Rex Turnbull - Paddington Art Prize 2009 Finalist

Rex Turnbull, The Lane, Acrylic, 60 x 120 cm

Congratulations to Rex Turnbull whose painting The Lane is a a finalist in the 2009 Paddington Art Prize UNSW COFA Award. Click here to view available works by Rex Turnbull from Eva Breuer Art Dealer.

2010 Exhibition Schedule

Wayne Eager (b.1957) Exhibition 2010: New Work Opening 6 March 2010, 3-5PM

Pam Sackville (b.1944) Exhibition 2010: New Work Opening 24 April 2010, 3-5PM

Brian Seidel (b.1928) Exhibition 2010: Cocktail Hour Opening 8 May 2010, 3-5PM

Michael Muir (b.1975) Exhibition 2010: New Work Opening 5 June 2010, 3-5PM

Petra Reece Exhibition 2010: New Work Opening 17 July 2010, 3-5PM

Geoffrey Proud (b.1946) Exhibition 2010: New Work Opening 15 September 2010, 6-8PM

Collection: Spring

Eva Breuer Art Dealer would like to introduce our Spring collection of paintings. The weather is warming up and the blossoms are blooming. Artist include: Sir Sidney Nolan, Brett Whiteley, Elisabeth Kruger, John Coburn, Brian Dunlop, Geoffrey Proud, Stephen Nothling, Don Rankin, Brian Seidel, Jamie Boyd, John Olsen.

Artist Spotlight: Meg Williams

Who (or what) do you consider your artistic inspiration?

While my own work may not show it, I am inspired by John Brack's originality, Sickert's colour sense, Milton Avery's funky beauty and everything about Giorgio Morandi. There are many more.

Do you listen to music while you work, and if so, what is most often playing?

Yes, a huge selection from Ian Drury to Vaughan Williams.


Who of your peers do you respect the most?

Painters, because painting is so difficult. Independent artists who have found an original and personal language. Can I claim John Brack as a peer?

Do you have any habits/rituals or strange superstitions when painting?
Some props seem lucky while others refuse to be painted well.

When did you decide to become an artist?

About 7 years ago.

What is your favourite colour?

I love them all, it's all about context.

Do you have a favourite painting or work of art? If so, what is it?

Anything by Giorgio Morandi, Piero della Francesca or Giotto. Las Meninas (Velazquez) is a wonderful picture and I love William Scott and the early work of Stanley Spencer...

Press Release: Christopher McVinish - Space, Time and Memory

Christopher McVinish (b.1952)
Exhibition: Space, Time and Memory
Opening Saturday 5 December 2009
Drinks with the artist 3 -5pm

Eva Breuer Art Dealer is proud to announce the opening of Christopher McVinish’s new exhibition Space, Time and Memory. McVinish is a realist painter concerned with the depiction of time and the moments of everyday life.

With Space, Time and Memory, McVinish focuses his attention on the figure in the landscape, using the atmospheric qualities of weather to establish a mood and suggest the protagonist’s thoughts. As with The Interrupted Journey No. 3 the darkening clouds and expansive landscape serve to isolate the figures and heighten the stillness of the composition. The collection of paintings range from gritty urbanscapes to soft rolling landscapes all with a centralised pathway – a road, stairway, or sidewalk – as the common thread uniting the receding figures. .

McVinish has an extensive exhibition history and is represented in a number of Australian collections including Griffith University, Redcliffe, Gold Coast, and Toowoomba City Councils.

Space, Time and Memory can be viewed from Friday 4 December until Tuesday 15 December and will have its official opening with the artist attending on Saturday 5 December from 3pm until 5pm.

Press: Cassab & Seed - Wentworth Courier

Press Release: Doreen Gadsby

Doreen Gadsby (b.1926) Travels 2009
Opening Wednesday 11 November 2009,6-8PM
To be opened by Professor Peter Pinson

Eva Breuer Art Dealer is pleased to announce the opening of Doreen Gadsby's Travels 2009.

Ms Gadsby has exhibited extensively both within Australia and internationally. After the passing of her late husband John Coburn in 2006 Ms Gadsby has dedicated herself to painting fulltime.

This recent body of work reflects Ms Gadsby's love of international travel, her passion for music and her love of nature. A number of paintings were developed from sketches drawn en plein-air recently in the south of France, Tuscany and from memories of her time living in Canada. Others celebrate Ms. Gadsby's love of the stunning views of Sydney Harbour from her North Shore studio such as Neon Lights 2009. Others are constructed from childhood memories and later memories of the loss of love. All have a vibrance and impressionist zeal which show a great love of the masters of 19th century painting and a joie de vivre which continues to burn brightly.

Ms Gadsby is represented in the Commonwealth Government Collection, ArtBank and private collections in the USA, Canada, Indonesia. She has been the recipient of numerous coveted awards including the 1961 Wentworth Art Prize, the 1962 WD&HO Wills Art Prize and was a finalist in the Wynne Prize in 1960, 1961, 1962 and 1964.