VIVIANITE BLUE – A COLOUR & CULTURE SPECIAL GUEST BLOGGER! Super excited to bring you this blog article created by Artist and NW Coast Native Pigment & Paint Technology Specialist, Melonie Ancheta. She found me by through the Colour Warriors blog. Proof that all this blogging works, I am privileged to bring you her expertise on an […]
HOW TO HAVE AN ART LIFE – REALITIES & REVELATIONS OF BEING AN ARTIST Please welcome Melony Kara Smirniotis to the Gingernut Express. Melony is a Textural Expressionist living in Sydney. I met Melony when I was sharing a show up in the Blue Mountains. Her work involves layers and layers of carefully rendered paint that […]
My art review on two great shows currently running at the Arthouse Gallery in Rushcutters Bay. An interesting insight into our current state of sensitivities. They appear as the ying and yang of our alliances. It is about the shiny show real of perception versus the comfy home that we wish was a little bit […]
HOW TO HAVE AN ART LIFE – REALITIES & REVELATIONS OF BEING AN ARTIST This year I’ve decided to show you that there are many ways you can have an art life. I want to show you how artists I know handle creating art, building an art life and paying the bills. Not everyone will […]
COLOUR AT CARRIAGEWORKS One of the great delights of the Sydney Festival is that we get more art in Sydney, and most of it is free to visit. This summer Carriageworks in Eveleigh, has decided to go all kaleidoscopic and convert its art spaces into colourful exhibitions that ask you to engage like a cameleon and […]
CLASSIC BLUE – SPECIAL 2020 EDITION Just when I thought I’d wrapped up the adventures of blue, global colour influencers – Pantone went and made it the colour of the year! So I thought we should address why this colour has made it to top billing for 2020. Colour, like art, is always a great […]
Reflecting on Art Reviews This year I’ve decided to share my thoughts and feedback on shows I will visit throughout the year. I hope it may encourage you all to go, get out and see more art. History has shown us that art is a reflection of the times, so I thought I would put […]
COLOUR WARRIORS & HOW COLOUR IMPACTS OUR WORLD BLAZING YELLOW – PART 4 Welcome to the final part of Blazing Yellow. Discover what the ‘modern yellows’ have to offer, and how some artists use fluorescent yellow to stand out. Understand why yellow doesn’t always mean sunshine and rainbows to all cultures. _________________ Lemon Yellow The pigment […]
COLOUR WARRIORS & HOW COLOUR IMPACTS OUR WORLD BLAZING YELLOW – PART 3 Join me down the golden pathway in PART 3 of Blazing Yellow. In this edition you’ll discover the dark side of Chrome Yellow, the lure of Cadmiums and why your eyes just won’t let you ignore that golden hue. _________________ Chrome Yellow – It’s […]
COLOUR WARRIORS & HOW COLOUR IMPACTS OUR WORLD BLAZING YELLOW – PART 2 Continue our travels down the yellow brick road with PART 2 of Blazing Yellow. This time we uncover the lost yellow of the Renaissance and learn about the poisonous hue used by Renior. We travel to India to save some very skinny cows […]
