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Eye of Observation

Draw, draw, and draw some more; develop your artist’s eye of observation. Sterling advice from a lady who believes that seeing shapes in paintings requires a truly ‘arty’ eye.

Pelicans To Portraits

This lady has painted everything from pelicans to portraits. She has completed commissions including cats, dogs, horses, possums, numerous beach scenes … and even a Scottish piper.

Gregory John Brennan: Lost Profession

Looking back on his early career as a bulldozer driver, this rural New South Wales painter laments the days when he was too young to appreciate his outstanding potential as an artist.

Pastels: Once We Were Important

A simplified and well named painting tells a powerful and interesting story. This clever pastel artist is delighted to share her techniques for the benefit of others.

Fibre Art

This artist feels that the hardest lesson she had to learn was to believe in herself … and once she did that, everything started to fall into place and her confidence grew.

Water Lily Magic

Instead of paper and paint, this artist uses fabric and threads … and she uses a sewing machine instead of a brush. The textures, colours and prints of fabrics thrown together with threads fascinate her, and often give inspiration for her designs.

Loading Wheat – 1920s

It is rare to see an artist displaying this level of skill and understanding in capturing the activity and atmosphere of bygone days from Australia’s agricultural history.

‘Jama' – King Cheetah

This exquisitely talented lady believes that every artist has failures … but it is important to remember that every success is better than the one before.

Blahuta's Ute

Early in the year we ran a feature about ‘Utes in the Paddock’ – a landmark project by several notable artists. In this article, one of those artists shares his story and some of his views … and describes the process of creating his own piece of an amazing collaborative work.

Artists' Easels

Many important tools are employed by artists in creating their paintings. Artists’ easels are now available in a host of styles and configurations to enhance the creative process. Some of your favourite art materials suppliers are more than pleased to highlight a selection of the many products being offered.

Time Just Seems to Vanish

The end of an interesting Air Force career led eventually to a renewed passion for art for this talented man … who quite often finds himself painting into the late hours of the night.

Beauty Everywhere

Enthusiasm comes easily to this lady who is constantly surrounded by subject matter, due largely to her passion for watching wildlife. She sees beauty in all manner of things … from the common to the spectacular.

The Pleasure Of Making The Picture

Here is a hobby artist who began to do oil paintings in her thirties. She now uses paperbark and oil paints in an innovative combination to create charming and captivating pictures.

Proud Eagle

Few artists choose to combine natural materials like bark with oil colours … but this lady has found the way to produce amazing results with an innovative artistic style.

Paint Forever!

Happiness in creating something she is passionate about is the motivation for this talented painter who would love to become a well-known wildlife artist.

Life in the Tivoli

Still-life subjects have been a staple for this artist. She recently decided to focus on items from the Tivoli theatre – in order to bring elements of human character and emotion into play.

Gang Gang Cockatoos

If you decide to paint birds or animals it always helps to know a little about them … things like their habitat and their eating habits. This knowledge will make your paintings more believable.

Drawing Animals

A previously featured artist in Artist’s Palette magazine has prepared this tutorial article to share his drawing techniques for the benefit of our readers.

Crimson Snow

This clever Australian watercolorist wanted to give his viewers a sense of being … he wanted them to feel the crispness in the air; smell the blue spruce;and be able to experience the magic of such a moment.

Art on Cairncross

Beautiful art galleries are located all over this country, hosting and promoting the works of Australia’s diverse exponents of art. Artist’s Palette magazine showcases a broad selection of these venues. In this Issue, we focus on the magnificent ‘Art on Cairncross’ near Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

Addressing The Light Source

Over the years this notable artist has been trying to capture the energy and beauty of a seemingly ‘nothing there’ landscape. This simplicity encompasses great colour and light. It seems harsh … yet safe at the same time.

Hours Of Observing

This lady believes that few artists have lucky breaks. Success requires buckets of discipline and plenty of hard work … but she stresses that if you are really passionate about creating, you should do it for the right reasons.

To Draw for the Law

An American police officer, tactical medic and artist tells of his work as a crime scene artist and his mediums of preference – including the innovative Australian product Derivan Liquid Pencil.

The Old Days

The simplicity of early times in rural Australia features strongly in pictures by this New South Wales artist who loves to create vibrant and unusual colours.

The Guardian

This artist finds pastel pencils useful for sketching and adding fine detail to a pastel painting because graphite pencils may leave indentations on pastel paper which cannot be lifted out.

Subtleties of the Atmosphere

The accomplishments of this highly experienced artist are numerous, as evidenced by his membership of several prestigeous art societies in New South Wales.

Painting Compulsion

This South African artist who paints because she feels compelled to sells many of her paintings … and also gives some of them away to people who love them for what they are.

Mud Bashin' Buggy

This detailed demonstration describes the artist’s comprehensive approach to building a vibrant image which positively throbs with colour and movement.

Moving the Cattle – Quipolly

This landscape specialist has chosen a rural scene at the foot of the hills at Quipolly, not far from Quirindi in the New England region of New South Wales.

Elena Parashko Gallery

Impressive art galleries are located all over this country, hosting and promoting the works of Australia’s diverse exponents of art. Artist’s Palette magazine showcases a broad selection of these venues. In this Issue, we focus on the unusual Elena Parashko Gallery in suburban Sydney.