It is past the time to pay your WASA membership renewal WASA Financial accounts & auditors report for 2015 on final pages of this Warble Meetings at Box Hill Library 14 pages March 2016 issue 51 Next member s meeting AGM March 15 th. at Box Hill Library 7pm for 7.30pm start 1040 Whitehorse Rd, Box Hill We will do our best to keep the formalities of the AGM brief to allow more time for our guest speaker Julie Ellis and for conversation afterwards. Julie has travelled to Africa many times and will talk about how she went about these trips, what the tour organisers and leaders are like, accommodation, security, meals etc. Plus she has quite a few impressive animal encounters and photos to illustrate. A great supper and a chance to chat afterwards so try to come along if you re in Melbourne. Parking details on page 9. Next Paint and Sketch : Saturday morning 5 th March at Melbourne Zoo Meet at the main entrance at 10am or start early at 9am and pop back to meet the others. Coffee is good and parking is cheap. No set finish time. Normal zoo admittance applies or free if you are a FOTZ member. If you re not a regular it s a good idea to phone Velda or Kris to confirm and also if you become mislaid and would like to be found, phone Velda on 0413 767 925 Next WASA exhibitions Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show March 16 th to 20 th. 2016 Deliver your artworks to Nadine or Kris before 10 th March. If you receive a phone or email from Nadine seeking help at MIFGS please do your best to assist. Entries close April 21st. and the entry form is attached for you. Turn Around our next exhibition at Steps Gallery in Carlton, Victoria, April 27 May 8 th closed Mon & Tues. WASA has a Senior Art Supplies $100 prize voucher for a feature artwork to the theme of Turn Around. If you d like to paint to the theme of Turn Around expand your creative thoughts to impress. You will need to supply a paragraph about your Turn Around artwork which will be on the wall next to your artwork. It is not essential to paint to this theme, rather it is an option. We will require some help with bump-in and out, and on some of the rostered duty days. The entry form is also on the website in the member s library area. Contact Nadine Dudek for queries nadinelee@live.com.au or by phone on 0416 966 290 Page 1 of 14 P O Box 284 Canterbury Victoria 3126
Visit the news page on the WAMA website to keep up with progress in this project for wildlife art in Australia. http://www.wama.net.au/news.html WASA Noticeboard on Facebook If you would like to receive an invitation to join this private WASA group, please email Nadine nadinelee@live.com.au Keep visiting this page to be in touch with other WASA members throughout Australia. WOW Summer 1516 WASA s online exhibition began early December and we ll be taking it down soon. This one was not a sales success unfortunately yet exposure for our art is always good. NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Members are advised that the Annual General Meeting is to be held at the meeting room of Box Hill Library 1040 Whitehorse Rd, Box Hill, Victoria on Tuesday 15 th March 2016 at 7.30pm (doors open at 7pm) WASA s audit report and financial accounts are at the end of this Warble. After the AGM there will be a presentation about travelling in Africa by Julie Ellis, followed by supper. See page 9 for parking information A Simple Question To be able collect the entrance key for Box Hill Library for WASA meetings the person who collects it needs to have a library card for Whitehorse/Manningham Libraries. I have a card and the system works well but I think it is wise to have an emergency person who usually comes to meetings, who can collect the key if I can t attend unexpectedly. The key is dropped in the library return shute after we leave and locking up is easy. So if you have a library card for Whitehorse/Manningham, please put up your hand to be emergency person. If you don t have a card and live in the area you need to apply online for a library card at https://wml.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/msgtrn/opac/join it is free and they post it out to you. You need to arrive at the library about 6.50pm to collect the key. Let me know please if you can help. I shudder to think of 20-40 people standing around unable to get into the meeting room. Kris Page 2 of 14 P O Box 284 Canterbury Victoria 3126
