Jock Burrows

After a many years painting, Jock was introduced to watercolour by Jenny McNaughton in the year 2000. He was immediately captivated by the magic of the medium. Since then he has received tuition from a number of internationally acclaimed watercolourists including Herman Pekel, Alvaro Castanet, David Taylor and Joseph Zbukvic, as well as Queensland artists, Graham W Smith, Helen Beaver, David Fam and Tony Lewis.

 

Jock’s interest in painting began as a schoolboy in country Victoria where he entered works in local shows as well as the Herald Outdoor Art Shows in Melbourne. As a bank officer in the city and country postings, he attended classes in painting and drawing wherever possible.

 

Jock spent two years overseas in the early ‘70’s, which included six months painting in Southern Spain. However, his artistic endeavour took a back seat during the 80’s and 90’s due to family and work commitments. This changed with his.

 

Jock and his family have lived in the Redlands for 15 years. Jock is a member of the Watercolour Society of Queensland and Redland Yurara Art Society.

 

Recent prizes and commendations include:

Redland Art Awards

Cleveland Gardens Art Expo

Watercolour Society of Queensland

Salford Waters Kingfisher Art Show

Gloria Clay

A career in Education has involved Gloria in the development and support of Art programs and curriculum with primary school children. She has enjoyed a life-long appreciation of art beginning with her early teacher Helen Collings, and a unique series of classes run by the renowned Queensland Artist Vida Lahey. Helen always encouraged her pupils to enter the eisteddfods which were held at the City Hall, resulting in a number of first prizes for Gloria in the area of design. After many years in the workforce as an educator, she has found fulfilment in the creation of works which still encompass design principles.

 

Gloria’s studies at the Arts Academy provided the theory, expert teaching and encouragement that not only developed her work, but encouraged a deeper appreciation of Art in both the historical and contemporary sense. These studies, under the direction of Dr Christine Kirkgard and Dr Kay Kane, have been paramount in her artistic development. Kiat Sng has influenced her approach to mixed media.

 

Gloria has shown in various galleries including Parliament House Annex in 2001 and Archibelle at the Charles Ginn Gallery. Her works are in private collections in Canada, UK and the Netherlands, as well as in local collections.

 

Since 2000 Gloria has shown regularly at Art Promotions Exhibitions, as well as Rotary Art Show and Abused Child Trust Exhibitions, and the Arts Academy Graduate Exhibition by invitation; Just Nudes Exhibition Ipswich, Brisbane Grammar Art Show, Ashgrove SS Art Show, Brooklands Art Show, Half Dozen Group Exhibitions and Yurara Redlands Members Exhibitions.

 

In 2005 Gloria accepted full membership of the Half Dozen Group of Artists, and was approached by the Yurara Art Society to be part of their tutoring program where she now continues to teach mixed media. She organises an exhibition at the Yurara Gallery, to showcase her work and that of her students which has become an annual event.

 

2007- Art x3 - a joint exhibition of works with fellow artists Diana Belluomini and Karen Crichton held at The Art Factory at South Bank. Charles Ginn Gallery at Paddington represented her work which showed in 2009 and featured as part of the “Festive Gallery Walk”. In 2010 Gloria has presented some workshops for The Half Dozen Group of Artists and Private Groups on the topic of Mixed Media.

Terry Wilkinson

Brisbane born artist, Terry Wilkinson, has lived in the Redlands for the past 19 years. Her work covers a broad range of subjects. Everything interests her. Terry mainly works in pastels and oils but likes to experiment with other mediums as well.

 

Terry joined the Pastel Society of Australia in 1984 and was tutored by Les McDonough who encouraged her to go professional in 1985. In 1988 she was elected a Master Pastelist and became a Life Member of the Society in 2010. Terry attends numerous pastel workshops in her constant quest to learn more about different techniques.

 

At age 9 she was privileged to win a scholarship to be tutored by the late Vida Lahey at the old Brisbane Art Gallery at Bowen Hills. Because of this she gets a great deal of pleasure in teaching and passing on ideas to her students. Terry travels frequently to the country to conduct workshops.

