Challenge - AnArt4Life

Rut Brea's Story

Recently Rut in Arizona joined us as a subscriber and as happens with some subscribers a correspondence began. Rut's story is one of fleeing from a revolution and having to give up a passion to paint and play the piano to earn money to provide for her family .

Buildings and Structures

Canary Wharf, London: Part One

Most people have heard of Canary Wharf in London - most likely because the name is so attractive but today we take a stroll around the precinct and appreciate just how special this place really is.

Challenge

Image Challenge: Ned

Ned Kelly featured very much in the paintings we have seen from the oeuvre of Victor Maloney. I couldn't resist getting in the act by using my sketch of Ned Kelly for an Image Challenge Post.

Naive and Folk Art

Life is Art and Art is Life with Victor Maloney: Part Three

In this post we travel with Victor Maloney to the beautiful isle of Tasmania where you will meet tigers and devils and Mona amongst just a few of the many interesting characters appearing in his Organic 3-D Art.

Trains

Another Guiness Book record for the Miniatur Wunderland!

Today we revisit the Miniatur Wunderalnd in Hamburg, Germany, to look at a crazy project designed to relieve covid lockdown boredom! Image: Miniatur Wunderland Facebook

Urban Landscape

Image Challenge No 4: Night Developments

For today's image the challenge was for me as I set out to create an image of the "night workers" hopefully feeling very much at home and comfortable in their surroundings.

Inspiration

Celebrating and Embracing Difference

THANK GOD WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT! December 3rd is International Day of Disabled Persons and a huge shout out to everyone who daily has to face the challenges of living in a world where much of it is geared around everyone being able to walk, talk, see and hear and...think and react in a set way.

Photography

David Bignell - Photographer with a Difference

The "unbelieveable" photography of Australian photographer David Bignell will amaze and inspire you with the exceptional effects he is able to achieve through his camera, computer and printer.

Photography

Image Challenge No 3

Our Image Challenge today contains much to think about and some people might find it upsetting on several levels. It does involve the tweaking of reality and the possible absence of a loved one at Christmas.

Conservation and Restoration

Art Conservation and Art Restoration: Part Two

Continuing the restoration of "Moonlight Lake" by Hugh Schulz and learning more about the restoration process used by art conservationist and restorer Duncan Harty.

Conservation and Restoration

Art Conservation and Art Restoration: Part One

As lovers of "all things art" we really need an appreciation and knowledge of the very extensive and complicated field of Art Conservation and Art Restoration. Today with the help of Duncan Harty we will begin to learn a little more about this remarkable form of art in its own right.

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.

Photography

Image Challenge No 2

Thanks to Andrew from the Hunter Valley Region of New South Wales who sent in this delightful photo. Australians will know what it is but how about our O/S subscribers?

Challenge

Image Challenge No 1

A new feature for the AnArt4Life blog is "Image Challenge" where you will be shown one image to challenge, inspire, provoke, amuse... and to give us an excuse to showcase some amazing images. Today Melbourne photographer Colin Morris likes to provoke so he is the perfect choice to get us rolling.

Techniques

Do you know how to enrich your knowledge of art with our "TagCloud"

Today is a TagCloud day where you get to choose your own AnArt4Life post to read.

Dogs

Welcome to Indy

Today we welcome Anne Newman's new dog, Indy, with a couple of fun suggestions which link our dogs to art!

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.

Challenge

Mental Health Art Exhibition

AnArt4Life blog was approached by the Royal Children's Hospital to alert our subscribers & followers to an online art exhibition being launched during Mental Health Week in October. Please read this post for further details about how to register a submission There is hope & help.

Still Life

Unlocking Margaret's House Still Life Challenge No 11: Margaret Olley and Ben Quilty

In 2021 the Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre, NSW produced a series of "Gallery At Home Still Life Challenges" inspired by the paintings of the magnificent Margaret Olley. Today a challenge brought to us by Ben Quilty.

Still Life

Unlocking Margaret's House Still Life Challenge No 9: Katie's Apples

In our third last Still Life Challenge based on the paintings of margaret Olley today we learn more about the influence Paul Cezanne had on the Australian artist.

Still Life

Unlocking Margaret's House Still Life Challenges with Margaret Olley No 8: White Still Life

The Still Life Challenge presented to you today by the Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre is about exploring light. Watch the video and see artist René Bolten at work.

Still Life

Unlocking Margaret's House Still Life Challenges with Margaret Olley No 7: White Jug

Watch a video and then follow the activity sheet to create your own Still Life painting based on the painting Katie's Quinces by Margaret Olley.

Still Life

Unlocking Margaret's House Still Life Challenges with Margaret Olley No 6: Poppies

If you love poppies you will love the sixth challenge in learning about Still Life with Margaret Olley.

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.

Still Life

Unlocking Margaret's House Still Life Challenges with Margaret Olley No 5: Pattern

We continue to enjoy unlocking Margaret Olley's house with the Still Life challenges produced by the Tweed Regional Gallery and Margaret Olley Art Centre. Learning about "pattern" today.

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