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A collection of 213 posts

How to Draw and Paint

How to paint rocks

Rocks are beautiful but very difficult to recreate in a painting. See how John Pickup and Kevin McKay represent "rocks" in their paintings and let Lu Smith teach you how to paint some of the "rocks you see around you". Image credit: The ever Moving Sea by John Pickup.

Photography

The Narrative of Art Process with Kate Stewart

There is much more to an art work than a pretty picture. Melbourne Artist Kate Stewart shares the processes involved in producing one of her pieces and challenges the conventional definition of "what constitutes a painting".

Photography

Meet some famous creative Australians through Hazel de Berg

Today's post is mainly audio with very little visual input as you are given the chance to listen to four interviews with Max Dupain, Margaret Olley, Harry Seidler and Sidney Nolan collected by Hazel de Berg. The interviewes are made possible by the National Library of Australia and Trove.

Award

Victor Harbor Art Show

Live in South Australia? This post is for you as you can attend the Victor Harbor Art Show 9-16 January 2021. Check out the prize winners. Be inspired by the art works of the winners: Iroda Adril, John Lacey, Tom O'Callaghan, MIke Barr, Catherine Fitzgerald.

Tribute

Australian Christmas Stamp in Memory of Poldi Mimovich

Celebrating the art work of Poldi Mimovich who is being remembered this year with her art work featured on two of the Australia Post Christmas stamps. Image credit: melbourneartcritic.worldpress

Buildings and Structures

Sheep, Shearers and Sheds: Part Two

Today we continue to enjoy the artistic merits of shearing sheds & shearers through paintings by Clarrie Cox, John Wylie & John Pickup. Also photographs from the Eyre Peninsula Yarns & Family History Facebook site & images by Rob Nankivell and Anne Newman. Image: "Not a bad fleece" by John Pickup.

Sense of Place

"Picnic Train in the Desert" by John Wylie - Landscape Ambiguous

Through the John Wylie painting "Picnic Train in the Desert" focusing on Broken Hill you will learn the tragic story of the "Picnic Train". John Wylie and I join to highlight the importance of embracing difference and learning tolerance. Image: Railway Town by John Wylie

Mixed Media

Arthur Boyd: Landscape Ambiguous - an unbridled conversation piece

Using Arthur Boyd's collagraph print of "Riderless horse" you are invited to partake in an "unbridled conversation" where you can express your interpretation and opinion. Of interest is that this work is one of the last created by Arthur Boyd. Image credit: bundanon.com.au

Landscapes

Arthur Boyd: An Introduction to his Landscapes

Continuing the review of the Boyd Dynasty we review some landscapes of Arthur Boyd. From his early works created in Victoria, to Suffolk (UK) to his final resting place on the Shoalhaven in New South Wales: we see the great change in his style. Credit: bundanon.com.au

Tribute

Long Lost Australian Artists: Clarrie Cox- A Bonza Bloke: Part 3

Concluding our posts on Australian artist Clarrie Cox with examples of his illustrations and paintings for placemats, cards and china ware. Image: A pen and ink illustration of houses for the Paddington Series placemats produced by the Jason Company.

Tribute

Long Lost Australian Artists: Clarrie Cox- A Bonza Bloke: Part 2

Clarrie Cox gave up a secure business as a display artist to paint the early settlement buildings of Australia. Today, thanks to his family, we showcase images of early settlement buildings from around Australia- from the palette of Clarrie Cox (1927-2013) Image: Carcoar, NSW by Clarrie Cox

Women Artists

Know My Name & 5 Women Artists - Part 2

#KnowMyName is part of a global movement to increase representation of women identifying artists. It builds on the work of groups supporting gender equity across the arts. Image credit: Ocula.com-ArcOne Gallery.- photo John Gollings

Drawings

Martin Lewis: the Australian who Mentored Edward Hopper

Here on the AnArt4Life blog we work hard to bring you unknown and forgotten artists, many of whom have played a significant role in the career of more famous people. Today we showcase Martin Lewis, the artist who taught Edward Hopper. Image: messynessychic.com

Award

The Archibald Winner and more: showcasing Australian Indigenous Artists

Showcasing the Art Gallery NSW 2020 awards where indigenous artists starred. Archibald: Vincent Namatjira; Wynne: Hubert Pareroultja; Packing Room Prize: Meyne Wyatt; Roberts Family Prize: Nyunmiti Burton; Sulman: Marikit Santiago; Watercolour Prize: Julianne Ross Allcorn.

