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I’ve been travelling around NSW and Victoria for most of the last 3 weeks, doing workshops and sightseeing. On our way home my husband and…
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Sumptuous cakes designed by Moscow based artist Tortik Annuchka. Resources, more information and other cakes to drool over: http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/07/tortik-annushka-cakes/?mc_cid=f3871369a7&mc_eid=75316273f4 http://www.tortik-annuchka.com/ http://www.instagram.com/tortikannuchka/
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Nenad Zeljic, Scene, aquatint 20x25cm, 2019 I’ve recently come across Nenad Zeljic in an on-line print group. I see mystery in this piece. Its sheer…
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Absolutely delighted with my brand new plan drawers. Finally a place to keep my printing paper safely, avoiding creased corners (from dragging the packets out…
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Being overseas in the USA for the last couple of weeks gave me a chance to visit a few galleries, museums and historical homes that…
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To increase confidence and awareness of colour, drawing and painting I attended my first ever acrylic painting class, entitled ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS – Still Life Painting. …
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This wonderful exhibition staged by Primrose Paper Arts Inc. was an opportunity to get up close to some stunning works on paper. The artists used…
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Having reviewed the artist website before going to the exhibition I had a fairly good idea of what I expected to see: lengths of fabric…
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What do you do when you’ve followed the work of an artist, you enjoy that work but you know you will never have one hanging…
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The 2015 Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award attracted over 1500 entries by more than 750 artists and exhibits appear throughout the centre, in both the…
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My new Japanese print rollers are wonderful, the rubber surface is smooth as silk, the ink picks up evenly and then distributes across the lino…
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Chuck Close: Prints, Process and Collaboration An american artist, based in New York, Chuck Close has been painting portraits since the late 1960s, developing his…
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Continuing on with my stitched backdrawn samples from September, post here, I’ve now had a chance to finish them all and make a sample booklet…
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I’ve been away travelling for the last couple of weeks and whilst onboard the cruise ship I was introduced to the sculptures of Nano Lopez,…
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This exhibition, conceived by Pat Pillai and with the participation of Rita Pearce, has come to fruition through the support of the community – both…
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Reading my feed from The Textile Blog which came through this morning I was thrilled to see that Jacqueline Groag was the featured artist. As a…
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WAR IS OVER! IF YOU WANT IT This exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney was 4 years in the planning. It fills…
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Woolooware Bay is the transformation of the Cronulla Sutherland Leagues Club waterfront land holdings into a vibrant Town Centre. The Club has embarked on this…
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The pieces in this exhibition have been woven from discarded fishing line and ghost nets. So what exactly is a ghost net? These are nets…
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A visit to Craft NSW in Sydney at the weekend gave me the opportunity to see this exhibition which covers a variety of skills. I’ve…
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In a previous post I showed this artist impression brochure sketch of this new residential and commercial development in New Acton precinct, an area of…
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Roughing Out – Alex Seton In this exhibition Alex, known for his marble sculpting, is exploring the process of carving, what is considered to be…
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If you are local and couldn’t get there, if you couldn’t face the crowds or if you are one of those unfortunate people who just…
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Glasshouse Port Macquarie Regional Gallery – Neil Frazer Whilst in Port Macquarie we visited the current Neil Frazer exhibition at the gallery. Some text has…
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Scott Cardamatis and Joseph Saad work from their Sydney studio producing some original works that represent Australia and its unique plant life, showcasing native seeds…
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Anish Kapoor Exhibition – Museum of Contemporary Art Much of what I write here will be taken from the exhibition catalogue for the simple reason…
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I’m a big fan of the theatre and other performance art and my visit to Spiegelworld was not a disappointment. The show, entitled EMPIRE,was SPECTACULAR…
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A few days ago a new word floated past my ears, Orphism. The internet has some wonderful images of this style of art and there…
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Yesterday I was determined to drag my husband away from his work. Having our own business is wonderful but the lines between work and home…
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Exercise 1 – Supplementary Jane posted a comment on my blog about the previous exercise asking what I thought the colours would look like reversed . …
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Exercise 1 – Colour Perception The yellow square in the centre of each of the samples looks very similar at first glance. However, after standing…
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Colour Preparation. Basic colour wheel Over the years I’ve painted the colour wheel several times, from the basic one (left) to the more complicated (below).…
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It was very exciting on Friday when I turned up at the studio of local artist Robert (Bob) Wood for an introduction to drawing with pastels…
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Overall I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the start to this course and, looking back, I’m amazed at how much work I have done since starting. One of…
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Q: Do you feel happy with the work? A: Yes I do. I didn’t skimp on any part and I put a lot of time and…
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I’m moving along with my sketching slowly but surely and have graduated to trying things a little more grounded and with shadows. This is my…
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Using thread and yarns to create textures. The brief was to take one of our drawings, enlarge a small part of it and work from that picture. …
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My sketching has been coming along slowly and I’ve been following some of the exercises in one of my books to improve. I doubt I’ll…