Tamborine Mountain<\/a> is home to a whole enclave of creative people. So many artists and craftspeople have made it their home, and they produce really high-quality creations. There are nationally and internationally famous artists here, and I feel like a little amateur newbie who has dared to put brush to canvas!<\/p>\nThe local Scenic Rim Regional Council is very supportive of the Arts and they actively promote, support and nurture both established and new arts initiatives.
There\u2019s a local caf\u00e9 and restaurant up here on Tamborine Mountain which provides excellent food, coffee and great service. It\u2019s the Hillbilly Coffee on Main Street, run by Sean and Wendy, two of the nicest and most enterprising folk one could wish to meet. They recently expanded their restaurant and decided to devote part of the extension to displaying local artists\u2019 work.<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t believe it when I received a phone call from them \u2013 \u201cHey, we like your work and wondered if you\u2019d be willing to display it in Hillbilly Coffee?\u201d I was shocked. With so many accomplished artists up here on the mountain, why were they interested in my stuff?<\/p>\n
Well, I went into panic mode to prepare eight paintings from the dozens I\u2019ve painted. By Monday evening, they were up and ready for opening time on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n
So here they are for all to see, and they should be there for about the next six weeks. What a brilliant Christmas present. Thank you so much, Sean and Wendy!<\/p>\n
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My First Art Exhibition It\u2019s Christmas 2013, and I\u2019ve left it to the end of the year to achieve two firsts \u2013 my first public art exhibition and my first blog post. I\u2019m not sure which I\u2019m more excited about!At nearly 600 metres elevation Tamborine Mountain is a unique, popular destination for visitors from Surfers\u2019 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1038","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t