Anne Newman - AnArt4Life

Members of the Fundamental Features of the Environment Family

Our environment, wherever you live, is made up of "fundamental features": We can label them: colour, shape, texture, light, reflection, pattern, connection. Today we can appreciate some images that represent these features. Image credit: Steve Johnson / Unsplash

Exhibition

Victor Harbor, South Australia: 43rd Annual Art Show

It's the 43rd Annual Art Show at Victor Harbor in South Australia and Rowdy Wylie brings us the winning paintings. Artists: Greg Allen (Melbourne, Vic), Henry Cockington (South Australia), Maxwell Wilks (Melbourne, Vic) and Kristian Mumford (a roving Australian!!)

India

Visions of India from the Monash Gallery of Art

Today a virtual tour from the Monash Gallery of Art (Melbourne) will take you to Visions of India: from the colonial to the contemporary. Photographs from the collection of "Museum of Art & Photography (MAP), Bengaluru", one of the most celebrated photographic collections in India.

Trains

Mammoth exhibition challenges

Today we marvel at the ingenuity required to bring two locomotives across the Atlantic to York, England, for a once in a lifetime exhibition to celebrate a very special 75th anniversary. Image: National Rail Museum, York.

Patterns

Patterns in Nature: Trees

For all those of you frustrated because you couldn't find the second tawny frogmouth - today we give you the answer. And also a close look into the patterns on the trunks of Australian gum trees - the glorious Eucalyptus.

Portraits

Portrait, self-portrait by Hannah Starman

A challenging & inspirational interview conducted by Hannah Starman for "Arteez". It provides a remarkable view into the thoughts of the curators and artists involved in the exhibition "Portrait, self-portrait" at the Jenisch Museum, Vevey, Switzland. Image: Musée Jenisch Vevey

Mailbag

January 2022 Mailbag

We are opening a fascinating mailbag to start the new year. Items include: who built the pyramids; a postcard from one of the little Chaposos Huamanguinos who is visiting a convent in Lima, Peru; find the tawny frogmouths, and the latest painting from Tendai Makufa.

Windows

Artistic window displays

Following the recent post on Myer Christmas windows, readers have written in to tell us about their favourite display windows. Image: Best European Destinations

Art Mysteries

The intriguing story of the "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I": Part Three

The conclusion to the story concerning the ownership of five Klimt paintings stolen by the Nazis from the Bloch-Bauer family is a testament to the courage and tenacity of a young lawyer called Eric Randol (Randy) Schoenberg and an 80+year old woman Maria Altmann

Art Mysteries

The intriguing story of the "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I": Part Two

Continuing the incredible story of the theft of the Gustav Klimt "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer" and the amazing fight against the Austrian Gov for years to reclaim it and other Klimt paintings. You will be amazed by the twists and turns in this story.

Art Mysteries

The intriguing story of the "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I": Part One

"Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer" by Gustav Klimt is a beautiful painting with an incredible life - stolen by the Nazis, given to the Galerie Belvedere, Vienna and then centre in a court case when Maria Altmann, niece of the original owner went to court for 7 years claiming possession.

Astronomy

Escape the New Year in Outer Space

Several subscribers emailed me to say that they didn't want to escape the new year in the Amazon Rainforest as it is too hot and humid and full of insects that bite!! So today - hope aboard the Hubble Space Telescope and escape into Outer Space. Definitely no heat or insects that bite!

Brazil

Bring in the New Year by escaping to the Amazon Rainforest

We are going to welcome in the New Year by escaping into an Amazon Rainforest with Jan and Mary Tuijp. You can enjoy the amazing photography and "teleport" yourself to a completely different world.

Challenge

Vincent Fantauzzo: Drawing a life in paintings - Australian Story

Meet the remarkable Vincent Fantauzzo - an Australian artist who has just won (jointly with two others) the Doug Moran Portrait Prize. But that is just the tip of his story which is inspirational.

Celebration

Celebrating the Life and Remarkable Achievements of Desmond Mpilo Tutu (7 Oct 1931-26 Dec 2021)

Celebrating the life of the remarkable Archbishop Desmond Tutu who died on 26 Dec 2021.

Photography

Steve McCurry - The Beauty of Imperfection by Hannah Starman

The post today features an article by Hannah Starman where she interviews world famous photographer Steve McCurry whose iconic photograph of the Afghan girl with the piercing green eyes became the most recognised photographic portrait even taken.

Collector

Boxes for Boxing Day 2021

I didn't know what to put up on the AnArt4Life blog for Boxing Day which is often a bit of a rest day if you have enjoyed too much eating on Christmas Day. For those of you who haven't gone off to join in the mad shopping sales here is a post on my collection of boxes!

Celebration

Happy Christmas 2021

From all of the AnArt4Life blog team to all of our wonderful subscribers and social media followers - a very Happy Christmas with family and friends.

Animals

Dogs with Style

We have always taken the broadest definition of examining and bringing to you the "art in our lives" and so today it's "dogs" - and the art of the many styles that dogs portray through their own personalities or through owners spending a fortune on "styling".

Watercolour

Kate Mears: Light and Shadow

A treat today as we are invited into the world of Kate Mears, British watercolour artist and illustrator. Kate's paintings are delicately vibrant enhanced by her expertise in creating a symphony between light and shadow.

Portraits

Sir David Attenborough by Philip Johnson

A wonderful pencil sketch portrait of the incredibly inspiring David Attenborough created by the incredibly talented English artist Philip Johnson.

Art Mysteries

The Last "Vermeers": Part Two

In the 2nd post on the greatest art crime of the C20th we learn how Dutch artist and forger Han van Meegeren duped Hermann Göring who purchased for 1.6 million guilders "Christ with the woman taken in adultery" believing it was by C17th painter Johannes Vermeer.

Art Mysteries

The Last "Vermeers": Part One

The art crime pulled off by Dutch painter Han van Meegeren was audacious and contains a wonderful mix of larger than life characters full of hubris, revenge, jealousy, chutzpah and undoubtedly talent. We promise you will be enthralled with this true story.

Mailbag

December 2021 Mailbag

A beautiful sunset is on top of the December Mailbag - snapped in Kilmany Park, East Gippsland, one of the most beautiful parts of Victoria. Also in the mailbag: the NASA picture of the day alias "Moona Lisa", sailing ships, Armenian colours, travelling chaposos huamanguinos - and more!!

Ships and boats

Going to sea with Rowdy Wylie and Nicolas Baudin on the S.S. Casuarina

If you love sailing ships, as do I, this post is for you. Come aboard the SS Casuarina painted by Rowdy Wylie and also learn about Nicolas Baudin, French explorer.

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