Jane - AnArt4Life

Albacutya Silo

Albacutya is a small Victorian rural location approximately 355kms from Melbourne and close to Rainbow. A new attraction is the mural being painted on the Albacutya Silo, 10km north of Rainbow. Credit: My own photo

Silo Art

Mallee Meanderings

The Wimmera & Mallee covers hundreds of miles of wheat fields, crisscrossed by railway tracks, the only outcrops innumerable silos used for storing the grain and pulses. These days many form canvasses for mural artists which make up an extensive Silo Art Trail. Credit: mailtimes.com.au

Inspiration

Marysville - Yarra Valley

Located in the foothills of Melbourne's closest ski fields, Marysville is a picturesque town, a place to enjoy peace and quiet and appreciate the wonders of nature. Established in 1863 as a stopover for diggers travelling to the Goldfields, Marysville, evolved into a popular resort destination.

Sculpture

Gillie and Marc

Creating some of the world’s most innovative public sculptures, Gillie and Marc Schattner an Australian collaborative artist couple, are re-defining what public art should be, spreading messages of love, equality, and conservation around the world.

Urban Landscape

A Changing Urban Landscape

During my recent visit to Sydney I had the chance to explore Broadway in Sydney which includes the iconic Grace Bros building - how much it had changed since the 1970s. Let’s consider changing urban landscapes . Image credit: sydney-city.blogspot.com

Murals

Sandringham's Dog Mural

On my morning walk today around Sandringham, Dell, my friend and neighbour showed me this fabulous Dog Mural by Warren J Fox. Photo Credit: splatrs.com

Galleries

Unwrapping Egyptian Mummies

I was fascinated by this painting - Examination of a Mummy by Paul Dominique Philippoteaux. I could see a mummy was being unravelled, but who were the beautifully dressed ladies on the left taking a keen interest in the proceedings? Image Credit: Public Domain/ArtMight

Galleries

Lego model - City of Pompeii

During my visit of the Chau Chak Wing Museum located in the grounds of the University of Sydney, children gathered around a Lego model of the city of Pompeii Image Credit: Photo by Craig Barker - Nicholson Museum

Galleries

University of Sydney - Museum of Antiquities

Within the walls of Sydney University, The Nicholson Collection of Antiquities along with another significant collections aquired by the Uni is now housed in the Chau Chak Wing Museum, which opened in April 2021. Credit - Author's photo

Theatre

La Traviata Performed on Sydney Harbour

While I was in Sydney in early April 2021, I had the pleasure of attending the opera, La Traviata – which was performed on Sydney Harbour against the marvellous backdrop of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge. Image credit: Hamilton Lund

Botanical

The Calyx - Royal Botanical Gardens Sydney

Jane is in Sydney taking in the sights around this glorious Australian city. Today she brings you a little about a living artwork - The Calyx . Read on to find out more.

Animals

The Charm of Collective Nouns

Collective nouns are one of the most charming oddities of the English language, often with seemingly bizarre connections to the groups they identify.Why are lions in a pride? Are crows really murderous? Have you ever stopped to wonder where these peculiar terms came from? Image: wordpress.com

Celebration

Celebrating Easter in Africa

As the sun rises in Africa on Easter Sunday about 70 million Christians in Africa will start a big celebration including decorating the churches with butterflies and singing Christian hymns to the beating of African drums. Image credit: Andy Brunner/Unsplash

Reflection

Paixão sexta-feira

Christ the Redeemer, the statue which stands above Rio de Janeiro, Brazil offers a timely reminder to stop and reflect on the great losses the world has suffered over the past year. Time to reflect and thank all those who have sacrificed so much for so many. Image credit: Robert Nyman/Unsplash

Sculpture

More UooUoos

A few weeks ago we introduced you to UooUoos - a mythical creature designed for an Art Trail In Melbourne and fund raiser for the Royal Children's Hospital 150th Anniversary.

Sculpture

The Me and UooUoo Art Trail

100 UooUoos are scattered around Melbourne and Geelong finding a home in laneways, streets, parks and public spaces, bringing colour and creativity with a spectacular public art trail, in honour of the 150th anniversary of The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) Melbourne. Credit: uoouoo.org.au

Inspiration

More Rice Art

Chinese have developed a form of Rice Paddy Art in 3D form, while in India, Rangoli folk art of vibrant patterns, created on the ground using colored rice and dry or flour.

Inspiration

Walk with us in a Field of Art

Japanese Rice Paddy Art - each work a 15,000-square-meter mural designed and created in the Japanese village Inakadate, made up of, up to 7 different types of rice, often depicting local heritage and folklore.

Celebration

It's that day again: Happy Valentine's Day

Take a little time today to think about all the good things in the world and the people and creatures you love. And anything else that makes you feel good: chocolate, a good book, a beautiful painting. Image credit: Photo by Sidney Pearce / Unsplash

Art Exhibition

Spring by Arthur Streeton

Spring was painted by Arthur Streeton in 1890 and gifted to the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne by Mrs Margery Pierce in 1978. Its an oil on canvas on plywood 81.4 x 152.6 cm. Photo by Jane Art Gallery of NSW Dec, 2019.

Art Exhibition

Arthur Streeton's Travels

As Streeton made his way by ship to Britain in 1897, he planned a stopover in Cairo. The choice may seem strange, especially given that the artist suffered from the same xenophopia that many Anglo-Saxon Australians felt in the late 19th century. Image credit: artnet.com

Art Exhibition

Arthur Streeton

Arthur Streeton was born at Mount Duneed, Victoria, on April 8, 1867. He showed an early aptitude for sketching and became a lithographer's apprentice. While still in his teens he began studying at the National Gallery School. Let's learn a little more about his paintings. Photo by Jane.

Award

The Young Archies 2020

Beginning in 1983 there is also The Young Archie competition which invites budding artists between the ages of 5 and 18 to submit a portrait. Credit image: artgallery.nsw.gov.au

Sculpture

Illusionary Sculptures

Michael Murphy creates portraits of people, words, or objects that you can see only if you’re standing in the right place — otherwise, it just looks like a bunch of tangled wires or globs of plastic pieces. Image Credits: perceptualart.com

Reflection

Rest and Relax

Showcasing some glorious images of the sun setting over Port Phillip Bay which is the gateway from the sea to our beautiful city of Melbourne. And a poem by Emily Dickinson for those of you who love her imagery.

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