THE EXHIBITION Nature Wise & Wonderful - Words in Pictures from the Bush & Beach
ArtGeo Gallery, Busselton
Dr Stewart MacPherson, Emeritus Dean, St Boniface Bunbury opened the exhibition. See Home Page.
Diana McGirr, art historian, curator and freelance writer:
Sue Kalab's treatment of watercolour is both fluid and meticulous. Her attention to detail is precise and refined, yet soft edges and white space provide contrasts that enhance the call to treat softly. With nature as her muse a simple message of respect for the environment permeates Sue's life and work. Based in Bunbury since 1995, Sue has grown strong affiliations with many like-minded souls and conservation groups in the South West. Consequently her beautifully presented exhibition provided a handsome and serene backdrop to a series of talks that were planned to coincide with a succession of "world days" celebrating the environment, biodiversity, migratory birds and similar ecological causes through May and June. Topics ranged with birdsong and black cockatoos, to marine science, wetlands and plastics. These weekly events were well-attended suggesting a picture can also be a pathway to learning that deepens our appreciation of the natural world and our role as its stewards. An excellent short film made by Shannon Verhagen accompanied Sue's five week show. Judging by visitor numbers and comments, Nature Wise and Wonderful and its complementary program of events illustrate there is a genuine place for work of this nature because it appeals whilst it enlightens and educates.
Film by Shannon Verhagen
ArtGeo Gallery, Busselton
Dr Stewart MacPherson, Emeritus Dean, St Boniface Bunbury opened the exhibition. See Home Page.
Diana McGirr, art historian, curator and freelance writer:
Sue Kalab's treatment of watercolour is both fluid and meticulous. Her attention to detail is precise and refined, yet soft edges and white space provide contrasts that enhance the call to treat softly. With nature as her muse a simple message of respect for the environment permeates Sue's life and work. Based in Bunbury since 1995, Sue has grown strong affiliations with many like-minded souls and conservation groups in the South West. Consequently her beautifully presented exhibition provided a handsome and serene backdrop to a series of talks that were planned to coincide with a succession of "world days" celebrating the environment, biodiversity, migratory birds and similar ecological causes through May and June. Topics ranged with birdsong and black cockatoos, to marine science, wetlands and plastics. These weekly events were well-attended suggesting a picture can also be a pathway to learning that deepens our appreciation of the natural world and our role as its stewards. An excellent short film made by Shannon Verhagen accompanied Sue's five week show. Judging by visitor numbers and comments, Nature Wise and Wonderful and its complementary program of events illustrate there is a genuine place for work of this nature because it appeals whilst it enlightens and educates.
Film by Shannon Verhagen