Margo Humphries 🎨 visual artist 🖼️ Lake Macquarie NSW Australia

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  • Summer Art Bazaar at Civic Park, Newcastle – December 2013

    Summer Art Bazaar at Civic Park, Newcastle – December 2013

    Summer Art Bazaar
    Saturday 7 December 2013
    9am – 3pm
    Civic Park
    King St, Newcastle

    I will be exhibiting & selling my paintings at my stall at Summer Art Bazaar.

    Art Bazaar features original handcrafted goods from over 100 local Hunter Arts Network (HAN) artists.

    The Hunter’s premier artisan & design marketplace, Art Bazaar, is held quarterly by HAN, which is a non-profit membership of Artists, Designers, Jewellers and craft people from the Hunter region.

    Every Art Bazaar is spread out on the expansive grounds of the impressive locations.

    Art Bazaars are FREE entry & there’s also be demonstrations, loads of parking, food, drinks & ATM’s.

    Enjoy meeting the artists & designers who have carefully created for the reputable event providing access beyond the boundaries of the gallery.

    It is an affordable opportunity for both the public & the creative people of Newcastle & the Hunter

  • Spring Art Bazaar – next Sunday

    Today is the first day of Spring & that means it’s only ONE WEEK until Spring Art Bazaar!I’ll be exhibiting my paintings, come & visit me at my stall, it’s the one with the yellow canopy!

    Singleton Council has very kindly organised a shuttle bus between Spring Art Bazaar, Broke Village Fair & Sculpture in the Vines next Sunday!

    Spring Art Bazaar
    Sunday 8 September 2013 10am – 3pm
    Civic Centre Green, Civic Ave, Singleton
    https://www.facebook.com/events/456894904369055/

  • Spring Art Bazaar

    Only two weeks until I’ll be exhibiting my artworks at Spring Art Bazaar! We’ll be at Civic Centre Green, Civic Ave, Singleton on Sunday 8 September from 10am – 3pm. There’ll be a huge variety of art, craft & design to browse & buy with Hunter Arts Network artisans showcasing their work. Plus ATM, food, coffee & heaps of parking available.

    Visit Art Bazaar on Facebook

  • Check out my artwork on display every month!

    This month my paintings are at Goodness Me Organics, Adamstown; next month I’ll be at Spring Art Bazaar, Singleton & then in October my paintings will be exhibited at Chocolate Hills – Tartuca Espresso, Denman!

  • Finalist Award!

    Here’s the Young Business Executive Finalist award I received at the Hunter Business Awards!

  • Margo Humphries Solo Art Exhibition @ Goodness Me Organics August

    Drop into Goodness Me Organics from 1-31 August 2013 for some amazing organic food & coffee in their cafe, & view my original paintings on display! All artworks are for sale during the month of August. 617-621 Glebe Rd, Adamstown. Open Mon-Fri 9am – 5pm. Sat 9am – 3pm
    www.kasarndesigns.com
    http://goodnessmeorganics.com.au/

  • Hunter Business Awards

    Only one week until the Hunter Business Awards! I’m a Young Business Executive finalist so wish me luck!
    http://www.nswbusinesschamber.com.au/Hunter/Events/Hunter-Business-AwardsImage

  • 6 New Artworks by Margo Humphries

    I’ve just uploaded 6 new artworks to my gallery:

    “Womb”, acrylic on paper, 2009, by Margo Humphries:
    http://www.redbubble.com/people/kasarndesigns/works/10545170-womb

    Womb – Margo Humphries

    “Fireworks 2”, acrylic on paper, 2009, by Margo Humphries:
    http://www.redbubble.com/people/kasarndesigns/works/10545188-fireworks-2

    Fireworks 2 – Margo Humphries

    “Tlaquepaque Mexico”, acrylic on paper, 2009, by Margo Humphries:
    http://www.redbubble.com/people/kasarndesigns/works/10545216-tlaquepaque-mexico

    Tlaquepaque Mexico – Margo Humphries

    “Elves & Fairies”, watercolour & pencil on paper, 1995, by Margo Humphries:
    http://www.redbubble.com/people/kasarndesigns/works/10545231-elves-and-fairies

    Elves & Fairies – Margo Humphries

    “Night Stalkers at Dusk”, watercolour & pencil on paper, 1995, by Margo Humphries:
    http://www.redbubble.com/people/kasarndesigns/works/10545243-night-stalkers-at-dusk

    Night Stalkers at dusk – Margo Humphries

    “Sea Shells 3”, acrylic on canvas, 2009, by Margo Humphries:
    http://www.redbubble.com/people/kasarndesigns/works/10545274-sea-shells-3

    Sea Shells 3 – Margo Humphries

  • Margo Humphries Debut Solo Exhibition

    The debut solo exhibition by local Newcastle artist, Margo Humphries, is being held next month at Goodness Me Organics, Adamstown from 1 to 31 August 2013.

