BEACH STREET GARDEN GALLERY
A fascinating Enterprise!
He has certainly put in the hard yards.
Opening on September 1st after extensive
Instantly the bright up-tempo modernist
and loving refurbishment, this dream-child
female face grabs your attention, setting
"I make all my colours from scratch using
of partners Robert Cauzzo and Brigitte
your eye dancing along the fence hording
pigments and dyes the chemical reactions
Dawson is every bit a reflection of the
which is very tastefully decorated with a
create a myriad of nuances and tones and
chemistry binding their relationship together,
hand-painted muted green leafy vine motif,
high contrast," Robert explains.
manifesting here as a joint artistic life's work.
& reflexively you hear yourself utter "One
Brigitte specializes in beautifully tonal
is in for a big surprise here".
"We are both artists and wanted
tromp-l'oeil, literally using visual illusion
And what a joyous surprise Frankston's
somewhere to exhibit our skills in a
to trick the eye naturalistically it is her
Beach Street Garden Gallery is. It is indeed
comfortable and friendly environment,"
work that adorns the walls of the space.
one of those unique "hey you've just got to
Robert says.
She is also known for her television scenic
go there" places its aesthetic ambience
and prop designs, including for "The Footy
To dismiss him with the off-hand cliché of
is contagious.
Show", "The Price is Right" and a bust of
`artist' is just too slick. He is an energetic
Bert Newton cast from life for "Family Feud".
and engaging multi-tasking polymath of a
Just around the corner the off-road car park
man given to experimenting through
(and what a tremendous blessing it is to find
As a couple they have
such diverse disciplines as a concreter,
one of those dinosaurs) leads up the garden
equally combined their
chef and now an innovative painter in
path to a delightful "secret nursery" of
exceptional talents
epoxy resins.
ornamental and specimen plants, decorated
to form a company
More accurately, he is the real deal
hither and thither with concrete Buddha's,
which casts cement
bucket chemist discovering imaginative
statuary and figurative sculptural plaques.
and lightweight
ways of enhancing concrete paths
plaster original garden
Then on into an emporium of eclectic
and drives often inlaid with the likes
sculpture the very
collectible art and craft pieces, and a
of kookas, kangas or flowers, or a
figures which so
café serving great coffee and snacks,
passionate "peasant" chef using "nothing
welcomed us into this
with the choice of an intimate tree-ed
out of a jar all fresh herbs!", and most
fascinating enterprise...
courtyard in which to dine under generous
recently an alchemical artist using pure
and destined to become
umbrellas or to sit inside and bliss out
pigments, resin and unpredictable
a popular local icon.
enjoying the art over conversation & tea.
thermal reactions to produce dazzling
- Michael Berry
A serious gallery space & a restaurant are
effects of depth in his large works.
scheduled additions.
B E A C H S T.
PHONE. 9783 7109
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
GARDEN GALLERY
1 6 2 B E A C H S T R E E T, F R A N K S T O N
GIFTWARE
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NURSERY
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CAFÉ
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