Last Sunday was the official opening to my drawing exhibition titled THE ARTS IN PROFILE. It is now hanging in THE LONG ROOM at Montsalvat, a magnificent Arts Centre located at Eltham, until 12 June. The project was inspired by the profile portraits of Tom Roberts, one of Australia's most important artists, and spanned a six year period. My aim was to invite people who have something to do with the Arts to sit for a profile portrait drawing - from visual artists, framers, collectors, curators, musicians, writers, art shop workers etc because the art world exists through the efforts of many different professions.
I chose drawing mediums because a portrait painting demands so many sittings whereas a drawing can be done mostly in one sitting and on occasions, two sittings if the hands are included. Having said that, right at the end of the project I decided to add a few paintings which I thought enhanced the overall look of the exhibition. I intended to have more portraits but Covid essentially ended the project and too much time had elapsed to keep it going. Instead I applied to a number of venues to exhibit the work and Montsalvat agreed to host the exhibition.
Here are some pics of the opening.
