Wieneke Archive Book 3 : Moreton Galleries 1960-61 Presscuttings

JOHN C. GOODCHILD IS A METICULOUS CRAFTSMAN WATER colours by John C. Goodchild offering at the work of a meticulous craftsman with a mistrust of freedom, spontanlety, and imagination. In other words, Goodchild follows the "safe" path. Not that these paintings are like casual snapshots. They in- volve planning, construction, and selection. Construction is partly based on linear perspective (aban- doned by nearly every major painter since Cezannel, but with enough attention to shape and tone relation, gen- erall py.i Lure,to leave no "hole" in the However, the 'motif" ap- pears more rearranged than re-created. In the landscapes the essential spirit of nature escapes the painter too anxious for correctness. Goodchild's washes are crisp and clean, neat and definite at the edges. Brush - lines, where used for outlines or fine detail Are thin, sure, and dainty, WithOUt aaauttling ART REVIEW by DR. GERTRUDE LANGER an independent calligraphic life of their own. Everything is clearly de- fined and stated, leaving little the Moreton Galleries are respect for rules and a to the Imagination of the on- looker. (wOfh the paxincetipntgiosn w hoc he aen standard, the following are selected for mention: "Low Tide, Manningtree," spacious and delicate; "Dutch Houses, Manningtree"; "In the Kia- kurouras, New Zealand." , , . 1,1`714..A ils143ifk, ART REVIEW by DR. GERTRUDE LANGER h New Macqueen KENNETH MACQUEEN Is e colours at the Moreton They show an undiminished freshness. In the work of this farmer -painter one can sense a closeness to the earth. Typically Australian themes, especially farmland Find sea- side. are represented in a style quite. his own. tdarrytteen's in- stinct, for nrganising every- thing, including the shadows, water colours shibiting a new crop of water Galleries. to forma pristine. simple and decorative arrangement, which expresses well the theme In hand, rarely fails him. One should like In give special mention to "Bed of the Condamine." "Alarm." "The Farm across the Barley." "The Plough," "The Drinking Hole," and 'The llicUeridoo." Mai ?SZ