First, the Rosie Leak exhibition at The Glebe. Pete Perry gave a wonderful introduction, talking about the baggage that artists bring to the canvas, and how long it can take to let that go. He used Matisse as an example, who spent his career mastering the great known styles, and then let them go, over and over, until he reached the minimalist, clean-cut works of his final years. And then he pointed out a few of Rosie's pieces, and wistfully said how happy he would be if he had produced such unburdened art.
The 'Sold' dots went up quickly, and buyers (and family) took the opportunity to pose with the artist. (I meant to get a photo of Rosie's personal favourite - a swimming pool triptych of shallow, deeper, deep. Great blues...)
You can click to enlarge the collageAnd on Sunday, following the Easter Egg Hard Target Search (I'm surprised there's so much as a leaf left in the Glebe) we settled down for Nosey Rosie Storytime. The audience was a mix of locals (who know NR from school visits) and slightly dazed visitors who weren't quite sure what all the hats were about. Then we had photos, and a signing of books (when we ran out of books, I signed Easter baskets instead). And after Nosey Rosie, there was coffee and friends and chocolate cake.
And when I got home, Sharon Rose texted through a prescription for a large glass o'wine, pronto. What kind of lunatic would ignore such sage advice :-)
Thanks to Jean for running the mini-shop, to Liz for fab-and-much-needed coffee, and to Aisling for the NR photos - great job!
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