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The Half Dozen Group of Artists Inc.

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25.01.2022 FRIDAY 1st Nov Afternoon workshop theme has changed: it is now HALLOWEEN!FRIDAY 1st Nov Afternoon workshop theme has changed: it is now HALLOWEEN!

24.01.2022 A reminder about the Children's Holiday Workshop coming up ... 9am - 1pm on Wednesday, 14th April '21. See below for details

22.01.2022 Congratulations Wendy Stevens for gaining a Highly Commended award in the recent Scattered Arts open arts competition! Scattered Arts has been conducting annual, themed competitions since 2014 and this year's theme was "Pattern". The title of Wendy's painting is "Birthday Flowers".

22.01.2022 This year’s Annual Exhibition will be a VIRTUAL event! We are fortunate to have the voluntary assistance of multi-talented Author, Shannon Scott, who will be our Web Manager for the Exhibition. Shannon will be launching her latest book on Sunday 20th September see the link below. All are welcome to participate! Just RSVP to attend the virtual launch or visit her website for information about her books. https://www.facebook.com/events/1733630106791132/

21.01.2022 A FUN, Holiday workshop for children (aged 9+) Wednesday 18th Dec. Hurry and register -places are limited! See photo for details and website for the registration form.

21.01.2022 Save the date of 30th November! The HDG-Artists is holding a Folio Show and Sale at the Sherwood Studio. There will be BARGAINS galore, just in time for Christmas , and also a lunchtime sausage sizzle, cold drinks and cakes. See the attached flyer for all the details!

20.01.2022 Hi everyone, please see this notice about workshops at our studio.

20.01.2022 Another fabulous workshop coming up in May at the Half Dozen Group of Artists' studio at Sherwood. Don Milner, a visual story teller, fine art and graphic designer with many years of experience will demonstrate and guide us through the technique of using a palette knife when painting with Acrylics. Register at our website https://www.hdg-artists.com/ under the Wednesday Tutored Workshops tab.... Space is limited so don't risk disappointment!

18.01.2022 Come along on Tuesday 3rd December for the STILL LIFE composition of Baubles and Decorations!(Bring your favourite piece from home to add to the composition)... Or just work on your own project. All welcome!

17.01.2022 Our weekly workshops may be suspended due to Covid-19 - however our artists have been busy! Congratulations to Glenise Clelland and Joanne Kerr for being finalists in the Lethbridge 2020 Gallery competition AND Derek Johnston, Linda McInally, Christine Groh and Glenise Clelland for being finalists in the Lethbridge 2020 Online competition. Check out their fantastic works of art!

16.01.2022 Glory Days: Brisbane’s Art World to 1970 Wherever people create art there is an art world. Some art worlds are very successful, others less so. Glory Days tells... the story of Brisbane’s expanding art world after 1940 when artists groups finally took action to curb the inevitable drift of Queensland artists to the better resourced art worlds of Sydney and Melbourne. The Royal Queensland Art Society (RQAS) decided that something needed to be done to keep a young Margaret Olley working here in Brisbane. It was a lack of art education facilities in Brisbane that drove Olley away in the end. Next, a member of the society decided that Brisbane needed more that one two week exhibition of art per year, so she, E Lilian Pedersen, set up a group for professional artists that became known as the Half Dozen Group of Artists. Both groups are still going strong. Two more groups developed in the 1940s. Miya Studio’s interesting experiments with modern art created controversy after they split from the Younger Artists Group that had been set up by the RQAS in 1945. Miya Studio was interesting enough to lure Sydney Nolan and Charles Blackman to come to Brisbane to work for a time. Painting became a world wide craze in 1950 and Brisbane finally got an alternative to the very academic Central Technical College Art Branch in George Street. St Mary’s Studio in Kangaroo Point became the alternative centre for art in Brisbane with a series of artist/mentors providing a modern art education. The studio eventually gave rise to the Contemporary Art Society that was influential in the 1960s. The Glory Days of Brisbane’s art world also include the investment in Queensland art by the Carnegie Corporation of New York; the Johnstone Gallery, which at one time was the largest commercial gallery in Australia; the department store gallery in Finney’s Department Store; and the Permanent Exhibition of Queensland Art with its hire purchase scheme for buying paintings. A great deal of art history is written around the dynamism and creativity of avant-garde artists and groups. Non-revolutionary community artists groups, on the other hand, not even mentioned, but they are in fact very important to any art world. Artists who belong to these groups produce the majority of work in any art world: they till the soil of the art landscape by encouraging many to engage in the practice of art-making thus creating a richer, deeper, and more receptive art world. The cover shows The Paint Tree, an icon of Brisbane’s art world. Between 1951 and 2010, many artists added paint to the surface as they cleaned their palettes at St Mary’s Studio. The book will be available soon from bookshops at a cost of $34.95. I also have copies for sale and will be visiting various artist groups if you wish to purchase an inscribed copy. Judy Hamilton See more

11.01.2022 Love STILL LIFE? On 5TH NOVEMBER, at the HDG-Artists studio, the monthly theme is "Flowers". 10 am until 1 pm. All welcome!

10.01.2022 Hi everyone! Don't forget to come along to the Quarry Rd studio on Saturday 30th Nov for our great Folio Show and Sale PLUS a sausage sizzle between 12 noon and 2 pm. Enjoy browsing the many fine, unframed works and maybe even pick up a Christmas present at a BARGAIN price! Hope to see you there!

09.01.2022 We have an exciting Workshop coming up in April with the highly esteemed Tricia Reust. Don't miss this opportunity to participate in what will be a wonderful creative experience. Numbers are limited so please don't delay. You can find the registration form on our website under the tutored weekend workshops tab at: https://www.hdg-artists.com/

08.01.2022 Hi everyone, workshops scheduled for Thursday and Friday of this week are cancelled.Hi everyone, workshops scheduled for Thursday and Friday of this week are cancelled.

06.01.2022 Hi everyone. Unfortunately, our weekly workshops are still in a state of suspension. We will let you know, HERE, and on our website, when a resume date is scheduled. Thank you all for your ongoing support - we greatly appreciate it.

06.01.2022 HDG-Artist Peter Fung has been successful as a finalist in the inaugural Brisbane Portrait Prize. Congratulations Peter! Peter's entry was one of 100, chosen from a huge entry pool of 600+. His subject is a colleague and local gynecologist who also specialises in IVF. The sitter is also an art lover, who didn't hesitate to sit for this portrait. Subtle indications of the sitter's interests make up the background of this wonderful painting. The Finalists' Exhibition may be seen at the Brisbane Powerhouse from September 30th 2019 until October 31st 2019.

03.01.2022 WOW! Fri afternoon -1st November -1.30 pm at the HDG-Artists Inc Studio: The wonderfully, full-figured Sarah will be our BURLESQUE BEAUTY! Entry to studio after 1 pm. Bring your drawing and painting materials..ALL WELCOME!

01.01.2022 TUTORED WORKSHOPS AT THE QUARRY RD STUDIO!! Check it out here and on our website. www.hdg-artists.com/workshops

01.01.2022 The first Friday of the month is almost here! This month, on 6th December, the wonderful Lorena will SURPRISE with some FABULOUS FESTIVE OUTFITS. Bring your drawing and painting materials and arrive just after 1 pm for a 1.30 pm start. All welcome!