Challenge From the Mail Bag The mail bag today brings you how to paint using a mop - it's called Swob Art. Plus we learn a little more about Van Gogh's postman Joseph Roulin and his familhy.
Challenge Painting a Macedonian Shepherd Sharing the steps involved in painting a picture of a Macedonian shepherd. This is the second blog on The Macedonian Shepherd.
Challenge Minding the Flock Examining a little about tending to sheep. Showing shepherds from France in the early 1800s,
Inspiration Dancing to Art Four dancers (Paul Davidson, Sherifat King, Bethan Kendrick, Housni Hassan) give their interpreation of paintings by Maggi Hambling, Gillian Ayres, Victor Pesmore, Henry Fuseli. Produced by the Tate Britain.
Challenge Remembering Our Forests In the stark reality of the bushfires enveloping Australia we stop to remember that the destruction to our forests, especially the rain forests of Southern Queensland, is of huge significance. Ann Arnold and Anna Salleh write about trees. Images of the Australian Eucalyptus trees.
Challenge Bruce Worden's Art with Words Learning more about the art of Homophones, homographs, homonyms through Bruce Worden and his book "Homophones Visualized". Plus a scone recipe from the Commonsense Cookery Book compiled by the N.S.W. Public School Cookery Teachers' Association ( Angus and Robertson 1914).
Challenge RAIN Praying for rain and watching Maria Raczynska paint a rain picture. Also "Rain Dance" by EJ Cairns and introducing Rosella Namok from the Lockhart River in Cape York Peninsula, Queensland.
Challenge Remembering the Emergency Service People Remembering the people from the Emergency Services who work to keep us safe. Shown are an early painting of a bsufhre by von Guerard, the Three Sisiters Blue Mountains by John Wilson, a firefighter by Ben Hoole,
Unbridled Cheeky Cocky Cockies Showing just how beautiful and intelligent are Australia's very own sulphur crested cockatoos..
Challenge Friday's Feature: Manet and Marketing Examining -through an Artsy article- the commercialisation behind the Edouard Manet painting "A Bar at the Folies-Bergere" possessed by The Courtauld Gallery, London.
Unbridled L.S.Lowry: Not such a simple man Showcasing a video which has highlights of the ballet A Simple Man produced by the Northern Ballet Theatre which brings to life the characters painted by English painter L.S. Lowry.
Challenge Unbridled Flesh! Learning a little about paintings of animal flesh by such artists as Claude Monet, Chaim Soutine,
Reflection Vivian Leopold James is dead: Long may the talent of Clive James live on Remembering Clive James, brilliant writer. poet, critic and comedian. Includes Jeffrey Smart's portraits and sketches of Clive James and a video of James' poem - Japanese Maple.
Inspiration The Longest Luncheon on the Grass in history Sharing some images from Luncheon on the Grass series of paintings by Pablo Picasso and also another Luncheon on the Grass painting by New Zealand artist Jacqueline Fahey.
Unbridled Barbecue Paintings Showcasing some paintings of barbecue eating scenes by Reg Mombassa, Archibald Motley, Horace Bradley, Plum Ovelgonne.
Unbridled Food Paintings with a Twist Showcasing some remarkable paintings by: Giuseppe Arcimboldo and Lily Martin Spencer.
Reflection Food, Food, Glorious Food Iconic paintings by pop artist of food including: Annie, Poured from Maple Syrup by Ed Ruscha; Cambell's Soup Cans by Andy Warhol, I Love You with My Ford by James Rosenquist; Cakes by Wayne Thiebaud.
Challenge The Twitter World of Art Introducing the ways art works and artists are displayed on the internet and through social media. Today showing how to use twitter to learn about art, paintings, sculptures etc.
Challenge Big Cats & Their Endangered Lives Reflecting on the endangered status of the big cats in the world. Showcasing Iain Prendergast's Clockwork Lion sculpture . Works by Henri Rousseau; William Huggins; Matthew Gibson; Lucie Bilodeau.
Inspiration The Art of Fireworks Learning a little about the history of fireworks and how modern fireworks and the displays are created. Includes an illustration of a fireworks display from the Mind Dynasty & the Royal Fireworks display on the Thames in 1749.
Challenge Fireworks: The Good with The Bad Remembering Fireworks Night. Includes paintings of Bonfire Night by English artists Paul Sandby (1770s) and Mark Burrell 2019.
Challenge Really Scary Pumpkin Carvings to Celebrate Halloween Some scary pumpkin carvings to celebrate Halloween.
Reflection Selling Papers Remembering the paper boys who rode their bikes around the neighbourhoods delivering newspapers. And the people who sold papers from the street corners.
Unbridled Nature Strips The blog is about those little strips of grass outside Australian homes between the footpath and the road. Nature Strips offer a source for creativity for viewers and doers.