Pictures with Meaning No-one s sent me anything else about pictures with meaning and it s a shame. I thought it was a good idea for further inspiration. Ah well, if you come across something don t hesitate to let us know....kris It is long past the time to pay WASA membership renewal Your subscription renewal of $70 exhibiting or $40 non-exhibiting was due late January. If you may not exhibit during 2016 you may pay the $40 non-exhibiting fee and still receive the Warble and have access to the member s area of the website. We hope you can renew by direct credit to the WASA bank account, complete and email the renewal form to treasurer Jenine Bell. If you are paying by cheque or postal order please complete the form and post with your payment. If you pay by direct credit to the WASA bank account, note your name in the reference field so we know who the money is from, and if you could send a quick email to Jenine to advise it would be appreciated. BSB 633000 Account number 152552865 jeninebell8@hotmail.com The subscription renewal form is on the main WASA website in the library section. G r a m p i a n s B r u s h e s 2 0 1 6 Saturday 10 - Thursday 15 September 2016. Grampians Brushes is an extraordinary opportunity to work with leading Australian tutors in a range of mediums including watercolour, oils, acrylic, pastel, print making, and mixed media. On offer will be 2 day workshops (Saturday/Sunday) and 4 day workshops (Monday - Thursday) Workshops run 9 am - 4 pm daily and morning tea and lunch are provided in your classrooms. All workshops are held in Halls Gap, the small town on the edge of the Grampians National Park in western Victoria Not a WASA event Ph: 0428 825 971 E: grampiansbrushes@gmail.com www.grampiansbrushes.com.au/overview.html Page 3 of 14 P O Box 284 Canterbury Victoria 3126
WASA Meeting - 16th February 2016 by Ralph Keller It is a new year with a fresh start in another meeting venue which is my fourth since I joined the Society only five seasons ago. This year we're coming together at the library in the Melbourne suburb of Box Hill - and a nice, spacious meeting place it is. Our first guest speaker of the year was Robert Knight and he demonstrated his technique in Charcoal drawing/painting. Robert is a professional artist, painting cityscapes, rainforest scenes, aerial views and seascapes in what he calls a contemporary realist style. In his own words: through my artwork I intend to convey the message that much beauty exists in familiar, everyday subjects. That he has succeeded in this is evident from his long list of awards and achievements. Robert works in oil and other mediums and his paintings can be found in private and corporate collections in Australia and in other countries. The evening, however, was devoted to charcoal work and for his first demo. he used a reference photo that showed a hillside with eucalypt trees and exposed rock faces in the You Yangs, a range of hills near Geelong, south-west of Melbourne. Robert explained his paintings always progress in a sequence of four basic steps: contd.. He worked on Saunders 300gsm rough watercolour paper. Robert never pre-draws his subjects but starts with charcoal immediately. His working tools are simple and consist of willow charcoal sticks, some other compressed charcoal products, fine sandpaper to grind charcoal to dust, rags to rub this dust onto the paper and finally a selection of different erasers. Page 4 of 14 P O Box 284 Canterbury Victoria 3126
1) The main shapes are indicated first. This is done with a piece of rag dipped in ground up charcoal dust, which is then rubbed over the paper surface, outlining the main features and giving a light grey tone to large areas, the sky for instance. 2) Still using the charcoal filled rag, the various elements are then slowly more defined and sharpened. 3) Next, a charcoal stick is used to draw definite lines which focus attention on important features and give light and shade to the composition. 4) Some parts are then lightened by selectively lifting off the charcoal with a series of erasers - Robert most often uses the kneadable type because of its ability to be moulded into any suitable shape. And this is how Robert's You Yangs scene took shape in front of our eyes. The sky received a light covering with charcoal, the silhouette trees on the skyline were strengthened, darkened and given shape with light and shade, whilst the rock faces were outlined and then worked on further with rag and charcoal stick. Finally, the longest time was spent on refining vegetation and rock textures with charcoal stick and eraser to finish a very eye-catching landscape picture. Happily, there was enough time for a second demo, the new subject being a beautifully gnarled and contorted old gum tree. However by now everybody was gasping for a cup of tea. So once Robert was supplied with his refreshments, he worked away quietly whilst we observed from a distance, drinking tea and getting stuck into the delicious assortment of cakes, provided by the kind souls Kay Ellis and Nadine Dudek many thanks! https://robertknight.carbonmade.com/ Contd Page 5 of 14 P O Box 284 Canterbury Victoria 3126
