'For Sale' by Ross

FINALIST IN COUNTRY ENERGY AWARD

The painting 'For Sale' is featured by Trevor Lang in his editorial in the Artists Palette magazine, issue number57 ie'......Art appreciation is a very personal thing.I personally enjoyed drifting through the displays and forming my own opinions about the various works. One painting which spoke to me on an emotional level was Mudgee artist Ross Kurtz' image entitled 'For Sale'. This picture showed a time-worn Australian homestead behind a rusty farm gate, against the backdrop of a harsh outback sky. The sign beside the gate read 'For Sale'......and standing outside the gate with their backs to the audience were four ghostly figures of a farmer and his wife with their two small children. The message in the picture was both strident and touching. It spoke volumes about the pain desperation affecting many people on the land during periods of indeterminable drought.

Most of the finalist's pictures were clever and beautiful. But only one, for me, provoked feelings of understanding, sadness and empathy. It was a valuable piece of art which I found to be both timely and purposeful. .....'

We have just had another successful exhibition 'Art In The Winery' at Robert Stein Wines. This year we invited another local and widely appreciated artist Keith Norris and his students to join us in the exhibition. The response was positive ,and the students appreciated having a venue to show their works.
Ross is currently working for his next exhibition in Sydney next year-more details later.

We hope you enjoy viewing images of our work on our newly designed site. Warwick of Website Expressions has been a great help during the setup period.