Artists Palette - No 147

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FEATURE
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INSIGHTS
* Barbara Beasley-Southgate Life’s journey has instilled the belief in this artist that painting what you love, so that it comes from your heart, ensures your success.
* Chris Vella “Art is my passion and I believe that the world needs art for cultural, social, historical and communication reasons.”
* Nola Clark A struggle with back surgery created an opportunity for this clever artist to master the fascinating art of scratchboarding.
* Fiona Meyer The artist explains, “When I was very young, someone put a pencil in my hand and I started drawing… Art therefore is something that I simply just do!”
* Jeffrey Murphy Crediting a lightbulb moment in his first lesson, this professional artist’s career has continually flourished, from winning awards to receiving invitations to run workshops on floral, portraiture and still lifes.

DEMONSTRATIONS
* Pastels – Autumn on the Howqua Using an existing photo of the Howqua River in Jamieson, Victoria, as her reference, the artist has created a glorious scene.
* Oils – Looking Up A meeting of the environment where the sea touches the sky.
* Scratchboard – Snuggled Up! Scratching seems the perfect art form to create images of our feline friends.
* Acrylics – Sea Turtle The majestic sea turtle weaves his way through the seaweed in his reef home.
* Oils – Summer Garden Here are the artist’s steps to take when tackling a large floral painting like this beauty.