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Statues

Getting to know Antony Gormley’s Body

Antony Gormley, in his quest to explore the relation of the human body to space and moments in time has frequently used a cast of his own body as a starting point.

Tribute

Reflecting

BlazeAid who are moving into BUNYIP to commence rebuilding following the devastating fires in Gippsland (Victoria) this week. Kevin and Rhonda Butler founded BlazeAid a volunteer-based organisation that works with families and individuals in rural Australia after natural disasters.

Sculpture

Falling out of Love with a Work of Art

Discussing the artistic merit of The Scallop Sculpture created by Maggi Hambling in memory of Benjamin Britten.

Disasters

Disasters & Renewals

Showcasing My Country by Dorothea Mackeller; photo of firefighter by Lilli Waters; Fred Williams' Approaching Bushfire paintings; photo of a King Billy pine by Rob Blakers, Across the Top End by Astrid Dahl.

Women Artists

E. Charlton Fortune: Artist Extraordinaire

Effie Fortune was obviously driven by a desire to create in spite of her parents discouraging. She returned to San Francisco in 1905 to join her mother and brother and enrolled in the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art, where she studied under Arthur Mathews

Perspective

A Sense of Space

Windows have lead me to thinking about a sense of space and how this space is perceived by the viewer.

Women Artists

Be like a weed

Please meet Trudy Smith who took up painting at 85 years old and is still painting at 102 years! You will also find out why she says Be like a Weed

Seascapes

Canaletto’s British Period

Canaletto arrived in London in 1746 and stayed for 10 years. What was London like at this time? I wonder if Canaletto was aware that the Industrial Revolution was about to start? Image: Warwick Castle 2 (canalettogallery.org)

Landscapes

Canaletto: The Painter of Views

Canaletto started his artistic career as an apprentice theatrical scene painter. He went on to become one of Italy's most famous artists. Learn about the role Englishman Joseph Smith played in promoting Canaletto. Image: Detail from "The Grand Canal at the Salute Church". (canalettogallery.org)

Landscapes

English Landscape Artists

For those of you interested in the Australian Impressionist John Russell here is an excellent article on Russell written by Sarah Turnbull, published in Good Weekend (The Age) and available online at The Sydney Morning Herald

Reflection

Cool Reflections

dedicating this blog to our northern hemisphere cousins who are sweltering in a dreadfully hot summer.

Performing Arts

The New Stage Craft: Rebelling Against Realism

The Box Set revolutionised the theatre but in the early 1900s European designers Adolphe Appia and Edward Henry Gordon Craig turned the theatre world on its head.

Travel

The last of the Post Cards from the Outback

Farina was originally called The Gums or Government Gums and was settled in 1878 by optimistic farmers hoping that rain follows the plough. The town was the railhead for a time until 1884 before the railway was extended to Marree.

Travel

Eyes on the South Australian Outback

South Australian Outback

Landscapes

Brushmen of the Bush: Pro Hart

Kevin Charles 'Pro' Hart is probably the best known painter from the group known as the Brushmen of the Bush. Image: At the Billabong - Waterbirds (valentinesantiques.com)

How to Draw and Paint

A Blog Subscriber’s Tussle with Clouds

Tussle with Clouds

Dynasty

Malta and Meeting the Schranz Family

Introducing you to the Schranz family and John J. Schranz, a descendant of Giovanni Schranz who was a son of Anton Schranz -head of a dynasty of Maltese artists. Image: The Grand Harbour by Anton Schranz /artnet.com

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.