Buildings and Structures

City and Sea: Urban Coastal Environment by Kevin McKay

Regular viewers of the AnArt4Life blog will know well the wonderful urban paintings of Kevin McKay. And so it is with delight that we will showcase some of the urban landscape paintings he contributed to the City and Sea Exhibition with his son Jay McKay.

Reflection

Art All Around

Once more I want to emphasise that "art starts next to you" as you go about your daily life. Don't forget to look for and appreciate the "Everyday Art" that is in your immediate environment.

Buildings and Structures

The Art of Buildings: London's Riverscape

I'm transporting you back to London where I was in July-Aug this year. Today's showcasing is open to everyone as it is a presentation of some of the beautiful buildings which line the Thames River. The ones below I am sure you are all very familar with.

Architecture

Jordan - The Rose City of Petra

Petra was the capital of the Nabataeans from the 1st century BCE to 4th CE built on their riches by offering a safe haven, food, water and shelter on the lucrative trading route between Asia, Africa, and Europe.

Buildings and Structures

The promenade deck of the Royal Exhibition building in Melbourne - Part 2

Today we see that the Royal Exhibition building has not changed much in almost 150 years, but the views from the promenade deck certainly have! Image: Karora, Wikimedia Commons.

Buildings and Structures

The iconic Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne - Part 1

Today we look at the history of the Heritage Listed Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne Australia, built in 1879. This is a precursor to visiting the Dome, open for the first time in 138 years. Image: Wikimedia, Creative Commons.

Buildings and Structures

Kelmscott Manor's influence on William Morris

Today we come to appreciate a little of why Kelmscott Manor was so loved by William Morris, and the influence it had on his designs. Image: Boerkevitz, via Wikipedia

England

Red House: Home of William Morris

Following on from yesterday's post on William Morris, Julie and I thought you would enjoy having a personalised guided tour of the Red House.

Buildings and Structures

Canary Wharf, London: Part One

Most people have heard of Canary Wharf in London - most likely because the name is so attractive but today we take a stroll around the precinct and appreciate just how special this place really is.

Seascapes

Image Challenge: Dockland Developments

Docklands have always fascinated me with the magnificent old warehouses often dominating decaying wharves no longer relevant to today's life. But Dockland Developments are all around us and so with my painting I begin to explore this topic.

Glass

The Shakespeare Window

Today we look at one of the famous windows produced by the stained glass company of Ferguson and Urie, which is preserved in Melbourne, Australia. Image: Julie's photo.

Seascapes

“Our Coastlines are A-Changing” Part Two

The era of the new low maintenance jetty is upon us!! We continue the story of the demolition of the Victor Harbor Causeway and what it means to local artist and AnArt4Life team member Rowdy Wylie.

Seascapes

“Our Coastlines are A-Changing” Part One

A little while back Rowdy and I started a series on "Fences, Posts and Gates" and today's post slots in nicely to this theme because it is about a "causeway" - the causeway that links "Ngarrindjerri Island" (Granite Island) to the South Australian mainland.

Sculpture

Can you sculpt a theatre out of a cliff? Rowena Cade did it!

Revisiting the building of the Minack Theatre in Cornwall and discover that if you want ot build a theatre you can do it on a granite cliff face.

Flowers

The beautiful Melbourne Flower and Garden show - March 2022

Today we look at some images of the beautiful flower displays of the International Flower and Garden Show, held at the historical Royal Exhibition Building (Melbourne) and surrounding gardens. Image: My photo.

Buildings and Structures

Fenceless America

We continue talking about fences or at least in today's posts - no fences. Greg in Diggers Rest takes us to America and argues that we would save a great deal of money and effort if we followed America's example and had - no fences where possible.

Buildings and Structures

Fences, Posts and Gates - Storyline to Country: Focus on Gates

Have you ever given much thought to gates? Today's post is intended to get you thinking about how important they are.

Buildings and Structures

Longest Wall in the World through the Eyes and Hands of Nicholas Roerich

The Great Wall in China is not only the longet wall in the world, it is the most remarkable. The Russian artist Nicholas Roerich toured the area extensively in the early C20th and today you can see his perspective on this remarkable structure through the eyes and hands of a "symbolist".

Buildings and Structures

Urban fences and their narratives

I am taking the opportunity to share a few of my paintings with you that contain fences - in line with the theme that Rowdy Wylie and I have been presenting to you about "Posts, Fences and Gates". Fences are like the pages in a book.

Australia

Fences, Posts and Gates - Storyline to Country: Focus on Fences

Travel with us into outback Australia to see and learn a little about very, very. very long fences. Learn a little about a Boundary Rider which John Pickup has created in paint on canvas.

Sense of Place

Fences, Posts and Gates - Storyline to Country: Focus on Posts

As part of a series on "Fences, Posts and Gates" Anne and Rowdy take you on a journey today along fences stopping to admire the posts - in their various shapes and sizes.

Architecture

Victorian Desalination Project and Ecological Reserve

The Victorian Desalination Project (VDP) in southern Victoria includes one of the largest single ecological restoration projects undertaken in Victoria. The project was announced by the Victorian Government in June 2007 when Melbourne's water storage levels dropped to 28.4%. Photo my own.

Statues

Gog and Magog – Keeping watch in Melbourne for 130 years

Today we look at the history of Gog and Magog, which have been striking the hour in the Royal Arcade in Melbourne since 1892. Image: John Torcasio, Unsplash.

Victoria

The Stick Shed at Murtoa

The Stick Shed, a grain storage facility, built over 4 months in 1941-42 as emergency bulk wheat storage is located in Murtoa, western Victoria. It covers 16,000m2 under roof and measures 265 metres long, 60 metres wide and almost 20 metres high at its apex.

Urban Landscape

Kevin McKay: seeking constancy in an ever changing city

Kevin McKay enjoys finding ready-made compositions in urban environments and applies the formal concerns of compositional design with the particularity of place as he seeks a theatrical intensity in the ordinary. Image credit: kevinmckayart.com

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