Innholdsfortegnelse for No 192 i Artist's Palette

The Editor I read your Editor’s Note in Vol. No.96 of the Artist’s Palette regarding the 2011 floods. It was quite coincidental that I had just finished an acrylic painting on canvas which was inspired by the floods I had seen on the TV over that traumatic period. I am attaching a photo of the painting which you are welcome to use in your most informative magazine. Kind Regards Edna CarderBermagui, NSW. Ed: Thanks so much Edna for sending in a photo of your painting, and congratulations on winning Best in Exhibition from Montague Art & Craft Society’s 2011 Easter Exhibition, with the judge’s comment: “I kept coming back to this unassuming work for its movement, emotion and honest handling of paint. It continues to intrigue and delight.” Seeking aluminium…

MATERIALS • 35 x 47 cm sheet Archer’s 300gsm medium• Artist’s quality watercolours: Art Spectrum – Aureolin Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Australian Red Gold, Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Spectrum Crimson, Cadmium Red, Ultramarine Violet• Brushes: Flat 12 NEEF 4000 squirrel mix and rounds no’s. 10 and 6 and a liner or rigger for fine detail• My palette is plastic one with large mixing areas• Fine mist sprayer and paper towel STEP ONE I have selected this picture of the old mill at Melrose, South Australia for this demonstration. I particularly liked the light direction and want to see if I can balance the shadows against the light. I also like the light coming between the two buildings and touching on the old tanks. I will not put all the trees in…

The new collection of limited edition photographic prints from internationally acclaimed body illustrator and photographer, Emma Hack was recently on show at the Frances Keevil Gallery. 'Birds of Prey' revisits her love of combining Australian birds within her artwork. The collection features owls, eagles and falcons. Again, Emma painstakingly camouflages the human form into her hand painted background designs using body-painting techniques - a unique medium mastered over a 22-year career. 'Wallpaper Mandala' explores Emma's wallpaper collection -collaged designs between converging colour ways of the wallpaper patterns with the mandala centre. Perhaps a voyeuristic peephole of camouflage. Mandala, while loosely translated from its ancient Sanskrit origins to mean 'circle', goes far beyond a simple reference to shape. It is a visual representation of wholeness, of essence and the patterns of…

ARTIST’S PALETTE magazine seeks to showcase the works of talented Australians producing art at a whole range of skill levels, whether they are accomplished creative people with a long history of achievements or beginners (of all ages) striving to build their identities and reach their particular artistic goals. This ‘Gallery’ segment provides a place to display pictures by people who may not have the means or the opportunity to be extensively featured in our magazine. Submissions are sought from such people for future Issues. This month we are pleased to display the work of another three enthusiastic artists. TRESSINA MIEDECKE Tressina has passion. Its not art,but it is part of it . Its not beading, but it is part of it . Its Ancient Egypt .Her passion and her exceptional…

John Fasano has enjoyed art since a young age, and he was fortunate enough to have a number of talented art teachers and fellow students to learn from whilst at high school. This included his first introduction to oil paints, which he has enjoyed using ever since. Apart from that early introduction to art, John is a self-taught artist. Originally from Tasmania, he moved to a number of locations throughout Australia while he served with the Australian Army. Although John did the occasional drawings and paintings during that time, due to his focus on training he was not able to pursue his art to the level he would have liked. After John left the Army he settled in the Blue Mountains area of New South Wales where he was then…

Stylish, provocative, rebellious and unforgettable – the world has seen nothing like Vienna in 1900. Opening 18 June, the National Gallery of Victoria is presenting a dazzling display of more than 300 extraordinary works by the greatest Viennese artists of the early 20th century. Vienna: Art & Design will feature truly spectacular works by the world-renowned Gustav Klimt (1862–1918) including his Portrait of Emilie Flöge 1902, alongside the groundbreaking paintings of Egon Schiele (1890-1918), Oskar Kokoschka (1886–1980), Carl Moll (1861–1945), Koloman Moser (1868–1918) and other masters of Viennese Modernism. The decorative objects and interior designs of Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshop) will also be celebrated in this Australian-first exhibition, which presents exquisite furniture, divine jewels, silver and ceramic wares. Dr Gerard Vaughan, Director, NGV, said: “Exclusive to…

MATERIALS • Canvas board 30cm x 40cm• Sharp light pencil• Oil colours – Titanium White, Lamp Black, Tasman Blue, Turquoise, Phthalo Blue, Spectrum Crimson, Cadmium Orange, Red Vermillion, Terre Verte (Natural Green), Sap Green, Golden Yellow, Yellow Ochre and Burnt Siena (Rich Brown).• Flat brushes between 2cm down to about 0.5cm wide• 1 Tear-shaped pallet knife and palette• Turpentine for cleaning STEP ONE After deciding on the size of the board I would like to use, I have begun with a very quick and light sketch using a pencil. This will help a little bit later on in just keeping everything in its place. From there I begin laying out my colours around the edge of my palette. STEP TWO The next phase for attempting a landscape type of painting…

One hundredth gallery celebrates its opening After many years in the planning and seven months’ worth of red tape, renovations and reflection, one hundredth gallery celebrated its opening with artists and media on 26 May 2011. Despite virtually no traditional marketing, the gallery reached capacity on opening night and sold several works within days. Specialising in the exhibition of aspiring and unrepresented artists across all mediums, one hundredth gallery is the child of curator and founder Charles Hardman. “It is a testament to Melbourne’s appetite for art that we’ve seen the early signs of success so soon,” Hardman said. “Of course, the work by these independent artists is incredibly inclusive. As a buyer it requires no knowledge of art, technique or style to enjoy,” he said. one hundredth gallery is…

MATERIALS • Artline Calligraphy Pen 2.0 for sketching• Saunders Waterford 300g/m Acid Free Watercolour paper size 28.5 x 76cm• Acrylic paint: Titanium White, Naples Yellow Light, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Yellow Deep, Indian Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Yellow Green, Olive Green, Chromium Green Oxide, Phalo Green, Cobalt Blue, Dioxazine Purple, Quinacridone Magenta, Permanent Brown Madder, Pyrrole Red, Black• Mediums: Matte Medium + Varnish, Atelier Spreader Medium, Matisse; Flow Control, Atelier• Variety of brushes and sizes including flat and round bristle and nylon and palette knife• Wet palette and spray bottle STEP ONE When working en plein air before I begin a painting I do thumbnail sketches in my visual art diary of what I would like to paint. I use Artline Calligraphy Pen 2.0 as this gives me a variety of line.…