $290
Painted from a photo which I cropped to improve the composition and make the child the focal point.   Placed behind glass so I could use a coloured border to complement the subject.

Picture
​Photographer: Jocelyne (FOG member)
Vintage suitcases and objects show us that the railway has been there for a long time. 

Picture
​Cost Free Nostalgic Baggage
Pyrography on wood (23cmx23cm)
Artist: Maria Jones
Reserved price: $120
There’s a story in every case. 

Picture
​Photographer: Jocelyne (FOG member)
Vintage suitcases and objects show us that the railway has been there for a long time. 

Picture
Lost Milk Can
Pyrography on wood (22cmx18cm)
Artist: Maria Jones
Reserved price: $50
The milk can was used into the 60's so it's a memory for some people. I remember seeing them, but it is an unusual object to find on a railway station. More nostalgia. 

Picture
​Photographer: Steve Cook (FOG member) Hazel is the organizer of an occasional Saturday morning greyhound walk. And she took the photo (I wanted to take one but she said "I'm the only one who takes the photos here", so I gave her the opportunity to get a second one with her in it, to which she replied "I don't want to be in it")...ah well.
Picture
​Local Heroes
Acrylic on art board (56cmx46cm)
Artist: Victor Maloney
Reserve price: $150
The painting was inspired by a group of local dog walking friends, with their whippets.
​Some of these dogs are retired track champions.
Picture
Photographer: Jill Watson (FOG member)
I love to see the sun rise over the sea on my early morning walks.

Picture
Sun on Sea
Fused Glass (Glass 15x15, Frame 25x25)
Artist: Kate Shierlaw
Reserve Price: $65
I loved the image of the sunset rising over the ocean, it reminded me of how lucky we are to live in such a beautiful place. I enjoyed the challenge of capturing the light and colours in the depth of the glass.


Picture
​Photographers: Maria & Joanna Diasinas (FOG members)
We live in Encounter Bay and enjoy taking our dogs to walk in the surrounding countryside.

Picture
Beautiful Bay
Fused Glass
​ (Glass 15x15, Frame 25x25)
Artist: Kate Shierlaw
Reserve Price: $65
I often walk my dog along the same path that this photo was taken from, the view back to Victor Harbor across the water is glorious and always uplifts me. I wanted to capture the main elements of the scene - the ever-present Bluff, the sweep of the bay and the rocks and plants in the foreground. 

Picture
Azure Bay 
Fused Glass
​(Glass 15x15, Frame 25x25)
Artist: Kate Shierlaw
Reserve Price: $65
This is an alternative interpretation of the same photo of the glorious view of across Encounter Bay back to Victor Harbor. I wanted to capture the main elements of the scene in hyperreal colours that expressed how uplifting the view is. 

 
Picture
Photographer: Theresa Collins (FOG member)
Encounter Lakes at sunset time. 
Picture
Sunrise
Camphor Laurel (wood)
Artist: Trevor Jones
Reserve price: $80
Sunrise and sunset often provide beautiful and uplifting displays such as this moment captured in the photograph. Woodturning constantly surprises me as the natural beauty of wood grain, colour and figure is revealed during the turning. This turning of Camphor Laurel is as beautiful and uncontrived as the sunrise reflected on the water.

Picture
Photographer: Robyn Baker (FOG member)
Encounter Bay early morning walk

Picture
My Whale Neighbours
Red gum (60cmx20cm)
Artist: Chris Reid
Reserve price: $240
Neighbours take many forms
all strive to do their best
may we glide like whales through the ocean
and spread our love [not destruction]


Picture
​Photographer: Mel Reid (FOG member)
 The Hindmarsh River facing east, from the footbridge to the primary school and Tom Stevens Reserve.
Picture
Cocky on Mirror
Resin and Mirror (40cmx30cm)
Artist: Chris Reid
Reserve price: $140
My human neighbours scorn me
for my loud and vocal acts
come now are you not without fault
may equanimity be your goal.

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