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Open Studios finishes Sunday ~ and one studio still on our list is where mother and daughter Helga Seward and Inessa Brock have been making very different art side by side all fortnight.

Helga is a book illustrator ~ her work is whimsical, dreamy and full of personality: watercolour drawings, oil paintings, and hand-sewn dolls in outfits inspired by the 60s and 70s. Her daughter Inessa works in textured oils ~ palette knife landscapes of the Margaret River region, capturing light, atmosphere and quiet emotion.

Take a creative art crawl across the Margaret River region ~ Last chance this weekend.

🎨 1 & 2 @inessabrock_abstraction. 3 & 4 @helgamseward. 5 - Inessa and Helga at work

Just three days left of Open Studios ~ don`t let the weekend pass without a few more visits 🎨

Deidre Bruhn works in mixed media ~ paper, collage, layers of paint and texture built up and broken down again until something unexpected emerges. "The joy for me is the serendipity and the totally unexpected outcome from working intuitively."

🎨 @dab.mixedmediaart
🎨 Margaret River Region Open Studios ends Sunday 27 September
🎨 Pick up an event guide, browse all artist listings on the website, or just look out for Open Studio signs

Three days left ~ and there`s still so much to see 🎨

Patty Pearce came back to painting after a full life of nursing, midwifery, raising a family and seeing the world. Her art teacher in secondary school was the celebrated WA painter Robert Juniper ~ and his encouragement never quite left her. From 2015, she returned to oils and acrylics with a focus on large blooms and birdlife, capturing the joy on canvas.

🕰️ Open Studios ends Sunday 27 September
📍 152 artists across the Margaret River region, from Busselton in the north to Augusta in the south

This weekend is your last chance to see Art Is, an extraordinary collaborative exhibition at Christian Fletcher Gallery in Dunsborough. Now in its fifth year, Christian invited 25 Open Studios artists to interpret his photographs in their unique style.

This photo gallery is a taste ~ be sure to visit the entire collection of works during Open Studios, on until Sunday 27 September.

“I always welcome the start of Open Studios with excitement, fear and loathing. The gallery is buzzing and the vibe is incredible. At the same time, I am nervous about how the work is being received so it’s always a thrill when it sells. I feel that is the validation we seek. As a participating artist, you put yourself on public display and give all you have to give.”
~ Christian Fletcher

📍 @christianfletcher_gallery
🎵 Chain Avenue, Ben Liston and Christian Fletcher
📸 @oviscreative

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We’d love to hear about your Open Studios experience, and any suggestions you’d like to share. Please share your feedback in our survey after you’ve completed your Open Studios visits. Click the link in bio to start the survey ~ mrropenstudios.com.au/win

Not only will you help us plan next year’s event and secure vital partnerships and grants, you’ll go in the draw to win a $4,000 Private Properties experience.

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There are few better settings to experience quiet, contemplative painting than overlooking the vineyard at Stella Bella Wines 🌿🍷

Sam Broadhurst works in landscapes ~ often the wild and untouched coast between the capes, or bushland studies. "Nature offers a place to step outside myself, restore balance, and be present. Painting becomes an invitation to pause, reflect, and exist without distraction."

It`s a rare chance to see him at the easel ~ Sam is taking part in Open Studios for the first time. Meet the artist, admire his art and maybe stay for a tasting ~ this is wine country, after all 🍷

🎨 @sambroadhurst.studio