Gosford Art Prize 2011

I was thinking about leaving this painting up on my wall for a while as I had entered in 2 art shows previously over 10mths when I thought I'd enter it in the Gosford Art Prize with a thought it would automatically go into The Overflow Exhibition. Never thinking the unthinkable...I went to the opening of The Gosford Art Prize and upon walking around the gallery...THERE IT WAS! Yes..it was hanging on the wall at the Gosford Regional Art Gallery. Well a little 'jump' and a quiet scream of excitement got me realising..I, Cat Soper, FINALLY have my first ever painting hanging in a gallery being judged a finalist in the Gosford Art Prize. Apparently there were over 600 artworks submitted and only 165 were judged to hang in the gallery. So there it is and it hangs in the gallery until November 27, 2011. Amazing momentous moment..yay! Oh by the way this framed painting is done with watercolour and gold leaf.

"Fern Fronds'

Watercolour/Gold leaf painting just completed for upcoming art shows.



I love the dynamics that lines of the object can have on the paintings.



This is one of my 'furry' favourites so far.

Watercolour Painting

'RAINFOREST'

Watercolour Painting

A gift for my Dad. Little did I know that when I finished the painting and stood back to view it, I realised a man's face had appeared at the top. It still is eery to me to this day.

'OURIMBAH'

Watercolour Painting

Commissioned by the P&C Ourimbah Public School as a retirement gift to the Principal Marie Aspinall.

It reflects the "old' part of the school in sepia..(It is the oldest school on the central coast) and the surrounding rainforest which is forever growing with lush beauty.

'STORMWOOD'
Watercolour Painting
This is another painting I have entered into the 2009 Gosford Art Prize.
It has actually been constructed with 3 layers of watercolour paper.
1. Background 2. Each Gum Tree has been painted seperately and strategically placed
3. Small pieces of watercolour paper have been painted, cut & arranged on the trees to resemble the peeling bark.
Hot Australian summer afternoons with the smell of bushfire in the air
inspired me to paint this piece.