Art
Artists Drawing and Inspiration
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.
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
“I Cannot Imagine Life Without Art”
Throughout her story you can feel the delight and joy that radiates from this artist as she describes her passion for art.
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
The Noble Equine
Coloured pastel papers have been used to create this beautiful horse.
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
To Be at One With Nature
“My art is who I truly am, and it has given me a freedom to become ‘just me’,” claims this talented lady.
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
Making The Picture Sing
Using her fine attention to detail, this artist creates a loving tribute to her subject.
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
Thanks to Da Vinci
Wicked classroom caricatures and tattoos fired up the passion for this self taught artist to strive to produce the perfect drawing.
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
My Story
Sharing her passion for art has become a way of life for this determined and talented artist.
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
Link to Life
This artist adores pastels … a medium which she believes can fall between painting and drawing. Her art is truly her link to life.
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
Don't Rock the Boat
What comes first … the title or the painting? For this colourful artist, it can be either – and experimenting can lead to accidentally creating individual techniques.
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
Art for Steven
Some years ago, this man was inspired to make the transition from cartooning to painting. He had always wanted to express himself in this way, and he dedicates every painting to his late brother Steven who inspired him.
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
My Creative Pursuits
With a background in sculpting, Narelle excels in capturing the typical poses and movements of her favourite subjects.
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
Landscapes From The Heart
Always inspired by the natural world but through a surrealist’s eyes, this artist believes you should always follow your own instincts and paint from your heart.
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
Secret Support
Ink and Watercolours:
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
The Dog Portrait Artist
Honing her career by working with horses, this talented artist found her niche drawing animal portraits, specialising in dogs.
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
Passion for Portraits
An old school friend sparked a flame inside of this artist to rekindle her love of art.
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
Cavalier in Black Pencil
Meticulous attention to detail brings Archie to life in this gorgeous drawing.
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
Sunkissed
A view of the world through my eyes
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
Why I started Painting
When her youngest child was a toddler, pastel artist Carole Elliott decided she needed some ‘me time’, and began fine-tuning her artistic abilities, enabling her to be the talented artist she is today.
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
Dressed for Work
Charcoal
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
Canvas and Paper
Here's plenty of information about the most popular canvas and paper products available in the marketplace, including the newest trends.
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
Cold One Waiting
There’s nothing like the lure of an old Australian country pub.
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
Oranges And Apples
This pastellist believes that any subject matter could be selected for her technique, which (to her) is drawing – but to others may be a form of painting.
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
Best Friend
This pastellist likes to maintain a good sense of humour, which helps her to rise above unconstructive criticism. And she is not afraid to experiment and invent her own techniques if something doesn’t quite work.
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
My Creative Side
With the ambition of one day teaching people how to paint and draw, this talented artist is proof that nurturing a life-long hobby can turn a wonderful dream into reality.
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
Endless Passion
Born with a love of art, this lady has developed her skill into a passion that will never end. Art is something that she ‘just has to do’.
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
Scratchboard As A Fine Art Medium.
In the last few years Patrick Hedges has reconnected with this medium.
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
Art in Retirement
“It was an interesting road I had picked to travel and a very big learning curve,” explains this artist when commenting on her artistic journey.
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
Emotional Connection
Each portrait this artist does challenges her to strive harder, to grow and improve … to capture faithfully the spirit and character of every animal she paints. It is important for her to connect with her subjects on a special emotional level.
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
Arnhem Land Boy
This Queensland pastellist begins by selecting a subject that interests her. She firmly believes ‘if you paint what you love and enjoy painting it, someone else will also enjoy seeing it’. This enjoyment she feels is reflected in the painting.
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
A Means of Escape
A one room shed serves as a studio for this Queensland artist. With louvre windows on three sides and shelves around three walls, it is a place of refuge and creativity.
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