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Little Marks That Make A Painting: The Neo-Impressionists
I just scraped in to see the 'Radiance: The Neo-Impressionists' exhibition at the NGV in Melbourne before it closed. I wasn't really sure what Neo-Impressionism was, but found out (a little history lesson here) that it was the movement in France and Belgium from the...
10 Tips to Inspire and Excite your Art
One of my favourite artists is Shirley Trevena. She is a British watercolourist of immense talent and I have long admired her use of strong colours which really push the medium to its limits. I was therefore interested to read that she felt she had become bored and...
Cows
I have long had a slight obsession with cows. I know it's strange but they are such beautiful, gentle creatures and I do love to paint them. So a recent visit to the very scenic southern coastal areas of Victoria was much anticipated. The reason? It's a major cow...
Is Everyone an Artist?
If you looked at a piece of work that had been produced from videos taken on an iPhone, would you consider it art? It's something I've been thinking about as an increasing amount of art is produced through social media using new digital technology. The current...
Plans for 2013
With the start of a new year (2013) it's always good to look at doing something different, new or experimental. With this in mind I thought that I would put together a series of informative articles with information that I hope will be helpful to readers. Subjects...
Christmas Greetings
Firstly, a very happy Christmas to everyone. I finally got around to producing a Christmas card this year after much wavering over whether I would do one at all. In the end I really enjoyed painting it and felt much better about producing my own rather than buying...
Sparking Creativity with the Web
I have been producing art pieces in different mediums for quite some time now. Over the years I have taken note of certain books, magazines, galleries, artists and now websites for inspiration. One extremely creative blog I have come across recently is 'Colossal'....
Drawing Lives on in Digital Drawing
There is still hope for all of you drawers out there. This is a fantastic display of how drawing is still apart of the modern world in web development, its called digital drawing. Sketches are the raw model of the product, for a large majority of web and...
Marco Luccio – The Island
Marco Luccio is well known for his brilliant drypoint etchings - enormous, bold works, often of iconic cityscapes and buildings. His current show, however, is his inaugural painting exhibition. Called 'The Island', it is inspired by the rugged coastline of Phillip...
