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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.

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John Pickup OAM helps celebrate the 90th birthday of the Australian Broadcasting Commission

Recently the Australian Broadcasting Commission turned 90. Australian artist John Pickup OAM spent over 40 years of his life in broadcasting mainly with the ABC. Today listen to Phillip Adams interview John about his broacasting experiences.

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.

Celebration

John Winter Pickup OAM Investiture 12 May 2021

Australian artist and "Brushmen of the Bush" John Pickup received an OAM in the 2020 Australia Day Honours. Today he brings you his account of the investiture at Government House, Brisbane, Qld on 12 May 2021. Image credit: scottrileyphotography.com

Colour

The power of orange

Orange is one of the most important colours in the palette. It has a power that no other colour possesses and engages the viewer like no other colour. The impressionists used orange as did the outback painters of Australia. Image credit: Red Desert Miners by John Wylie

Flight

The romance of Flying Boats from yesteryear

Today we look back on the romance of the first days of international air travel - a first class, silver service experience, aboard the iconic Flying Boats! Image: teara govt.nz

Photography

Reflection: Thank you Johann Zahn through the lens of John Pickup

From the camera of John Pickup OAM we bring you some amazing images of birds. Image: Photograph by John Pickup

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

At Home

This Moment in Time

Today we invite you into our home again and show you a little of what we are doing with our time in "This Moment in Time" - a time like we have never experienced before.

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.

Travel

Off to the UK

As I prepare for a flight to London I am reminded that Australian artist John Pickup designed the cover for Qantas First Class Captain's Club menu. Also showcasing some photos by Tia Zhang taken from a plane.

Mythology

Unbridled Vehicles

Australian artist John Pickup brings beauty to vehicles in the outback of Australia. Including The 1927 Dream Machine, King Air on Finals, Travelling Life's Highway, Mulga Bill and his Bicycle.

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

Be Brave with Colour

I've been talking with the artist John Pickup about using colour. His first piece of advice is to "be brave and experiment with colour". Don't be frightened to add the unexpected as John has shown in his "The Queen's Troubadour".

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

Nature

Cloud Reactions

Celebrating the glory of clouds and the memories they provoke. Exhibiting some paintings by John Pickup who is a creative expert but I especially love his clouds.

How to Draw and Paint

How to paint clouds

Over the last couple of blogs you have been introduced to some of the paintings created by Australian artist John Pickup. His paintings are memorable for many reasons but often what strikes you first are the incredible cloud formations: rising majestically from the landscape.

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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