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A collection of 168 posts

Australia

Did I spot Van Gogh's Sunflowers in Outback Queensland?

A giant easel featuring Van Gogh's sunflower is situated in Morton Park, Emerald. Created by Cameron Cross the superstructure is 25 metres high with approximately 13.6 tonnes of steel involved in its construction.

Australia

Sunsets of Outback Queensland

Outback Queensland promises some wonderful sunsets at places such as Longreach cruising the Thomson River and Camden Park cattle and sheep station as well as Karumba right on the Gulf of Carpentaria. image credit: author's photo.

Australia

Discover Cobbold Gorge

Cobbold Gorge is accessed from Forsayth, in North Queensland, by a bone shaking 1 hour drive in a 4WD coach. The gorge was discovered in the 1990s by the Terry family, who still own the property. The gorge is only around 10-12,000 years old, that's young in geological terms!

Australia

The Lava Tubes of Undara

The Undara lava tubes are the largest of their type in the world are located near Mt Surprise in Northern Queensland. Image credit: Author's photo

Landscapes

Colours of an Ancient Landscape with Rowdy Wylie Part 3

The climax of Rowdy Wylie's trip to the Flinders Ranges for inspiration is expressed in the paintings of this big, beautiful, colourful country where, if you stand still and listen, you can hear the sounds from millions of years ago.

Landscapes

Colours of an Ancient Landscape with Rowdy Wylie Part 2

The ancient landscape of the Flinders Ranges is peppered with the ruins of early European settlement. Some settlements survive to serve the farming communities and tourists but the spirit of the ancient Sahul landscape continues to dominate. Image: a slice from Land of Dreamtime by Rowdy Wylie

Dogs

Contemporary Scottish Artist - Louis McNally

Louis Mcnally is a contemporary Scottish artist who paints using a distinctive style. He painstakingly develops his paintings over many weeks using drawings, photos and memory. Image credit: scottishartpaintings.co.uk

Colour

Back in the Shed with John "Rowdy" Wylie who talks about colour - and a little more

Following on the post yesterday on "the colour orange", Rowdy Wylie invites us into his shed studio where he talks about the colour of the outback in Australia and showcases some of his inspirational works. Image: Remote Flinders Northern Flinders Ranges by John "Rowdy" Wylie.

Landscapes

Nugent H. Welch

Yesterday you saw WWI paintings created by New Zealand's first war artist Nugent H Welch. Today I share some of his landscape and seascape paintings. Image credit: nzhistory.govt.nz

Environment

EARTH

A reflection today reminds us of keeping our hands and feet close to the earth so that we can rejoice in the fruits of our labour. Image credit: Photo by Gabriel Jimenez / Unsplash

France

The picturesque scenery of the Basses-Pyrenees of France

Today we take a look at the beautiful scenery of the Basses-Pyrenees, to set the scene for a very special post tomorrow.... Image: Lonely Planet

Celebration

Celebrate Passover with Irma Stern

I thought Passover could be celebrated on the AnArt4Life blog this year by showcasing a few paintings done by the remarkable African artist Irma Stern, born in 1894 in the Transvaal to German-Jewish parents. Image credit: artnet.com

Techniques

Hugh Schulz: a Lesson in Technique

Over the past few weeks we have showcased the enchanting works of Australian naive artist Hugh Schulz (1920-2005). Today a closer look at how he painted - all about colour, pattern, texture. Image credit: S. Lindeman

Gold

The Art of the California Gold Rush

The art of the California Gold Rush (1848-55) was inspirational as showcased today through the works of German born C.C.H. Nahl, F.A. Wenderoth & H.W.A. Nahl who together recorded this remarkable history of exploration and devlopment. Image credit: en.wikipedia.org

Heidelberg School

Bailed Up and The Breakaway: A Story to Tell

The title headlines are intriguing and will lead you into an Op Shop (Charity Shop, Thrift Shop) where you will be as surprised as was John Wylie from South Australia. Photo: John Wylie

Landscapes

David Hockney in Lockdown

Indulge yourself today by looking at some of David Hockney's latest paintings created while "hunkered down in northern France ..." with his dog of course!! Image credit: David Hockney/ Jonathan Wilkinson / Galerie Lelong & Co. Paris

Naive and Folk Art

The Magic of Hugh Schulz: Part 3

Today we examine some of the paintings created by Hugh Schulz to enjoy the details and learn more about the techniques he used to create such beautiful and engaging images of the desert. Image credit: S. Lindeman

Naive and Folk Art

The Magic of Hugh Schulz: Part 2

With Andrew, the Collector of Hugh Schulz paintings, we begin to explore the perception and narrative of the outback through the works of Australia's great naive artist. You will be delighted, enthralled and amused. Image credit: S. Lindeman

Tribute

The Magic of Hugh Schulz Part 1

Today's blog presents a treasure trove of images of the Australian outback painted by "Brushman of the Bush" Hugh Schulz and collected over many years by a passionate devotee. Image credit: ©S. Lindeman

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.

Nature

Rocks in Art

Rocks form such an important role in so many ways in our lives. But how often do we think about them? We photograph them, run our hands over them, collect them - but do we grind them up? Read on to find out more. Image credit: blogs.getty.edu

Nature

London in the morning light reveals a treasure

The morning light in Regent's Park, London reveals more than the sunlight touching the tips of the clouds.

Reflection

Finding new pathways in a new year...

We reflect on the beauty of pathways that will guide us into 2021, and hope for a better year for ourselves and our planet, after the difficulties of 2020. Image: Unsplash/lorimcm

Photography

Mesmerising memories of MEM Donaldson

Today we will look at the life and beautiful photography of MEM Donaldson, who recorded the rugged beauty, harshness yet simplicity of life in the Scottish Highlands, 100 years ago. Image: ambaile.org.uk

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