Anne Newman - AnArt4Life

Archie Time Again: for the 100th Occasion

Artist Peter Wegner has won the 2021 Archibald Prize in celebration of its 100th year. The subject is 100 year old artist Guy Warren who won the Archibald in 1985. The Packing Room prize goes to Kathrin Longhurst for her painting of Kate Ceberano. Image credit: artgallery.nsw.gov.au

Mail Bag

June 2021 Mailbag No 1

June Mailbag No 1 brings UK stamps honouring Sir Paul McCartney, more looking for emus (!!!!), a Wedderburn mural, a wonderful new art gallery on the Gold Coast (Australia) and the Super Blood Moon.

Celebration

John Winter Pickup OAM Investiture 12 May 2021

Australian artist and "Brushmen of the Bush" John Pickup received an OAM in the 2020 Australia Day Honours. Today he brings you his account of the investiture at Government House, Brisbane, Qld on 12 May 2021. Image credit: scottrileyphotography.com

Colour

Colour my World

Showcasing four artists and their love of colour - Andreja of the Fractal Infinity ArtStudio (Slovenia), Soumya Kundu (India), Suzana Tumbas (Croatia) and Tendai Makufa (South Africa) whose latest work "Sun raises style" is shown in the Hero image. Join us in celebrating art around the world.

Colour

Back in the Shed with John "Rowdy" Wylie who talks about colour - and a little more

Following on the post yesterday on "the colour orange", Rowdy Wylie invites us into his shed studio where he talks about the colour of the outback in Australia and showcases some of his inspirational works. Image: Remote Flinders Northern Flinders Ranges by John "Rowdy" Wylie.

Colour

The power of orange

Orange is one of the most important colours in the palette. It has a power that no other colour possesses and engages the viewer like no other colour. The impressionists used orange as did the outback painters of Australia. Image credit: Red Desert Miners by John Wylie

Colour

Seeing History through Colour with Pam Morris

Following Julie's posts on "pottery & china ware" today you will see some amazing images taken by photographer Pam Morris to illustrate how the "different decades of the 20th Century are uniquely characterized by their distinctive colour palettes and decorative styles". Image credit: Pam Morris

Museum

Chau Chak Wing Museum: Sneak Preview Tour

If you would like to know more about the "Chau Chak Wing Museum" newly opened in Sydney this post is for you. Today we have a video presenting the "birth of the museum" and previewing some of the exhibitions. Image credit: camd.org.au

Mail Bag

May Mailbag 2021 No 2

In May Mailbag No 2 we post a letter in Bratislava, Slovakia, learn more about the Chau Chak Wing Museum, Sydney, meet land artist Jon Foreman from Pembrokeshire, and journey with Ben Stamatovich across the Australian Nullarbor. Image credit: Shutterstock.com/ inyourpocket.com

Works

ANNE NEWMAN - ARTIST

Join me in my artistic journey down many roads and down many laneways. You will stop to admire a miner's cottage long deserted where the long dry grass governs the scene but where the rusting corrugated iron roof and red brick chimneys remind us of early days long ago.

Mail Bag

May Mailbag 2021 No 1

A very eclectic mailbag today including street art by N20 featured, an "attention test", willow trees and the "Bat Flower" plus some photos of outback New South Wales. Image credit: splatrs.com

Mineral Art

Kevin "Bushy" White: the making of a mineral work of art: Part 2

The history of mining in Broken Hill is in focus today through the "mineral pictures" being created by Kevin "Bushy" White. Follow Bushy as he explains how he makes these intricate pictures from the "gems of the earth". Image credit: Kate Hennessy: the_smallest_room

Australian Artist

Kevin "Bushy" White: Pictorial Mineral Art Works of Mining in Broken Hill, NSW, Australia: Part 1

Back in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia meet another one of the local artists who has literally brought the "treasures of the earth that made the Silver City" into his creative images. Credit: Kevin White

Photography

Pam Morris - photographer in Covid Times: when the present meets the past

Melbourne photographer Pam Morris lets us into her home during "Covid Times" and reveals a startling outcome. Image credit: Pam Morris/spectralmodes.com

Celebration

Mothers, Grandmothers, Aunts, Sisters, Godmothers, Friends: Thank you

Gustav Klimt's "Mother and Child" from "The Three Ages of Women" painted in 1905 leads us in reflecting on the importance of different women in our lives - our grandmothers, mothers, aunts, sisters, godmothers, friends. Image credit: "Mother and Child" by Klimt (gustavklimt.net)

Reflection

Reflection: Bravery

Today we should stop for a moment to reflect on the courage that some people exhibit, usually against all the odds. And we give special thoughts to those artists who conquered the difficulties life threw at them to realise their creative dreams.

Photography

Every picture tells a story

The amazing image you will see and learn about in this post was taken by Melbourne photographer Pam Morris who recently won the Australian Institute of Professional Photography Silver Lining Award for 2021. Image credit: Mafia Briefcase swap? – Palermo Sicily 2020 by Pam Morris

Artist

Nugent H. Welch

Yesterday you saw WWI paintings created by New Zealand's first war artist Nugent H Welch. Today I share some of his landscape and seascape paintings. Image credit: nzhistory.govt.nz

Reflection

Commemorating Anzac Day

We remember those who gave their lives in WWI and in all wars so that the world would be a more peaceful place for all people. We remember also those who today are fighting in different ways and different enemies so that we can all live peaceful lives. R.I.P. Image credit: nzhistory.govt.nz

Travel

Beautiful Slovenia

What beckons is a tour through the beautiful and stunning scenery of Slovenia which according to our tour guide, Rick Steves, is the least visited and most underrated of Europe's alpine countries. Some interesting architecture and murals for you to learn about.

Environment

Fractal Infinity ArtStudio from Slovenia

Fractal Art might not be familiar to you so please take a look at the stunningly beautiful works being produced in Slovenia by Andreja Malovrh of Fractal Infinity ArtStudio. Image credit: Fractal Infinity ArtStudio

Artist Influences

Artistic Influences on Art Works by Anne Newman: Part 1 - The Early Years

I am often asked about the influences on my artistic journey and hope this post might fill in a few gaps. It features an article about my paintings (and a bit more) written in 2004 by Anna McClelland who was a member of the Waverley Art Society.

Parody

Ten of the most parodied artworks of all time

Parodied artworks have been produced since pencils and brushes were first taken up as tools that can create. Now with digital techniques parodied artworks are even more prolific. Be amused, be shocked, be engaged. Image credit: royalacademy.org.uk/Sonny Malhotra

Ceramicist

Imp Hung: To Sleep in a Painting

Our last post on the Taiwanese ceramicist Imp Hung brings us to Salvador Dali and Imp's reflections on "envying the duck sleeping quietly in The Persistence of Memory". Image credit: Imp Hung

Ceramicist

Imp Hung the Ceramicist at Work

Taiwanese artist Imp Hung has many talents - she teaches art, she engages in tea making ceremonies but above all she makes the most amazing ceramic tiles based on paintings by famous artists. Today we see her at work. Image credit: Imp Hung

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