Art up at Red Hill
By ANDREA LOUISE THOMAS In autumn Red Hill Consolidated School hosts its annual fundraising gala event, Art Red Hill. Not just any fundraiser, this is a premier art show attracting hundreds of keen patrons. ARH features artists from the Mornington Peninsula and greater Victoria exhibiting their very best paintings, sculpture, jewellery, illustrations, textiles, ceramics, photography, printmaking and hand blown glass. Student art is...
Rhythms of Nature
By ANDREA LOUISE THOMAS Perth-born artist, Di Crawford knows she lives a charmed life on the Mornington Peninsula. Now based in Cape Schank, the amazing diversity of birds, animals and aquatic life provide daily inspiration for her acrylic paintings and works on paper. Infused with rich colour and vibrancy, Crawford draws on the natural environment to create her unique artwork. In her most recent exhibition, Rhythms of Nature, fish,...
Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontë’s much-loved gothic masterpiece Wuthering Heights storms into Frankston Arts Centre in May 2016 as part of its four-month national tour and is set to blow the roof off! Wuthering Heights tells the story of Heathcliff, a mysterious boy who is rescued from the street and brought to Wuthering Heights, where he develops a passionate bond with Catherine Earnshaw. As time passes, Heathcliff and Catherine’s relationship deepens...
Love of the sea
By ANDREA LOUISE THOMAS Bridgit Thomas is a Mornington Peninsula based artist who specialises in fish and marine themes. She is also passionate about conserving the natural environment. As a scuba diver, sailor and beachcomber she has seen the aquatic domain from all angles. The surrounding flora and fauna of the sea, bays and river systems has been the inspiration and subject of her prints and paintings over the course of her...
The Goodlife in Paradise
Canadian born singer-songwriter Tracy McNeil has been releasing albums in Australia to the adulation of critics and aficionados since her arrival in 2007. Now a permanent resident, McNeil and her music have been claimed as Melbourne’s own. Her 2014 release Nobody Ever Leaves received two nominations in The Age Music Victoria Genre awards (Best Country & Best Folk/Roots album) and Tracy McNeil & The GoodLife were named...