“... art is life, life is art; all else is trite and empty in comparison.”
Kahlil Gibran
Tutor feature: Robyn Collier - Australian Wilderness Artist
 During the recent Mitchell School of Arts, we had the pleasure of meeting Robyn Collier as she was running a workshop in the room next door. The workshop was called Working with Water. As the week progressed the days became hotter… I really enjoyed popping into Robyn’s class as the art works depicted stunning water scenes. Some waves could almost be touched and I longed to dive into them!
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In This Issue
Featured Listing
 ArtWorkshops Australia
Peter Sharp -
Working from Nature to Abstraction
20-21 February 2010 (2 days)
Location: 3 Centennial Circuit, Byron Bay
New South Wales
Explore new ways of translating your drawings from nature into poetic and truthful paintings. Peter will be generously demonstrating the way he works using different skills and techniques and we will be learning to observe and draw from our natural surroundings.
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Volunteer Holidays for Artists
Creative Facilitators needed in South and Central America with Creative Corners a not for profit providing volunteer opportunities specialising in the arts with disadvantaged and orphaned children.
Visit Creative Corners website
Featured Books
Healing Spaces: The Science of Place and Well-Being
How could a pleasant view speed healing? The author pursues this question through a series of places and situations that explore the neurobiology of the senses. The book shows how a Disney theme park or a Frank Gehry concert hall, a labyrinth or a garden can trigger or reduce stress, induce anxiety or instill peace.”
I am a Professional Artist - the Key to Survival and Success in the World of the Arts
I am a Professional Artist offers Artists who have chosen the Professional path, practical tools in succeeding and surviving, staying creatively motivated and enjoying your artistry at the same time.
Consider it an Artistic soul’s survival guide in business! It will certainly change the thinking of any professional Artist who may doubt themselves or their Art, who may feel pressured by the industry, or may feel the hardship of the roller coaster ride.
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Workshop focus: Expand your Creative Horizon at Larapinta Creative Camps
Larapinta Creative Camps take you out into the heart of our country to explore your connection with the land and expand your creative horizon.
We cater for creative people at all levels, from novice to professional and offer a small group, camping experience especially designed for those who love to work ‘au plein air’.
With more than 10 years experience in the field we provide everything needed to ensure your safety, comfort, confidence and inspiration in some of Australia’s most beautiful and remote locations. Read more of this article > |
Workshop review: Mitchell School of Arts - Colley Whisson
 In January Stephanie and I attended a week long workshop in Bathurst at the Mitchell School of Arts Summer School. The Summer School is organised by The Art Scene and Colley Whisson was our tutor.
Colley is a warm and dedicated teacher. He was well organised and always started workshops on time (which is more than can be said for myself or Stephanie; we were always a little late – especially back from morning tea!). Colley made sure that he worked with each and every person in the class every day. The physicality of the workshop left us both exhausted at the end of each day but eager to learn more every morning.
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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: February 2010 :: March 2010 ::
April 2010 :: May 2010 ::
June 2010 :: July 2010 |
Workshop review: Mitchell School of Arts - Patrick Carroll
I have just returned home to Sydney after an inspiring week painting at the Summer School. My tutor was Patrick Carroll and the class title Abstraction and Reality gave scope to paint in a variety of different ways.
After arriving at Charles Sturt University and collecting keys I set off to find the classroom. Map reading was never my strong subject and after getting the number wrong - all went well and I unloaded my car of paints, canvases and easel.
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Overseas Art Tours
Travel with like-minded people for an unforgettable overseas experience!
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Latest Tips and Tricks
- Watercolour painting video demonstration by Jean Cowan
 Watercolour painting of the Tasmanian Wlderness, painted "alla prima" in just over an hour. View video here >
- How do you make a good picture?
 COMPOSITION!
What constitutes good composition? What kind of tricks can be employed to make the best possible images we can? The first rule of composition is that there are NO rules. So instead I offer some guidelines for creating better pictures.
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Chit Chat
 I am so glad that it is now February! It’s not that I don’t enjoy Christmas but it does stall all the other things I would normally do. Perhaps I am just becoming a grumpy old woman and my time painting is precious. Or I just love my life and want to get on with it. I am a doer not a dreamer.
A lot has happened since December. Have just about finished unpacking boxes from our house move in October… My new studio is set up and starting to work…We are expecting our first grandchild… and heaven forbid I now have a ride on mower! We are dividing the grassed areas around our house into paddocks so we have less grass to mow and are waiting for Autumn to start planting our garden. Here are our horses looking over the fence… the grass is always greener…
Teresa
After a great week painting at the Mitchell School of Arts Summer School with Teresa - I drove from Bathurst to Canberra through some stunning country, especially around the Abercrombie River area, to view the Masterpieces from Paris at the National Art Gallery of Australia. For me Starry Night was breathtaking and I could only stand in awe at the lusciousness of the paint and the beauty of the colours. For those of you who can't get to Canberra, you can view the collection online and whilst it will never do justice to the real paintings you can at least listen to the audio tour as if you were there and learn more about this wonderful collection. The exhibition will be open until 5 April 2010.
blueBanksia has many ideas in the pipeline for 2010 that will provide you with a larger range of resources. If you have any ideas of your own that you would like us to consider implementing, please drop us a line. We are always very happy to hear from you.
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