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Maxine Wade (B.Arts. Dip.Ed.)
Maxine Wade has always had an interest in creativity and trained as an Art teacher at Melbourne University, going on to teach in a variety of secondary colleges for 27 years. She then operated a picture framing business for 5 years, before beginning tutoring adults in watercolour, drawing, life drawing and mixed media at many art societies in Melbourne. She was a signatory member of the Australian Guild of Realist Artists (AGRA) for 15 years (2 of those serving as a councillor there, as Professional development Officer) and a member of the Watercolour Society of Victoria for 20 years. Maxine has won many awards for her work, most recently Highly Commended Kenneth Jack Memorial Award, Montsalvat 2010 and Best Watercolour at the 2009 Castlemaine Art Show, and her work is held in many collections. She has held many solo and joint exhibitions over 35 years and is currently tutoring at Glen Eira Cheltenham Art Group (watercolour and mixed media), Malvern Artists' Society (watercolour) and life drawing at McClelland Guild of Artists. She was Artist in Residence for 2 years, teaching watercolour at Camberwell Grammar School. She also teaches workshops and demonstrates at many Melbourne and regional art societies throughout the year. Maxine also judges art shows in metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria. She operates her paintED. Tours to Italy (2011), France (2013), Italy (2015) and Italy (2017) (Venice & Santa Margherita).and a planned tour for 2019 to France (Nice and Aix en Provence)...... where painting & sketching on-site is combined with gallery visits and a lecture by Maxine on the artist in focus for the tour. UPDATES..... paintED.Tours had very successful tours to Italy in 2011, then France in 2013, and then in 2015 to VENICE & RADDA in CHIANTI ..... Next tour was again to ITALY 2017 to Venice & Santa Margherita on the Italian Riviera,......I returned on October 8th after a wonderful tour with sunny days (except one!) All 11 of my students had a great time...though Venice was very crowded...difficult to find large enough painting sites for all of us!! Santa Margherita was stunning.....next planned tour is in 2019...TO FRANCE!! NICE as our city location and AIX en PROVENCE as our regional one. see report under "on tour" tab........ NEWS FLASH! Maxine has been invited to participate in the "Artist of the Year" Award exhibition, at the Victorian Artists' Society, 430 Albert Street, East Melbourne. The show runs from 12th November - 29th November. Opening night Tuesday 16th November 7pm "WATERCOLOUR WARFARE" , also available for purchase through mail order from the author. email: maxinerwade@gmail.com to order (or click on the box below, and give your details) A BIT OF A NEWSFLASH!! from Maxine.......During the pandemic lock down, I have found it a perfect opportunity to begin writing my book on watercolour. Over the years, I have been asked many times to do this, but have not really had the time to focus on such a major commitment. The work is all done, and I am currently in discussion about layout and printing, with my designer, GAVIN FRY. It is suitable for either beginners or those with some experience, and focuses on the unique nature of watercolour paint and how to avoid the pitfalls that often accompany its use. 14 chapters cover such things as colour & value, composition, techniques, equipment, elements & principles of design, personal style, interpretation and more. Extensively illustrated in full colour. It will be a softback edition and moderately priced, initially for sale within my classes and here, on my website. WATERCOLOUR BOOK RELEASE THE LATEST NEWS IS MY BOOK "WATERCOLOUR WARFARE" IS NOW RELEASED .........$45.00 per copy + postage ($12.20 within Australia) The first 40 copies sold will be a limited edition of SIGNED COPIES and also come with a small original signed painting by me, as a gift to you. NOTE: these first 40 copies have already been pre-ordered - sorry! (as of 25/9/20)...BUT YOU CAN STILL ORDER A COPY! (scroll down.....) My book is 156 pages in length, soft cover and fully illustrated in colour, WITH OVER 170 OF MY PAINTINGS. It is suitable for both beginners and experienced watercolour artists, covering such considerations as: watercolour techniques, tools, brushes & equipment, the elements of art & design, colour & colour mixing, values, compositional advice & information, the importance of drawing, how to incorporate backgrounds, how to show texture, light and shadows, the use of gouache, adding figures, perspective & foreshortening, interpretation and personal style, and a chapter on "trouble shooting" . In short, it is the culmination of my 38 years of teaching. This book is a comprehensive instruction manual, to aid and abet you in your watercolour battles! order a copy by emailing me at maxinerwade@gmail.com TESTIMONIALS>>>>> From Philip Jamison, American watercolour artist, and one of Maxine's first mentors: "Congratulations! You did a GREAT job and I found your theme on focusing on all the things that you were left in the closet about was new. I learned a lot that I wasn't taught from you!" VALE PHILIP JAMISON passed away on 3rd September 2021, aged 96 years and from Robert Wade OAM (no relation!) Patron of the Watercolour Society of Victoria: "A book has to be good to get me excited...and 'Watercolour Warfare' has done just that!.....very clear and lucid opinions...a very fine painter....reproductions of her work display her mastery of the medium...every budding artist should have a copy and study the suggestions and wisdom it contains. The book is a splendid production produced entirely in Australia. It will take a prominent position in my personal library." see book cover below...... From 1st October to 24th October 2023 MY CURRENT EXHIBITION "FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING" IS NOW ON SHOW FOR VIEWING AT THE VICTORIAN ARTISTS' SOCIETY, 430 ALBERT STREET, EAST MELBOURNE 10 - 4 weekdays 11-4 weekends A range of media, featuring the figure as portrait, life drawing and genre scenes. from the top on the left: "The Seamstress" watercolour $650.00 "The Head Study" pastel $350.00 "The Lovers" watercolour $350.00 "The Mystic" watercolour $650.00 These 4 are included in a showing of a total of 22 works. Maxine was also awarded a HIGHLY COMMENDED for her watercolour entitled "INTERIOR" at the recent Spring Exhibition 2023 of members of the Victorian Artists' Society, and it was SOLD on opening night. see image below |
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