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‘Nature in Art’ by the Canterbury Neighbourhood Centre – online exhibition

Watercolour painting of a bromeliad.

Experience the stunning detail of realistic botanical illustration created by students from the Canterbury Neighbourhood Centre’s ‘Nature in Art’ classes.

Showcasing the artists’ talent and flair for accurately depicting the natural world, this exhibition includes wide-ranging themes of flora and fauna painted in their vivid glory. Captured in a forensic manner, the works are created through a many-layered process of complex drawings, magnification and dissection, revealing details not always visible to the naked eye. Employing watercolour techniques, artists spend up to several months labouring over their works to record every detail of their subject matter.

Enjoy these beautiful and captivating illustrations in an exhibition that will inspire and challenge you to see the natural world in a new light.

Some of the artworks in this exhibition are for sale. Visit our shop to purchase an artwork.

Image credit: Sue King, ‘Bromeliad’, 2019, watercolour and pencil, 68 x 53 cm (framed), image courtesy of the artist.
Watercolour painting of 5 pelicans. They are on a plain background.
Jenny Dempster, ‘Pelicans’, 2019, watercolour, 41 x 41cm (framed), image courtesy of the artist.
Price: $360
An assortment of feathers from birds of prey.
Jenny Dempster, ‘Feathers of Birds of Prey’, 2016, watercolour, 72 x 52cm (framed), image courtesy of the artist.
Not for sale.
Watercolour painting of a blue wren standing on a small branch.
Molly McPhie, ‘Blue Wren’, 2020, watercolour on paper, 44 x 32cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Price: $600
Watercolour painting of gumnuts and eucalyptus leaves.
Molly McPhie, ‘Gumnuts’, 2019, watercolour on paper, 55 x 40cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Price: $600.00
Ink drawing of shells laid out in a star formation.
Patrica Feast, ‘Shells’, 2019, ink, 43 x 41cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Not for sale.
Ink drawing of a seahorse.
Patrica Feast, ‘Seahorse’, 2019, graphite, 43 x 30cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Not for sale.
Janet Wight, ‘Leaves’, 2019, watercolour, 47 x 38cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Not for sale.
Watercolour painting of two turnips without their leaves, and a bulb of garlic.
Janet Wight, ‘Garlic and Turnips’, 2014, watercolour, 45 x 34cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Not for sale.
Flowers and leaves of a eucalyptus.
Yuko So-Stavretis, ‘Flowering Eucalyptus’, 2019, watercolour, 43.5 x 43cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Not for sale.
Watercolour painting of the head of a Swedish Vallhund.
Yuko So-Stavretis, ‘Dog Head (Swedish Vallhund)’, 2018, watercolour, 39 cm x 44 cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Not for sale.
Watercolour painting of a bromeliad.
Sue King, ‘Bromeliad’, 2019, watercolour and pencil, 37 x 53cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Not for sale.
Watercolour painting of a nautilus shell.
Sue King, ‘Nautilus Shell’, 2019, watercolour, 43 x 45 cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Not for sale.
Watercolour painting of brussel sprouts, both the exterior, and a cross section of the inside.
Sue King, ‘Brussel Sprouts’, 2018, watercolour, 35 x 30cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Price: $600
Watercolour painting of Warty Yate (eucalyptus megacornuta) with leaves and flowers.
Kelly Tulloch, ‘Warty Yate (eucalyptus megacornuta)’, 2019, watercolour and pencil , 63 x 52.5cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Not for sale.
Pencil drawing of a Magpie.
Kelly Tulloch, ‘Australian Magpie’, 2019, pencil, 38.5 x 38.5 cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Not for sale.
Watercolour painting of an iris.
Dolores Kerwin, ‘Bearded Iris’, 2019, watercolour, 54 x 43cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Not for sale.
Watercolour painting of a rose stem, with leaves, two flowers and a rosebud at the top.
Dolores Kerwin, ‘Mauve Rose’, 2019, watercolour, 54cm x 43cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Not for sale.
Watercolour painting of a blue wren standing on a rock.
Sue Gorman, ‘(Early Morning) Blue Wren’, 2021, watercolour and pencil on cotton, 54cm x 71cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Price: $475
Watercolour painting of seagulls standing on wooden railing.
Sue Gorman, ‘Where to Next (Seagulls Sorrento)’, 2021, watercolour and pencil on cotton, 54 x 71cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Price: $475
Watercolour painting of young wattle birds sitting in a nest.
Sue Gorman, ‘Waiting for Mum (Young Red Wattlebirds)’, 2020, watercolour on cotton, 51.5 cm x 67.5 cm
Not for sale.
Pencil drawing of a pelican.
Donna Mitchell, ‘Australian Pelican’, 2019, pencil on paper, 74 x 60cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Price: $520
Watercolour painting of two pacific black ducks.
Donna Mitchell, ‘Pacific Black Ducks’, 2019, watercolour, 44 x 54cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Price: $410
Pencil drawing of a corn cob. It is partially unwrapped from its leaves.
Joan Foley, ‘Corn Cob’, 2019, graphite, 46 x 36cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Not for sale.
Waterolour painting of Virginia Creeper with leaves and berries.
Joan Foley, ‘Virginia Creeper’, 2019, watercolour, 36 x 46 cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Not for sale.
Watercolour painting of curled up autumn leaves.
Judith Miller, ‘Last Leaves of Autumn’, 2020, watercolour, 60 x 34cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Not for sale.
Pencil drawing of a ball-like birds nest.
Judith Miller, ‘Blackbirds Nest’, 2019, grey lead pencil, 50 x 40cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Not for sale.
Watercolour painting of hellabores coming into bloom.
Maureen Curcic, ‘Hellabores’, 2020, watercolour, 40 x 40 cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Price: $255
Watercolour painting of two tulips in bloom.
Maureen Curcic, ‘Tulips’, 2020, watercolour, 24 x 17cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Price: $215
Watercolour painting of a hellebore plant in flower.
Terry Napier, ‘Shades of Slate (Hellebore)’, 2020, watercolour, 58 x 60cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Price: $1,800
Watercolour painting of a kookaburra sitting on a branch. It has it's back to us and is looking to the side.
Terry Napier, ‘Laughing Kookaburra’, 2021, watercolour, 34 x 43cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Price: $860
Watercolour painting of a green and gold stag beetle.
Terry Napier, ‘Green and Gold Stag Beetle’, 2019, watercolour, 38 x 42cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Price: $860
Watercolour painting of of a bee resting on an iris flower.
Terry Napier, ‘Study of a Honeybee’, 2020, watercolour, 30 x 30cm, image courtesy of the artist.
Not for sale.

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