Whilst Robert's subject was quite different this time, he still followed the same sequence. Trunk and main branches of the gum tree were outlined with charcoal rubbed on by rag, just dark enough to make them stand out from the light grey background. Then he defined the deep shadow sides of branches with strong black lines drawn with a charcoal stick and smaller branches were added in the same way. Areas of foliage he indicated by banging the stick on the paper, the resulting black dots realistically suggested leaves. The pale colour of the main trunk was achieved by removing much of the grey tone with an eraser. Finally, putting in the dark burls and imperfections on the old gum with a charcoal stick completed another very impressive painting demonstration. By the way, Robert never uses fixatives on his sheets of charcoal works - he fears that the substance may "yellow" the painting with time and, anyway, charcoal is a very durable medium (ancient cave paintings in charcoal have lasted thousands of years). However, his framed pictures are always protected by glass. As Will Ritchie and I drove home we discussed the evening and found that we were entirely in agreement - this had been a demonstration to inspire us to give charcoal painting, a new medium for both of us, a good try. Maybe others, watching Robert work, may have been similarly motivated? Anyway, a big thank you to Robert Knight for sharing with us his expertise and for giving us these two highly instructive demonstrations. Page 6 of 14 P O Box 284 Canterbury Victoria 3126
The Holmes Art Prize is open to any Australian resident working within any 2D medium depicting a realistic Australian birdlife scene. Up to 40 finalists will be showcased in an exhibition at Caloundra Regional Gallery in Queensland. To be considered for selection, a competitor must comply with all entry instructions and conditions. K e y d a t e s Entries opened 1/12/2015 Entries close: Saturday 27 August 2016 Finalists announced: Friday 16 September 2016 Works to be delivered 26 28 October to the Caloundra Regional Gallery, between 10am & 4 pm for Finalists Exhibition. Official opening and winners announced: Wednesday 2 November 2016 Exhibition dates: Wednesday 2 November Sunday 27 November 2016 Exhibition venue: Caloundra Regional Gallery People s choice award: Friday 25 November 2016 Unsold works are to be collected or transported 28 to 30 Nov. 2016 between 10am & 4 pm from Caloundra Regional Gallery. Full terms and conditions are available on the Friends Caloundra Regional Gallery website http://gallery.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/sitepage.cfm?code=awards-holmes-conditions not a WASA event CALL FOR ENTRIES 2016 National Works on Paper National Works on Paper is one of Australia s prestigious awards and acquisitive exhibitions. It is a biennial exhibition and its role is to support and promote contemporary Australian artists working on or with paper. The next National Works on Paper is 16 July - 11 September 2016. http://mprg.mornpen.vic.gov.au/about_us/national_works_on_paper ENTRIES OPENED 1 February 2016 and close- 15 April 2016 not a WASA event Page 7 of 14 P O Box 284 Canterbury Victoria 3126
