Anne Newman - AnArt4Life

Vale - Kevin "Bushy" White

The death of a great Australian character Kevin "Bushy" White is met with great sadness but let us celebrate his remarkable artistic talent seen in his mineral pictures of mining in Broken Hill.

Portraits

Magical Realism and that Mona Lisa Smile

Everyone knows the Mona Lisa portrait painted by Leonardo da Vinci in the early 1500s. Today we look at this small but probably most famous painting of all time through a slightly different lens. Image credit: crimemuseum.org

Dolls

The Hippy Elves

In our second post on the dolls being created by "Octogenarian Andrea" we meet The Hippy Elves! They are wild and free and today were learn from Andrea how she made them and importantly where their journey might be taking them.

Africa

"It would be time we listen to them" by Tendai Makufa

The latest painting by South African artist Tendai Makufa is gloriously alive in his usual vibrant colours and shapes. But his explanation that accompanies the painting is even more powerful.

Dolls

Doll Making with Octogenarian Andrea

Meet the amazing dolls being made by "Octogenarian Andrea" from country Victoria, Australia who will take you on a journey through Seasons, Nursery Rhymes, Shakespeare and much, much more. Join us in the wonderful world of creativity, imagination and skill.

Birds

Emus Strut their Stuff and the Winner of the Best Emu Portrait

Did you vote in our "Best Emu Portrait" award? Here are the results. Our feature image is No 3 the "Young and Wild" emu but he didn't win - he was toppled by..... Open the post to find out the results.

Mail Bag

September 2021 Mailbag No 2

This mailbag has everything in it. Paintings by - Jack Absalom and Hugh Schulz (Brushmen of the Bush), Tendai Makufa, Antonio Garcia, Olympic games, boab trees, emus and toothpick sculptures.

Mail Bag

September 2021 Mailbag No 1

What's in the mailbag this month? A drawing class in 1930 in Nottingham, UK, urban paintings by Daniel Bodey and Kevin McKay, a John Brack painting of The Car - Triumph Mayflower, Digger's 1st Birthday and saying "I love you" with sheep!!

Relaxation

The Bench

Nothing special today - just a reminder to sit down occasionally on a bench and take in some deep breaths! I did include a rather nice watercolour by Vincent. Take care everyone.

Animals

Vote for Your Favourite Emu Portrait

To amuse and bring a smile to your face please join us in awarding the "Best Emu Portrait" as created by Australian artist Jos Coufreur.

Portraits

Jos Coufreur Portraits

Portraits have been created for hundreds, perhaps thousands of years and the variety of techniques used to recreate a face would seem to be limitless. Jos Coufreur uses a unique style that combines Realism with Expressive Abstraction. Image credit: jos-coufreur.com

Portraits

Shai Yossef

Meet Israeli artist Shai Yosseff who creates portraits in a sculptured style. View his Michael Jackson and Nina Simone and be enthralled by his portrait of African children looking at the stars based on a photograph by Anthony Asael who founded "Art in All of Us".

Celebration

Rosh Hashanah

Monday 6 September sees in Rosh Hashanah (New Year) for the Jewish people. We wish you all a "Good and Sweet New Year". We celebrate today with works by Nachum Gutman.

Celebration

Celebrating Fathers Day

In celebrating "Father's Day" and acknowledging all the great dads we bring you works by Mary Cassatt, Carl Larsson, Paul Cezanne, Jean-François Millet, Van Gogh. And be introduced to the works of Israeli artist Shai Yossef.

Portraits

Philip Johnson Portrait Painter Extraordinaire

English artist Philip Johnson will amaze you with his amazing portraits of well known characters and engaging others. You will be amazed at Philip's skill in capturing the inner essence of a character.

Indigenous Art

The Boab - Story Teller - the Indigenous View

Indigenous Australians are story tellers and today Rowdy and Anne tell a little about the relationship they have with the boab tree. Includes works by Paddy (Jampin) Jaminji, April Nulgit, Charlene Carrington, Ju Ju Wilson, Jack Wherra Paddy Jaminji, Peggy Patrick, Desma Mengil.

Trees

Boab drama

A showcase post where expressionistic paintings of boabs are presented by Jos Coufreur, Rex Woodlands, Majorie Fisher, Sally Chandler, Mark Blume, Pam Hume.

Trees

Fascination with the Aussie boab tree

Moving from Africa we go in search of the boab tree, cousin to the baobab. The boab only grows in the north west of Australia - in Kimberley country. Artists have been fascinated for generations with the boab - today we showcase some examples from Fred Williams, Jack Absalom, Rowdy Wylie.

Photography

Beth Moon: Portraits of Baobabs

We continue our posts on Baobab trees with images from the remarkable collection of photographer Beth Moon who has been on a mission for many, many years to capture in print the ancient trees of the world. Some of them are Baobabs which we feature today.

Nature

The Alluring Baobab and Boab Trees

Naive artist Rowdy Wylie and I both love the mystical boab tree. Today we launch a series of posts - starting with their cousins the baobab found in Africa and Madagascar. And you will see the most expensive painting sold in South Africa which just happens to be of a baobab tree.

Celebration

Celebrating the Paralympians

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympics commence today 24 August and will go until Sunday, 5 September. The paralympians are a special breed of sports people who have had to endure and overcome unbelievable mental and physical "barriers" to reach the top of their sport. Today we salute you. (L

Africa

Tendai Makufa: Waiting for Bumper Harvest

We have enjoyed looking at paintings by Tendai Makufa before and today's feature "Waiting for the Bumper Harvest" will not disappoint. Makufa's style involves masterly use of narrative, colour, shape and pattern.

Africa

Bernard Takawira

The sculptures created by Zimbabwe artist Bernard Takawira (1948-1997) are based in his culture and stem from the influence his mother Mai Takawira had through her deep knowledge of Shona myths.

Sculpture

Bob Marchant breaks the sound with his bas-relief barrier

Paintings by Sydney artist Bob Marchant were showcased a few weeks ago. Today I show you a Bob Marchant creation that is seen by thousands of people every day! If fact you might have seen it today - if you live in New South Wales!

Street Art

August 2021 Mailbag No 2

In our August Mailbag No 2 we journey from Europe (wall art) to Bendigo (Brett Whiteley drawings) to India (Video by Soumya celebrating Rath Yatra) , Africa - a round the world trip provided by our wonderful subscribers and followers. Thank you for your wonderful correspondence.

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