Free pastel Demonstration Wednesday 1st Nov 2023

What will end up on here tomorrow?

I have collaged tissue papers, snake skin, textured papers and music onto the AS board for the pastel demonstration tomorrow at the Old Fire Station Gallery, 395 Oxley Avenue in Redcliffe – 10.30 to 12.30 – free to the public on the first day of the Master and Accomplished Pastellists Exhibition. Not to be missed, this is a gathering of works from Master pastellists all over Australia and one from New Zealand. 1st through 26th November 2023 – gallery phone (07) 3284 0852 Hours Wed-Sun 10am – 3pm

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Teaching in Tasmania 3 – 1st and 2nd December 2023

My third workshop is in Launceston at the studio of Leoni Duff. “Strong Collage Design in Abstracted Landscape”, a two day workshop.

Contact lr.duff2@gmail.com for bookings and information.
After this third workshop, I am driving down through the State to Hobart, to explore a little before heading home.

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Teaching in Tasmania! 1 – 25/26 November

Thrilled to be off to teach in Tasmania and experience this beautiful State. My grandmother told me how seeing Tasmania was a highlight for her, and finally I am going to see for myself.
Presented in Windermere on the 25th and 26th of November, “Exploring Mixed Media Techniques on Canvas” – contact Di Nailon at diane.nailon@utas.edu.au

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“Sing Our Melody” ready in time for Christmas

Another 10 by 12 inch canvas framed in time for Christmas.

28w by 33h framed, Mixed Media on Canvas. Email triciareust@gmail.com for information/appointment.

Many small works and also originals and giclee reproductions, unframed but matted for presentation, available for viewing.

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Finally Using this Beautiful Old Frame

Over thirty years ago I picked up this frame (garage sale or op shop somewhere) and through the years have tried to find a work for it. Nothing ever seemed to suit it.
Finally I have created a piece that belongs!

I cleaned up the back of the frame and glued the pieces that were falling off back on – mostly the strips of wood around the painting space.

The frame is all wood – not sure what type of wood but it is very light.

This detail (above) shows the beautiful carving. The decoration motifs have been carved so that they turn towards the corners, from the middle section of each of the four pieces of wood. Also, the carved notches on the inner strip of wood, follow this direction.

I cleaned the frame; sanded some sections that needed smoothing; stained it with Burnt Umber Atelier acrylic paint mixed with Atelier Thin Medium; used Jo Sonja Rich gold acrylic for the inner strip of wood and for dry brushing high areas of texture. Finally I varnished the frame.

I purchased museum grade glass, used my acrylic spacer rods and framed the pastel of my father, done over collage on AS board. So happy to have found the right work for this frame.

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“Cocky” Completed and Framed

Another 10 by 12 inch canvas, “Cocky”, Mixed Media on Canvas, is framed in time for Christmas.

Along with several other smaller works, this is available for viewing – email triciareust@gmail.com for information/appointment.

The framed measurement is 33 h by 28 w cms.

A view of my area of works for viewing is above.

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“Mauve Light” completed

A small work that began as a demo piece in a workshop, “Mauve Light” is now completed and framed and available for purchase in time for Christmas.

“Mauve Light” 12 h by 10 w inches (33 h by 28 w cms framed). Mixed Media on canvas.

Email triciareust@gmail.com for information/appointment

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Portrait Demonstration to PSA October 17th, Pastel over Collage.

I felt the need to create a work full of hope and colour, in this present time when world events hang heavy. Although using the same process as in my last portrait demo, that of collaging the surface, the choice of papers and colours resulted in a much different feeling than that of the nostalgic air in the previous one.

I took along to the meeting examples of other collaged materials on paper, and demonstrated attaching various weights of collage elements, and applying the Art Spectrum clear pastel primer over these, restoring tooth and preparing for pastel application.

This detail above shows the pastel pencil work in refining the facial features. The text collage element is from an old dictionary, the page containing “hope”.

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