Mailbag January 2024 Mailbag No 2 Today's mailbag is a little closer to home with promotions for an exhibition at the Bundanon Gallery in NSW and one at the Australian Museum of Photography in Melbourne.
Mailbag January 2024 Mailbag No 1 Welcome to our first MailBag post for 2024 and there is no better way to welcome in the new year than with a nice surprise in your letter box which greeted me when I was visiting my brother in northern New South Wales, Australia recently!
TagCloud Day: Seascapes Most humans love the sea whether it is to swim in, boat in, dive in, travel across or to earn a living from - it is one of our little planet's most endearing features!! While the AnArt4Life team recovers from the silly season please enjoy our day off
Urban Landscape Catching up with Kevin McKay: Eastern Suburbs Studies As 2024 dawns I thought we would take a look into the studio of Sydney artist Kevin McKay to see what he was doing during 2023 and where he might be heading this year.
England Early Morning Reflection We welcome in the new morning with a wonderful photo from E in London followed by William Wordsworth's famous sonnet 'Composed Upon Westminister Bridge'. And our good wishes for your day to be filled with many patches of sun.
Ships and boats Peking – Leaving Iquique by Robert Carter I thought that as we sail into 2024 it was time to return to the remarkable marine paintings created by Robert Carter OAM, FASMA, FISMP of the sailing ship era and published in The Marine Paintings of Robert Carter.
Celebration It's New Year’s Eve 2023 The AnArt4Life team wish all our readers a Happy New Year's Eve, and take a look at last year's fireworks heralding 2023.....
Celebration Boxing Day Plunge Whilst here in "Down Under" we swelter in the 30+ heat some brave souls, many no doubt full of Christmas pudding, plunge into the cold, cold, cold waters in the northern hemisphere!
Celebration Christmas Eve Christmas Eve is a time of many interpretations in the modern world. Whatever your viewpoint please use these days to spend some time with loved ones and those who sometimes just need you to say "hello".
Blog TagCloud Day: Light I have been thinking about light of late and writing a little on this topic which is so important in our world. So while we have the day off to do some preparations for the festive season why don't you check out the past posts from AnArt4Life about Light.
Mailbag December 2023 Mailbag No 2 From Northern New South Wales in Australia, to West Bengal where we enjoy a wonderful celebration with Soumya Kundu and then back to Melbourne. And some bantams thrown in for good measure!!
Reflection Reflecting on Light We are entering that time of the year when for many of us it is a time of celebration, joining with our community and reflecting on those beliefs that make our lives more meaningful.
Mailbag December 2023 Mailbag No 1 A great variety of items can be found in the first of our December Mailbags from reflecting on Rowdy's painting for Remembrance Day, to paintings on water tanks and learning about "guerrilla knitting" , Scottish tartan - plus lots more.
Travel Travelling Life's Highways Many of the AnArt4Life blog posts feature in some way the theme of Travelling Life's Highways.
Nature Reflection: Clouds Who doesn't love clouds? Who isn't fascinated by the formations and the varity? Who doesn't love to see shapes in cloud formations. Join us in reflecting on the clouds above and sometimes below.
Reflection Art All Around Once more I want to emphasise that "art starts next to you" as you go about your daily life. Don't forget to look for and appreciate the "Everyday Art" that is in your immediate environment.
Flight TagCloud Day: Flight You probably have been reading lots of travel posts from Jane and earlier myself when I was overseas in the United Kingdom. I started thinking about how lucky we are that we can get around the world so easily thanks to the invention of flight. And so on our day