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Open Studio Exhibition 2024 flyer. Artwork semi-abstract iron bark foliage and flowers from Iron Bark Series #12 by Jann Hill. Peninsula Arts Society Inc Celebrating 70 years. Proudly sponsored by Bendigo Bank. October Sat 19 & 20 Open 10-5. 159 Overport Rd Frankston South. peninsulaartssociety.org.au Beautiful original art & craft, affordable prices, free tea & coffee, easy parking.

Peninsula Arts Society Inc – 2024 Open Studio Exhibition Flyer

2024 Open Studio & Art Exhibiton

Treat yourself to a weekend of visual delight at Peninsula Arts Society studios. Our member exhibition will feature around 150 framed artworks and a wonderful display of creative, colourful textile art. All for sale at affordable prices.

Need a little creative inspiration? You can watch artists at work in a range of media throughout the weekend … oils, watercolour, acrylic, pastel and mixed media.

For that extra welcoming touch we will treat you to a free cup of tea or coffee and something nice to nibble on.

To get a sense of what’s on offer, check out the gallery of images below, from our 2023 Open Studio.

See you there!

2023 Open Studio & Exhibition Gallery

Open Studio - Cat Cafe. Paintings of mischievous stylized cats by Nic Kirkman.
Open Studio Tea Ladies - Faye McCrystal and Carolyn Kill
Open Studio - artwork on display
Open Studio - artwork on display
"Moody In Merimbula" by Dennis Hull - Oil painting of stormy see breaking over dark brown foreground rocks. Tinges of pink in the stormy grey clouds.
"My Confidante" by Carol Hamilton - Watercolour painting of an Asian woman in traditional dress kneeling on a deep red cushion before a white cat sitting on a matching cushion.
Open Studio Textile Arts Display
Jan Taber - Hand dyed silk with abstract patterns in pinks, greens and blues.
"The Boat Sheds at Lindisfarne" by Ruth Quinn - Textiles. Seascape with boat shaped boat sheds and a boat in foreground.
PAS President Ruth Quinn on Office Duty
Who Are You? Watercolour painting by Pat Neilson of a puffin bird looking quizzically at the viewer
"Unity" by Sabine Boes - abstract acrylic painting on canvas - oval shapes in shades of blue outlined in white
Paula Petersen - Pastel Demo - artist painting a waterfall pastel with 2 ladies watching.
"Fractured Flowers" by Jann Hill - Watercolour - abstracted, textured yellow flowers on blue-green background.
"The Lizard And Its Pet" by Linda Roach - Acrylic on Canvas. Painting of a young dark-haired person with a brightly coloured lizard on their shoulder.
"Still Life With Orange" by Michael Lehey - Oil painting of a bowl of oranges, with a partly peeled orange in front. A glass bottle with green foliage sits adjacent.
Open Studio - Children's Art Display. Collection of paintings on canvas and decorated skateboard tops.
"Running Free" - oil painting by Anna Birch of white horses galloping in water.
"Rough Seas Ahead" by Jillian Schneider - Textiles. Highly textured semi-abstract depiction of layered waves in alternating blues turquoisesand rust colours. Tiny shells are sewn into the fabric.
Rob Meredith - Pastel Demo. Two men looking at a pastel painting resting on an easel. Pastel portraits and an abstract acrylic painting by Su Fishpool in the background.
"Bee Family" by JoanDenner - Watercolour - Second Place - People's Choice Award
"Northern Territory Scene" by Marilyn Townsend -Textiles. Vividly coloured foreground of vegetation and rocks in oranges, magentas, browns and greens, against a deep blue sky.
Janis Taber processing textile art sales in the office.
Rob Meredith - Pastel painting of tulip farm showing rows of garden beds with brightly coloured tulips.
"Olivers Hill" by Mary Hennekam - Oil painting of people playing in the shallows of Frankston beach with Oliver's Hill in the background. White yacht sails in the distance.
Margot O'Neill - Beginning her oil painting demo
"Looking Ahead" by Liz Turner - Pastel, 3rd place winner, People's Choice Award. Head and shoulder portrait of young Australian Indigenous girl.
Glass Artworks by Lis de Deugd - decorated plates, sculpture, framed multi-layer image of a tree, framed glass image of a school of swimming fish, nudes on a glass circle suspended in a black frame.
"Along The Bough" by Patricia Grange - Oil painting of apricot roses and foliage.
"Kimberley Boabs" by Chris Wright - Acrylic painting of boab trees in grassland with red rocky escarpments in the background and a bright blue sky.
Open Studio - Children's Art Display. Collection of paintings on canvas and decorated skateboard tops.
Open Studio - Children's Art Display. Collection of decorated skateboard tops.
Studio whiteboard - Nic's invitation to express yourself with art.
"Suddenly It's Spring" by Janis Taber - Ink on Yupo paper - brightly coloured bunch of flowers in pinks, purples and oranges.
"Colours of the Bush" by Paula Peterson - Mixed Media - red, yellow, pink and white native Australian flowers against a foliage and blue sky backdrop.
Open Studio Exhibition - people looking at paintings hung on screens.
"Flinders Street Station" by JohnYoung - Oil - winner People's Choice Award. Black line drawing, partly coloured of the station entrance with people on the pavement in front.
Open Studio - Meredith Forster portrait demo
Meredith Forster - Portrait Demo. Drawing of a young girl's face in purple with an old framed black and white reference photograph of two young girls adjacent.
Open Studio - Cats Cafe
"Humming Bird and Hibiscus" by Valerie Dunsmore - Watercolour painting in botanical style of a pink hibiscus flower and a humming bird in flight.
"Funky Fruits 1" by Kathleen Bolster - brightly coloured mixed media painting of abstracted bowl and fruit on a blue platter.
Open Studio front desk - Vernonica Cunningham on duty
"Life's A Hoot" by Veronica Cunningham - Oil on Canvas. Painting of an owl perched on a branch.
"Foreshore, Spring" by Fran James - Textiles. Squares of fabric with semi-abstract botanical textures in earth colours, arranged on a black textured background, decorated with dried wood, fabric wattle birds and a nest.
"Footprints In Time No1" by Ruth MacLeod - Digital image in black frame of lace, traces of landscape and text.
"Evening On the Outcrop" by Jacqui Simpson - Acrylic painting of stylized trees with cyan foliage against a hill strew with rocks and a soft pink sky.
Open Studio textile art display. Stylized brightly coloured fabric birds with very long legs and a framed textile piece featuring coloured butterflies on a leafy background.
Open Studio - textile artworks display - hand dyed felt and fabric scarves and bags.
"Cherries in Glass'" by Marilyn Davis - Oil painting of dark red cherries in a wine glass.
"Lamarr, A Beautiful Genius" by Jessie Belle van Loon - Acrylic head and shoulder portrait of a young woman in evening dress with a white fur collar.
"Crystal Grotto" by Eileen Curd - Acrylic on Canvas. Underwater fantasy scene with stylized fish, sea plants and mermaid.

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