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3 Artist Motivation Secrets That Work
I have been an oil painting artist for many, many years and times have changed drastically over that period of time. There is now the Internet, social media, e-commence, SEO and all sorts of terminology that I struggle to keep up with. As you can imagine it has been...
Parading Poppies Time-lapse with Oil Paints
After a week or two of painting, video editing and learning how to properly use YouTube, I am finally ready to release my latest time-lapse. This video and written steps features the process, tools and techniques I use to paint my oil on canvas paintings! This...
Without Pier Art Exhibition
The next art exhibition is almost here! Starting on 27 July and running until the 15 August, it will be at Without Pier Gallery. This is a shared exhibition which I really enjoy as I get to meet new artists, in this case Marian Blank and Vivi Palegeorge. As...
Art Series Hotels
Melbourne has a unique set of three hotels called The Art Series Hotels. They are very boutique, very luxurious and inspired by and dedicated to celebrated Australian artists: Adam Cullen, John Olsen and Charles Blackman. Hence they are called 'The Cullen', 'The...
Contemporary Colour Exhibition
Sara Paxton will be featuring her popular oil on canvas artworks in the Contemporary Colour Exhibition at Mingara Gallery over April and May. I'm pretty excited about my next exhibition. It will be the first one I have done for this particular gallery. I've been...
Artist Learning Tool, Craftsy
How many times have you taken an art class? Some of you will say many, others will say none. The reality is that finding and participating in an art class for your first time is quite confronting. Here is the good news, it doesn't have to be! Recently I came across a...
New Art Website, Art Galleria
I was recently asked to trial a new art website called "Art Galleria". The recently released artist website is a very useful tool for art collectors big or small, other artists and gallery owners. The website is an archive of artist that have profiles of their work,...
Fields Edge Painting Time-lapse
I recently discovered a fantastic little device that allows me to catch some pretty good painting time-lapse footage. The device is called Brinno TLC200 and it records in HD and can last many hours on some AAA batteries, which is fantastic for capturing an entire...
Very Special Kids Charity Art Exhibition
I was honoured to be selected and asked to participate in a charitable art exhibition for an organisation called Very Special Kids (VSK). Formed in 1985, it is an organisation which provides support and counselling to families caring for a child diagnosed with a...
