Artists Palette Magazine - No 138

In this issue

FEATURES
* Christmas Buyers’ Guide - Ho ho ho! Christmas is rapidly approaching, and with help from our favourite suppliers, we've compiled a list of fabulous products to tempt you to treat yourself, and help you to surprise the creative people in your life. Enjoy!

INSIGHTS
* Steve Cardno - Ocean art is not so much about its technicalities but rather it’s all about the feeling of the sea.
* Shirleyann Brough - Lessons with her daughter were the catalyst for this inspiring woman to change her life.
* Faye McBryde - As well as being a wonderful, lifetime hobby, this artist admits that a fabulous benefit of being a painter is how much she enjoys her travels, where everything she sees is a painting opportunity.
* Colleen Palmer - Searching for a change of pace from her professional photography business, this artist made the leap to drawing and painting, rekindling her love of all things art.
* Rosemary Williamson - Working on her abstract pieces and prophetic art has caused this artist to become more obsessed by ‘connective-ness’ – asking herself, ‘How does this relate?’ and ‘How an
I get this emotion into here?’

DEMONSTRATIONS
* Acrylics – Painting by Imagination - The only reference used was just a small photograph I’d taken of the island some years ago. By Steve Cardno
* Oils – The Fleeting Scene - The painting was inspired from family camping holidays in the Flinders Rangers. By Shirleyann Brough
* Mixed Media – Australian Outback at its Best - Faye McBryde created this painting using an original photograph taken at Lamington National Park in Queensland.
* Pencils – The Beauty of the Cows - With great attention to her subjects, Colleen Palmer creates a wonderful portrait.
* Acrylic – Waterfall at Picnic Point - To create this glorious painting, Rosemary Williamson painted her first ever waterfall on her first ever tryptic canvases.