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Art <strong>Life</strong><br />

Art <strong>Life</strong><br />

Jeff’s life comes full circle<br />

Making Avalon Beach his<br />

home after 20 years’ living<br />

in Seoul has led to a measure<br />

of reverse culture shock for<br />

local artist Jeff Kendal.<br />

Although he grew up in<br />

Sydney and started his career<br />

teaching high school fine arts,<br />

Jeff spent most of his working<br />

life teaching other subjects<br />

overseas. Now he is back and<br />

revelling in all the sights the<br />

local area has to offer.<br />

“Spending decades out of my<br />

native environment and culture<br />

and now returning to Sydney<br />

has given me a fresh appreciation<br />

for the natural beauty of<br />

the Northern Beaches,” Jeff<br />

said.<br />

“I am not a self-expressionist…<br />

I don’t see any worth in<br />

venting my own feelings in my<br />

paintings” he says. “There is<br />

too much beauty in creation<br />

to make people aware of, than<br />

to embark on a naval-gazing<br />

excursion of modern selfexpressionism.”<br />

Jeff’s attitude has led him<br />

to paint amazing representational<br />

seascapes in oils. He<br />

paints, capturing the moment<br />

– anything from waves in<br />

detail, surfers doing what they<br />

love, seagulls on the beach,<br />

two men strolling pensively on<br />

the shore and children playing<br />

carelessly in the sand.<br />

“I love the beaches – what a<br />

privilege to live here!” he said.<br />

“I’m back, and I find life has<br />

come full circle – I’m painting<br />

again – with a new vigor and<br />

ability, and now with a lifetime<br />

of experience to share.<br />

Jeff’s works will be exhibited<br />

and for sale as part of<br />

the Summer Art Space Exhibition<br />

from <strong>January</strong> 5-14 from<br />

10 am-4pm (see ad below).<br />

MRVA offers children's<br />

holiday art workshops<br />

High School art students<br />

looking for guidance as<br />

they navigate towards and<br />

through their Higher School<br />

Certificate continue to benefit<br />

from the tutoring offered by<br />

Meredith Rasdall<br />

and her team.<br />

“Our HSC students<br />

excelled, with<br />

three talented individuals<br />

achieving a<br />

Band 6 in visual art<br />

while three others<br />

achieved high Band<br />

5," said Meredith.<br />

One student was shortlisted<br />

for the Art Express exhibition.<br />

“With HSC tutoring we work<br />

closely with school art teachers<br />

to ensure we achieve the<br />

best results for our students,<br />

while encouraging individual<br />

expression,” she said.<br />

MRVA are taking bookings<br />

for children’s holiday art<br />

workshops running in <strong>January</strong><br />

at the Avalon Rec Centre; a<br />

‘Fantasy Creatures’ canvas<br />

painting session for kids 5-12<br />

years will be held on <strong>January</strong><br />

17 from 10am-12pm (cost<br />

$50) while a ‘Clay<br />

Animals’ workshop<br />

is on <strong>January</strong> 18.<br />

Term 1 classes<br />

for <strong>2018</strong> begin<br />

on February 12.<br />

Children’s mixed<br />

media classes run<br />

Mon-Wed from 4pm-<br />

5.30pm; high school<br />

student’s classes at the Avalon<br />

Rec Centre, with HSC and<br />

senior students on Mondays<br />

(6.30pm-8.30pm) and Years<br />

7-10 on Wednesdays (6.30pm-<br />

8.30pm.)<br />

Adult classes (eight-week<br />

term) run Thursdays 10am-<br />

1pm at the Avalon Sailing<br />

Club. More info 0402 121 184.<br />

38 JANUARY <strong>2018</strong><br />

The Local Voice Since 1991

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