Cynthia Bratton, Michael Raine, Christine Venediger and Muriel Clutten

By Heidi Trautmann

Just for one week the Tuesday Group members had their exhibition open to the public with about 40 art works on display.  They had invited Dr. Sibel Siber, the Speaker of Parliament, to open the exhibition on October 03, 2014. The Girne Library is a precious little venue for artists living on this side of the Kyrenia Mountain Range, not only thanks to the friendly acceptance of the arts in their rooms on the first floor but also due to its central location opposite the Colony Hotel.

Cynthia Bratton had 10 artworks, watercolours as prints on canvas, some landscapes and still lives, some rather decorative; Michael Raine who is known for his accuracy and fine brush work, brought to display landscapes from Cyprus and from his visits in other countries, and still lives – fruits and flower arrangements – all originals in acrylic and water colour; Christine Venediger who very prolifically attends various art groups and schools for their various methods, chose to display some landscapes and portraits, for example her Cypriot Mother Baking Bread, her works mostly painted in oil, some water colours, and all originals.

And finally Muriel Clutten, whom I have known for many years and whose style I like, and who has many collectors on the island; she has tried her hand/brush on many subjects and with all kind of materials, she is very experimental and succeeds with it. Her Wishing Tree was widely admired.  For the first time I have seen her display some of her works printed on canvas, seemingly a new idea.

The prices in general were rather low and visitors also had the possibility to acquire postcards and prints of A4 size of their work.

I think, it was a good experience for them, at least to judge from Christine Venediger’s response who was on duty when I visited the exhibition, and it was a pleasure for the viewers to follow up the artists’ work.