Australian How To Paint

I live within a stone’s throw of a pristine beach. Light, whether it be in the early morning or at dusk when everything is washed in a pinky glow, features in most of my current work in the seascape genre. I work ‘large’ to avoid unnecessary detail (

Presently, I live in a small rock lobster village about 60 kilometres north of Perth in Western Australia, although I was born in Melbourne. My home is only a stone’s throw from a pristine beach with spectacular high dunes and a reef running parallel

The seaside with its vivid colours, endless movement and constant change is Scott Christensen’s muse. His work commits to canvas the beautiful crystal clear days south eastern Queensland is famous for as well as scenes of blustering seas during drama

I only ever use artist’s quality paint and mediums and finish with a solvent sealer. I use a variety of brushes I have collected over the years and have learnt not to throw any away as some of my most used and abused ones adapt well for various techn

Johannesburg in South Africa was my birthplace. I now live at Heidelberg in the Western Cape Province of South Africa, and I paint full-time. I attended Rhodes University at Grahamstown, to study for a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, tutored by Profess

Because this is a place that I love and know well, I did not use a photograph to provide inspiration … only my memory. I chose not to paint in the open air, when midsummer temperatures were in the late 30s and the plant life was seemingly dead. In So

First published in the UK’s The Artist magazine, April 2012 issue, available from www.painters-online.co.uk” I began by roughly sketching the scene with the edge of an Artbar. I was able to cover large areas quickly and create sharp edges, which is

For the demonstration I have decided to do a painting with paint, knife and brush and the added challenge of just two colours, Titanium White and Paynes Grey. There are a number of combinations that you can use, choosing the right ones can give you r

“I can’t imagine my life without painting, and my goal now is to keep on improving, and challenging myself in all facets of my life and most of all, to keep on dreaming.” I began painting when my eldest daughter was 18 months old. I felt I needed to

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I have decided to use a photograph I took of the Glasshouse Mountains from the Bribie Island side of the Pumicestone Passage as a reference. I like to put the background down first when painting a seascape. Using a 2” brush, I load it with some Cobal

My life has been anything but average; in fact it has been very special in so many ways. At the age of four my family left England and moved to a small mining town in East Africa where we lived for a year, then spent nine years travelling around Sout

Bay Art and Design has recently opened the ‘Murray Charteris Art Gallery’ in Hervey Bay, Queensland, showcasing the brilliant work of Murray Charteris along with some more of Hervey Bay’s finest artists. The community of Hervey Bay is very excited ab