Eastern Suburbs Art Group

When I spoke with Graham he said he wanted to take photos but he wanted people to look at them like they were paint ings. What an amazing idea, I thought.  If you wanted to find the word that most easily epitomises the works perhaps 'atmospheric' would work well. Some of the prints are large. There are also sets that are designed to go in a triptych. They quickly grow on you. The immediate impact is there, but if you spend even a few minutes with one of these photos it's sort of like meditation. Obviously there's the influence of the Impressionists, Graham said. I saw a photo of tree leaves on a body of water. But, I thought, this could be anywhere in Sydney. I've seen this before. I guess that the only thing to do is to enjoy the works. I think the show is closed now unfortunately.

'Fork' has a stunning catalogue with the two artists' names in different inks. Kate said that she came up with the idea. The two lists are intermixed. Normally in shows with two artists the lists are kept separate. Kate and Felix run the gallery together. The two works above are Kate's, I think they would work really well  framed as a pair. Felix makes prints (see below) in a sory of Poppy style with bright colours and writing. I stayed til the end, there were a few people sitting round  chatting and just shooting the breeze. I also met Mark Elliot-Rankin who I've met before, but he wasn't among the oysters. Mark is a great conversationalist however. This show has unfortunately already ended.