Images courtesy of Julian Tennant -Photographer

April 2012.

The above images of The Orangery Fine Art Galery are from the recent Exhibition 'Silver and Blue'.

As part of fotofreo Elizabeth McCaig and Helana Taelor joined together to present an exhibition of works using traditional wet methods for processing their images.

Elizabeth’s art works have a distinctive ‘hand made’ element. Combining the use of hand brushed photosensitive chemicals on cotton rag papers and natural fabrics with images captured on old medium format cameras and exposed in sunlight. No two pieces are ever the same.

Helena has chosen as her subject matter the degraded remnants of dead trees found in and around the many lakes, effected by the rise in salinity, that dot the landscape of inland South Western Australia. The once purposed wood, twisted and bent into fantastical shapes by the relentless onslaught of sun, wind and rain is an eerie testament to human endeavours out of sync with the environment. The images were processed as black and white photographs to illustrate the tragic beauty of the phenomena.

Both ladies give inspiration through their hard work and dedication and they, and their beautiful exhibition, was a pleasure to have here at The Orangery Fine Art Gallery.

10-03-2012

Hot Hot Hot is the theme in perth this weekend! We hope your all managing to keep cool in this current heat wave! Here at the Orangery Gallery we are surrounded by beautiful 'cooling' images of water..... in its many forms and colours. The Colour of Water opened last weekend and it seemed the timing was perfect! Robin's work has been greatly appriciated by his family, friends and visitors to the gallery and it has been a pleasure to show such stunning paintings.  If you have not made it down to see the exhibition it closes tomorrow, Sunday the 11th of March. Robin will be here in the gallery from 3 - 5pm so if you would like to see the exhibition and meet the artist please feel welcome to come tomorrow for the exhibitions last day.

This week we will be busy preparing for our next exhibition- Silver and Blue. Part of foto freo, Silver and Bue opens here on Saturday the 17th of March and will run until Sunday the 1st of April.

17-02-2012

Well, 2012 is surely here and well under way! From everyone here at The Orangery Fine Art Gallery we hope you all had a lovely Christmas and a wonderful new year and we hope that your year is starting off positive and you have all been enjoying the glorious weather of late!

We have some exciting exhibitions coming up so we hope to see everyone over the next few months. Opening on March the 6th is The Colour of Water - Landscapes in oils by Robin Tunnicliffe. The beautiful colours and stunning landscapes have been captured so well with Robin's fine brush work and we look forward to having him here at the gallery. Robin will be available during the week of his exhibition so please pop in or feel free to call the gallery to arrange a time if you would like to meet Robin whilst viewing his work.  

Later in the month of march we have a beautiful exhibition as part of Foto Freo, showcasing the photographic work of Helena Taelor and Elizabeth McCaig. The two ladies have come together to present an exhibition of works using traditional wet methods for processing their images.  The intricate work of Elizabeth's Cyanotype prints are complimented by Helena's delicate yet bold black and white prints. We are always excited to be a part of the foto freo buzz and we wish all the other exhibitors well and we hope the general public enjoy the great variety of the excellent imagery.

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM THE ORANGERY GALLERY

All of us here at The Orangery Gallery would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Safe New Year. We look forward to seeing you all in 2012 and look forward to sharing an exciting selection of Exhibitions!

We will be closed from Saturday the 24th of December and will re-open on Tuesday the 10th of January. 

OFFICIAL OPENING OF SHAPE IN COLOUR EXHIBITION

Wow, It defiantly seems like December was fast upon us this year! And here at The Orangery Gallery we feel we have been caught up in 'the festive season'!! And what better way to kick it off with the Official Opening of Award Winning Photographer John Woodhouse and his most recent exhibition Shape in Colour. 

The gallery held the official opening on Saturday the 10th and amongst the invited guests and friends who came down to admire the works we saw splashes of colour indeed! Exploring new shapes, tones and textures Shape in Colour displays a mixture of abstract nudes, landscapes and exciting portraits all complimented with precise use of colour and tones. Selling most pieces as one-offs (there are 4 pieces that are editions of 5) the exhibition is a must see! One of the pieces titled 'Lips' sold all 5 editions on the opening day! Some of the one-off pieces can be created by John using a similar image, with different tones, colours and texture, but as we discovered on the opening day the pieces are selling fast- i think a few lucky people have some beautiful christmas gifts heading their way!

John would like to sincerely thank everyone who came along to show their support and to all of those who purchased one of his pieces, thankyou, and we hope you enjoy it for many years to come. A big thank you to Paul, PJ and Murray from Fitzgerald Photo Imaging for attending the opening. They were responsible for preparing and producing the canvases and acrylics for the exhibition, their help and hard work is always appreciated. To anyone who couldnt make the opening please feel welcome to come in and see us and the exhibition Shape in Colour anytime, the gallery is open from 11-5pm Tuesdays to Sundays and we would love to see you over a glass of wine!

Shape in Colour is running until Saturday the 24th of December. The gallery will reopen on Tuesday the 10th of January where John will introduce some new exciting concepts and we will have an opening later in january when everyone has recovered from Christmas and have returned from their holiday breaks 

From all of us here at The Orangery Fine Art Gallery, we would like to thank you for your support and wish you all a Merry Christmas and all the best for next year, We look forward to seeing you in 2012!