Below you'll find a list of all posts from September, 2012
The Tesselaar Tulip Festival is held annually in Silvan, Yarra Ranges, about a 1 hour drive from Melbourne. Apart from the beautiful array of flowers and ample photographic opportunities for people obsessed with taking photos of flowers (like myself); you will have the chance to view a very fine sculpture exhibition. Highlights include Pimpisa Tinpalts-“Adam and Eve” as well …
By Celeste Hawkins Did you know that Velazquez, the Spanish Court Painter, used to set up models and paint from mirror reflections? And that Lucian Freud never used a camera and strictly only ever painted from life? I promised a while back that I would come back to discussing the portrait and investigate more into the portrait making process. It …
I haven’t shared much, if anything from my home or personal stash of items. Having recently moved from a modern rental home to an original 60’s decorated home, I have found that family airlooms handed down from my grandparents suit quite nicely here. Over the years, I have invested in many items. However, the ones I hold dear are the ones that …
This week, I’d like to draw your attention to a young Australian Artist, Ben Quilty; winner of the 2011 Archibald prize for his portrait of a much loved artist-Margaret Olley, and numerous other awards. He is well known for his countless paintings of the Australian Male and various scenes depicting their antics; telling tales of Australian Male culture and larrikinism. Another …