Im excited to announce that I am participating in Open Studios Sunshine Coast this year. The weekend for Hinterland studios is 19th-21st May. Art trail guides are out now in all local arty venues, so grab your copy and plan your weekend. You can also drop into Yandina Historic House Art Gallery to view some works of participating hinterland artists to help choose your visits.
Cant wait to have you drop in and see me in my newly opened Studio Gallery space!
Join me for a 6 week course in Watercolour Painting!
Have you always wanted to paint? Well here is your chance! Tuesdays, 10am -12.30pm, from Feb 22nd -March 29th, in my studio in Maleny Qld. Cost is $250 pp payable in advance. A list of required materials will be provided when you register your interest. Limited spaces! Feel free to get in contact if you have questions. Email me at laracooperart@gmail.com
After a couple of quieter years, Im excited to announce that my work will be featured in the Stevens Street Gallery from now until the end of December 2022. It’s a lovely gallery space, full of interesting local art and handmade beautiful things to browse. And a perfect destination for some Christmas shopping.
Id love to invite you to go along and see my work…let me know if you’re going! The gallery is open Wednesday through Sunday each week.
Hey everyone…more info to come, but get it in your diary! Im having a solo exhibition in the lovely Sarah’s Unplugged in Maleny, Queensland. Opening 6th December and running until the end of January, Id love it if you could come and see my latest work. After three solo exhibitions in South Australia, this is my first exhibition opportunity in Queensland. Come along!
August 20, 2018
Hey all, its been so long since I last wrote a blog that my old blog had grown cobwebs and looked literally dusty. So I decided it was time for a new start.
LOTS has been happening in my world. This year has been an opportunity for me to reset stacks of things; new paintings, this blog, and a new shiny website. Yay! Thanks heaps to Beck at Berekah Communication Design for the website upgrade!
After several years of busy, busy pace (house renovating, studying a degree and then moving interstate and then…illustrating a book) I finally have time to get things rolling again in the world of art.
Dhiiyaan, Bethel, in Dalby QLD.
Recently, I installed several of my paintings in a shop in Maleny QLD., called Poshippie. Its a great space in the main street and Jen, the owner, is dedicated to supporting local artisans. Her plus-size clothing line is also all made in Maleny. Worth a visit.
Im working on a new body of work at the moment. Towards the end of the year Ill be having a few months hanging space in another well known local art space, Sarah’s Unplugged. More news on that later. For the moment, Im painting, painting, painting.
A few weeks ago I was privileged to be able to paint a mural for the Dhiyaan community in Dalby, QLD. This was a profound and memorable experience, with the mural being a colla-
Afternoon at Dhiiyaan, Bethel, in Dalby QLD.
boration between me and one of the community members, Larry. A very special process of lived reconciliation.