Exhibiting at Erina
Umina artists Joyce and Jane Scott will showcase a collection of paintings featuring local landscapes at Erina Library over the next two months.
The mother and daughter exhibition will be held in the foyer of the library until February 18, and is free to the public.
Having lived on the Peninsula for more than 30 years, the mother and daughter duo said they find much inspiration in the natural beauty of the Central Coast.
"We moved to the Peninsula due to the proximity of water as we used to sail at the time," Jane said.
"We still think it is a beautiful area.
"We have made a lot of friends here over the years and find it to be a friendly area with a good community atmosphere.
"We have been lucky enough to travel in Britain, Europe and New Zealand, and although there are some wonderful places overseas, we have an affinity with Australia and prefer to paint our own area of the world.
"We like to paint scenes from all over Australia, but mostly select our coastal scenes from here."
Joyce has been painting for more than 25 years, first learning watercolour from Neville Johnston and then pastel and oils from Judith Hoste.
She later inspired and encouraged her daughter Jane to take up painting, where they both attended art classes run by Colina Grant and Greg Hansell to further develop their talents.
Jane is currently learning the skills of botanical art and watercolour painting through online classes run by Leonie Norton.
"All of our paintings have been painted from original photos taken while travelling in Australia," Jane said.
"Mum and I are looking forward to holding our first exhibition together."
Jane and Joyce will be available to meet in the foyer of Erina Library on the morning of January 28.
Email, 5 Jan 2010
Jane Scott, Umina