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HAPPY CHRISTMAS 2022

Wishing everyone who celebrates Christmas a wonderful day with family and friends. And remember - ARRIVE LATE AND BE SAFE!!

Celebration

Happy Sinterklaas 2022

To Jane, Caroline (The Keeper), their mother Elizabeth and all our Dutch friends and followers - A Very Happy Sinterklass

Mixed Media

The Art Of Transforming Marine Rubbish

A pearl producer who founded a project that transforms marine junk into art says it is making a significant difference on the islands where volunteers collect the rubbish.

Planes

A tribute to the restoration of aeroplanes!

Today we look at the restoration of two aeroplanes from the 1930s, both of which took different paths, but are linked for us today through the storytelling of John Pickup, OAM. Image: Ronnie Macdonald Chelmsford and Largs.

Nature

For the Love of Trees

Bringing you more on our theme of "trees" from the camera of artist John Pickup.

Narrative

The Golden Years of Radio with John Pickup OAM

A treat today with a video made by John Pickup OAM - artist and broadcaster explaining what it was like to be involved in The Golden Years of Radio. John's delivery and insights are informative and entertaining - as he remains very much a broadcaster.

Tribute

Austin Byrne: A lifelong passion

This is the inspiring story of the passion of Austin Byrne, who dedicated much of his adult life to creating a memorial to the record-breaking trans-Pacific flight from San Francisco to Brisbane, Australia.

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.

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.

Celebration

Happy Fourth Birthday to the AnArt4Life Blog

Celebrating 4 wonderful years of daily posts from the AnArt4Life blog made possible by the dedicated following we have from our subscribers and social media supporters. The blog team thanks you all for being part of our journey where the art that is all around us is shared far and wide.

Tribute

Various Perspectives on VP Day

Today we recall the 75th anniversary of the end of the second world war in 1945, and the commitment to peace that survives to this day. Image: Wikipedia

Australian Artist

John Pickup OAM: The Artist

Bringing you the latest painting from John Pickup who this year (2020) received an Order of Australia Medal for his work in broadcasting. But we know John as a brilliant artist.

Award

John Pickup OAM

Bringing you the news that John Pickup received an Order of Australia in the 2020 Australia Day Honours. The award was granted in recognition of John's service to the world of broadcasting. Here is a summary of his broadcasting career.

Trains

All Steamed Up with John Pickup

Remembering the early days of steam power through some paintings of steam trains by John Pickup.

Landscapes

Nat Buchanan & Australian Stock Routes through the eyes and hands of John Pickup

Nathaniel Buchanan (1826-1901) was an Australian pastoralist, drover & explorer who opened up stock routes. Born in Dublin of Scottish descent he came to Australia in 1832. He was part owner with his two brothers of Bald Blair station. Bringing you paintings of Nat Buchanan by John Pickup.

Colour

John Pickup leads us into colour

Showcasing some paintings by john Pickup including Bird's Eye View of the Jubilee Service at St Paul's Cathedral, London (1977); The Approach of Mary Magdalene; Bliss in the Outback.

Seascapes

John Pickup: Water and much, much more

John Pickup - the last of the Brushmen of the Bush. John's mastery of clouds and water and the interrelationships between them is exemplified in the painting above.

Australian Artist

John Pickup: I love a sunburnt country...Of drought and flooding rains

Remembrance of rivers & creeks & fascination with the way the ocean moves is a feature of the oeuvre of John Pickup. Darwin-the inspiration to the painting 'Build up to the Wet'. Queensland where water is more than plentiful; where the rivers run deep and strong

Outback

John Pickup Brings Don Quixote to the Australian Outback

John Pickup often displays a whimsical perspective on life as seen in his series on Don Quixote. John, with his ingenious creativity, perceptualised this 17thC Spanish character in Outback Australia.

People

John Pickup says: Reports of My Demise are Premature and Unfounded

John Pickup- a member of the iconic group of artists known as the Brushmen of the Bush. With the death on Friday 22 March 2019 of Jack Absalom John Pickup is now the last surviving member of the Brushman of the Bush. Image: The Boundary Rider by John Pickup.

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