There are new NaturalArt paintings being produced every day. Here are the latest ones: ‘Eagle Rock’ started en plein air at Aireys Inlet on the Great Ocean Road and finished later in the studio. A fun painting at a gorgeous location. ‘Twin Gums’ an irresistible…
These 6 miniature paintings are a result of 5 weeks plein air painting at an idyllic location on the Moorabool River at Batesford in Victoria. The gum trees reflected in the water made a very peaceful scene. The petit NaturalArt paintings will be on show at…
New NaturalArt paintings are being created with greater use of the palette knife for the application of paint. The method gives me more freedom to apply paint in a looser style. It is a very enjoyable way to paint as it allows the full the tactile, buttery feel of the…
A recent visit to the magnificent Napoleon exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria has given me renewed inspiration. Whilst the art is nothing like the Naturalart subjects that I paint, I have great admiration for those olden day artists. It was truly wonderful to spend hours following the life…
Luis Melendez – Master of the Spanish Still Life Inspiration for NaturalArt can be found in amazing and unusual places, such as in this book about the 18th Century still life artist Luis Melendez. The book is very interesting to read and shows close up details of the paint…
I have recently returned from a wonderful workshop in the beautiful Blue Mountains near Sydney with John Wilson. We painted a Blue Mountains scene – Kings Tableland, a beach scene – Kendall’s Beach near Kiama and some lovely misty gum trees near Shepparton. We also had an outdoor painting morning…
There are a lot of Natural Art subjects right here in Victoria. I recently had a trip to Port Fairy and Apollo Bay to collect artworks. On the way…
Artistic Styles Aboriginal Natural Rock Art styles vary a lot around Australia, not only did they change and evolve over the years in the same place, but they vary from one region to another. Of interest to me is the way that the olden day artists would paint over the…
Australian Aboriginal Rock Art – The Ultimate Natural Art – Part Two What I’ve learnt about ancient cultures Having been lucky enough to attend guided tours in various places I have learnt that the ancient aborigine tribes had a social structure with complicated (and strict) rules designed to prevent intermarriage…
Australian Aboriginal Rock Art – The Ultimate Natural Art – Part One Aboriginal Rock Art has to be the ultimate natural art – it is painted on naturally occurring rock formations and executed with natural pigments or bees wax found nearby (or traded with other tribes) and applied with brushes…