BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 13.2//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:W. Australia Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230101 TZNAME:W. Australia Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Exhibition Dates:  \;12 February - 27 February 2022Opening Exhibition evening: Saturday\, 12 February 2022 @ 6pm"Inspired by Claude M onet’s series of paintings – the haystacks\, Rouen Cathedral facades and s o on - I have chosen two iconic Australian subjects. I have rendered these subjects at different times of the day\, with different light and atmosph ere\, and different colouring. The paintings are large\, and with each can vas my aim has been to create a sense of peace and draw the viewer into a meditative-like experience.I am continually awed by the beauty of nature a nd the effect of sunlight falling on the world around us. It has been my d esire to share my love of\, and respect for the natural world with my audi ence. I hope that each viewer of my paintings will somehow be affected by the experience and in turn find their love of nature enriched." \;- El lis PearsonAbout Ellis Pearson:Ellis started oil painting when he was ten years old. After school he trained for three years as a graphic designer a nd then as a painter. At this point he was bitten by the theatre bug and h e realised that the artist could become the moving picture\n or scu lpture. So\, he studied drama at university and then in Paris at the Ecole Jacques Lecoq where mime\, movement and mask work are emphasised. \;F or the next 35 years Ellis was part of theatre companies and small groups devising a visual\, image-based style of theatre. He has performed all ove r the world.All this time his love for painting never faded. Over the year s he evolved a very energetic\, gestural way of painting. He has exhibited and sold his work in galleries and at art festivals in South Africa and P erth.Eleven years ago\, Ellis and his family moved from South Africa to Pe rth\, discovering one of the world's best kept secrets - Darlington. He wa s delighted to find that Robert Juniper - whose work he had always admired - lived up the road. Meeting Robert\n and watching him work in his stunning studio\, has been a standout moment for Ellis.Ellis teaches thea tre at WAAPA and at The Actors Hub and Curtin University. This gives him t ime to pursue his painting. His garden studio\, surrounded by noisy cockat oos\, kookaburras\, peeping bandicoots\, falling leaves\, massive leaping trees\, incredible\n autumn colours\, startling pond reflections an d the constant background sounds of insects\, frogs and birds provides Ell is with plenty of material to fill his large canvases.Meet the ArtistHow m y personal history has shaped my art practice: \;The biggest influence s on my painting practice have been my love of making theatre and making m usic. Also very important\, has been my life-long spiritual practice which may partly be described as 'making the invisible visible'. Music practice has helped me understand that visual art can embody melody\, harmony and rhythm. One can 'hear' the different tones in a painting. Just as music ca n create a particular atmosphere\, a painting can do likewise. In a relate d process\, my physical theatre practice has helped me embody movement and gesture in my canvases. I literally \;'dance' when I paint\, trying t o make marks that are spontaneous and have that 'nameless' quality.Regardi ng my creative art practice as a spiritual journey\, I have come to value my painting\, for example\, as a way to experience qualities such as still ness in the midst of movement\, peace in the midst of a busy world\, and t he development of the capacity to see more deeply.The meaning behind the t itle "Crooked Water"Poetry may be described as 'painting with words". Usua lly one would refer to a 'crooked' politician\, or a crooked picture on th e wall. For me\, linking two unlikely words such as 'crooked' and 'water'\ , paints an intriguing and imaginative and perhaps\, playful\, picture. Mo re directly\, the water tank that appears in many of my paintings is an ol d\, rusty\, and decidedly crooked metal object that sits so serenely in it s field in Denmark. And the two rivers that are the subjects of other pain tings - the Swan and Denmark rivers are so wonderfully 'crooked' in their endless twisting and turning.Where I find my inspirationNature! The incred ible play of creatures\, sky\, air\, trees\, water\, mountains\, earth and earthworms. I feel that we as human two-legged creatures\, are more inter esting when we take a break from identifying ourselves as 'humanity' with it's seemingly unending anxiety\, competitiveness and restlessness\, and i dentify more with our 'creaturely' selves. With a sense of wonder\, we can experience our indigenous nature. I have found that this a helped me beco me more aware of the beauty in the clouds\, in the light from the sun\, th e day changing to night\, the breeze that moves the trees.Gallery Opening hours: 9–4 weekdays\; 10–4 weekends\n View more information on the gallery here.\n DTEND:20220227T080000Z DTSTAMP:20240328T171954Z DTSTART:20220212T010000Z LOCATION:Kalamunda\,50 Railway Road SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Exhibition: Crooked Water UID:RFCALITEM638472431944959243 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Exhibition Dates:  \;< strong>12 February - 27 February 2022
Opening Exhib
ition evening: Saturday\, 12 February 2022 @ 6pm
"I
nspired by Claude Monet’s series of paintings – the haystacks\, R
ouen Cathedral facades and so on - I have chosen two iconic Australian sub
jects. I have rendered these subjects at different times of the day\, with
different light and atmosphere\, and different colouring. The paintings a
re large\, and with each canvas my aim has been to create a sense of peace
and draw the viewer into a meditative-like experience.
I am continually awed by the beauty of nature and the effect of sunlight falling on the world around us. It has been my desire to share my love of\ , and respect for the natural world with my audience. I hope that each vie wer of my paintings will somehow be affected by the experience and in turn find their love of nature enriched." \;- Ellis Pearson< br>
Ellis started oil painting when he was ten years o ld. After school he trained for three years as a graphic designer and then as a painter. At this point he was bitten by the theatre bug and he reali sed that the artist could become the moving picture\n or sculpture. So\, he studied drama at university and then in Paris at the Ecole Jacque s Lecoq where mime\, movement and mask work are emphasised. \;
F
or the next 35 years Ellis was part of theatre companies and small groups
devising a visual\, image-based style of theatre. He has performed all ove
r the world.
All this time his love for painting never faded. Ov
er the years he evolved a very energetic\, gestural way of painting. He ha
s exhibited and sold his work in galleries and at art festivals in South A
frica and Perth.
Eleven years ago\, Ellis and his family moved f
rom South Africa to Perth\, discovering one of the world's best kept secre
ts - Darlington. He was delighted to find that Robert Juniper - whose work
he had always admired - lived up the road. Meeting Robert\n and wa
tching him work in his stunning studio\, has been a standout moment for El
lis.
Ellis teaches theatre at WAAPA and at The Actors Hub and Cu rtin University. This gives him time to pursue his painting. His garden st udio\, surrounded by noisy cockatoos\, kookaburras\, peeping bandicoots\, falling leaves\, massive leaping trees\, incredible\n autumn colour s\, startling pond reflections and the constant background sounds of insec ts\, frogs and birds provides Ellis with plenty of material to fill his la rge canvases.
Gallery Opening hours: 9–4 weekdays\; 10–4 weekends\n
View more information on the gallery here.\n <
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