Art Express at Central Coast Grammar School The first time since Covid, Central Coast was home to the Art Express exhibition, coinciding with the school’s spring fair. There was some wonderful art, showing the talent of over 30 artists from the Central Coast. The Castle Hill Art Society exhibition is always a highlight of the OPEN POST
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Nel Davis is a watercolour artist. She looks for colour and light to capture in her paintings. Nel Mary Davis is based in Sydney and Copacabana. Her purpose is to live life to the full and what better way than to include painting?
Art in a room
Here are some examples of my art in a room. View the galleries to see more available works. Would you like one in your collection? Make contact. LAST SWIM OF THE DAY 63X25 unframed, Displayed 70 X 320 cm framed in white timber behind glass BUY NOW $880 IT WAS 6 AM 63X25 unframed, Displayed OPEN POST
This Artist’s Poem
A Splash of Colour, Perhaps I called a colour, and it came to me. I asked it what it was. The colour laughed and spun around It became not one but three. I put out my hand, but it flowed away. “Tomorrow,” it said, “You’ll know.” So today is tomorrow and I contemplate. To settle OPEN POST
Opening night
The Inaugural art show of Grassfed Artists at The Verandah Beecroft, 21 May to 2 June 2024. . The Opening event of our Inaugural art show at The Verandah Beecroft was a roaring success. We were honoured to have Sandra Ross officially open the Art Show. Sandra is a respected Beecroft local who has community OPEN POST
All about watercolour
My name is Nel Davis and I am always happy turning daydreams into beautiful watercolours. I usually employ a limited palette to explore light and colour in landscape painting. There is so much that watercolour has to teach me. Every day seems to bring a new discovery on technique and expression. I’m loving the journey. OPEN POST
Meet the Grassfed Artists – 1 – 25 July 2025
Exhibiting at The Verandah Gallery of The Verandah Beecroft. The works of Nel Davis, along with: Susan Packard Susan Packard is an Australian contemporary abstract painter. She is drawn to creating impressions or feelings, rather than a representation of things. For Susan, her studio is her happy place. It’s a place of mystery and wonder. There’s OPEN POST
Meet the Grassfed Artists – 8 – 30 June 2025
Exhibiting at The Verandah Gallery of The Verandah Beecroft. Helen Oram Helen Oram has been a practising, exhibiting artist for many years. Her inspiration is drawn from a childhood on an isolated farm in rural New South Wales. Many of the local characters appear in her work.She has won numerous prizes and acquisitive and highly OPEN POST
Meet the Grassfed Artists – 28 April – 8 June 2025
Exhibiting at The Verandah Gallery of The Verandah Beecroft. Caroline Pullinger Caroline Pullinger is a mixed media, contemporary, visual artist based in Sydney. Her art works are interpretations of nature, with emphasis on the Australian Landscape. Whilst Caroline takes much inspiration from nature, her works blend the factual with memory. This allows her to take OPEN POST
Meet the Grassfed Artists – 26 March – 27 April 2025
Exhibiting at The Verandah Gallery of The Verandah Beecroft. Dennis Whalen Janelle White Janelle’s work is usually figurative, often in a retrospective way. She is drawn to painting people, often crowds of them, often beach side and often vintage. She uses her own and found anonymous 1950s home movies and photos as reference, to construct OPEN POST
So happy to be a finalist
…in the Northern Beaches Gallery (NBG) Summer Exhibition Art Prize. The exhibition will run from 4th to 30 November. I’d love it if you could pop on by to see my paintings! I love this gallery. As they say, affordable, accessible, original art. Since I love painting the beaches it’s a perfect place for my OPEN POST
So happy to be a finalist – again!
…in the Northern Beaches Gallery (NBG) Summer Exhibition Art Prize. This time 2024. Thank you Wayne and Katie! . More “Colour” Home Page >
The Verandah Gallery
We are delighted to present The Verandah Gallery. Following the successful, inaugural art show at the Verandah in 2024 the community has been asking for an encore. A space has now been dedicated at The Verandah. Each month until the end of July 2025, a new solo or small group exhibition. The gallery is a OPEN POST
What’s in a name?
What’s in a name? My name is Nel Mary Davis. Nel is a shortening of Noelene, which was the name I was Christened. I never took to that name and when my mum would mistakenly call me Nel – her sister’s name – I would wish it was mine. So, you may find my history OPEN POST
Shipping
Unframed paintings can be shipped directly via Australia post, to addresses within Australia ONLY. Make contact if you are outside Australia to arrange sale and shipping. Framed paintings can be delivered to Sydney and NSW Central Coast addresses. Please make contact if you are outside these areas to organise pick up. Please use the Contact form if you have OPEN POST
Meet the Grassfed Artists – May 2024
The Grassfed Artists are a collective of talented creatives. Ten were been invited to exhibit at the Inaugural art show at The Verandah Beecroft (128 Copeland Rd Beecroft). The curator, Nel Davis is impressed by their talent. Here is an introduction to the artists exhibiting at The Verandah from Tuesday 21 May to Sunday 2 OPEN POST