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A powerful message from a powerful artist........

Today we examine the detailed work of Lucienne Rickard in Tasmania. She is making a powerful statement about the plight of endangered and extinct flora and fauna by erasing her work as soon as it's finished! Image: Sydney Arts Guide.

Dynasty

A Forgotten Wyeth: Henriette

Henriette Wyeth Hurd was a sister of Andrew Wyeth & considered by many to be one of the greaterst women painters of the C20th. Her portraits & still life studies are magical. Image: Self Portrait (pinterest.co.uk)

Drawings

Julie Manet: a Box Seat View of the lives of the French Impressionists

Learning a little about the life of Julie Manet, daughter of Berthe Morisot and niece of Edouard Manet. Includes images of paintings by Edouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and a photograph taken by Edgar Degas.

Drawings

Relaxing with Me Kyeoung Lee: The Corner Store

Showcasing more of the delightful paintings of corner shops by South Korean artist Me Kyeoung Lee.

Neighbourhoods

The Corner Store: A Dying Icon

Remembering the Corner Store, the Milkbar- and icon of our childhood and cornerstone of suburban and town life. Paintings by Graham Woollard,

Illustrations

Illustrators in the Golden Age of English Children's Books

Showcasing some works created by the English illustrators such as Ernest Howard Shepard, Randolph Caldecott, Kate Greenaway, John Tenniel and Arthur Rackham- especially those from the late 1800s to the early 1900s- The Golden Age of Children's Illustrated Books.

Women Artists

Philippa Nikulinsky AM - A celebrated Australian wildlife artist

For around 50 years Philippa, born in 1942, has been travelling the length and breadth of her home state of Western Australia to record its natural history in drawings and watercolour paintings.

Drawings

Five Hundred Years On: Leonardo teaches us to understand the Human Figure

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was an expert in drawing the human figure. He started his study in the anatomy of the human body under the apprenticeship of Andrea del Verrocchio.

Award

The Young Archies 2019

The Young Archies winners for 2019 including Maya Butler de Castro, Rika Jammer, Jack Lee, Nikalai Sakalouski, Jaylan Yang, Daniel Lee, Erika (Min-Hsuan) Tsai, Lily Norman, Evie McEachern.

Seascapes

Henry Parkyns Hoppner

Henry Parkyns Hoppner (1795- 1833). Hoppner went on four of the British voyages that attempted to find a Northwest Passage between 1818 & 1825, the last time as commander of his own ship, the HMS Fury shown below in a drawing by Captain Hoppner titled Sailing Through Young Ice.

Drawings

Escher- Reflections, Crystals & Platonic Solids

Showcasing some more works of Escher, many of which I saw at "Between Two Worlds Exhibition" at the NGV. Today let's look more into how Escher to portrayed "Reflections".

Drawings

Hand Eye Coordination

I haven't spoken about the MindStudio in a while and some mail leads beautifully into this part of the blog where I encourage you to draw in your mind. Escher was fascinated with perspective.

Drawings

Scribble or Doodle your way into Creativity

Scribble or Doodle your way into Creativity by following the links provided.

Drawings

The Magic Pudding

The strange thing about Australians who have British heritage is that we cling to the tradition of eating a plum pudding at Christmas even if the temperature is way above 40C. The tradition is so strong that during the war years my mother sent a plum pudding to my father who served in New Guinea

Famous People

Activist and Artist

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (1918–2013) the South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election

Drawings

Artists as Protesters

The protesting women demanded its return. Venezuelan artist Violette Bule masterminded the protest, arranging the women in poses reminiscent of the 1925 post-impressionist work that had been replaced with a fake over a decade ago.

Drawings

Naked or Otherwise

Naked or Otherwise

Watercolour

From the SketchBook of Way Sam

From the SketchBook of Way Sam

Contemporary

Introducing raw talent from England

Come with me to the coal face and see art works created by Chris of Kent.

Drawings

The Cats of Louis Wain

Louis Wain (1860-1939) was an English artist best known for his drawings, which consistently featured anthropomorphised large-eyed cats and kittens. Image: Louis Wain, A Summer Tea Party. Courtesy of Chris Beetles Ltd. /artsy.net

Printmaking

Canaletto: Master Drawer and Etcher

The original marks made by Canaletto have now been seen for the first time in nearly 300 years, and have been hailed as “categorically” proving he did not trace the works using camera tricks. Image: Imaginary View of Padua (canalettogallery.org)

Drawings

Line Drawing or Line Art

If you would like to have a go at some Line Drawing exercises please follow this link. https://www.studentartguide.com/articles/line-drawings

War Art

Felicia Browne and the Spanish Civil War

Felicia Browne (1904-1936) studied at the St John's Wood School of Art and the Slade School of Art. In 1928 she went to Berlin to study metalwork and became an apprentice to a stone mason. Felicia became involved in the anti-Fascist movement. In 1933 she joined the Communist Party of Great Britain.

Drawings

I Can't Draw!

Nearly everyone thinks that you have to be an expert drawer to be able to paint great pictures. But it depends greatly on the type of paintings you want to produce. Sharing a little about Ned Kelly.

Drawings

M. C. Escher

Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898–1972) was a Dutch graphic artist who made mathematically inspired woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints. He was the master of illusion.