RON McCATHIE

Vice President of ORGAF Inc

The recent visit by members of ORGAF to Genesis Paints.

Shown are Ron McCathie, Denny Sanbrook, Mitzi Smith, Jane Kos, Sandra Perry and Marlene Page

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

At the AGM held on Friday 29th July 2005 the following officers were appointed By ORGAF Inc

Barry Sanbrook President
Ron McCathie Vice President
Jane Kos Treasurer
Barry Sanbrook Secretary

After a recent cruise through the Abrolhos Islands Denny Sanbrook painted this image of Guano Jetty on Pelsaert island.



During the Second World War guano was mined and exported from here after artificial fertilisers became in short supply.


By Denny Sanbrook

THE EYE OF THE TSUNAMI

Painting in Acrylic by Barry Sanbrook


Entered in the Belmont Art Awards


http://barrymixedmedia.blogspot.com/

A recent painting by Denny Sanbrook entered into the Belmont Art Awards

It is entitled "LOVE"

Genesis Paints

A number of artists from the Old royal george visited the factory of Genesis Paints this week for a demonstration of a different approach to oil painting. One of the disadvantages of oils is their slow drying and the necessity of using such things as turpentine. These new paints are dried by a heat gun and can be dried in sections enabling the artist to control the process. They also use no toxic solvents and are ideal for people with allergies.
Each of the artists spent a couple of hours experimenting on a small canvas and it was interesting to see the different approaches. Some of them were converted immiediately whilst others , particularly those who go in for a large amount of texture and impasto were not quite so sure.
Certainly these paints will give some artists a different approach to their work and some at the George will convert to them.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The AGM of ORGAF Inc will be held at the Old Royal George on Friday 29th July 2005 starting at 9.00am

Agenda
Apologies
Election of Officers
Financial Report
Other Business

Bathurst Lighthouse 

Heavy Seas at West End 

West End in a gale 

Denny Sketching on Rotto 

Jane Kos sketching 

The group at Rottnest after a presentation to Jane Kos for organising the trip 

ORGAF visit to Rottnest July 2005

The group from the Old Royal George spent a week over on the island taking two cottages at Fay's Bay for accommodation. Overlooking Geordie Bay they witnessed the weather pass through full gale to serene but cold sunny days. Each of the artists worked on sketching and photography, interspersed by serious intake of food and of course the occasional glass of wine. The upshot is that a number of paintings will be completed back in their studios over the next few months and will probably find their way into forthcoming exhibitions.
The storytelling each evening became increasingly more humerous and the combined lives of this group would read like a novel if put together properly.
This I think will be the first of a number of such trips in the future.
The highlight for me was the walk to West End on a day when the sea was tumultuous with waves crashing against the cliffs throwing their spray high in the air. It can easily be imagined how easily a ship could come to grief on this coast line.
The down side was a rather lacklustre performance of the group in a quiz night at Kingstown Barracks which demonstrated that nobody watched the Simpsons or All Saints!

Rottnest

Artists from the Old Royal george are spending a week over at Rottnest sketching, painting and writing to give them added inspiration for works to be completed later in the year. Those attending are Marlene Page, Jane Kos, Mitzi and Gary Smith, Sandra and Peter Perry and Denny and Barry Sanbrook. They have accommodation in Fay's Bay. Photographs to follow next week