Sydney, Blue Mountains and Central West iMag

‘ The Three Artists”
An Exhibition at Everglades Gardens
Gallery, Leura
8th April – 29th April (Wed-Sun). Official
Opening 1:30pm Sat. 7th April
Sue Gasser, Megan Campbell-Jubb and
Christine Hyde are Blue Mountains Artists
who are each very actively involved in
and met each other through the local arts
community. Sue and Megan are primarily
pastelists and Christine works across
watercolours and acrylics. While their art
styles are very individual, their art journeys
have an underpinning similarity. Their
artworks can be found in private collections
in Australia and worldwide.
Megan Campbell-Jubb
It’s only in the last 10 years while juggling
work and family Megan has dedicated time
to her lifelong love of art, when she moved
to the Blue Mountains and discovered
the Springwood Community Arts Centre.
The winning of her first art award was the
turning point in her artistic career. Megan
has worked across all mediums but in more
recent times she has embaced Pastels for
their malleability, texture, intensitiy of colour
and her ability to be very “hands-on”. Her
works reference her love of Australian nature
which also extends to wildlife she fell in love
with while living in Canada. Megan says she
loves to watch the way colour and tone will
bring a painting to life and looks forward to
sharing her paintings with you.
Sue Gasser
It was from a young age that Sue’s artistic
ability was acknowledged by her school
teacher which has remained strong in her
memory.
In pursuing a career not in art, painting and
drawing were always a hobby.
While living in Europe, which is an artists
playground, Sue realised her passion for
art remained strong within the Australian
themes of wildlife and animals, particularly
farm dogs and the country way of life which
resonnates throughout her art. Visitors to
the exhibition will delight in her detail to fur
and feathers which draws the viewer closer
to see that it is in fact a painting and not a
photo. On returning to Australia Sue’s first
entry into an art show saw her first sale and
winning 'Viewers Choice ' award. Sue then
realised her career and embraced the art
world. She has since won many awards and
sold a numerous amount of art.
Christine Hyde
Painting, drawing, sketching have been
integral to Christine’s inner peace since
childhood. She made a concious decision
to leave the city for a “tree change”and find
the space to pursue her art career and in
2001 moved to the Blue Mountains where
she built a bush studio, found a vibrant art
community, and embraced her inner-artist
wholeheartedly. She now paints prolifically
and has since received art awards. Christine’s
contemporary art is inspired by her
Australian bush locale and her frequent visits
to France. To view Christine’s art gallery is to
see her journey through oils, watercolours
and acrylics. Her watercolour and oil
paintings of the landscape and nature are
atmospheric, her contemporary acryic and
ink compositions on cradled timber and
Yupo are bold and sing with colour.
Follow Christine.Hyde.Artworks and Megan’s
Fine Art Gallery on Instagram and Facebook
Register your interest for this Exhibition on
Christine’s Facebook page Event Post
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