New limited edition prints at Signed & numbered

These limited edition prints are now available at Signed & Numbered.
An edition of 40 only and printed in A1 (594mm x 841mm).

Contemporary watercolours

Update on latest large scale watercolours of which some are available as limited edition prints trough Paper Empire Australia and Signed & Numbered, The Block Shop in Melbourne Australia.

Limited edition prints at Signed&Numbered

4 Watercolours are now available as limited edition prints at Signed&Numbered on Degraves and Greville street. www.signedandnumbered.com.au

All prints are A2 size and retail for $220.00. Limited edition of 40.
For interest in the original watercolours contact Stefan.

Flinders Ranges watercolour studies

Road trip to Flinders Ranges

In about 2 weeks I will be heading off to the Flinders Ranges for a painting trip.
It has been on my wish list for many years and although I have done plenty of research I am not quite sure what to expect.
It is about 10 day's away to challenge myself and develop new work. I hoping to keep you up to date and eventually post plenty of pictures and new work on this blog.

AT SALON

I do have a number of Charcoal works on paper on show at ATG Gallery, from February the 29th.

This as part of a the AT SALON show. A show with Established and emerging Artists.

www.anitatraversogallery.com.au

Albert Street, Richmond

On until 24th of March

Rite of Spring

Broken Dreams

Charcoal Caravan

Another study of a Caravan, broken up and fragmented.

Charcoal on Arches paper, 33 x 33cm.

Working with Charcoal

I have recently started drawing with charcoal and happy with the results so far. Using Charcoal pencil, charcoal dust, brushes, etc to create the feel and mood I am after. It's amazing how detailed you can work with charcoal.

I finally feel I am on a roll after struggling working out the medium for quite some time.

The caravan is based on an image from our trip to Denmark last year. 200mm x 150mm wide.

Paper Chase

In February Anita Traverso Gallery is showing selected work of artists working with paper. Six of my water colours of caravans are included.

Paper Chase is the name of the show and includes photography, sculpture and prints.

Paper Chase - Anita Traverso Gallery

A set of 6 framed colours have been send to Anita Traverso Gallery for the show: Paper Chase.

Starting in February.

Inspiring images from Holland/Denmark

What is it with abandoned caravans? No matter where you go in the world you can find them.

I came past this one, which was situated north of Copenhagen.

Also inspiring was a Gallery in a town called Enschede in The Netherlands. It was created on the site where they had a terrible fireworks disaster. Most of the area has been rebuild but in an a very cleaver way. Artists, architects were given the opportunity to work with the area and create something a bit more unusual then the expected developments. The Gallery is called Rozendaal 21, have a look at the link, http://www.21rozendaal.nl/.

It's heating up in the studio

Working on a set of 9 new canvasses at the moment. 15" x 26". Not huge but a follow up on the water colours I did for "Forgotten Places".

Just send 6 Framed watercolouls to Anita Traverso Gallery for the show: Paper Chase. Starting in February.

Intaglio Printing

19 x 7 cm, intaglio print

Here are 2 results of my Dry Point etching day in Kyneton at Lauristen Press. Its something I wanted to try for ages but never taken the time to do so. Just great to find a new medium and I am certainly planning to do more in the future.

19 x 12 cm, intaglio print

New Website

Finally managed to finish the website. I have kept it pretty straightforward, no fancy flash or roll overs. Easy to navigate. A selection of previous work will be added soon.

http://www.stefangevers.com/

Video " Forgotten Places"

Just one more week to go and for those that can't make it, here is a video of the show.

Images of "Forgotten Places" exhibition

Edie Gevers

Included are a couple of images of the show, thanks to John Bodin. The opening went great and a big thank you to Robert Hollingworth, for his fantastic speech. Like last year with Danny Huppatz, Robert did a great job in explaining my work. Both are able to explain my work in the right context, much better then I really could do.

It's necessary from an artist point of view to get feedback and honest feedback to be able to go forward. The artist him or her self off course will try to analyse their work while working but comments from outside sources are very helpful.

The watercolours have had a great response which I am pretty happy with because it's the direction I feel I would like to take. I feel the need to be more spontaneous and emotional in the way I paint. Not sure if it is result of painting on canvas being so labour intensive.

Included are some images from the show at Anita Traverso Gallery.

Forgotten Places opens May 5th

So, except for a couple more things to organise the show is pretty much finished. Next Wednesday is the big day. Robert Hollingworth is so kind to give an open speech on Wednesday night as well. Tuesday evening I will be on Radio PBS with Susan Buret between 7 - 8pm.

The Saturday after Albert Street Galleries are having an open day, which is a great opportunity to view the work of a number of Galleries involved.

Their is a load of my shoulders because the work is finished, but I am also very excited about starting on my new projects and keep the momentum going. Lots of great ideas I can't wait to start working on.

First lets see what the feedback is of this show.

The Water Wall

"Rust Never Sleeps", Water colour on Arches paper, 30 x 85cm

Have just worked on a series of water colour paintings. Must say I really enjoyed doing those. It's great to be able to paint in a more direct way. A more emotional and direct response. The acrylic paintings are labour intensive and a different experience to work on. They grow slowly and are more predictable.

"Closed Curtains", Water colour on Arches paper, 30 x 85cm

With the water colours I really wanted to focus on objects, in the landscape, rather then the landscape it self. Often the landscape and it's aura is created by man made objects. Those that are discarded, now live their own life.

"The Wedding Car", Water colour on Arches paper, 30 x 85cm

"The Two of Us", Water colour on Arches paper, 30 x 85cm