 

Terry spent 1988 studying full time at the Mt Gravatt College of TAFE with Robbie Barnes and received a certificate of Art & Design and Painting.

 

Her work is held in many private collections and galleries in Australia and overseas.

Robin Wilson

Robin Wilson was educated in the UK. His artistic talent surfaced at primary school and he was a relatively experienced oil painter at the age of twelve. At thirteen, he won a scholarship to the unique Moseley School of Art which lead to full time tertiary studies at Birmingham College of Art (City University) and further studies from 1959 to 1961 at Shrewsbury College of Art.

 

Robin obtained teaching qualifications whilst living and working in London between 1969 and 1972. During this period Robin was selected for two major exhibitions in London: The Young Contemporaries in 1957 and another staged at the RBA Gallery in 1960. Since then he has exhibited on 3 continents.

 

Robin works with a variety of mediums including oils, acrylics, watercolours and inks. His subjects include figure groups, life and still life studies and land and streetscapes. He employs a general post- impressionist to expressionist style with mood, colour and pattern being stressed more than realism. Robin believes that the main influence on his work springs from exploring the works of Stanley Spencer, Paul Nash, Paul Klee, Piet Mondrian, Gustav Klimt and Paul Cézanne.

 

Robin lives in the Redlands where he continues to paint while teaching at Yurara Art Society.

Joan Hurtado

Joan Hurtado has been fascinated by art from a very early age. In fact she claims that her life has revolved around art.

 

After studying visual arts throughout school and teacher training, Joan commenced a long teaching career as a 'roving' art/craft teacher in N.S.W. She later taught art/craft skills to other teachers as part of ongoing Dept of Ed. in-service programs run by the Education Department. Joan later moved to the mid north coast (N.S.W) and became a High School teacher.

 

In 1993 Joan’s son was diagnosed with leukemia and she gave up teaching to be with him and his wife. For a number of years she could not find energy for creative endeavours until she retired to the Redlands with her husband, David, in 2000.

 

In Redlands, Joan became very involved with Redland Yurara Art Society, serving on the committee, tutoring and organizing workshops. Joan was also instrumental in Yurara purchasing a printing press to widen the interests of the members and the community.

 

Joan was invited to join the committee of the Redland Arts Council in 2005, a part of the Arts Council of Australia that brings art to the wider community. She remains a volunteer for Redland Regional Art Gallery and regularly attends their educational programs and workshops.

 

In 2005, Joan and David joined Canberra Grammar School senior students in a community project for underprivileged children in Thailand. A part of the project involved painting murals on school walls. Many of the images from her exhibition "The Souls’s Journey" came from her experiences on this trip which included the Temples of Angkor Wat in Cambodia.

 

A later exhibition in 2007, depicting aspects of rainforest, was based on her experiences while on a five day retrea run by Flying Arts in Eungella National Park, Queensland, Another successful painting trip to the Outback in 2007/8 resulted in the "Sacred Desert" series and exhibition.

 

2009 Full time teaching at Canberra Boys Grammar School, A.C.T.

2010 Tutoring Coochie Art Group, Yurara Art Society.

2011 Proposed Resident Teacher, Cleveland High School, Solo exhibition Mitchell on Maranoa Gallery, Qld.

John Hardcastle

John has taught art at various schools in the Redlands and in his studio since 1995. He recently conducted art workshops for children sponsored by the Redland City Council. John’s emphasis is to enable children to look into the world of art and to be a part of the creative process. He encourages children to express their ideas and to look at the world from different viewpoints. John believes that children should have experience with a wide variety of media and techniques, and he values the actual process and experimentation as much as, if not more than, the finished product.

 

During these sessions with John, children will gain knowledge and skills as they exercise their imaginations and search for new ways to express themselves visually. A good art education program, according to John, is one that helps children grow creatively, socially and intellectually.