Julienne Richardson exhibition Mindscapes

Manning River Times

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00:00 It's a pleasure to be here today to introduce Julian's

00:03 first exhibition in the gallery here.

00:07 Do you mind if I call you Jules?

00:08 Jules?

00:09 - No, it's easy.

00:10 (laughing)

00:11 - I've known Jules for quite a number of years now

00:13 through the gallery.

00:14 Jules has been very active in the local art scene.

00:17 She's worked with us for a while.

00:19 She's done a lot of volunteer work with us,

00:22 with mental health exhibitions, with Art in the Vale.

00:25 She ran that for quite a few years at Pannonbar.

00:28 And so she's been very active in our local area.

00:33 She's very generous with her time and her fun

00:37 and we always have a few laughs.

00:39 And so the people who know Jules know that she's not one

00:42 for hiding her light under a bushel.

00:44 (laughing)

00:47 But in this instance, she has.

00:49 She has made this amazing exhibition of her work

00:53 that she's been producing over the last couple of years.

00:56 And I think they're absolutely beautiful.

00:59 Jules has really shown a great skill in her use

01:02 of the watercolour and her mediums.

01:04 And what I really like about it is there's a real light

01:08 touch to the works.

01:10 You can't see where she's worked and worked and worked.

01:12 It's almost as if they've just emerged

01:15 with her slight hand.

01:17 And they've got some beautiful textures.

01:19 If you look closely at the works, beautiful textures,

01:22 the shapes that almost serendipitously come out of the page

01:26 where she's assisted the medium,

01:29 but it's also had a hand in how the artwork

01:32 has been created.

01:33 So I also really enjoy the colourings that she's used

01:37 because it's not easy to manipulate watercolours

01:41 and get really nice colours that can portray

01:46 the natural landscape like Jules has done.

01:48 So often people use colours that are too garish

01:51 or bright or too basic.

01:53 And I really enjoy the way Jules has manipulated

01:56 her medium.

01:58 So congratulations Jules.

02:00 It's great to finally have an exhibition here for you.

02:03 And I hope you sell them all.

02:05 So they're on sale.

02:06 (audience laughing)

02:09 Thanks Jules.

02:12 - Thank you.

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