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1 February, 2025
Art replicas stun Kilcoy
Kilcoy Art Society’s Artist of the Month (AOM) is bringing back a fan favourite for February and March, with the Paint Like a Master exhibition.
This year, twenty-seven of their amazing artists have chosen a favourite work painted by a master artist and have copied the work as a learning exercise, using similar techniques to those used by the master artist. Last year’s successful exhibition saw a few Van Gogh’s, Rembrandts, Klimts, and a Renoir on the gallery walls, with more beautiful recreations coming this year.
Local artist Lisa May has paid homage to Australian artist William T Cooper, who gained renown for his detailed works of birds. In Lisa’s artwork, she has drawn a detail from William’s watercolour painting Morning On The Moor, using a tail feather which was left behind from a visiting Yellow-tailed black cockatoo as he feasted on grubs in a wattle tree on her property. Lisa fashioned the quill into a nib, which she dipped into ink and used to draw the black cockatoo.
Julie Henley was inspired by one of Claude Monet’s Water Lilies paintings, which she copied onto a lampshade to create a unique interior décor piece. While Monet mostly used oils in his paintings, Julie used acrylic and textiles to create her version of the infamous water lily scene. The finished piece can be purchased as a complete floor lamp at the gallery.
Some artists had a bit of fun, placing a completely different spin on their chosen artwork, creating their very own version. For example, Di Taylor was inspired by Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring for her work titled Dog with a Pearl Earring. Di said she wanted to bring humour and a sense of play to the exhibition. “I love using my phone to capture light on nature and people. I decided to use my friend’s dog, Kredo, as my subject. It took quite a few treats to get Kredo in position with the fabric, and I’m pleased with the result,” she said.
This AOM exhibition opens concurrently with the opening of the gallery’s new quarterly exhibition on Thursday, February 6. The official opening event will be on 2:00pm, February 9, on the Lakeside Deck at the gallery. Entry is $10 at the door, which includes afternoon tea and a chance to win the People’s Choice award. The bar will be open.
The Kilcoy Art Society invites all to join the opening or visit the Kilcoy Courthouse Art Gallery during February and March to marvel at the replicas.