     

    All artworks will be for sale. The exhibition compliments the café which boasts tasty all day brekky, lunch, smoothies, sweet treats and more plus quality organic ingredients to deliver a great coffee experience every time.

     

    Goodness Me Organics is located at 617-621 Glebe Rd, Adamstown (Cnr Date St)

    & is open Mon – Fri 8.30am – 5.30pm. Sat 9am – 3pm. Parking available in nearby Date Street Carpark. Visit http://goodnessmeorganics.com.au/

     

    Margo was born in Taree & moved to Newcastle in 2003 when she was 23 years old. In 2009 Margo & her partner Matthew established their own business, Kasarn Designs, named after their daughter.

     

    From an early age Margo always enjoyed drawing & painting & has found it to be a form of meditation where she enters into another world & feels relaxed & focused. When Margo was only 12 she entered the Walkom-Manning Art Prize where she won the “Children of the Manning” Youth Award with “Wingham Brush”.

     

    Margo taught herself to paint by studying books and other artists’ styles.  Margo has developed her own style, painting many different subjects & experimenting with different techniques. Margo has experimented with different media, including watercolour & oil but prefers to work with acrylic. Margo is passionate about art & displaying her colourful abstract & landscape paintings. Margo’s visual vocabulary has made her known for her painterly style & vibrant canvases. The energy in her works appears to be limitless & she loves creating works that you could stare at for hours. For Margo, the creative voyage along the way is equally significant as the outcome.

     

    Margo was selected as one of 10 artists for the Mattara Festival’s Inaugural Outdoor Art Exhibition & her “Look up in the Sky Tonight” was draped over Newcastle Panthers in October 2011. 10 buildings participated in the art trail.

     

    In 2012 Margo’s T-Shirt Design, The Line Up, made the final 20 in Redbubble’s SXSW T-shirt Competition for New York band The Big Sleep. Also last year Margo joined the Hunter Arts Network committee as their “Social Media Guru” & helps in promoting their quarterly Art Bazaars.

     

    Margo has also been involved in many community projects including the 2002 Peoplescape project & designing & creating street banners for Victoria Street in Taree in 1996.

    Margo Humphries Debut Solo Exhibition at Goodness Me Organics, Adamstown
    Margo Humphries Debut Solo Exhibition at Goodness Me Organics, Adamstown

  • SOLD! Two paintings

    Here’s my two paintings in their new location which I sold at our garage & art sale on 22 June 2013 – “Green Swirls” diptych & “Surging & Rushing”

    Here’s my two paintings in their new location which I sold at our garage & art sale on 22 June 2013 – “Green Swirls” diptych & “Surging & Rushing”:
    Here’s my two paintings in their new location which I sold at our garage & art sale on 22 June 2013 – “Green Swirls” diptych & “Surging & Rushing”:

  • Winter Art Bazaar Success Yesterday

    What a huge success Winter Art Bazaar was yesterday at Maitland Regional Art Gallery. We were so lucky to have so much sunshine & I also sold three paintings!

    Here’s my stall:

    Margo Humphries of Kasarn Designs stall at Winter Art Bazaar at Maitland Regional Art Gallery on 9 June 2013
    Margo Humphries of Kasarn Designs stall at Winter Art Bazaar at Maitland Regional Art Gallery on 9 June 2013

  • Exhibiting paintings at Art Bazaar tomorrow at Maitland

    Here’s the huge list of paintings I’m exhibiting at Art Bazaar tomorrow at Maitland Regional Art Gallery from 10am! Works on canvas, paper, framed & unframed from $20 to $350

  • Free Art in Newcastle tomorrow!

    It’s Friday tomorrow! That’s means there’ll be FREE ART in Newcastle! There’ll be a few of us Hunter Arts Network members giving you plenty of chances to find something to keep for FREE! Here’s the drawing I’ll be dropping, stay tuned for clues: https://www.facebook.com/FAFNewcastle?fref=ts

    AND remember to see more of our work this Sunday at Art Bazaar Maitland!

    “Flowers – vivid” by Margo Humphries Find it & keep it for free in Free Art Friday – Newcastle on Friday 7 June 2013

  • Icing decoration on birthday cake

    Here’s how we decorated the icing on our daughter’s birthday cake – Jackson Pollock/The Block style!

    WATCH THE NEW PROCESS HERE:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sossOFKufQ&feature=youtu.be

    We invented a new concept for icing decoration for our daughter’s birthday cake. We drilled two holes in the top of a funnel & tied a piece of string to each hole. Then rolled up a piece of baking paper & placed in the centre of the funnel. You can then pour jelly crystals or sugar coloured with food colouring through the funnel & let it swing like a pendulum to achieve the random design inspired by Jackson Pollock & recently seen on The Block

    New idea for icing decorating
    New idea for icing decorating

  • Mega Garage Sale & Art Show

    Great bargains & Free stuff!

