ARTIST TALK
Clare Purser & Jude Taggart Roberts
Date: Saturday, 18 October 10am–12pm
10am–11am: Jude will facilitate a session to demonstrate her process for working on location, beginning with an introduction to her drawing and painting kit. The session will cover how to prepare different types of paper for diverse conditions, how to select varying perspectives, and ways of applying paint and other mediums in the initial stages. Jude will also share methods of how on-site drawings are further developed in the studio and the research methods used to add depth and context to the works.
11am–12pm: Join Clare for a session on her en plein air painting process and the central role the sketchbook plays in her artistic practice. Clare will take you on a tour through her personal sketchbooks, sharing how she approaches composition and colour while working outdoors. She’ll talk through her favourite materials, what she carries with her into the field, what she looks for in a scene, and how she decides where to begin. This session is for anyone curious about an artist’s process—from initial observations to finished works. Bring along your own sketchbook for notes and thoughts.
Both artists will be around afterwards for drinks and a chat.
MAIN CURATED EXHIBITIONS
Now showing
Gallery 1 & 3
CLARE PURSER &
JUDE TAGGART ROBERTS
Something Wild
To be within the ‘wilds’ of a landscape echoes the experience of a feeling that forces one to be distracted with emotion while encountering an experience of place in its most natural state of untamed reverie. For Jude Taggart Roberts and Clare Purser, two highly regarded Brisbane based contemporary artists, the exhibition of their most recent works titled ‘Something Wild’ encounters no distractions but rather a highly focused and sinuous encounter with the ‘wilds’ of two contrasting environments. - Glen Skein 2025 (catalogue extract)
Artists talk
Saturday, 18 October 10am–12pm
Exhibition dates
1 October – 1 November 2025
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Coming soon
Gallery 1 & 3
Sandy Herberte, World By Night #1, Watercolour on Arches paper, 56 x 76 cm
SANDY HERBERTE
World By Night
Brisbane is a town typically associated with glare and saturated light, sometimes the light and colours of a location are emphasised by their relationship with the darkness.
Opening event
Saturday, 8 November 3pm–6pm
Exhibition dates
4 November – 29 November 2025
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