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Margaret Olley - Home and Studio

Margaret Olley lived in Paddington, a converted hat factory and adjoining terrace house. Suffering from ill health in her latter years, she spent a lot of time at home, continuing to paint prolifically, usually from compositions she created there. Credit: my own photo.

Australian Artist

Margaret Olley

Margaret Olley (born 24 June 1923; died 26 July 2011) was a larger than life character who dominated the art scene in Sydney for more than 50 years. Enjoy a stroll through her life and works. (Image: bbc.com)

Colour

The Power of Colour

Understanding colour is essential to art. We know that different colours affect the way we think & feel; we hear these common sayings: Seeing Red, Feeling blue, Green with Jealousy, Black with Rage. In fact, colour affects every aspect of our lives: our surroundings, the weather, what we wear.

Contemporary

An Australian Connection to Vincent Van Gogh

Emily Koenders' gallery is hidden at the rear of her Australian colonial homestead located in Ruby, a tiny town in South Gippsland. Her connection to Vincent Van Gogh – being his great, great, great, great niece. Credit: south-gippsland.com

Impressionism

Two Favourite Van Gogh Paintings

Helene Kroller Mueller was so taken with Van Gogh’s work, she established the Kroller Mueller museum First Steps L’eglise In 1993 the National Gallery of Victoria featured First Steps to advertise its winter exhibition – Van Gogh – His Sources, His Genius and His Influences. Credit: vggallery.com

Impressionism

John Russell: Australia's French Impressionist

John Peter Russell left Sydney for London to pursue a new career. 1881 he enrolled at the Slade School of Art. Russell later furthered his studies at Cormon's atelier in Paris training alongside Emile Bernard, Toulouse Lautrec, and Vincent van Gogh. Credit: artnet.com

Performing Arts

Blockbusters Bring Art to the Masses

Blokcbusters as art The Three Tenors Barnum Andre Rieu

Performing Arts

From Theatrical Realism to Epic Productions

Opera has always been considered to be a somewhat rarefied art form for a select audience and the connoisseurs of music and theatre. ductions in exotic locations. Credit: ItalyMagazine

Performing Arts

Costumes

Are theatre costumes an art form?Theatrical art, which could include plays, opera, ballet or musicals and movies demands the collaboration of actors or singers and depend on costumes, scenery, and lighting. Credit: Deviant Art

Performing Arts

Jane of Sandringham

Jane of Sandringham who has now joined as a writer on the blog tells us a little about herself and her interests in the ballet, opera, impressionist and post impressionist paintings.

Performing Arts

Puppetry in opera?

Puppets are associated with magic and whimsy. On the other hand we often see Opera as epic and grand, serious and heart wrenching with the main characters dying tragically Credit: Mozart's The Magic Flute, Julie Taymor Production

Performing Arts

Shadow Play

Shadow play enjoys a time-honoured history which can be traced back to the Han Dynasty 2,000 years ago. As early as in the 13th century, China’s shadow play was introduced to Persia, Arab, Turkey or Siam. Credit: Confucius Magazine

Bicycles

Bicycles & a little more from a Subscriber

bicycles wheel art Luca Rafanelli Credit: lucaworkshop.blogspot.com

Travel

The last of the Post Cards from the Outback

Farina was originally called The Gums or Government Gums and was settled in 1878 by optimistic farmers hoping that rain follows the plough. The town was the railhead for a time until 1884 before the railway was extended to Marree.

Travel

Eyes on the South Australian Outback

South Australian Outback

Travel

Mattia Preti and the Baroque Churches of Malta

The history of art in Malta is discussed & we are introduced to the works of Mattia Preti which leads beautifully on to Caravaggio. St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valetta. Image is the Feast of Herod located in the Toledo Museum of Art

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