Mixed Media The Queenscliff Art Prize - Part 2 The Queenscliff Art Prize is a unique outdoor art and photography exhibition where over two hundred works by Australian artists and photographers are exhibited along the historic Queenscliff Pier. Today we look at the category of paintings and other media. Image: Times News Group.
Photography The Queenscliff Art Prize - Part 1 The Queenscliff Art Prize is a unique outdoor art and photography exhibition where over two hundred works by Australian artists and photographers are exhibited along the historic Queenscliff Pier. Today we look at the Photography category. Image: Times News Group.
Seascapes Coast to Summit with Richard Claremont In line with the nautical theme which runs strongly through the blog today we can enjoy the latest from the easel of Australian artist Richard Claremont who is showcasing his "Coast to Summit" works at "The Imaginarium" in Shellharbour, New South Wales until 19 March.
Cubism Australian Cubism: Anne Dangar Today we feature the last of our Australian Cubists, Anne Dangar. Like her friends, Grace Crowley and Dorrit Black, she also studied in France, but she was renowned for incorporating these principles into her pottery. Image: 365 Women Artists
Cubism Australian Cubism - Grace Crowley Grace Crowley (1890 – 1979), like Dorrit Black, was a key Australian modernist, who had a remarkable art journey over her long life. Image: National Gallery of Victoria (NGV).
Cubism Cubism in Australia: Dorrit Black In 1931 Dorrit Black established the Modern Art Centre, Sydney - the first gallery in Australia to focus on modernism. Dorrit had an ardent desire to establish an environment for artists so that they could experiment & move forward in the development of new styles.
Installation Art Rone – “Time” exhibition at Flinders Street station: Part 2 Today we look at street artist Rone's newest and most ambitious project yet - an installation of 11 post-war rooms above a famous train station in Melbourne. Image: The Guardian
Installation Art Rone - Street art and installations - Part 1 Today we look at the haunting murals and art installations created by Tyrone Wright, known world-wide as "Rone," as a precursor to his latest and greatest exhibition yet, Melbourne. Image: Rone Art
Portraits Belinda Wiltshire - Portraiture and Ceramics Today we meet a young Melbourne based artist whose diversity in working across both paintings and ceramics is astounding. Image: Belinda Wiltshire, Facebook.
Naive and Folk Art Maxwell (Max) Joseph Watters Both Andrew and I have a passion for Naive Art and today from Andrew's Home Collection of Paintings we want you to get to know the works and style of Maxwell Joseph Watters (1936-2020) who lived and worked in the delightfully named country town of Muswellbrook, New South Wales.
Naive and Folk Art Life is Art and Art is Life with Victor Maloney: Part Six As we conclude the series of posts on Victor Maloney and his Organic 3-D paintings, the pelicans who often strut around his images can have the last word - which is to congratulate Victor on his ability to bring the joie de vivre to canvas.
Naive and Folk Art Life is Art and Art is Life with Victor Maloney: Part Five When you study the "Organic 3-D" painting style of Victor Maloney you see many of the elements of "Naive Art" but dive down deeper and you will discover much more.
Naive and Folk Art Life is Art and Art is Life with Victor Maloney: Part Four Still in Tasmania with Victor Maloney we discover that Ned Kelly might have made a secret trip to the Apple Isle. We also learn more about the famous artists being channelled by Victor during his time away from the mainland.
Women Artists Not just her father’s daughter – Nora Heysen Today we meet Nora Heysen, famous in her own right for her achievements in art, despite being the daughter of famous artist Hans Heysen. Image: Sydney Morning Herald.
Australian Artist One of life's gentlemen- Hans Heysen Today we learn about one of Australia's most well recognised and well loved landscape artists, Hans Heysen. Image: Facebook
Naive and Folk Art Life is Art and Art is Life with Victor Maloney: Part One Victor Maloney's life has been as interesting as his paintings which represent his unique view of the world where he embraces at every moment his belief that "Life is Art and Art is Life".
Seascapes Harbour City with Kevin McKay Sydney artist Kevin McKay is a very firm favourite of the AnArt4Life blog team and supporters. And for good reason as his urbanscapes predominantly of Sydney are amazing visual narratives told through structures against stunning background scenery.
Watercolour Turning adversity into a positive results! Here at the AnArt4Life blog we applaud initiative and inspiration! Today we see how Australian watercolour artist Denise Faulkner turned a setback into opportunity.... Image: Denise Faulkner ©
Animals 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.
Mixed Media The fascinating work of Cressida Campbell – Part 2 In Part 2 of our posts on Cressida Campbell, we look at her landscape scenes of the Australian bush, busy harbours and street scenes around Sydney. Image: Art Sales Digest.
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.
Australian Artist Alice Xu: Winner of the 2021 Troy Quinliven Exhibition Award Young Sydney artist Alice Xu was awarded the 2021 Troy Quinliven Exhibition Award and today we are thrilled to be able to showcase some of her paintings for you to enjoy.
Australian Artist Kevin McKay: recognising artistic talent in the young One of our favourite and most admired artists is Kevin McKay from Sydney who loves to paint mainly urban scenes with a touch of the maritime! Today he inspires us with his support of young artists beginning on their creative journey.
Thread and Needle Unique tapestries from the Australian Tapestry Workshop Today we look at two beautiful tapestries made by the Australian Tapestry Workshop, using French techniques dating back to the time of Louis XIV. Image: Julie's photo
Sculpture An inspirational artist from a remote country town Today we look at the extraordinary sculptures of an extraordinary man in a small country town - known as The Spanner Man! Image: Courtesy of Emily Stewart