Williamstown artist Bea Jones’ has a new exhibition about to open called Bea Bush and Home and according to the artist herself, the title is pretty self explanatory.
“It’s paintings and drawings of Hobsons Bay and surrounds,” said Jones of the exhibition which opens at the foyer gallery at the Newport Community Hub on November 2.
An artist for more than six decades, Jones latest exhibition comprises work she’s completed since the start of this year and which depicts the municipality she’s lived in for almost eight.
“Most of them are landscapes of Hobsons Bay and the Newport Lakes,” Jones said.
“There’s also two interiors, one of them is a large pastel drawing of somebody sewing in a room and the other one is a black and white drawing of a kitchen interior and then there are four oil paints which are floral paintings of flowers and fruit.”
This will be the second exhibition Jones has held featuring paintings and illustrations of Hobsons Bay, but this time people will be able to see them in person.
“I had a sell out exhibition in 2021 during Covid and people had to look at them from the outside,” said Jones.
Asked why so much of her work features Hobsons Bay and surrounds, Jones was succinct.
“I love the area so much,” she said.
“It’s (the artwork) a homage to the environment and the people I know here, the wonderful community.”
Bea Bush and Home is at the foyer gallery at Newport Community Hub November 2 to on December 7.
The exhibition is open from 8.30am-5pm, Monday to Friday, and 10am- 2pm on Saturdays.
Cade Lucas.