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Our thanks for the Uganda article on the previous page to Bev McKay. Bev uses www.fatbirder.com a great deal while planning trips and FatBirder uses www.cloudbirders.com to store trip reports and other information. Parking at WASA meetings : South of library in Bank St no time restriction and free after 6pm At front of library in the slipway off Whitehorse Rd disabled parking Whitehorse Rd heading west no restriction and free after 6pm In the driveway which runs north-south within Town Hall complex no restriction free after 6pm Bank Street south of library, east of Linsey St. is 1 hour until 7pm In car park at rear of the library it is 1 hour parking until 9pm so don t park there. WASA s Watercolour and Gouache workshop with Katherine Cooper from Tasmania is almost fully booked. The workshop is on Saturday 7 th May 2016 at the meeting room of Balwyn Library, 336 Whitehorse Road, Balwyn (next door to McDonalds) 10am 5pm : 45-60 minute lunch break. Materials list, morning & afternoon tea provided We can share some paint colours to save you an extra purchase. To secure your place email Kris now. The cost will be $75 and payment is not required until later this month when we send out the materials list to those who have booked. Thanks so much to Kay Ellis and Nadine Dudek for spoiling us with home-made cakes for our first WASA meeting and also to everyone who helped with chairs, tables etc. Also thanks to Lyn d Alton and Kate Goodman for kitchen help. Will and Ralph made it to Melbourne from Woodend again and it was great to see familiar faces and a couple of new people. Tony Weston s Masterframe Melbourne framing services Contact Tony on tweston2@bigpond.com telephone 0408 316 313 Melbourne Page 9 of 14 P O Box 284 Canterbury Victoria 3126
Mar 5 th. Sat. Paint & Sketch Melbourne Zoo Mar 13 th.sunday Hang at M I F G S, Exhibition Building, Carlton 9am for the morning Mar 15 th. Tues. A G M and African entertainment 7pm for 7.30 start March 16 20 Melb. Intl. Flower & Garden Show sale/display April 2 nd. Sat. Paint & Sketch : Werribee Zoo 10am April 19 th Tues. Meeting : taking photos of your artworks and what to do with them in Photoshop-type programs Stephen Powell. 7pm for 7.30 start Stephen will also chat to us about the WAMA project April 21 st. Entries close Steps Gallery exhibition Turn Around April 27- May 8 WASA exhibition Turn Around at Steps Gallery in Carlton May 7 th Katherine Cooper workshop Watercolour & Gouache. Sat. At Balwyn Library meeting room 10am-5pm bookings reqd. May 17 th Meeting : In the Artist s Den 09 :. Tues. David Reynolds and William Ritchie 7pm for 7.30 start June 4 th Drawing Studio day to be confirmed. Sat. at MELBOURNE MUSEUM 10am 1pm June 21 st. Tues Meeting : Art Appraisal with Colin Johnson Digital images welcome from distant members 7pm for 7.30 start July 2 nd. Sat. Paint & Sketch at Melbourne Zoo 10am July / Aug QWASI exhibition Meeting : Ona Henderson and Syd. Tunn; Acrylic demo. by July 19 th Syd and Ona will be bringing some of her inspiring artworks..tues. They will talk about their art and decades as professional 7pm for 7.30 start artists. August 1 st. Sat. Paint & Sketch at Melbourne Zoo 10am Aug 16 th. Tues Meeting : Tony Pridham demonstration & talk 7pm for 7.30 start Aug 18 th. Entries close for WASA s Wild Awards at AGRA Galleries Sept 3 rd. Sat. Paint & Sketch at somewhere different? To be advised 10am Sept. 20 th. Tues Meeting : Terry Napier demonstration and talk Sept 26 th. Mon. Hang Wild Awards exhibition judging that afternoon 10am 3pm Sept 27 th. Oct 9 th. WASA exhibition Wild Awards at AGRA Galleries Oct. 1 st. Sat. Paint & Sketch at Healesville Sanctuary 10am Oct. 9 th. Sunday WASA exhibition finishes - collect between 3.30 & 4pm Oct 18 th. Tues Meeting : Canson papers, products and using them 7pm for 7.30pm start Nov. 5 th. Paint & Sketch at Melbourne Zoo 10am Nov 15 th. Tues. Meeting : last for 2016 : Panel discussion Q & A what is wildlife art - pricing your artwork - what type of photo do or do not make a good artwork - is big better plus your questions. 7pm for 7.30 start Who would you like to hear speak on the panel? Page 10 of 14 P O Box 284 Canterbury Victoria 3126
To access the library area of the main WASA website the username is cockatoo. We encourage new members to be aware of this feature which has lots of helpful reference material. Also the WASA Noticeboard, mentioned below. If you d like to help the toosmall WASA Council please contact Kelvin or Kris... WASA on Facebook Remember to like the Facebook page and please share it with friends. https://www.facebook.com/wildlifeartsociety WASA noticeboard on Facebook You may post pictures/comment about your artwork and discuss with other WASA-ites both your own and their artworks or anything else of interest. Click here to view WASA Noticeboard in Facebook Facebook resizes images to fit and we recommend you make the image files quite small and less than 150Kb. Welcome back to WASA Leanne Inwood, Victorian artist WASA contact details President Kelvin Mather bon23park@optusnet.com.au ph 03.9848.6357 Vice-President, Exhibition Director & Warble Editor Kris Peter wasakp@optusnet.com.au ph 03.9833.3431 & 0412.104.825 Treasurer Jenine Bell Jeninebell8@hotmail.com Facebook & Exhbn Dir. 2016 Nadine Dudek nadinelee@live.com.au Ph 0416 966 290 Kate Goodman kathphil1@optusnet.com.au Karin McKee karinmckee@iprimus.com.au Jess Skepper jess@absolutesurveying.com.au Helpers Ralph Keller articles for Warble Sandra Temple Q land consultation Rikki Fisher NSW artwork for exhibition, Dario Zanesco Q land website advice/help Page 11 of 14 P O Box 284 Canterbury Victoria 3126
