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I came to two-dimensional creative pursuits less than 10 years ago, having been a potter and clay sculptor since 1970. I completed the Certificate in Studio Ceramics in Brisbane in 1981. Born in Sydney, my schooling, and thus my career path, was directed firmly to university study, and artistic interests were to be shunned. I worked as a psychologist for some years until the opportunity to do pottery in Adelaide, when my oldest child was 12 months old, saw me enjoying the contact with clay which I have continued the rest of my life. I always believed that I couldn’t draw, however, but always had a yearning to do so. With a move to the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, I decided that it was “now or never” and found myself a…

Talented Australian artist Ian Brown was born in Sydney in 1941 and moved to South Australia when he was eight, and for the last seven and a half years has lived at Mount Gambier in the South East of South Australia with his wife of 47 years, Yvonne. They have four children and seven grandchildren. For the past 35 years Ian has worked in a number of nursing positions and last month retired from general nursing, but continues for one day a week as a project “Blood Safe” Clinical Nurse for his Region. Other career positions throughout 50 years of work have included farming, missionary work in Ethiopia and serving as a Baptist minister in South Australia. For a number of years Ian promised himself that when he retired one…

“I can’t imagine my life without painting, and my goal now is to keep on improving, and challenging myself in all facets of my life and most of all, to keep on dreaming.” I began painting when my eldest daughter was 18 months old. I felt I needed to do something, other than change nappies and keep house. At first I tried to do an accounting course at the local TAFE College at nights, but when it took me all day to do one profit and loss statement, I surveyed my house, the paper strewn from one end to another, and me squashed up against the front door dreading the next 19 questions, and everything added up to forget it, So, the next day I found myself standing in front…

MATERIALS • Stretched linen canvas • Artist’s oil paints: Titanium White, Yellow Ochre, Permanent Blue, Spectrum Red Liquol Medium • Variety of hog hair and synthetic brushes I enjoy working from life. Occasionally though, I find a photograph that grabs my attention. I was captivated by the straightforward gaze of Marnie in this photo. Her eyes and body language told of the quiet confidence of her personality. My goal was to capture those eyes and create a likeness. The original photo was taken on a holiday in the Solomon Islands. We were visiting Marnie’s identical twin sister. Wherever the twins went the Islanders would stop them. “Same same?” (Twins?) , was constantly asked. Thus the title, “ Same same. The other twin” I loved the photograph as a photo, yet…

Walk through any major city or town in Australia and you can get a sense of the influence art has on our culture, with architecture being the most evident. Melbourne’s Government House for example is a beautiful landmark of Victorian Italianate design. Sydney’s Art Deco Grace Building is another example of an art movement, as is the modernist Sydney Opera House. Art can also be frequently found in less predictable “hangs” like alleyways, shop fronts, on marketing in your letterbox, and online. This accessibility is most certainly a sign of our times and one of the most exciting developments the art world will experience. Established art spaces recognise this and are making conscious efforts to provide the immediacy now expected. The National Gallery of Victoria for example has an App…

PEBEO 200ML TRANSPARENT OIL GLAZES I very often have to produce pieces that have a very detailed single subject still life floating on a single coloured, mottled and multi layered background. I enjoyed the simplicity of being able to layer the glazes without needing to recipe my glaze and thus concentrate on the depth of colour I wanted to achieve. I was able to layer up on gessoed paper substrate as well as utlilising canvas (see below). Here is the Paynes Grey and although this is one of my most favourite colours to glaze with, I found it a little streaky. There was some improvement when I changed my brush from a natural hair to a nylon. STUDY WITH TRANSPARENT BLUE ONLY I wanted to perform a study using only…