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From the Editor

Welcome to the spring edition of GOALL.

It's that time of the year when our vibrant Central Coast is positively effervescent with arts and festivals.

Spring kicks off with our 37th Grandma Moses Art Competition and Exhibition at the Gosford 50+ Leisure and Learning Centre from 10-12 September. Paintings are by Coasties aged 50 or over, with winners announced at a 10.30am morning tea on 10 September. Arty types can also check out the Central Coast Watercolour Society Springtime Exhibition or the 2019 Fab Fakes - An Exhibition of Legal Forgeries.

ChromeFest revs up to celebrate its 11th year in Memorial Park, The Entrance in October. Owners of pre-1978 Holdens, Falcons or Valiants or American cars display their wheels for automobile aficionados. Come and check the shiny array of chrome-studded vehicles from 25-27 October.

Come November and the 10-day Lakes Festival begins. More than 20 free events will take place around the Central Coast's beautiful lakes from 8?17 November, with sporting, family, cultural, education, art and live music events. Check out the program on Council's website.

GOALL's next edition is in December 2019 and article submissions are due by 27 September. Have a story idea or activities to interest our readers? Email our editor at melissa.metcalfe@centralcoast..au or call 4304 7065.

Hope you enjoy our spring edition of GOALL!

Glenn

Glenn Cannard Unit Manager Community Partnerships

Painting is our passion

Joy Maidment

Council's Social Science Intern, Mackenzie Donovan, spoke with Joy Maidment about painting and the enjoyment she gets from it. Joy would love more people to come along to the Friday morning painters' group at the Ettalong 50+ Leisure and Learning Centre (4304 7222).

Can you talk a little about what you do here?

Well, I like to paint in one way or another. Charcoal or pencil, some people paint on porcelain, some people paint with oils, acrylic, or watercolours. It's a way to get together. After I retired, I knew I was always going to start painting again but it always seemed to be something you do at home. By going to a painting group, it's a distraction to get out of the house and you can relax for the morning and enjoy yourself.

What do you love most about painting and how does it make you feel?

I like painting with oils because you can move them around ? if you don't like what you've done, wipe them off and start again! If you're painting with watercolour you have to be more definite about where exactly you're going to put the paint. I like using the oil paints and creating something special.

Do you have any big ideas for Grandma Moses this year?

I'm trying to paint a house this year. It's just nice when you spend a lot of time painting something, it's nice to hang it up and feel like you've achieved something. They have a special section for seniors. I'll be 80 next year so I'm definitely a Grandma Moses!

Is there anything else that you would like to tell anyone that is thinking about joining?

If you're retired and looking for something interesting and creative to do, it's great to come to a group like ours where you can socialise with other people, enjoy what you're doing and it's good for your mind and body.

My Community

Ralph Smith

Avid Tuggerah Lakes Art Society mentor Ralph Smith uses his expertise to help seniors pursue their love of painting. Ralph is an accomplished artist and at 96 years he is still teaching art and workshops. He has lived an amazing life and shared some of it recently with Council's Social Science Intern, Mackenzie Donavan.

What made you move from Sydney to the Central Coast?

As a small boy, I used to come up here to fish with my grandparents at Booker Bay and we always came here for holidays in the 1950s. We just wanted a tree-change! We came up here for a week or so and we came across a small house in Matcham. It was in a beautiful orchid that had a for sale sign on it. We went inside and ? then and there ? we bought it straight away. Central Coast has now been my home for about 50 years.

How did you start your career as an artist, and what do you love about painting?

I've always drawn and painted. Even during the war I used to sketch. I used to send back envelopes with drawings and sketches which were never kept, unfortunately. I'm currently painting a lot of portraits now. My painting style has changed over the years. When I would go out to exhibitions people would say "I like your style" ? so

everyone has a style. I've changed what I like to paint. I did a lot of landscapes, and I used to do them a lot!

What would you say to someone who was thinking about pursuing painting?

If they ever said: "I like to sketch, draw or paint", then join a society ? any society, because they are all good. Central Coast Art Society is good, they have meetings every week. This society, Tuggerah Lakes Art Society, is good also. Our art society introduced Fab Fakes which started 21 years ago. We have a major hall with all facilities provided. The exhibitions are always interesting and very rewarding to the artists.

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