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July Mailbag: Cracks in the street as art, a house as an art gallery, a Klimt exhibition in Bordeaux, France plus much more

July Mailbag: Cracks in the street as art, a house as an art gallery, a Klimt exhibition in Bordeaux, France plus much more

The mail today includes: how to make a work of art from a crack in the pavement, turning your house into an art gallery, a little Klimt, a little doggie art, silos & videos on Fortuna Villa in Bendigo, Victoria. . Image: Postman Jon Matson delivers the mail in fancy dress (bbc.com)

MailBag: June

We deliver the June mail with an eye towards mail delivered by rail in Georgia, USA; the Cream Town shop, an artist's "shed" and videos exploring Fortuna Villa. Plus a little more. Image: a mural of the "Early Service and Construction of Railroads (Georgia Post Office) (Smithsonian)

MailBag: May

Bringing you Queensland spinners helping wildlife, a perception test, a poem about Anzacs, a collection of books, a house being built on a hill, and videos of Fortuna Villa. Image: racq.com.au

Mail Bag: April

Mail Bag: April

Bringing news from subscribers including the Bungendore Wood Work Gallery (Canberra), Regents Park (London), Fortuna Villa (Bendigo). Image: Mural by Doris Lee (commons.wikimedia.org)

Mail Bag: Mainly Galleries

Mail Bag: Mainly Galleries

Today's mail bag includes: a statue of a postman in Tenerife (photo by Desiree Martin; a farewell to Tansy Curtin curatorial manager at Bendigo Art Gallery; & on-line gallery visits to the National Portrait Gallery London & Erin Hanson's studio.

Mail Bag

Our mailbag painting today is by Henri de Toulouse Latrec and the post brings compliments from one subscriber, a remarkable photo of a bee by Colin Morris, and a video about bees and types of honey.

Cecil Kennedy and his Bees

Cecil Kennedy and his Bees

Sharing some of the delightful watercolour paintings created by British artist Cecil Kennedy.

Mail Bag: Full of Bees

Mail Bag: Full of Bees

Bringing you news from our blog supporters who enjoyed reading about "bees". Includes the "Bee Influencer", a New Zealand Bee and other photos of bees from subscribers. Thank you everyone for your support.

Mail Bag

Sharing news items from, subscribers including "igloos and photos of Winnie the Pooh and the other A.A.Milne characters in America, daffodils in Regents Park, London and sculptures by Australian artist Ola Cohn.

From the Mail Bag

From the Mail Bag

The mail bag today brings you how to paint using a mop - it's called Swob Art. Plus we learn a little more about Van Gogh's postman Joseph Roulin and his familhy.

We've Got a Full Mail Bag

We've Got a Full Mail Bag

Our mail box includes news about works by Bendigo sculptor Ola Cohn, an exhibition at ther Bendigo Art Gallery from the collection of Paul Guest, photos of driftwood sculptures from the Singapore Glasshouses and photos from Regents Park.

Mail Bag: Including Aaron Chang, Jason Mecier, Jim Victor

Mail Bag: Including Aaron Chang, Jason Mecier, Jim Victor

Bringing a video by photographer Aaron Chang from Carmel-by-the-Sea. Also a link to paintings made from food including Jason Mecier and

We've Got Mail

Memories of Corner Shops- including the painting "Any Broken Biscuits" by Gordon Hanley. Memories of past days through the UK 1970s video/film "Paper Round". Includes Jan Vermeer van Delft's "The Postman".

Mail and a Little More

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!

Unbridled Mail

Broken Chair a sculpture in wood by the Swiss artist Daniel Berset, constructed by the carpenter Louis Genève. Also showcasing Chainsaw artist Linton Torr and lego artist Gary Piggott.

Mail from Blog Subscribers

Mail from Blog Subscribers

Showing a work by John Brady who transformed dead stumps from the Ave of Monterey Cypress trees at Lakes Entrance into memorial statues.

Mail about Fountains

Mail about Fountains

Varland Fountain in Bull Street Bendigo has been restored. fountain at Schloss Lindenhof, in Bavaria which was one of Ludwig II castles. Praetorian Fountain in Palermo, Sicily it represents the most important landmark of Piazza Pretoria

Mail from London: The Fourth Plinth

Mail from London: The Fourth Plinth

There are four plinths in Trafalgar Square- one at each corner. Three of the plinths have permanent sculptures and the fourth acts as a temporary exhibition space and has shown many interesting works. Showcasing The Invisible Enemy should not exist by Michael Rakowitz.

Eyeing Off Some Mail

Eyeing Off Some Mail

Bendigo Art Gallery is conducting a workshop titled Paint & Sip with Sarah Wallace-Smith where you can have an exclusive viewing of the Frida Kahlo Photo Exhibition and learn so much more than you would by yourself and get a few extras on the side!

Setting up as a watercolour painter & following the Pre-Raphaelites

Setting up as a watercolour painter & following the Pre-Raphaelites

Keiko Tanabe and Thomas Schaller are two of the most sought after watercolorists working today. Their paintings are held in notable private and public collections. For those of you engaged in becoming a watercolour painter check out this excellent article where they pass on some advice.

David's Hands

David - Michelangelo's David with the comment on the genius of the sculptor. So I decided to do a little more research and extend our knowledge of David’s Hands.

Mail from Bendigo: Ola Cohn

Mail from Bendigo: Ola Cohn

On 1 January 1965, shortly after her death, Cohn was appointed a Member of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for her work in the service of art, especially sculpture. Her studio home in Gipps St, East Melbourne was bequeathed to the Council of Adult Education

Late Mail & Some Cool Water Colour

Late Mail & Some Cool Water Colour

Berthe Julie Lucie Mouchette (nee Lion)(1846-1928) was a painter, also the founder of the Alliance Française de Melbourne, Victoria. Max Tomlinson from Townsville, Queensland, Australia is related through his mother Lorraine Nelie Allan (nee Collard) and maternal grandmother Berthe Rosalind Collard

Mail from Kent & Christmas in the Northern Hemisphere

Mail from Kent & Christmas in the Northern Hemisphere

Christmas in the Northern Hemisphere Constable