Australian How To Paint
Painting Humanity
This portrait specialist uses her own eyes as her ‘window to the soul’ –capturing the feelings and emotions of her subjects on canvas.
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Australian How To Paint
Katie
This artist employs a trademark emphasis on tonal values – seeking the lightest and the darkest parts of her models. she always looks for the light, and where it is hitting the subject.
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Australian How To Paint
Drawn To Art
A passion for art combined with intense study has ensured the future success of this driven and creative artist.
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Australian How To Paint
An Interest In Portraits
For this talented painter in Western Australia, early experience in various commercial aspects of art has somehow morphed into a great enthusiasm for his detailed portraiture work.
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Australian How To Paint
An Artist To Watch
Talented young artist Meaghan Coles is relishing her artistic experiences, from formal education to immersing herself in a variety of cultures of artist residencies around the globe.
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Australian How To Paint
A Sense Of Purpose
Painting is part of this talented man’s life. It gives him a sense of purpose and it is how he relates to the world … by producing outstanding art which is undeniably honest and believable.
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Creative Beading
Become A Queen Of Hearts
Add colour and texture to your PMC heart. Designed by Senior Teacher Rhonda Winterton.
3 min |
Vol 16 No 3
Creative Beading
Uncover Some Beading Trends
As the weather turns back into the familiar icy chill of autumn and winter, we are sometimes forced to layer on more clothes than we’d like to, so it’s only fair to keep your accessories as visible as they deserve to be. Sarah Ezzy-Dickson uncovers some beading trends to inspire you to warm up your fingers and get to work.
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Creative Beading
How To Make A Floral Fantasy
Don’t let the winter make you blue. Use butterflies, flowers and lampwork beads by Austin Hamilton to make a floral fantasy. Created by Boutique Beads.
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Creative Beading
My Little Kimono Girl
Combining thread work and wire work can be achieved with the right know-how. This focal lampwork bead project by Chris Butler with thread and design work created by Annlee Butler can take you through the steps to success.
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Creative Beading
Lady Of The Loch
Deep blue water colours, amethyst and rose – both relaxing and refined – bringing out the essence of her grace. Designed by Louise Jensen from Wishware Beads.
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Creative Beading
Delicate Swarovski
Introduce yourself to thread work with this easy cross thread technique, using Swarovski crystals. The result is not only fun but beautiful. Designed
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Creative Beading
Danielle Mondo – Mondo Design
Mondo Design Began as a Part-time Hobby, Influenced by a Passion for Design and Friends With a Desire for Unique Accessories to Adorn Themselves. Sarah Ezzy-dickson Chats to Danielle Mondo, the Owner of Mondo Design.
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Vol 16 No 3
Creative Beading
Smart Creations
Serena Altea Was Inspired to Make a Niche for Herself in the Jewellery Scene by a Bride’s Complaint About the Lack of Custom Made and Affordable Tiaras. Since Then, Serena Has Created a Huge Range of Tiaras and Accessories Catering for Even the Pickiest Brides. She Chats With Sarah Ezzy-dickson.
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Creative Beading
Netted Pearl
A hidden pearl and crystal mesh watch. Designed by Beads ’n Crystals
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Australian How To Paint
Images Of Heat And Dust
Stock workers on Australia’s dusty cattle stations inspire this artist.This largely pictorial article shows some of the steps he follows in producing his works of art.
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Australian How To Paint
The Noble Equine
Coloured pastel papers have been used to create this beautiful horse.
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Australian How To Paint
The Desire To Experiment
Near Moree in north-western New South Wales, this gifted ‘man on the land’ nurtures a passion for painting the wild plains that surround him – while capturing their many moods and characters.
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Australian How To Paint
Early Risers
Horses in the early morning light: A beautiful atmospheric subject rich in colour with strong shadows … masterfully rendered by a specialist oil painter.
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Australian How To Paint
Gentle Giants
This masterful Australian includes working horses in many of his paintings. Here he describes his own definitive approach to one of his favourite subjects.
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Australian How To Paint
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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Australian How To Paint
Simple And Basic
This artist/tutor teaches a simple, basic method of working with a limited palette of colours. Her students learn to push those primary colours to the limit … and they come to know them intimately and understand their possibilities.
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Australian How To Paint
Harry Chavill
This painting realised an exciting dream for the artist, who had always wanted to paint a gorgeous horse in motion but had never allowed herself to do so previously.
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Australian How To Paint
Country Life
Country Life Few people can encapsulate nostalgic rural imagery in the style of this talented man. The charm of his paintings speaks for itself … but here are some words from the artist.
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Australian How To Paint
A Passion For Horses
A desperate yearning for her own horse starting this artist drawing at a very young age.
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
Serious Addiction
Here is a self-taught artist who has enjoyed dabbling and daubing since childhood. She took up ‘serious’ painting in 1985 and dared to start entering work in shows … and now she is totally hooked!
6 min |
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
Neddy
There is a special joy in capturing a dearly loved animal friend to canvas, especially if they have passed on.
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
My Creative World
My life is, and always has been, one filled with creativity. I relate to the lyric from the Sound of Music that says “my heart wants to sing every song it hears”. Perceiving meaning in the world around me I feel compelled to draw, savouring its richness as I do.
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
Just Do It
In Lynn’s own words …“Art. Once you get into it – it gets into you. Then your journey begins.”
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Artists Drawing and Inspiration
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.
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