Port Douglas Artists' paintings included tropical fish art, oil painting landscapes, figurative paintings and collage ideas.
Port Douglas Artists included
tropical fish art, figurative narratives and oil landscape paintings as
well as silver jewellery and collage ideas in their artwork which was
displayed at Shop 21, Meridien Marina, Port Douglas, Tropical North
Queensland until March 2012.
The Port Douglas Artists group was
part of the Beautiful Art Spaces project, an initiative of Cairns
Regional Council and the management of the Meridien Marina Group, Port
Douglas.
Unfortunately the project came to a sudden halt when the building was listed for demolition, to make way for resort development.
But the artists maintain a loose association from their separate studios and may be contacted via this website.
In July 2014,they were invited to mount displays of
their artwork in the windows of vacant shops in the western wing of
shops in the precinct.
Artists included the four, below, as well
as Yoshiko Kirby, Tania Heben and Anna Curtis. Named 'The Windows
Project', the result was impressive - did you see for yourself when you were
in 'town'? Did you drop in to meet the artists on a Wednesday afternoon 4 - 6pm
and catch the Sunset Markets at the same time?
In April 2015 artists collaborated with musicians from UK, Stompin' on Spiders, to assemble visuals for their new CD release 'In Paradise', also using images from Mary Ann Runciman, Gail Shaw and Linda Jackson.
Plans for a group exhibition in 2016, involving approximately twenty artists, working in various mediums, is well advanced. keep an eye on this page.
Port Douglas Artists comprised four experienced artists:
Terry Johnson
, whose sense of fun, interest in tropical fish art and involvement with
people, as well, of course, as his painting skills, lead him to develop
happy, light-hearted paintings about the Port Douglas lifestyle.
He also spends part of each year at Robe in South Australia, where he has a gallery of fine art - Wilsons on Robe.
Marie Simberg-Hoglund
, who collaborates with her husband, Ola Hoglund, in creating stunning
kiln formed glass one-offs and gift items, was the newest addition to the
Port Douglas Artists' studio/gallery.
Marie exhibits world-wide and we were very fortunate to have her beautiful work on display.
Jill Booth
, whose interests are mostly Australian landscape, the vastness,
colours and textures of which she responds to using a variety of
techniques, from paint on canvas and paper to dyes on fabric.
Recently
she has developed a series of silk/cotton art lengths, which are very
suitable for clothing in the tropical climate of North Queensland.
Michael Edwards, who makes
classical, elegant yet simple sterling silver jewellery, set with the
semi-precious and precious gemstones that he digs from gemfields in
outback Queensland.
Michael is also a painter with an interest in
portraying the luscious fruits of this tropical region through charming
still lifes.
Port Douglas Artists could be found working in their studio/gallery 10am - 3pm every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday during the Wet season (November - May) and on most days 10am - 3pm during the busy Tourist season (June - October).
They also invited guest artists to work in the studio or in the mall
close by, so there was usually an interesting activity for visitors to
observe - or to take part in.
If you would like to contact any (or all) of the Port Douglas Artists direct, please do so via this form -
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