Deb Gillett

New Workshops

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:29:42 +1000

I am offering some more weekend workshops at The Art Shed, Montague Road, West End BRISBANE during my mid-year break from Queensland College of Art- June/July 2012.

These workshops are in Acrylics (spatter, textures and glazing) ( June 16th and 17th); my perennial favourite INKING! (June30th and July 1st); �and Photorealistic Florals in Oils (July 14th and 15th). Please call The Art Shed on (07) 38461330 for more information and to book your place.

In addition, the beautiful people at Red Door Gallery in Dubbo are hosting me once again for a workshop in Pastels (June 20th and 21st), and another one in Large Scale Florals in Oils (June 23rd and 24th). Please call Laura at Red Door Gallery on 0408618325 for more information or to book your place.

More workshops in Brisbane!

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:41:27 +1000

Hello all- the dates for the next series of workshops in Brisbane are now up in the Workshops section- I'm offering acrylics (textures, spatter and glazing), Inks (as demonstrated in Australian Artist Magazine and at The Art Shed) and Photo-realistic Florals in Oils. Hope to see you there to create some fantastic art and learn some awesome new techniques!

And so back to Uni...

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 19:16:32 +1100

It's exciting to be a 3rd year student now. Looking forward to a year that keeps on stretching me- as painful and frustrating as that can be sometimes! QCA has certainly changed forever the way I think about making art. I wonder sometimes if that change is visible from the outside- I am still pursuing my passion and making work that I find beautiful, despite the anti-aesthetic so prominent in contemporary thinking. However, my process is much deeper now, and I will never again feel fulfilled by work that is a mere depiction of an object. There has to be more layers than that :)

Life Drawing 2

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:55:14 +1100

The last 2 weeks have been totally hectic as I have been studying a Summer Semester course- 'Life Drawing 2' with the inimitable Kay Kane.We travelled to the Gold Coast campus of Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, every day- a car full of laughter, irreverence and deeply philosophical conversation. It has been truly amazing, and I have learned so much about the analysis of the human form. Really pleased with what I can now apply to my life drawing- outer to inner contour, planar change, directional mark-making, line quality. Now to bring that rigorous eye to my wild and wonderful inks...

A night of portraiture

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:44:53 +1100

What fun last night! I was employed as a portraitist circa 1920's Mont Martre. My brief was to attend a private birthday party and draw portraits of as many of the guests as I could in the 3 hours- what marvellous fun! Of course I was dressed to suit- beret, striped and paint smeared shirt. Everyone was such good sports and I ended up doing 12 drawings, all of which were snatched up by their subjects and taken home. I realised that while many people are not so happy to be caricatured, most will happily sit for a kinder image to be created. Another addition to my CV- I do love living in Brisbane where opportunities are everywhere!

A testimonial from Jo

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:08:16 +1100

Here is a lovely testimonial from Jo, one of the many lovely and enthusiastic students from the recent workshops at The Art Shed

During the last 2 weekends I completed two courses with De - 'Inks' and 'Acrylic Textures' and thought I would like to give you some feedback and convey my thanks for these events. Both workshops were amazing!! De is a wonderfully talented and gifted artist and extremely knowledgeable on all aspects of her craft.She was extremely generous with her time and her techniques and I enjoyed both Workshops immensely! She is genuinely interested in your progress and very responsive and encouraging with every student! I was very happy to go away with some completed works of which I am very proud! I would have to say that I learned more from these 4 days than I ever have! A big thank you to the Art Shed and to De!! I trust there will be more of her Workshops soon! Jo Edwards

And here is Jo with her finished painting from the Acrylics, Textures, Spatter and glazes workshop. Good on you, Jo, I enjoyed your company and your passion for making art!

Workshops all done- for now!

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:21:26 +1100

I'm a little exhausted, but proud... Thanks to Manny and Meg from The Art Shed in Brisbane, we have had a marvellous 3 weekends creating up a storm. 42 students @ 2 paintings each, that's a whopping 84 works to problem solve! I'm so thrilled with everyone's results, and delighted to have met so many creative souls and to have had a small part to play in their journey with making art. Particular applause to Jacqui, who traipsed all the way from Tasmania to learn about making ink paintings! So that's all for the moment, workshop-wise, but stay tuned for news on the next round in July, when I will be off to Dubbo to teach as well as offering some art making opportunities here in Brisbane!

Here's a tiny section of the outrageous mess we created in the studio! Oh well, you can't make anything without making a mess.

The Manly Gallery

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:06:19 +1100

I am INCREDIBLY excited to announce that as of January 2012, I am represented in Brisbane by The Manly Gallery, 11 Cambridge Parade, Manly. You can find my page on their website at�http://www.manlygallery.com.au/index.php/our-artists/painters/category/83-de-gillett

or of course you could go along and see the brand new works in the flesh while meeting my lovely new representative�Sharlene Whyte.�I have great plans to keep new work coming into the vibrant space that Sharlene has created!

This is 'Stormdancing' one of the new works I have made especially for The Manly Gallery.

At last some Brisbane Workshops are happening!

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:39:05 +1100

Hello all- exciting news for those who have been patiently waiting for a weekend workshop!

Letting you know that I am offering some weekend workshops at The Art Shed, Montague Road, West End BRISBANE during January 2012. Please let your friends know!

Inks January 7th-8th

Acrylic Textures, Spatters and Glazing January 14th-15th

Inks January 21st-22nd

Inks Workshops will cost $225 (inks supplied and included in the price) to create 2 canvases no larger than 900mm square or equivalent (supplied by the participant).�

Acrylic Textures, Spatters and Glazing will cost $180 ( all materials to be supplied by the participant).

If ypu would like to book a place, please phone the Art Shed on (07) 38461330. If you have any questions you can email me at gillett.de@gmail.com or text me on 0408720029 or phone home 38924929. Hope to be seeing you soon! Thank you, De.

Waltzing Matilda Prize!

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:35:17 +1100

Exciting times! My Painting 'Relinquish to the river' has been awarded Third Prize at the Woollam Waltzing Matilda Outback Art Show 2011.

�Lovely to get a guernsey from the Judge Metka Skrobar :) This painting is part of a whole series I am doing about the floods- living in Fairfield as I do I surely was right in the middle of it all.

Skrobar said " Impressive piece of work by Artist De Gillett, as it captures your eye immediately. From the broken rendition of colour and rock formations one suddenly discovers a pair of eyes piercing at you. It is a painting that holds and keeps your attention for a long time because it allows you to participate in the discovery of many hands and patterns held within. It evokes a feeling of desperation and long waiting. Symbolic patterns of the towns and rivers hold the entire composition together".