Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 55 i Australian How To Paint

When Ludij came to Australia with her family at the age of six, she first landed at Derby in Western Australia – a far cry from the city life of Amsterdam. Finally disembarking from the ship at Fremantle, the family flew to Cairns via Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. On the flight from Brisbane to Cairns, the plane stopped frequently at towns all the way up the coast. Ludij recalls that the further north they went, the smaller the airports became. Initially painting in oils, Ludij Peden’s subject matter evolved from the rivers, creeks, canefields, mountains and coastline of tropical North Queensland to stockmen, water buffalo and escarpments when she and her husband moved to the Northern Territory. Ludij is not really sure when her fascination with houses began, but…

Born in Southern England, my love of drawing really began in my late teens. I had left school at 15 years of age to start an apprenticeship as a carpenter and joiner, and remember while attending technical college drawing classes, which were a part of my apprenticeship, being told that I would make a better draftsman than carpenter. By my early 20s I was married and during one particular rainy holiday, my wife Dot and I took a caravan in Norfolk England, and with no television or other comforts, we would venture out between showers and during one of our trips I bought a Broadlands Sketchbook which I still treasure today. This book inspired me to go out and sketch, a passion that has only grown over the years since…

MATERIALS Creative Edge acid free Cotton Canvas. Pebeo acrylic paints: Azure Blue; Ultramarine Blue; Steel Blue; Naples Yellow; Brilliant Purple; Quinacridone Pink; Burnt Umber; Red Ochre; Yellow Ochre; Cadmium Lemon. Acrylic Gesso – Titanium White. Flow Medium. Brushes: Mop; Number 4 round; Number 8 round; Number 3 flat; fan brush; Number 2 deer foot. Working from three photographs, I roughly sketched the composition onto a sheet of watercolour paper – I like to see the work in colour before going to canvas. I envisaged the old shed (near my home in central Victoria) to be a haven for the swaggie and his dog – a shelter from the rain. STEP ONE Using my watercolour sketch for reference, I prepared the canvas. I used my mop brush with a tint of Azure…

MORPETH GALLERY Opened in 1991, Morpeth Gallery specialises in selling only traditional Australian art – landscapes, seascapes and wildlife, by many of Australia’s most renowned artists. The artists invited to exhibit their works are all professional, dedicated artists and they must be published artists, or be an artist who has the potential to be published. Art is not a hobby for these artists; it’s a business. Visitors coming into the gallery are often awestruck by the calibre of art they see for sale on the walls. Morpeth Gallery’s print and collectables section specialises in Australian made pottery, and Morpeth Bears joined the Gallery in 2011, specialising in prime teddy bear brands such as Steiff. Morpeth Gallery6 Green StMorpeth, NSWPh: 02 4933 1407www.morpethgallery.comwww.morpethteddybears.com FIRED ART GALLERY AND RETREAT “I am in…

MATERIALS Stretched primed canvas, 600 x 900 mm. Black and white gesso. Flat and round soft Taklon brushes of varying sizes. Fine rigger brush. Palette knife. Coloured pastel pencils. Genesis Heat Set Oils: Cobalt Blue; Ultramarine Blue; Burnt Umber; Burnt Sienna; Black; Titanium White; Yellow Ochre; Alizarin Crimson; Indigo; Genesis Yellow. Genesis Thinning Medium and Genesis Glazing Medium. Paper towels. Heat gun. Glass palette. STEP ONE The first thing I do when confronted with a white canvas is give it several coats of coloured gesso. In this case, because I had already determined the mood and setting, I decided to merge a black gesso at the top into a white gesso towards the bottom of the canvas. Using coloured pastel pencils, I drew in the subject and placements of the…

John Shields is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of History and Arts; a Life Member and Past President of the Macquarie Towns Arts Society; an Exhibiting Member of the New South Wales Royal Art Society; and a Life Member of the Baulkham Hills Art Society. He was born at Pennant Hills in suburban Sydney. He now lives and paints at Richmond on Sydney’s northern outskirts. Aside from receiving some tuition at Wagga Wagga Teachers’ College (1953-1954), and subsequently completing an Arts Degree at the University of New England, John has been largely self-taught. Australian artists who have influenced his work include Gruner, Streeton, Heysen and Robert Johnson. The main characteristics of this artist’s work are ‘atmosphere and light’. His main interest is endeavouring to capture the varying light effects…

