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Equine geoglyphs

Today we learning a little about equine geoglyphs, including the White Horse of Uffington and a sculpture by Julie Livsey. Image: Corbis/Skyscan

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More About The Horse in Art

Today we will spend some time appreciating some paintings of horses by artists of the 18th to 20th centuries, such as George Stubbs, Edgar Degas and Andrew Wyeth. Image: Royal Academy of Art.

Horses

Painting and carving the horse

Today we begin looking at the horse in Art, from caveman times, throughout history. Image: Public Domain

Indigenous Art

'Ghost Net' Art

Today we discover indigenous communities in northern Australia who are turning destructive waste fish netting into wonderful works of art. Image: Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations.

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Sue Hourigan: Part Two

Yesterday I introduced you to Australian artist Sue Hourigan and today we continue the review of her wonderful works in oil, pastel and watercolour.

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Sue Hourigan: Part One

Recently I have been thinking about what attracts someone to a particular painting or to the oeuvre of a particular artist. Today let's imagine you are at an exhibition and you come across paintings by Australian artist Sue Hourigan.

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Nairobi and a final African delight

On to the chaotic city of Nairobi - what a contrast. Masses of animals replaced with masses of people, beaten up old cars and so much traffic that on the main roads, slow enough to allow vendors to tout their wares

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Mighty Maasai Mara

The Mara Triangle takes up 1/3rd of the Maasai Mara National Reserve, an area of 510 km². Bordered by the Tanzania/Serengeti border, the Mara River and the Oloololo/Siria Escarpment.

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The Leopard

There are some days when you just need to stop and remember that the great and magnificent also need protecting.

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Sensational Serengeti

I'm sure most of you are enjoying "images from Jane's travels in Africa. Today you can experience the wildebeest migration - almost first hand. And be amazed!!

Quiz

National Animal of Tanzania

The other day I tested your knowledge of animals by asking what is the national animal of Tanzania where I am visiting at the moment. Check this post to see the answer.

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The Blanket Octopus creates a painting

Watch a Blanket Ocopus become an artist and paint a wonderful artistic masterpiece before your very eyes.

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Animal life around Mungo National Park and beyond

As we say farewell to outback Australia for a bit and embrace our international audience we must showcase a few of the furry and feathered creatures Jane and I saw on our recent journey into northern Victoria and south western New South Wales.

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The rabbits and more of Hugh Schulz

Have a bit of fun - find the rabbits in a Hugh Schulz painting! This is what Andrew the Collector does each time he looks at a Hugh Schulz painting!

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The beauty of patterns in the animal kingdom

Today we look at some of the beautiful patterns occuring in the animal world, unique across species, and even down to individual animals. Image: imgur.com

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Dogs with Style

We have always taken the broadest definition of examining and bringing to you the "art in our lives" and so today it's "dogs" - and the art of the many styles that dogs portray through their own personalities or through owners spending a fortune on "styling".

Photography

Photography Award Winners 2021

During October 2021 we featured the finalists in both the BirdLife Australia Photography Awards and also the Wildlife Photo Competition. Today we congratulate winners for 2021 of both competitions.

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Teenage Wallabies and other Creatures in the Grampians National Park, Victoria

The animal life in the Grampians, Western Victoria is abundant and spectacular especially in Spring as the babies are just so delightful. Emus are unusal but the teenage wallabies are even more entertaining as you will see if you watch the video.

Gardens

The diversity of South African Gardens managed by SANBI

Today we look at the diversity of the 11 Botanical Gardens and 2 Zoological Gardens managed by an organisation called "SANBI." Their role in managing the biodivesity of South Africa is incredibly important in the current climate.... Image: sanbi.org

Photography

The funny photography books of Clare Barnes Jnr.

Today we look at two books of animals and birds with funny captions, published by American advertising art director, Clarence Barnes Jnr, in 1949. Image: Julie's photo

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Robert Bissell: "Bears" Thinking About!

The world you will enter when you see a Robert Bissell painting will remind you of childhood picture books. But the imagined narrative is far more complicated than this.

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Learning how to deboss a Rufous Bettong with Helen Grey

In this post you will learn a little about Rufous Bettong - a small Australian marsupial in the potoroo and kangaroo family. The tutorial involves two videos by Helen Gray who will teach you how to deboss and use coloured pencils to create a realistic image of a Rufous Bettong.

Australia

Combining Art and Science with Helen Grey

A special treat today when we visit the world of self-taught Australian artist Helen Grey and see some of her wonderful wildlife studies and meet - Faye, Samuel, Julio, Zander .. and Thomas who is very special indeed. I won't give any more away - click to see theses amazing creatures.

Sculpture

Next level Sand Art!

Today we will look at the life-like sculptures made of sand by Andoni Bastarrika, an artist from the Spanish side of the Basque Country. Image: Andoni Bastarrika, Facebook.

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