Innholdsfortegnelse for No 188 i Artist's Palette

Kim Leanne Gibson Born in Perth, Western Australia, I was moved to sunny Queensland at the tender age of six weeks. I have been back to the west once as an adult (to visit), and I found the place delightful … but not quite delightful enough to draw me away from Queensland. I live on a 55 acre property at Wolvi, a little east of Gympie. My home has been referred to by one visitor as ‘your own slice of paradise’. When my first child started walking, I decided to make some gardens. My daughter was (and still is) an extremely active outdoor type of child so I needed to do something outside with her. Gardening was a great way for me to still do something constructive while I watched…

Oils MATERIALS • 30 x 40 cm canvas. • Oil colours: Cerulean Blue; Titanium White; Burnt Umber; Yellow Ochre; Raw Sienna; Burnt Sienna; Paynes Grey; Geranium; Brilliant Red; Prussian Blue; Flesh Tint; Medium Yellow. • Selection of brushes – medium to very fine. • Charcoal. • Low odour turps. • I really wanted to paint a portrait of my son as I have painted each of my daughters several times. I took his photograph and edited out the background. I decided he looked contemplative, and as though he was standing at the beach … slightly pink from a day in the sun. STEP ONE I converted the photograph on the computer to sketch mode, and used it for my sketch, as I wanted this to be a very accurate portrait…

Born in Hobart, Tasmania, in 1950, I developed a passion for drawing inherited from my father. I graduated from the Tasmanian School of Art in 1971 as an Art Teacher and worked in seven government schools before retiring in December 2005 to pursue a greater focus on my art. During my time as a teacher I managed to practice my art where and when possible. As well as being a producer of art, I am currently the Curator of the Mezzanine Gallery at Country Club Tasmania; an art judge; and art reporter for ABC Radio, Northern Tasmania. I also conduct art workshops. I began exhibiting in 1976 with the Tasmanian Independent Artists’ Group. Besides many solo exhibitions, I was a member of the former Tasmanian Abstract and Contemporary Artists’ Group…

MATERIALS • Primed artists’ canvas – 24 x 24 inches. • Artists’ acrylics: Titanium White; Ultramarine Blue; Phthalo Blue; Cadmium Yellow Mid; Quinacridone Magenta; Crimson. • Number 2 Art Spectrum fan brushes; and a quarter inch Taklon oval brush. • Sea sponge or modified kitchen sponge. When I planned and planted my gardens 13 years ago, I deliberately bought a great deal of plants with ‘bird attracting’ on the labels. I envisaged a garden full of colourful parrots and lorikeets. Although the gardens do attract a great abundance of birdlife, it is rare to see any parrots or lorikeets. Last year however I was delighted when a flock of Rainbow Lorikeets decided to drop in and devour the seeds of a couple of mature Queen Palm trees we have near…

Falls Gallery was established in the Blue Mountains more than 20 years ago and it continues to provide a constantly changing exhibition of works on paper and ceramics by emerging and well established artists. The gallery is located in Falls Road, Wentworth Falls – in a beautifully restored early 1900s weatherboard cottage. It is situated in a large, magical mountain garden and is a mere two minutes’ walk from The Falls Reserve picnic area and lookouts. Visitors find the main gallery building hidden away in a peaceful haven behind the garden foliage. They come across the two pottery studios and kiln, and turn the corner to discover the second gallery space where larger works on paper and canvas are displayed. There are several sculptures set in the terraced gardens, too.…

MATERIALS • 60 x 40 cm sheet of Canson pastel board, colour 502, Havane Clair. • Can of workable fixative. • Derwent Blender (pencil). • Bantex eraser. • Ledah 333 electric pencil sharpener. • Coloured pencils: Prismacolor French Grey 10, 20, 50, 70, 90; Cool Grey 10, 20, 30, 50, 70, 90; White; Orange; Mineral Orange; Cream; Sand; Jasmine; Yellow Ochre; Goldenrod; Ginger Root; Beige; Beige Sienna; Sandbar Brown; Burnt Ochre; Celadon Green; Cloud Blue. Verithin Black. Polychromos Warm Grey 1, 2, 3; Cold Grey 5, 6; Black. STEP ONE For this drawing I used a 40 x 30 cm piece of Canson pastel board (colour 502); and Havane Clair, Prismacolor, Verithin and Polychromos coloured pencils (these are my preferred pencils as they are of the highest quality and they…

Newcastle in New South Wales was my birthplace, but I grew up in Geelong, Victoria. I now live in Agnes Water which is a coastal Queensland town between Bundaberg and Gladstone. I live with my husband and four kids. I am a ‘stay at home’ mum. We live on a small acreage with lovely surrounds and lots of local wildlife for inspiration. I set up my painting space on our verandah overlooking a large dam which is very popular with a wide variety of birdlife. The light is perfect there, and I can paint in all weathers. I always had an urge to paint as a child; but I wasn’t very good at it. I loved to look at paintings (or scenery) and imagine how I would paint them. When…

I was born in Sydney at the Crown Street Hospital – more than 70 years ago. Two accomplished artists have been my tutors: Cathy Turner (noted for her beautiful floral watercolours); and Joyce Dulacca, a creative watercolourist. I am passionate about the magic of watercolours. I love watching the paint mix on the page. I haven’t always had the same artistic ability. I worked as I raised my children. Then my husband and I went to the opal fields where I spent six years mining for opal. I taught myself to cut and polish opal. I made leather handbags, stubby coolers and belts. I also taught myself to paint with oils. After my husband passed away, I found myself in Newcastle where I took up watercolour painting. I began my…