MATERIALS 30 x 60cm stretched quality canvas 2B pencil Art Spectrum series 1000-F flat bristle brushes (Sizes 6 and 10) Art Basics Taklon flat bristle brushes (Sizes ½, 3/8, 1/4 , 3/16 & 1/16) Atelier Interactive Acrylics: Titanium White, Yellow Ochre, Naples Yellow, Naples Yellow Reddish, Arylamide Yellow Deep, Red Gold, Pacific Blue, Cerulean Blue, Paynes Grey, Olive Green, Green Black, Burnt Sienna and Burnt Umber. Atelier Fine Mist Water Spray Bottle. Rainwater for mixing. METHOD When I start thinking about a painting I look for the key subject and then a supporting subject. The key subject is the ‘action’ figure in the painting and the supporting object portrays the location and feel of what the key figure is doing there. In this painting my key subject was the man…

There is nowhere to hide when you draw, visual accuracy especially when drawing architecture or the built environment with just a pencil and sketchbook is essential, for the most part the natural flow of building along a busy high street or an isolated farm cottage are something we take for granted, but when attempting to render the building the laws of perspective and their relationship with the immediate surroundings must be observed if you are to achieve a visually pleasing composition. I keep my drawing materials to a minimum when I’m out drawing with HB and 2B pencils, I like to draw with a very fine point and the harder the lead of an HB pencil will hold its point longer especially on smooth paper. When roughing out a sketch…

GENESIS For a number of years Genesis Heat-Set Oil Paints have been regarded by many as the world’s most versatile quality fine artist paint ever made. This is because it suits artists who are used to using oils, acrylics or watercolours. It also provides today’s artists and students with a wonderfully safe medium to work with, without enduring harmful toxins or solvents found in many artists’ mediums. Not only are they non-toxic, they are also odour-free and contain NO heavy metals. Due to their very high pigment content, colours are strong and vibrant, even after drying. Unlike acrylics there is no colour shift from wet to dry state. Genesis instantly gives your paintings depth and allows far better coverage. A tiny amount goes a long way. Of the 87 colours…

Ellen Lee Osterfield has been painting pictures of Australia for more than 32 years … sometimes with a paintbrush, and sometimes with a guitar. Her intense love of the Australian landscape, and her affection for the country’s colourful characters and its fascinating flora and fauna, have led to her winning numerous awards for singing, song writing and painting. Ellen inherited much of her musical and artistic talent from her father, Bill. She started entertaining as a very young child – singing her own version of the classic ‘Springtime in the Rockies’ for visitors. When Ellen and her sisters were youngsters, their mother played guitar and music echoed through the household on a daily basis. On Saturday nights the family would go to the old-time dances in the hall at Marong…

MATERIALS * Artists’ quality Winsor & Newton, M Graham and Maimeri Blu tube paints: Raw Sienna (M Graham); Indian Yellow, Cerulean Blue, Cobalt Blue Deep, Light Red, Sepia (Winsor & Newton); Permanent Violet Bluish (Maimeri Blu).* 4B clutch pencil.* Clutch pencil sharpener.* Kneadable eraser.* Small Swiss army knife for scraping back into damp paint.* Tissues.* Water spray atomiser.* Two large jars of clean water.* Arches Watercolour Paper – Torchon Rough 300gsm (half sheet).* Clean dry bath towel.* Washing up sponge for drying brushes after rinsing (between applications).* Brushes: Art Basics flat (for wetting down paper); large round Rekab Sable Ester Number 12; Roymac round Sable Number 12; Rekab Sable Number 5; Neef long handle rigger Number 6; Art Basics stiff synthetic bright Number 6 (ideal for scrubbing out); fan bristle…