No 188

Artist's Palette

The magazine for all artists

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Genesis: A New Direction
I was raised on a cattle property outside a little town in the Brisbane Valley in Queensland. This left me with a deep empathy for life on the land. For my seventh birthday, my Shetland pony ‘gave’ me a book of Banjo Patterson’s ballads illustrated b
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Natural Design
Born in Hobart, Tasmania, in 1950, I developed a passion for drawing inherited from my father. I graduated from the Tasmanian School of Art in 1971 as an Art Teacher and worked in seven government schools before retiring in December 2005 to pursue a
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Hours of Practise
Born in Perth, Western Australia, I was moved to sunny Queensland at the tender age of six weeks. I have been back to the west once as an adult (to visit), and I found the place delightful … but not quite delightful enough to draw me away from Queens
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Rainbow Commotion
• Primed artists’ canvas – 24 x 24 inches. • Artists’ acrylics: Titanium White; Ultramarine Blue; Phthalo Blue; Cadmium Yellow Mid; Quinacridone Magenta; Crimson. • Number 2 Art Spectrum fan brushes; and a quarter inch Taklon oval brush. • Sea sponge
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Still Life with Rocks
• 60 x 40 cm sheet of Canson pastel board, colour 502, Havane Clair. • Can of workable fixative. • Derwent Blender (pencil). • Bantex eraser. • Ledah 333 electric pencil sharpener. • Coloured pencils: Prismacolor French Grey 10, 20, 50, 70, 90; Cool
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Persistent Urge
Newcastle in New South Wales was my birthplace, but I grew up in Geelong, Victoria. I now live in Agnes Water which is a coastal Queensland town between Bundaberg and Gladstone. I live with my husband and four kids. I am a ‘stay at home’ mum. We live
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Jack
• 30 x 40 cm canvas. • Oil colours: Cerulean Blue; Titanium White; Burnt Umber; Yellow Ochre; Raw Sienna; Burnt Sienna; Paynes Grey; Geranium; Brilliant Red; Prussian Blue; Flesh Tint; Medium Yellow. • Selection of brushes – medium to very fine. • Ch
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Falls Gallery
Falls Gallery was established in the Blue Mountains more than 20 years ago and it continues to provide a constantly changing exhibition of works on paper and ceramics by emerging and well established artists. The gallery is located in Falls Road, Wen
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Reflection
• Archers 300gsm watercolour paper – medium or rough. • Paints: Cerulean Blue; Cobalt Blue; French Ultramarine Blue; Naples Yellow; Yellow Ochre; Rose Madder; Alizarin Crimson; Scarlet Red. • Brushes: Numbers 16, 10, 8 and 4. • Putty rubber. • 2B pen
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A Lively Mind
Narrabri in central western New South Wales was my birthplace. Now I live in Narrabri, and I work from home as a piano teacher and an artist … I even combine these two aspects of my life by drawing instructive cartoons for my students. As an artist I
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The Whistler
My wife Donna recently presented me with a Canon Powershot SX20 IS digital camera. The upgrade in camera enhanced my ability to take great nature photographs, especially of birds. It means I can now have a reliable set of reference pictures from whic
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Making a Difference
I was born in Sydney at the Crown Street Hospital – more than 70 years ago. Two accomplished artists have been my tutors: Cathy Turner (noted for her beautiful floral watercolours); and Joyce Dulacca, a creative watercolourist. I am passionate about

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