I love to explore the interplay between vibrant splashes of colour to create beautiful, joyful, and harmonious abstract paintings that resonate with the viewer.

These Art works are about sharing with others to celebrate and enjoy a variety of subjects and insights as we all see things in different perspectives. Beth Crawford is a local Berkeley Artist of the lllawarra Region. Beth works in all mediums, painting, sculpture and ceramics.

During the Covid-19 lockdown, I was inspired to create emotive artworks symbolising love, empathy, hope and connection. A love heart is hidden within each artwork; a symbol embedding a part of myself, celebrating love and a unique way to spread joy

I started my art journey as a mosaic artist. I have transitioned over the past several years to painting. I find painting grounds me and is my go to when I am out of step with my feelings in relation to people and the world in general. It is my hope that my artworks reflect my search for peace, love, joy and harmony in my personal life journey.

The conceptual practice of each work entails celebrating the good things in life, with each work symbolising this through emotive imagery. The material practice of these artworks consists of digital drawing material which is then printed on canvas. A love heart is hidden within each artwork as a meaningful symbol embedding a part of me; celebrating love, joy and a unique way to engage the audience.

I am an intuitive artist that loves to portray the landscape in a different way, using collage sometimes and different media to create vibrant and interesting images mostly from photographs I have taken on my travels. My work celebrates the diversity of our landscape.

My concept of art is utilising the beautiful colours to create the rich colours of nature & peace, harmony that will enhance the vision to the viewer.

My series of artworks showcase the soul of celebration and happiness. Representing Celebration in art is meaningful, because celebration happens every day but as a community, we build our character and it allows us to be more open and enjoy with our family, friends, and the public.

Ian Brown

Working in abstraction… Ian explores both the natural and man-made landscape in which we exist. His paintings push the boundaries beyond the edge of the canvas taking the viewer far beyond the literal. While appearing restrained, the mark making becomes an important aspect as layers are built to provide the depth required.

Ian Steen

I use masks as my primary medium of expression as they allow the artist and the wearer to reveal their innermost sense of self through a safe barrier. Masks are not only decorative but they also convey great emotions. Through my study throughout Asia and the rest of the world I have come to a deeper understanding of the power of the mask as a transformative means of expressing the self.

I hope you're still smiling.

After another year of lockdowns and isolation, it is wonderful to reconnect with people and our community. We are reminded to find joy in the everyday journey of this life, even in the little things we often take for granted. Let’s celebrate, after all, life is a celebration!

The rock pools of Wollongong promenade people pass by them every day on their daily walks or visits. The rock pools are up and down the coast of Wollongong were not always used for a leisurely swim. Initially, rock pools had been used for the coal miners after they had finished work. It is always important to remember the history of where we are from.

2019 "Five Countries One Vision" Joint exhibition with Abbas Akbari, Arturo Mora Benavent, Jonathan Chiswell-Jones,Giampietro Rampini and Joan Carillo Romero. House of Culture Manises, National Museum of Ceramics and Decorative Arts, Valencia, Spain

I express my Aboriginal Gumbaynggirr heritage and European and Chinese ancestry. The colours are symbolic and represent the journey of discovering harmony through chaos within contemporary Australian cultural identity. This is a story of the complexity in discovering harmony within the natural universe.

These 4 works are about water. My prints are about water. Every day I swim in the salt water in a rock pool. I feel close to the element of water. I celebrate living close to the beach and being able to immerse myself in water.

Through my art practice I am drawn to explore my subconscious state and bring it to the physical realm through form. These sculptures are usually inspired by my bizarre and vivid dreams which I bring to life through my art works. My curiosity is about these non-physical entities that come from the subconscious imagination and their connection to reality, as well as the connection between all life forms.

I enjoy the freedom of wandering bushland tracks, beaches, and fossicking for little treasures to inspire. I love to absorb myself in the peace and tranquility of nature.

My background training in architectural drafting where I was taught to draw in pen and ink, has merged nicely with my artistic ability to create artworks depicting old buildings and the like. Now retired, I am able to indulge more in my passion for drawing .

My work is a celebration of nature. By painting the various species of plants and sometimes animals I am celebrating their beauty and looking closely at their artistic qualities. Their shape, colour, texture, line and overall design work to focus on different aspects of each plant and celebrate its unique qualities.

Shih Miaoyu has been learning and practicing zentangle for 2 years. She wishes to use art to express the Buddhist qualities of right mindfulness, meditation concentration and wisdom.

A Buddhist nun... She sees creating art as a meditation. So she does art as part of her meditation practice.

Moira Kirkwood’s works are bold and busy compositions, often suggesting urban scenes. The absurd and the whimsical are common features. She doesn’t aim to paint a particular thing or scene, but likes to just start and see where she’s led. Moira treasures the frailty and dignity of hand-made marks.

Renee has a great energy and enthusiasm for painting in a variety of different genres and mediums. The freedom of watercolour, the unlimited expanse in seascapes & landscapes, the curves of the human figure are all fundamental elements in the creation of her desirable Artworks. Renee captures the mood, harmony and rich palette of colours that nature provides.

I envision harmony as the silent machinations of tiny enviorons that work tirelessly to create our landscapes. With my work I endeavour to set the viewers minds on those microscopic workings.

Rowan Hollingworth had a career as a Chemistry lecturer. His interest in photography goes back to film, but has intensified since the development of digital photography & Photoshop. Rowan concentrates on two quite different styles of photography – “straight” images, particularly macro-photography & constructed images, revealing something from the imagination.

Susan McAlister’s sculptures focuses on the uniqueness and significance of identity. Her creative goal is to share hidden stories interwoven with elements of mystery, joy, contemplation, wit, and beauty.

I'm in awe of nature and the creatures that live in harmony with it. My inspiration is drawn from that while using colour and imagination . Hope to bring positive experience to the viewer.

Wendy first embraced art as a fashion design student in the UK. She particularly enjoyed the juxtaposition of colours that could be achieved with fabric and design. She achieved a Diploma of Visual Arts after retiring and likes to focus on realism in her works.

In this difficult time of pandemic, people stand together in harmony to fight the virus. There are many ways to express harmony; creating arts is my way to connect with people and to conjure up harmony mentally.

Yvonne Medina

The word harmony evokes images of being at one with nature. The elements of air, water, trees and all the living ecosystems combine to give us calmness. This helps bring harmony to our soul.