SONGS OF THE BUSH & BEACH

MUSIC FOR THE EYES
Close observation and a deep affinity for our natural wonders finds it’s way through Sue’s paintbrush and emanates from the paper with a love of our everyday flora and fauna, depicting not nature at it’s most perfect but at it’s most natural – a tattered leaf, a ruffled feather or a warbling magpie.
Opening night heralded an environmental reminder from Dr Sandra Wooltorton as she opened the show by emphasising Sue’s message to tread lightly on the earth and of finding belonging in establishing a true sense of place through an awareness of our surroundings and our impact upon them. Her talk was echoed poetically by a talkative frog quacking cheekily throughout, much to the delight of the environmentally inspired crowd.
Naomie Hatherley, Director Mullalyup Gallery

 NATURE ART -  A MESSAGE OF HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
I’ve always loved Sue Kalab’s art because it reminds me to step lightly on the earth, and treat nature with reverence.  Her paintings illustrate the deep interconnection between people and nature.   The sub-title: “music for the eyes” reminds us of the importance of art as dialogue of aesthetic and spiritual connection between people and place. The notion of dialogue with nature is the basis of ecological literacy, which I suggest our culture is in desperate need of.  Her art reminds us that this earth is the source of our being, our wholesomeness and, as a result, our wisdom.   Sue’s art shows us how to love nature.
Dr. Sandra Wooltorton, Edith Cowan University

HIGHLIGHTS

• 2008 September 19th – October 8th
  Opening Friday evening 19th September
  EXHIBITION
  “A Song for Trees & Rain”
  25 years of painting Australian Nature
  Watercolours by Sue Kalab
  Wild Birds & Animals, Orchids & Nests, Banksias & Eucalypts.
  Quietly powerful, these watercolour paintings record the timelessness of our native environment.
  Sue’s first solo was in 1983, at Mallacoota Victoria
  Kingfisher Gallery,
  Cnr Colin & Richardson Streets,
  West Perth 6005
  RSVP: Tel. 9486-9822
  Open daily
  
  
• 2007 EXHIBITION "In Harmony"
  Kingfisher Gallery West Perth
  
  2007 August
  Australian Artist Magazine, Article
  
  
• 2007 ARTOPIA, OPEN STUDIO
  
  
• 2006 EXHIBITION  “Songs of the Bush and Beach ” Mullalyup Gallery, Mullalyup
  
  
• 2005 EXHIBITION “Lakes, Boats and Pelicans” Kingfisher Gallery West Perth
  
  
• 2003 EXHIBITION “Unexpected Moments – Bush & Beach” Fremantle Arts Centre