by Sara | Jan 16, 2013 | Videos
I am sure all of you wonder how I paint some of my paintings? Well luckily I would love to share with you the process. This is a clip of me at work in my little studio on a painting called “Flaming Sunflowers”. I know the video editing could use some work...
by Sara | Jan 8, 2013 | News, Technique
With the start of a new year (2013) it’s always good to look at doing something different, new or experimental. With this in mind I thought that I would put together a series of informative articles with information that I hope will be helpful to readers....
by Sara | Dec 24, 2012 | News
Firstly, a very happy Christmas to everyone. I finally got around to producing a Christmas card this year after much wavering over whether I would do one at all. In the end I really enjoyed painting it and felt much better about producing my own rather than buying...
by Sara | Dec 6, 2012 | Galleries
We have added a new gallery to our growing network of galleries distributing my paintings. Mingara Gallery is situated on Phillip Island in Victoria so of course a trip there was necessary to take them some work. Mingara Gallery is lovely –...
by Sara | Nov 26, 2012 | News, Technique
I have been producing art pieces in different mediums for quite some time now. Over the years I have taken note of certain books, magazines, galleries, artists and now websites for inspiration. One extremely creative blog I have come across recently is...
by Sara | Nov 11, 2012 | Exhibition, Fun stuff, Painting
Botanical art is always something that has fascinated me. To investigate more I went to see the ‘Capturing Flora’ exhibition at the Gallery of Ballarat. It’s the most comprehensive exhibition of Australia’s botanical art ever...
by Sara | Nov 9, 2012 | Fun stuff, Painting, Technique
I had an opportunity this week to take part in an inks workshop demonstrating how to use inks on canvas. This was an new experience – I’d only ever used inks on paper. It’s a lovely, washy, free flowing painting method. First the canvas (we used...
by Sara | Oct 29, 2012 | News
There is still hope for all of you drawers out there. This is a fantastic display of how drawing is still apart of the modern world in web development, its called digital drawing. Sketches are the raw model of the product, for a large majority of web and...
by Sara | Oct 19, 2012 | For Artists, News
Marco Luccio is well known for his brilliant drypoint etchings – enormous, bold works, often of iconic cityscapes and buildings. His current show, however, is his inaugural painting exhibition. Called ‘The Island’, it is inspired by the rugged...
by Sara | Oct 18, 2012 | Fun stuff, News, Painting
Alexa Meade thinks completely backwards. Most artists use acrylic paints to create portraits of people on canvas using a Hyper-Realistic Acrylic technique. Meade applies acrylic paints on her subjects and makes them appear to be a part of the painting! This is...