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Gardens

Inspired by Environments: Part Two

Today a review of all the gardens I saw while on my visit to England and Ireland in 2024. Included: Queen Mary's Rose Gardens, Living Walls, a vegetable garden in County Cork, Ireland and the Chelsea Physic Garden.

England

Inspired by Environments: Part One

As most of you would know I have been in the United Kingdom and over the next two posts I will report back on some of the art works and creative environments I have been lucky enough to see.

Photography

Electrifying electron microscope photography!

Today we look at some incredible images taken by an electron microscope ...... some nice, and some not so nice! Image: Household dust, from "Microcosmos" by Brandon Broll and sciencephoto.com

Gardens

My Brother's Garden Part Four

This is the last post in the series of "My Brother's Garden". I hope you have enjoyed viewing it as much as I enjoyed walking around it.

Nature

Grevilleas and their feathered friends

Let's all have a rest today and watch this little video by AnArt4Life team member Julie.

Nature

My Brother's Garden Part Three

Please join me in a walk around part of my brother's garden. No background music to accompany the video because the sound of the breeze through the foliage of the plants is so beautiful with the faint sound of bells ringing from the chimes.

Science

Art Arising from Advances in Science

Associate Professor Michelle Dunstone, imaging the shape of proteins, is making an important contribution to science. She captures images that allow scientists to visualise the behaviour of "hole punching" proteins, called pore forming proteins. The images form beautiful works of art.

Gardens

My Brother's Garden: Part Two

Did you see the first post in the series My Brother's Garden?Today we are going to enter his property by following the driveway which leads all the way up to the house on the left with an extensive vegetable garden on the right.

Inspiration

Johanna Hildebrandt Series: The Survivors

It is very obvious when you study Johanna Hildebrandt paintings that she is not only inspired by the Australian landscape and wants to recreate it in her vision but she is deeply commited to her love of all the creatures who inhabit this world.

Nature

Johanna Hildebrandt Series: The Glory of Water

Johanna Hildebrandt tells us that "the natural environment, particularly when it is wild and untouched, still has a profound impact on me...my reef & underwater scenes are inspired by my passion for snorkeling in the clear waters of the Pacific Ocean."

Birds

Johanna Hildebrandt Series: Bountiful Birds

Johanna Hildebrandt paintings feature many creatures none more magnificent than the Australian bird life which comes in an amazing array of shapes, sizes and colours and are a feast for an artist to indulge in.

Nature

Johanna Hildebrandt Series: The Vivid Landscape

Andrew and I have been showcasing the creative works of Sydney artist Johanna Hildebrandt whose vibrant and enchanting paintings of the Australian landscape and native life grace the walls of many galleries throughout the world.

Naive Art

Johanna Hildebrandt Series: Naive Art and Beyond

In yesterday's post we discussed Naive Art & introduced you to the early paintings created by Australian artist Johanna Hildebrandt. Today we continue to look at Johanna's paintings in more detail & learn more about her artistic style which has its roots in the Naive Art school as seen below.

Naive and Folk Art

Johanna Hildebrandt Series: Inspired by European Naive Art

When AnArt4Life team member Andrew suggested we do a series on the Australian artist Johanna Hildebrandt I jumped at the suggestion. Johanna's paintings are inspirational! And her style matured from early days when she was influenced by the fundamental elements of what constitutes Naive Art.

Gardens

My Brother's Garden: Part One

My brother is also an artist - but unlike me he doesn't paint but rather he plants! When I visit his garden in Northern New South Wales it has the same effect on me as the first time I saw the French Impressionist paintings in the Jeu de Paume museum.

Australian Artist

City and Sea: Visual Poems by Jay McKay

Today we conclude our review of the works by Jay McKay who is putting his personal stamp on the art world. We are so thrilled be be able to showcase some of the paintings from his City and Sea Exhibition which he and his father Kevin Mckay recently held in Sydney.

Nature

The Glory of the Morning Suffolk Coast

Open you day with some wonderful images of the sun rising over the Suffolk Coastline in England.

Reflection

What a Wonderful World

Stop for a moment today and marvel at our marvellous world.

Photography

Ocean Photographer of the Year 2023

Today we look at images of the winners and finalists of the 2023 " Ocean Photographer of the Year", as judged, awarded and published by the magazine "Oceanographic".

Nature

Reflection: Clouds

Who doesn't love clouds? Who isn't fascinated by the formations and the varity? Who doesn't love to see shapes in cloud formations. Join us in reflecting on the clouds above and sometimes below.

Nature

French Island – a unique experience!

Today we take a day trip to French Island, Victoria, where the highlight was the wonderful sightings of a number of Koalas!

Scotland

Inverewe Garden, Scotland: Part Two

Continuing on from yesterday's introduction to the remarkable Inverewe Garden in Scotland where the variety of plant life was stunning. This post is for all those who love plants.

Scotland

Inverewe Garden, Scotland: Part One

Have you been following my posts on Scotland? Today we return to the mainland on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands to visit the amazing and most beautiful Inverewe Garden.

Scotland

The Treasures of Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland: Part One

Visiting Lerwick in the Shetlands, Scotland was a magical experience from seeing 5000 year old buildings to witnessing a "fleet" of tall ships sailing by.

Nature

A cloud named Hector the Convector!

Today we learn about a unique cloud formation that forms regularly off the north coast of Australia - with the unlikely name of Hector the Convector!