Artist's Palette

For Fiona Groom, animals have always been a love and focus of hers. “I can remember as a child, cutting out and pasting lots of animal pictures into my scrapbooks as well as tracing and drawing my favourite animals; horses and dogs.” These animals we

Michelle Nguyen has always had a love for animals. Being one of eight children, she says she had almost every kind of pet imaginable growing up. Her biggest passion was for her horses, in which Michelle and her sister had their own horses, “Molly and

Perth based Ann Steer has been a professional seascape artists for 10 years. As a youngster, she remembers always being creative, having loved art at school and could always be found drawing. In particular, Ann enjoyed lino cuts and had an interest i

By Michelle Nguyen • 150 GSM Mont Marte sketch paper • Kneadable eraser • Small duster brush • Faber-Castell pencils: – 301 White – 304 Zinc Yellow – 307 Lemon – 309 Orange Yellow – 314 Dark Orange – 316 Cinabar Light – 325 Dark Magenta – 326 Dark Ca

By Ann Steer • MDF board • Masking tape • Willow charcoal • Art Spectrum Colourfix pastel paper Blue Ultra • Brush • Eraser • Art Spectrum pastels: – Cool Grey – Flinders Blue Violet – Spectrum Blue Deep – Spectrum Blue Light – Phthalo Blue – Blue Gr

By Lance Ross From cave paintings through the Middle Ages to the Classical period in the 1700s, most artists aimed to make their work look as realistic as possible and employed a large amount of skilled techniques to achieve that result. The best gai

Violetta Kurbanova is a devoted silk painter who always sees beauty in the world, no matter how tough or grueling it gets. Born in Southern Russia in 1969, Violetta grew up surrounded by scenic views of the Caucasus Mountains and the Black Sea. As a

The National Gallery of Victoria, in partnership with Art Exhibitions Australia, presented Van Gogh and the Seasons for the Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series from 28th April to 12th July 2017. Curated by Sjraar van Heugten, independent art histori

ARTIST’S PALETTE magazine seeks to showcase the works of talented Australians producing art at a whole range of skill levels, whether they are accomplished creative people with a long history of achievements or beginners (of all ages) striving to bui

By Violetta Kurbanova • Pure white Habotai silk fabric 10mm • Frame to stretch piece of silk • Jacquard Dye-Na-Flow silk paint • Jacquard removable water-based resist • Plastic bottle with metal tip • Watercolour brushes • Mixing plates Firstly, pre-

Unison Soft pastels are counted among the world’s finest Soft Pastels. In the early 1980’s, in the hills of Northumberland, England, artist John Hersey began hand-making his own pastels. An award-winning artist using soft charcoal, Hersey loved the t

Margaret Rees’ journey into the world of painting started about 10 years ago, at the time she retired from a varied full time working life. Margaret dabbled in many industries, from working as a legal secretary, to then becoming the owner of a succes