Today I had the pleasure of working with Richard Claremont Artist extraordinaire in his studio at Shellharbour. With six other devotees of Richard’s luscious painting , we reveled in the indulgence and freedom to lather and lay on thick impasto oil paint like never before. I first discovered Richard Claremont Artist on Instagram. His colour … [Read more…]
‘On Reflection’ at The Palm House ( glasshouse) gallery Sipping a hot chocolate while meandering on pathways through the fresh dark foliage of the Botanical gardens on a crisp sunny morning last Saturday, I was headed for the Palm House, the oldest glasshouse in Australia. It was erected in 1876 and as I discovered, sits in a … [Read more…]
Chris Zanko, Hannah Bradbury, India Mark , Nick Santoro.
Brogers Creek to Gerroa Beach Photography Leon Gregory dashed into the store one day last month in a flurry of excitement. Dressed in his signature black, he was dropping off invitations for the opening of his latest photographic exhibition. ‘Flow’ is part of a collection of magnificent images capturing the flow of Brogers Creek on … [Read more…]
Neville Connor is a man of many talents. He studied art at East Sydney Art School and later at Camden Art School in London. It was from this point in his life that he travelled and worked as a professional jazz musician and painter all around the world and later in Sydney. Now living on … [Read more…]
Walking Thru the Land Latest paintings by Meagan Jacobs Gallery East, 21 Burnie St, Clovelly NSW For those of you who know Meagan Jacobs you will know that she loves walking………… everywhere. At home along the beach in Mollymook on the South Coast, and in the bush. So I think perhaps the title of her … [Read more…]
A Dream for a young artist in Gallipoli Ties: Memories of Gallipoli Sixty to seventy people including myself were gathered on the verandah of the Jervis Bay Maritime Museum in the fading light of Thursday 17th March 2016. As I enjoyed a humbling conversation with the delightful Glynnis Murphy, (curator /collector of vintage clothing and wife … [Read more…]
Studio Visit Anne Gardner only has to walk out onto her back verandah to find inspiration for her paintings. Surrounded by bush gardens and sprawling lawns, birdlife are welcome residents amongst the flowering gums and Australian natives. Littered with blue snippets is a Bowerbird hideaway .Scattered bird baths provide further sanctuary .I am visiting Anne … [Read more…]
New Art Gallery Opening, Nowra NSW Dr Gillian Rhys is the power behind the brand new art gallery in Nowra NSW – “Blue Horse Gallery”. A once run down shed has been transformed into an accessible, centrally located art gallery, exhibition and workshop space. The owner of the premises wanted to develop an arts hub … [Read more…]
Still Life oil Painting with Kim Shannon Saturday morning and I find myself zipping along the highway headed to Huskisson to partake in some long awaited intensive still life painting. I have booked myself into two blissful days of painting with the incredibly talented and humble artist Kim Shannon. Early morning Huskisson … [Read more…]