    Toys, mens wear, maternity wear, homewares, furniture, cookware, electrical, general household, baby items, collectibles & more

    Original paintings by local artist Margo Humphries. Ready to hang canvases & framed works on paper. Colourful landscapes, abstracts & variety of subjects. Works from $20 to $350

    SATURDAY 22 JUNE 2013
    7AM – 4PM
    39 MAUD ST, CARDIFF SOUTH NSW

  • Winter Art Bazaar in two weeks!

    Come & visit me in TWO WEEKS at Winter Art Bazaar at Maitland Regional Art Gallery on Sunday 9 June from 10am-3pm! I’ll have a huge display of my paintings!
    https://www.facebook.com/events/395806977162709/

    Margo Humphries paintings will be exhibited at Winter Art Bazaar on 9 June 2013
    Margo Humphries paintings will be exhibited at Winter Art Bazaar on 9 June 2013

  • Licensing now available

    All images of my work are available for Licensing. A licensing request needs to be sent to Viscopy. For Viscopy to be able to issue a licence please supply the following information to viscopylicensing@copyright.com.au:

    – Name of the artist: Margo Humphries
    – Title of the work/s: eg “Lansdowne Escarpment”
    – Your company/organisation
    – Title of the publication/product
    – Will you be reproducing the art work in full or will you be using a detail? Cropped or detail uses require Viscopy to seek prior approval from the copyright holder
    – Distribution territory – Australia and New Zealand or worldwide? Our licensing generally covers Australia and New Zealand, and worldwide for online uses. Additional territory loadings may apply
    – Duration of licence (1 year, 5 years etc)
    – Print run of the publication/product
    – For books; is it an interior or cover page? Cover pages are charged at a higher rate because of the exposure of the work. If interior, what is the size of the reproduction – full page, quarter page etc?
    – Will there also be an e-publication or CD-Rom version of any printed material?
    – For online uses: how long will the image(s) be online and the website address? We generally license online uses for one year. What is the context of how the work will be used- on the homepage, promoting a collection, editorial content or advertising use?

    – Do you need permission for any other associated uses (eg. for the art work to be used in an advertising campaign)?

     

    Click here for details:
    http://www.kasarndesigns.com/Licensing.html

    Arctic Voodoo by Margo Humphries
    Arctic Voodoo by Margo Humphries

     

     

  • Getting my artworks framed

    I’m getting EIGHT of my paintings framed today!!!

    margo humphries framing artworks web

  • First Solo Exhibition – Newcastle

    **EXCITING NEWS** I’ll be having my first solo art exhibition in August at Goodness Me Organics!

    Goodness Me Organics is a new Organic Grocer and Café all under one roof in a central location in Newcastle

    Goodness Me Organics is located at 617-621 Glebe Rd, Adamstown (Cnr Date St). Open Mon – Fri 8.30am – 5.30pm. Sat 9am – 3pm

    http://goodnessmeorganics.com.au/

  • Copyright & Resale Royalty Seminar

    Come along to Hunter Arts Network’s Copyright & Resale Royalty Seminar on 14 May at Newcastle Art School

    Invitation to Hunter Arts Network Professional Development Night Copyright Agency 14 May 2013

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Invitation to attend a Professional Development night

    Guest speaker Tristan Chant from Copyright

    Tuesday 14 May 2013

    Doors 5.30pm

    Time 6pm – 7pm

    Newcastle Art School (TAFE), 590-608 Hunter St, Newcastle, on-street parking & parking at rear (turn left at Worth Place)

    COST:   $10 FOR HAN MEMBERS & INDIVIDUALS FROM AN ORGANISATION (MAX 2 PER ORGANISATION). NON-MEMBERS $15

    Join us after the presentation for tea/coffee/nibblies & networking

     

    DON’T MISS OUT ON RESALE ROYALTIES:

    The resale royalty scheme started on 9 June 2010. A 5% royalty is payable on certain resales of artworks for $1,000 or more (including GST). Artists are being urged to register and/or ensure that their contact and payment details are up to date, so that they can easily be found and paid if a royalty is collected for them. The scheme applies to living artists, and artists who have died in the last 70 years. Copyright Agency manages the scheme who collects an administrative fee up to 10% of the royalty collected.

    Topics that will be covered include:

    – Resale royalty

    – Basic copyright

    – Copyright Agency/Viscopy membership

    – Copyright Agency Cultural Fund

     

    Copyright Agency is a not for profit rights management organisation, who enables the use of text and images in return for fair payment to writers, visual artists and publishers. This includes managing the Viscopy business: services to artists and users of images.

     

    Tristan Chant is also a practicing artist and curator so this presentation is based on how to apply the above to an artist’s professional practice.

     

    REGISTRATION REQUIRED BY MONDAY 13 MAY 2013

    We need to know numbers so please contact Margo Humphries before the above date:

    Email: margo@kasarndesigns.com

    Mob: 0411176089

    Please provide your full name, mobile & email address