"Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."
TS Elliot
Tutor feature: Leonie Norton
 Leonie Norton is a renowned Sydney based botanical artist and international tutor, where her knowledge and skills are in high demand throughout Australia and many overseas destinations. She is past President of the Botanical Art Society of Australia and is the author of a recent book published by the National Library of Australia, ‘Women of Flowers: Botanical Art in Australia from the 1830s to the 1960s’ . Read more >
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In This Issue
Featured Listing
 Tom Bass Sculpture Studio School
Sydney, NSW
The Tom Bass Sculpture Studio School is delighted to host a workshop with exhibiting 2009 Sculpture by the Sea (SXS) artist Greg Johns.
SAT 31 OCT 1.30pm - 6pm and SUN 01 NOV 9.00am - 6pm
Featured Books
Eco Colour by India Flint fills a gap in the literature and uses an exciting range of projects to demonstrate a variety of techniques, some of them entirely new processes developed by the author. Projects range from solar dyeing to dyeing with 'ice-flowers'. The result is a range of pure natural colours produced with the least possible harm.
The Beagle Press released this great monograph, Victor Greenaway: Ceramics 1965 - 2005 and said, "Victor Greenaway is one of Australia's most respected figures in the ceramic art world and this book encompasses the past 40 years of the artists' work, revealing the strengths, diversity and refinement that he seeks." It comprises 140 pages including 110 colour plates, biographical notes and bibliography.
Noticeboard
A Class Act VI
- Bathurst
An exhibition and sale of paintings by Merilyn Rice’s students.
Where: new Bathurst City Centre, 210 Howick St, Bathurst
When: 13th to 20th November
9am to 5.30pm daily
Contact: Merilyn 6368 5883 or 0427 056 452
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Workshop focus: Painting en plein air with Ev Hales
 Why on earth would you do anything so uncomfortable, exposed and difficult?
You are right out there 'feeling' the atmosphere. You cannot paint fussy if the wind is blowing 90 km per hour, you cannot paint fast if the air is full of moisture in a fog… you cannot be tentative if you are in a busy street… in other words you have to match the conditions of the day and develop some ‘new’ ways of working which can only be a bonus when back in the studio. Read more > |
Calendar of Events
Explore SIX months of workshops in our calendar of events, so that you can join in and be creative. The variety of tutors and organisers is a smorgasbord for artists - beginners to advanced alike.
View calendar for October 2009 :: November 2009 :: December 2009
January 2010 :: February 2010 :: March 2010 |
Workshop review: Arthur and Yvonne Boyd Education Centre at Riversdale
 As a student of TAFE NSW, I had the privilege of being able to take up a week long residential program at the Arthur and Yvonne Boyd Education Centre at Riversdale.
Our first destination is the Bundanon Homestead & Arthur Boyd’s Studio. Every wall in the Homestead displays artwork from generations of Boyds and the artistic endeavours of the Boyd family permeate the Homestead as well as the surrounding gardens which provide beautiful backdrops to the sculptures created by Arthur and his brother David.
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Latest Tips and Tricks
 Painting a Mountain Sunset using Watercolour
Step by step instructions by Giselle Luske on how to paint a mountain sunset. Read more >
- Pastel Painting Equipment
Firstly, there are the pastels themselves. They are made from pure powdered pigment bound with a small quantity of gum binder (low quality pastels have chalk added). Pastels come in many varieties (hard, soft, sticks, pencils, etc.) but they are essentially all the same: the final choice is largely a matter of personal preference. Read more >
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Chit Chat
I have been toying with the answer to the question “What’s important to you about being an artist”?
 It was very interesting to sit down and think this through and this is what I found.
When I paint pictures I “see” and connect with my subject matter in a way that is not normal everyday seeing. In the process of creating a painting, I have to really engage with the object that inspires me. This is usually a visual object but it can also be a sound or sounds.
The sound of wind in the trees on my property heightens my awareness of my subject matter and I have to incorporate it into my paintings. The sound of waves crashing on a beach or lapping onto a shore line or seabirds crying inspire me. Music I play in my studio also engages me thoroughly in my work.
So I find that if I can engage visually with my subject matter by focusing on painting and also immerse myself in sound then I truly experience it and derive great joy in that experience. And that is why I love being an artist.
Teresa |
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