VAS Spring Select Show 2024

The Spring Exhibition for 2024 is just around the corner at the Victorian Artist Society. This show is one of the three Select exhibitions held each year by the VAS. Votes cast by exhibiting artists are used to decide the list of candidates for the Artist of the Year Award Exhibition. Below is my entry for the exhibition and it is simply titled Hydrangeas. I have always had a love of Hydrangeas, particularly the blue variety. Perhaps that is because they were the variety that we had in our garden, but all varieties of hydrangeas are pretty, don't you think? We had them on the farm on the shady side of the house when I was growing up. When I think about the hydrangea flower or see them out and about, I think of the farm where I grew up, Mum's beautiful garden and the happy memories I had growing up there.


This drawing is in graphite and is worked from a reference photo, however certain liberties were taken when drawing it. I loved playing with the different shapes of the petals and how the light and the dark work together to create the finished product. Even though this piece is in monochrome, it still takes me back to the farm. 

Drawing size is 39cm x 70cm and in it's frame it is 95cm x 69.5 cm. It is drawn on Fabriano hot pressed watercolour paper (300gsm). The Fabriano paper, the backing and mat are 100% archival and the picture is also framed with UV 70 glass for extra definition of drawing. This drawing, along with many other fabulous pieces of artwork will be for sale. 





I invite you all to come and join in the festivities of the opening even, if you're not able to make it, come anyway during the two weeks that the show will be open. 


VAS Spring Select Exhibition 2024
6th September to 23rd September

Opening 7th September at 7pm Cocktail Event

Where: Frater, McCubbin and Hammond Galleries at the Victorian Artist Society 
430 Albert Street East Melbourne 3002





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