AnArt4Life

Iona , the Abbey and St Columba

Today in the penultimate post from my cruise around the Scottish islands I will show and tell you a little about the religious community on the island of Iona which dates back to 563!

Women Artists

Olive Cotton – Photographer and pioneer

Today we learn about Olive Cotton, who was a pioneer in Australian photography for over 70 years.

Blog

Spowers and Syme: Pioneers in modern art technique

Today we look at two other pioneering artists in the Know My Name series: Ethel Spowers and Eveline Syme who introduced a whole new medium to the world of modern art in Australia – lino cuts.

Women Artists

Women artists in the early 1900s in Mosman, Sydney, Australia

Mosman, a coastal suburb in Sydney Australia, has attracted artists for over 100 years, including a number of lady artists in the early 20th century. Today we discuss that environment and whether, as contemporary artists, they were friends and colleagues......

Challenge

The Remarkable Community of St Kilda

I am back "onboard the lovely MS Island Sky" and taking you into the Outer Hebrides to learn a little about a tiny island and how its inhabitants lived for over two thousand years until May 1930 when various factors, including WWI, brought about the evacuation of the then remaining 36 inhabitants.

Women Artists

Ethel Carrick Fox – An Australian pioneer

Today we are going to learn a little bit about Ethel Carrick Fox, a pioneer of art for women in the post-impressionism era.

No Post Day

Birds

Scottish Cliffs and Birds

Today you are back in the north of Scotland where the wild life, particularly the birds, is abundant and a photographer's paradise as seen in a fight between a Sea Eagle and some other birds.

Women Artists

Grace Cossington Smith – A pioneer in Modern art

Today we are going to look at another Australian female artist named Grace Cossington Smith who is thought to be the artist who introduced Post-Impressionism to Australia, and was an important pioneer of modern art in that country.

Scotland

Inverewe Garden, Scotland: Part Two

Continuing on from yesterday's introduction to the remarkable Inverewe Garden in Scotland where the variety of plant life was stunning. This post is for all those who love plants.

Scotland

Inverewe Garden, Scotland: Part One

Have you been following my posts on Scotland? Today we return to the mainland on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands to visit the amazing and most beautiful Inverewe Garden.

No Post Day

Scotland

The Callanish Standing Stones in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland

One of the very special days of my cruise around the Scottish islands was the day we visiting the Callanish Standing Stones on the island of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. From the first sighting of the town of Stornoway the day had a magical feel about it.

Mailbag

September 2023 Mailbag

Whizzing around the world the September mailbag contains items from Fair Isle, a book recommendation from Tanzania, new sculptures from Mandurang, Australia, paper sculptures from America and "natural art" from London.

Ships and boats

Wulfran Puget – On the Nickel Run by Robert Carter

The 4-masted barque Wulfran Puget eases along gently at about 5 knots with a fair wind in today's painting by Robert Carter - Australia's leading marine artist.

Women Artists

Margaret Preston – an Australian identity

Today we learn about Margaret Preston, who is one of the most influential and well known Australian women artists, with an identity that lives on today from the early 20th century.

Architecture

The Swan Bells - Perth

The Bell Tower, in the centre of Perth houses the Swan Bells - a set of 18 bells hanging in a futuristic specially built 82.5-metre-high (271 ft) copper and glass campanile. 12 of the bells had resided in St Martin-in-the-Fields church, London – the parish church to the British Royal family.

Celebration

Rosh Hashanah 2023

Greetings to everyone and ... Wishing all my Jewish family and friends a very happy Rosh Hashanah ...

Australian Artist

Hilda Rix Nicholas Wright – Part Two

Form the Australian War Memorial website, we learn about the personal tragedies suffered by Hilda Rix Nicholas Wright during World War One, and how these are reflected in her art after that time.

Australian Artist

Hilda Rix Nicholas Wright - Part One

Today we gain an overview of the prolific art and life of Hilda Rix Nicholas Wright (1884-1961). She is also one of the artists featured in the Know My Name initiative profiling Australian women artists.

Ships and boats

Falls of Clyde – Off the Dagger Ramereez by Robert Carter

This magnificent creature of the sea "Falls of Clyde" can still be seen as it is afloat as a museum ship in Honolulu. But today enjoy Robert Carter's painting of her as she battles the high seas.

Women Artists

“Know My Name” – Australian Women Artists

Following on from the previous work by the National Gallery of Australia to promote women artists, we learn that the earlier exhibition is going to be shown again in Mornington, Victoria.

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