Ships and boats Priwall – Five Days and Fourteen Nights by Robert Carter The fastest ever east to west rounding of Cape Horn by a commercial sailing ship was recorded in 1938 by the German 4-masted barque Priwall which you will see today painted in oil on canvas by Robert Carter.
Mailbag August 2023 Mailbag No 2 Our mailbags are always full of items of creative interest from our subscribers and social media followers and today is no exception - from the Philippines to India, back to South Australia and then to China - join us today as we open another mailbag.
Mailbag August 2023 Mailbag No 1 I'm in London but mail items today take us to Australia, Tanzania, South Africa, France - all representing the wonderful global representation and interests we have among our subscribers and social media followers.
War Art Rowdy Wylie donates his war paintings to RSL museums in South Australia Regular vistors to the AnArt4Life blog will be familiar with the paintings of Rowdy Wylie especially those he does to commemorate Australia's involvement in wars. Today he reports in on donating two of the paintings to two RSL Museums in South Australia.
TagCloud Day: Reflection There has been a lot going on of late on the AnArt4Life blog and so today on one of our days off I thought it appropriate to give you some of our past posts which have been tagged as Reflection. A quiet day for everyone. Reflection - AnArt4LifeImages to help
War Art Reflecting on Australia's Involvement in the Vietnam War: Part Two Today is a very special day in Australia and here on the AnArt4Life blog we want to acknowledge the contribution so many Australians made to helping the people of Vietnam during the war that wracked their country for so long.
War Art Reflecting on Australia's Involvement in the Vietnam War: Part One Over the next couple of days we are going to pay tribute to Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War as it is 50 years since the final withdrawal.
TagCloud Day: Birds 🐦Hi everyone - Sorry about two TagClouds in two days but lots of past posts for you to select from. I am still away in the United Kingdon and have just returned from a glorious trip around the islands off the coast of Scotland. The bird life is breathtaking and
TagCloud Day: Scotland Hi Everyone - on our day off why don't you enjoy some of the AnArt4Life past posts associated with the magnificent country of Scotland where Anne has been visiting and soon you will be seeing some posts of her visit to this remarkable part of the world. Scotland
Ships and boats Au Revoir Bretagne by Robert Carter Robert Carter's oil painting of the French bounty ship "Bretagne" is quite something to see as she heads off in 1923 towards Astoria on the American North West coast for a grain cargo.
Scotland Bonny Scotland and the painting by Ian Morrison, Alberto Morrocco and David McClure This is the continuation of a story about a painting "Broughty Ferry, Dundee" 1964 painted by Ian Morrison, Alberto Morrocco and David McClure. A mystery which needed to be solved.
Tag Cloud Day: Relationships We have been enjoying the marvels of travel of late through Jane's many adventures and soon you will see some of my travel shots from Scotland. But let us not forget that central to the universe are relationships which I am reminded very much of as reunite with
Ships and boats Preussen – Stretching a new Topsail by Robert Carter In our series on the sailing ship era as painted by Robert Carter we now move onto the German and French ships which took these magnificent vessels into the twentieth century.
Ships and boats Eastwards, Eastwards, Ever Eastwards The Barque Penang by Robert Carter This glorious painting with the barque "Penang" enhanced by a sunrise at sea was created by marine artist Robert Carter. We have been enjoying a series on his remarkable paintings of the era of the sailing ship.
Inspiration Tendai Makufa brings us a new painting - Demonstrator!!! The paintings ofTendai Makufa so uplifting and every new work he creates brings with it a new narrative, and new learning about how he sees the world - his world through his background of being born in Zimbabwe. His paintings take you with them from the past, to the pressent and into the future.
TagCloud Day: Ships and Boats 🛳️As I will be sailing around the northern seas off the coast of Scotland around the time this post goes online I thought it appropriate that on our day off you can check what we have presented in the past about ships and boats. Ships and boats - AnArt4LifeArt featuring
Inspiration Philippe de Kraan and "The Gathering" Part Two "The Gathering" by Philippe de Kraan is a mammoth of a painting in size, detail and the incredible effort it took to bring it out into the light for all to see and enjoy.
Challenge Philippe de Kraan and "The Gathering" Part One A rare insight into the work involved in creating a painting measuring 198cm x 305cm when International Australian artist Pilippe de Kraan tells just how much "blood sweat and tears" go into being an artist of this quality.