Art Elements Members of the Fundamental Features of the Environment Family Our environment, wherever you live, is made up of "fundamental features": We can label them: colour, shape, texture, light, reflection, pattern, connection. Today we can appreciate some images that represent these features. Image credit: Steve Johnson / Unsplash
Impressionism Does the type of frame on an Impressionist painting matter? Today we find out about the type of frames used by the Impressionists on the paintings, which in fact were very different to the ornate frames we often see in museums today! Image: broadsheet.com.au
Shape Featuring Shape Because our world is made up of objects - both natural and human made - it is made up of shapes. Today we examine different ways shapes in our environment can be manipulated to create art forms. Photo credit: Caroline.
Texture Featuring Texture Texture gives our environment character and today thanks to images from Caroline we can look a little closer at some of the textures she discovered in her trip into the country. Ben Quilty, a texture artist, gets a mention. Photo: Caroline
Installation Art Materiality Challenging our growing awareness of the materials used by artists to create "their ideas about the world around us" we meet Ian Trask who uses the world around us to produce his creations. Image credt: iantrask.com
Photography Artistic Elements through the Eyes of Chris O'Brien: Illusion In our last post in this current series on Chris O'Brien images from New York we are going to see some "illusions" as created intentionally or otherwise through the lens of a camera. Plus, of course, we get to appreciate the intrigue of New York City thanks to Chris.
Photography Artistic Elements through the Eyes of Chris O'Brien: Line and Shape Through some more Chris O'Brien images, today we examine the art elements of line and shape and the effects they have on a photographed scene. Enjoy some wonderful shots of New York City at the same time.
Photography Artistic Elements through the Eyes and Lens of Chris O'Brien: Colour Looking at art work by children has reminded me not to forget about the basic elements of art works particularly images. Today, through the eyes and lens of Chris O'Brien we appreciate and explore the effect of colour on the New York cityscape.
Landscapes A Sense of Place Part Three: En Plein Air Replaces The Studio In my examination of "a sense of place" particularly as it influences artists, today we look at the artists who pioneered "en plein air": Constable, Monet, Renoir, Sisley, Bazille followed by Pissarro, Cezanne, Guillaumin.
Naive and Folk Art Catching up with the Macedonian Shepherd The painting I'm working on at the moment is coming along nicely. I share the steps involved in creating this commissioned work so that you can see into my mind and learn about the kind of thinking that occurs.
How to Draw and Paint The Macedonian Shepherd begins to take shape Taking the blog subscribers on a journey as a painting is created featuring a Macedonian shepherd on a hill overlooking his village.
How to Draw and Paint Minding the Flock Examining a little about tending to sheep. Showing shepherds from France in the early 1800s,
Art Elements From the Art Blog Workshop: Alcohol Inks and much more Learning about the unlimited possibilities of fluid art using Marabu’s new Alcohol Inks and Aqua Inks on Ampersand Claybord through "The Artistsnetwork".
Conservation and Restoration Oxford Marries Art and Science Publicising an article by Matthew Chalkley about The Fine Line Between Art and Science. The article discusses the close relationship between science and art and how art restoration is not possible without scientific knowledge and expertise.
Art Elements Van Gogh’s Lust for Line Learning about Van Gogh's draftsmanship through an article from Artistnetwork.
Blog Art from Hair Directing the subscribers towards an article about The Curious Victorian Tradition of Making Art from Human Hair.