Art Mentors

May Harding: the Woman who helped make Broken Hill the Art Capital of Outback Australia

A remarkable woman from Broken Hill, New South Wales, May Harding (1908-1971) taught the likes of Sam Byrne, Pro Hart, Eric Minchin - the latter two being members of the reknowned "Brushmen of the Bush". Image: May Harding against her painting of Broken Hill. Image: en.wikipedia.org

Outback

Kevin McKay's Broken Hill

Come with me to visit Broken Hill, the iconic mining town in outback New South Wales and see the paintings being created by Sydney urban landscape artist Kevin McKay. Image: Vanity Mirror by Kevin McKay (kevinmckayart.com)

Tribute

Long Lost Australian Artists: Clarrie Cox - A Bonza Bloke: Part 1

The AnArt4Life team loves to rediscover artists who have been forgotten. Thanks to artist & subscriber John Wylie we are going to enjoy paintings of Australian buildings by Clarrie Cox. Image: Exchange Hotel Kalgoorlie - WA (Clarrie Cox Australia, Currey O'Neil 1985)

Drawings

Penleigh Boyd: War Artist

Penleigh Boyd was not only a talented landscape artist, he recorded illustrations from World War I during his time on the Western Front. Each illustration is accompanied by an insightful description. Image: The Anzac from Salvage by Penleigh Boyd (digital.slv.vic.gov.au)

Dynasty

The Boyd Dynasty: Theodore Penleigh Boyd - Much More than the Painter of Wattle Trees

Theodore Penleigh Boyd is known for his paintings of the Australian Golden Wattle tree - our National floral emblem. Research reveals Penleigh Boyd's artistic talent went far beyond this to include illustrations of World War 1. Image Wattle Time, Warrandyte by Penleigh Boyd (invaluable.com)

Cats

Past Post: No 16 August 2018: Pussy Cats in Our Lives and in Art

It's the turn of the pussy cats to be showcased. This is their day. Through past posts you will meet famous artists and their cats and paintings of cats. Plus some amazing photos that only cats can provide. Image: Tran Mau Tri Tam/Unsplash

Ceramics

The Boyd Dynasty: William Merric Boyd marries the Australian Landscape and Creativity to Utility

We continue our exploration of the Australian Boyd family of artists. Today you will meet potter/ceramacist Merric Boyd who loved to recreate the Australian landscape on his jugs and vases. Includes a video explaining his techniques. Image: A jug by Merric Boyd (carters.com.au)

Dynasty

The Boyd Dynasty: Arthur Merric Boyd

We continue our ramble along the foreshore of Melbourne and out into the glorious Yarra Valley to meet Arthur Merric Boyd and view some of his paintings. Image: Coastal View by Arthur Merric Boyd (aasd.com.au)

Dynasty

The Boyd Dynasty: Australia's Most Artistic Family thanks to Emma Minnie à Beckett marrying Arthur Merric Boyd

Bringing you another artistic dynasty, this time the "Boyd Dynasty" from Australia. We will be examining generations of painters, sculptors, architects, potters, ceramists, illustrators. Image: "To the Workhouse" by Emma Minnie Boyd (ngv.gov.vic.au)

Woodwork

Monday's Feature Art Work: Framed!

Our feature art work today showcases through a video the art of restoring a frame brought to you by the National Gallery Victoria and their consevator MaryJo Lelyveld. The painting is "North Wind" by Frederick McCubbin (1855-1917) Image:ngv.vic.gov.au

Outback

Gems of the Desert by John Wylie

Showcasing a wonderful painting of Broken Hill, NSW created by Australian naive artist John Wylie. The painting "Gems of the Desert" contains significant elements representing the history of Broken Hill. (Image: copyright John Wylie)