A HARMONY OF HUMAN CREATIVITY IN GATTON

A wise person once said ‘creativity is intelligence having fun’ and so it was when a group of Esk Community Choir members came together at the home of renowned Gatton artist, Elizabeth Browne, for a tutorial workshop on the pleasures of creating the visual arts, followed later by their own contribution to the performing arts; songs sung by the handful of choir members in the surrounds of the beautiful paintings on display at the Gatton Cultural Centre  on Saturday 14^th January …a harmony of cultural expressions reflecting human creativity. 

It was earlier that day, seated around tables set up with painters’ easels, brushes, parchment and a plethora of watercolour paints, under the guidance of Elizabeth, Alexis’s analytical gaze, and fortified by lashing of tea, coffee and cakes, when the ladies and Eric squirted, squished, soaked, swirled, swished and finally set out to dry some beautiful lakescape and falling leaf watercolour paintings, each one surprising its creator, each one unique to the other.

A quick trip down Lake Apex Drive to the Gatton Cultural Centre where Elizabeth's framed and unframed paintings of Australiana botanical, abstract, floral and landscapes in colours both bright and muted enhanced the gallery walls, and where the choir members gathered to perform a trio of songs to anyone who cared to listen, just for the joys of singing. 

Sated by a scrumptious lunch at the Centre's Colonial Restaurant, all later made their way home, grateful for a fulfilling day of connection and creation. 

By: Sue Walker

Listen to the choir - click here