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Arizene Pty Ltd ABN : 91 139 753 594 GPO Box 2455 Melbourne VIC 3001 (PH)03 9642 2266 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015 To the members of Wildlife Art Society of Australasia Inc I have audited the accompanying financial report of Wildlife Art Society of Australasia Inc, which comprises the committee s report, the assets and liabilities statement as at 31 December 2015, the income and expenditure statement for the year then ended, notes comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information, and the certification by members of the committee on the annual statements giving a true and fair view of the financial position and performance of the association. The Committee s responsibility for the financial report The Committee of Wildlife Art Society of Australasia Inc are responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report, and have determined that the basis of preparation described in Note 1 to the financial report is appropriate to meet the requirements of the constitution, Consumer Affairs Victoria, the Associations Incorporation Reform Regulations 2012, and the needs of the members. The Committee s responsibility also includes such internal control as the Committee determines is necessary to enable the preparation of a financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Auditor s responsibility My responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our audit. I have conducted my audit in accordance with Australian auditing standards. Those standards require that I comply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance that the financial report is free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the association s preparation and fair presentation of the financial report, in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the association s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the committee, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial report. I believe that the audit evidence I have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. Independence In conducting my audit, I have complied with the independence requirements of the Australian professional accounting bodies. Limitation of Audit Evidence Since cash receipts form a part of the income of the organisation, it is very difficult to establish an internal control system capable of verifying the total income received by the organisation. Therefore there were no satisfactory audit procedures that we could perform to obtain reasonable assurance that all receipts were properly recorded. The scope of the audit has been limited to the income recorded in the accounting records, and deposited into the bank accounts of the organisation by Committee members. Audit Opinion In my opinion, the financial report of Wildlife Art Society of Australasia Inc presents fairly, in all material respects, the Wildlife Art Society of Australasia Inc's financial position as at 31 December 2015, and of its financial performance and its cash flows for the year then ended on that date and complies with Australian accounting standards to the extent described in Note 1. Basis of accounting and restriction on distribution Without modifying my opinion, I draw attention to Note 1 to the financial report, which describes the basis of accounting. The financial report has been prepared for the purpose of fulfilling the Committee s financial reporting responsibilities under the requirements of the constitution, Consumer Affairs Victoria, and the Associations Incorporation Reform Regulations 2012. As a result, the financial report may not be suitable for another purpose. Ravi CVV Mutyala, FIPA, Date: 11 February 2016. Page 14 of 14 P O Box 284 Canterbury Victoria 3126