HOW TO HAVE AN ART LIFE – REALITIES & REVELATIONS OF BEING AN ARTIST Welcoming Mellissa Read-Devine to the Gingernut Express ‘artist interviews’. I met Mellissa many years ago and was struck by her joyful nature and lust for colour. She is humble and engaging as well as a master at adding sparkle to her […]
HOW TO HAVE AN ART LIFE – REALITIES & REVELATIONS OF BEING AN ARTIST Welcoming Gabby Malpas to the Gingernut Express ‘artist interviews’. Gabby is an amazing watercolour artist who I met many years ago on a visit to one of the art fairs. Her work has gone from strength to strength and she is […]
HOW TO HAVE AN ART LIFE – REALITIES & REVELATIONS OF BEING AN ARTIST Please welcome Tony Hooke to the Gingernut Express artist interviews. Tony is a tonalist landscape painter specialising in the medium of egg tempera. His evocative artworks are inspired by the Australian bush. I met Tony many years ago at a Sketch […]
HOW TO HAVE AN ART LIFE – REALITIES & REVELATIONS OF BEING AN ARTIST Welcome Penelope Oates to the Gingernut Express artist interviews. Penelope is a mixed media artist specialising in mark making. Her unique style is inspired by the natural forms and silhouettes that merge within the Australian landscape. From my first encounter with […]
HOW TO HAVE AN ART LIFE – REALITIES & REVELATIONS OF BEING AN ARTIST Please welcome Chan Dissanayake to the Gingernut Express. Chan is an award winning watercolour artist living in the Canberra, Australia. I met Chan teaching at the Artscene Summer and Winter Schools in Bathurst. A master at his medium, his classes are […]
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 […]
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 […]
MY ART PRACTICE – INSIGHTS & CONFUSIONS OF A WORKING ARTIST Many artists will claim they never get enough time in their studio or at their art practice. I am definitely one of them. We all only get 24 hours a day. Time is finite. So every second you can steal to be in the […]
MY STUDIO PRACTICE – INSIGHTS & CONFUSIONS OF A WORKING ARTIST This blog focuses on my studio practice. How I go about my art, what I use and the challenges I encounter. My initial aim is that it offers some insight into the life of a practicing artist and some useful tips for other creatives. […]
MY STUDIO PRACTICE – INSIGHTS & CONFUSIONS OF A WORKING ARTIST This month I have failed 🙁 I have not practiced what I preach. I have been interrupted by computer melt downs and meetings and it has swallowed much of my ‘art making’ time. I have not spent near enough time in my lovely studio, […]
