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Buildings and Structures

The English Mill

Discussing English mills especially Melbury Abbas and Cann Mill owned by my family for hundreds of years. Paintings of mills by Derek Ogden, John Constable,

Landscapes

Child Okeford (Dorset) Artists

Images of Child Okeford, Dorset and paintings by Mary Tambini and Robert Adams, artists from Dorset.

Contemporary

Nicola Plummer

Nicola Plummer is a contemporary English painter who lives in Cornwall. Nicola is an enthusiastic observer of nature. She finds inspiration for her paintings in the surrounding Bodmin Moor and coastal areas of Cornwall.

Travel

Cornwall: The Artists' Magnet

Celebrating Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) arrival in Cornwall 1811 including his engravings of East and West Looe, Pendennis Castle, and Saltash. On view at the Falmouth Art Gallery.

Travel

The Cornish Miner and Beyond

Celebrating Cornish miners in Bendigo with Ruth Lyon's statue, current photos of Cornish mines in Cornwall and paintings by Cornish artist Gerry Hillman.

Travel

Dartmoor National Park: A Kaleidoscope of Light and Colour

Celebrating the kaleidoscope of light and colour in Dartmore National Park. Also paintings by Henry Jenkins, James Martin, John Christian, George Trevor, Matthew Gibson, Anna Curnow.

Mailbag

Mail and a Little More

Thank you for this, I think the leaf art is just incredible! What amazing patience and skill Omid Asadi and Philippa Nikulinsky both have in their respective art forms! The minute detail is just incredible!

Landscapes

REFLECTIONS WITH ROBERT DUNCAN

Watch a video of the paintings of American artist Robert Duncan.

Travel

Nazca Lines: Mysterious Geoglyphs in Peru

The Nazca Lines are geoglyphs located in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru, that cover an estimated 450 square kilometers and now a World Heritage Site. Scratched on the ground, they number in the thousands and depict creatures from both the natural world and the human imagination.

Nature

Celebrating the Beauty of Earth

The greatest gift space exploration has given us is an appreciation of the beauty of our planet. Up close Earth's changing landscapes are magnificent- each with its own beauty- from the seas to the deserts, to the forests and mountains. Each scape has its own appeal, its own exquisite beauty.

The Moon

Shadows on the Moon

Looking at images of shadows on the moon.

Photography

Ansel Adams: Photographer and Environmentalist

Yosemite Falls (Yosemite National Park, California) taken by Ansel Adams in about 1950. Ansel Eston Adams (1902-1984) American photographer and environmentalist especially known for black-and-white images of the American Southwest grew up near the Golden Gate.

Trains

All Steamed Up with John Pickup

Remembering the early days of steam power through some paintings of steam trains by John Pickup.

Award

The Wynne Prize 2019

Showcasing some Wynne Prize 2019 winners inc: Sylvia Ken, Robyn Sweaney, Nongirrna Marawili, Jun Chen, Natasha Bieniek,

Portraits

Delft - More than Vermeer

The fame of Delft includes Johannes Vermeer, Delft Uni of Technology, House of Orange-Nassau, Hugo Grotius, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek.

How to Draw and Paint

Creating, Controlling, Capturing Clouds

Every landscape painter knows that the sky illuminates the scene. Think of it as a household lamp. The sun represents a warm light bulb, the ozone a blue lampshade surrounding the light bulb and clouds a decorative pattern suspended upon the lampshade. (Artistsnetwork)

Landscapes

Nat Buchanan & Australian Stock Routes through the eyes and hands of John Pickup

Nathaniel Buchanan (1826-1901) was an Australian pastoralist, drover & explorer who opened up stock routes. Born in Dublin of Scottish descent he came to Australia in 1832. He was part owner with his two brothers of Bald Blair station. Bringing you paintings of Nat Buchanan by John Pickup.

Australian Artist

Noel Wood: The Robinson Crusoe of Art

Showcasing paintings by Noel Wood (1912- 2001) including The Sweet Potato Patch, Bedarra Island; Yvonne, Timara Island, Nth Queensland. Wood came from a family of artists.

Photography

Through the Eyes of Chris O'Brien in New York

It's time for us to check out what Chris O'Brien of New York has been up to with his camera starting above with some incredible cloud formations. I love watching the changing scenes that Chris captures with New York in the background.

Australian Artist

John Pickup: I love a sunburnt country...Of drought and flooding rains

Remembrance of rivers & creeks & fascination with the way the ocean moves is a feature of the oeuvre of John Pickup. Darwin-the inspiration to the painting 'Build up to the Wet'. Queensland where water is more than plentiful; where the rivers run deep and strong

Nature

Cloud Reactions

Celebrating the glory of clouds and the memories they provoke. Exhibiting some paintings by John Pickup who is a creative expert but I especially love his clouds.

Unbridled

Unbridled Clouds

magnificent and sometimes terrifying cloud formations from Unbridled Storms.

How to Draw and Paint

How to paint clouds

Over the last couple of blogs you have been introduced to some of the paintings created by Australian artist John Pickup. His paintings are memorable for many reasons but often what strikes you first are the incredible cloud formations: rising majestically from the landscape.

People

John Pickup says: Reports of My Demise are Premature and Unfounded

John Pickup- a member of the iconic group of artists known as the Brushmen of the Bush. With the death on Friday 22 March 2019 of Jack Absalom John Pickup is now the last surviving member of the Brushman of the Bush. Image: The Boundary Rider by John Pickup.

Photography

Reflection Photography

As we come to the end of the week we need to take our minds off for a few moments all those troubling issues that beset humans. I felt the best way to do this was to look at some stunning photographs of reflections.