Artists Carter, Clarke, Leidich and Winzar have one thing in common, no fear of colour. Two prefer to employ it with realistic references, one works it moodily and one for the sheer joy of it.

Gail Leidich presents watercolour images of maritime subjects. Her colour washes are well handled as she adeptly captures the sense of watery mists and the movement of moored boats. Then in  Racing the Storm she is able to show us the breath of the wind and splash of the sea. Leidich's On the Dock I & II are fine black and white works that shows she understands tonal rhythms as well as the use of colour.

Paul Winzar also understands the tones and colours of nature with his well crafted land and waterscapes in oil. Familiar subjects along the Swan River, out to Rottnest then back to the southwest are realistically rendered. One cannot fault the work however they tend to be held apart, frozen in time. A figure here or there would be most welcome as it would invite the viewer into these idyllic scenes.

We're not sure if we want to enter the somewhat surreal works in oil by Andrew Carter. His moody use of sombre shades and dramatic scenarios suggests there is more to these stories then meets the eye. Why does the small girl peering at Romeo & Juliet seem frightened, and what has happened to the recumbent figure in Stepmother? Then too, the perspective in the small street scenes seems to be, purposely, just a sliver off. Even the slick surfaces evoke the idea of slipping into an unknown world. These are well presented images that stir the imagination.

The imagination comes into play more joyously in the mixed media works by Anne Clarke. Splashes, splotches, and spontaneous mark making in lively colour, enliven the surfaces of these works. All are guided by the kinetic aspect of nature and the landscape. Autumn is a textural mix of a golden foreground leading to orange and brown illusion of trees. Even images of cut flowers in vases own a sense of joir de vivre. Still Life, Cluster of Blooms has a profusion of violet splashes amid multi-coloured washes and a collage of white fibrous paper. It is life that is not in the least bit still.

Visit the exhibition and put some colour into your day.