John Wylie

Landscapes

Catching up with Rowdy Wylie in his Shed and Beyond

Team member & friend Rowdy Wylie is very involved in promoting art in & around his home town of Port Elliot, S. A. & also helps run the Victor Harbor Regional Gallery. The artists take turn to display their works & it is Rowdy's turn so we are able to enjoy the "fruits of his labour" from his shed.

John Pickup

John Pickup OAM (1931-2023)

It is with deep regret and sadness that we have to inform all our wonderful subscribers and followers that our dear friend and team member John Pickup OAM died peacefully in his sleep. John was in his 92nd year.

Celebration

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

Exhibition

Rowdy Wylie invites us to the Victor Harbor Regional Gallery Art Events

You all know our wonderful team member Rowdy Wylie and you have recently seen his Remembrance Day painting. Rowdy not only paints, builds frames, restores & mounts cricket bats Rowdy is a volunteer at the Victor Harbor Regional Gallery - why don't you drop and say hello if you are nearby.

Reflection

Remembrance Day 2022: Reflecting on the Kokoda Trail Campaign 80 years on with Rowdy Wylie

Naive painter Rowdy Wylie from Port Elliot South Australia produces a painting each year for ANZAC DAY (25 April) and REMEMBRANCE DAY (11 Nov). This year he remembers and reflects on the war 1942-1945 in Papua and New Guinea.

Reflection

Papua and New Guinea Campaign 1942 Part Two

Our "Remembrance" post today is dedicated to those brave men who fought in Papua & New Guinea -especially those involved in the "Kokoda Trail Campaign". We thank you & the many nurses who looked after the injured - may you all "Rest in Peace" knowing that your sacrifice saved your country.

War Art

Papua and New Guinea Campaign 1942 Part One

Today Rowdy Wylie and Anne take you back to WWII to remember and reflect on those who sacrificed so much in the fight to save the Pacific and Australia from an invading force.

Collector

Steve Cook: My Story in Art Part Four

Over the past 3 days you have seen the remarkable collection Steve Cook has of Hermannsburg School paintings & memorabilia. You have seen Steve's own painting of buildings. There is one more "activity" he enjoys so "click through to the post" to discover what else this "collector artist" does.

Inspiration

Steve Cook: My Story in Art - Part Three

Yesterday you met Steve Cook from Victor Harbor, South Australia who is a collector mainly of paintings and memorabilia from the Hermannsburg School of Painting. Today he takes you in a different direction.

Collector

Steve Cook: My Story in Art - Part One

Here on the AnArt4Life blog we love introducing you to someone passionate about art especially someone who has amassed such a collection he needed a larger house!

Seascapes

“Our Coastlines are A-Changing” Part Two

The era of the new low maintenance jetty is upon us!! We continue the story of the demolition of the Victor Harbor Causeway and what it means to local artist and AnArt4Life team member Rowdy Wylie.

Seascapes

“Our Coastlines are A-Changing” Part One

A little while back Rowdy and I started a series on "Fences, Posts and Gates" and today's post slots in nicely to this theme because it is about a "causeway" - the causeway that links "Ngarrindjerri Island" (Granite Island) to the South Australian mainland.

Outback

The Daily Telegraph by Rowdy Wylie

Before leaving Outback Australia I thought you would enjoy seeing Rowdy Wylie's latest painting which illustrates his great love of the Australian outback and of the historical narrative that literally weaves its way across this vast landscape - the building of The Daily Telegraph.

Celebration

ANZAC DAY - "Holding the Line 1899-2022" by Rowdy Wylie

We are so honoured today as Rowdy Wylie has once more created a painting to commemorate ANZAC DAY in recognition of the service and sacrifice made by the armed forces of Australia and New Zealand to help many countries facing conflict and disaster.

Seascapes

Along the Coast with Rowdy Wylie

Today, and in some posts to come, Rowdy and I are taking you along the coast to share the beauty of seascapes and to explore the endless possibilities for creativity.

Tribute

Remembering Jack Absalom

Jack Absalom, one of Australia’s greatest landscape painters, died 3 years ago on this day 22 Mar 2019. Jack was a lovely, gentle man & a wonderful artist who so generously gave time to anyone who wanted to talk about how to get that perfect image.

Buildings and Structures

Fences, Posts and Gates - Storyline to Country: Focus on Gates

Have you ever given much thought to gates? Today's post is intended to get you thinking about how important they are.

Buildings and Structures

Longest Wall in the World through the Eyes and Hands of Nicholas Roerich

The Great Wall in China is not only the longet wall in the world, it is the most remarkable. The Russian artist Nicholas Roerich toured the area extensively in the early C20th and today you can see his perspective on this remarkable structure through the eyes and hands of a "symbolist".

Australia

Fences, Posts and Gates - Storyline to Country: Focus on Fences

Travel with us into outback Australia to see and learn a little about very, very. very long fences. Learn a little about a Boundary Rider which John Pickup has created in paint on canvas.

Sense of Place

Fences, Posts and Gates - Storyline to Country: Focus on Posts

As part of a series on "Fences, Posts and Gates" Anne and Rowdy take you on a journey today along fences stopping to admire the posts - in their various shapes and sizes.

Exhibition

Victor Harbor, South Australia: 43rd Annual Art Show

It's the 43rd Annual Art Show at Victor Harbor in South Australia and Rowdy Wylie brings us the winning paintings. Artists: Greg Allen (Melbourne, Vic), Henry Cockington (South Australia), Maxwell Wilks (Melbourne, Vic) and Kristian Mumford (a roving Australian!!)

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.

Ships and boats

Going to sea with Rowdy Wylie and Nicolas Baudin on the S.S. Casuarina

If you love sailing ships, as do I, this post is for you. Come aboard the SS Casuarina painted by Rowdy Wylie and also learn about Nicolas Baudin, French explorer.