230 Art And Trauma – Painting Out The Pain
Here is another blog written by freelance contributing writer , Helen Farnes hope you find it interesting. For many centuries now, we have cultivated a very persistent artistic stereotype. The idea of the tormented creative, driven by inner turmoil and the horrors within to create works of transcendent beauty and significance is one with which […]
229 HOW ART THERAPY CAN HELP YOUR CHILD
Here is another blog written by freelance contributing writer , Helen Farnes hope you find it interesting. Is your child being bullied at school? Childhood bullying is unfortunately a widespread problem and faced by many of today’s youth. According to the Australian Covert Bullying Prevalence Study, 27% of students from year’s four to nine were […]
228 This week on SOCIAL MEDIA in Art
SOCIAL MEDIA This has been a busy week in the art studio as usual, still I try to post at least one post every day on social media to keep my profile up and also to have fun and interact with my lovely friends both from real life and new made in cyberspace! If you […]
227 ART CHOCOLATE and the NEW YEAR
ARTIST DREAMER As another year turns the corner I cannot help but be very thankful for the last one and wishing the New Year will also be kind to us all. The most important thing for me is of course the health and wellbeing of my family and friends but if I could I certainly […]
226 ART AND IT’S COMING UP CHRISTMAS AGAIN
CHRISTMAS AGAIN It doesn’t take long for the year to roll around and before you know it is Christmas again! This year as we often do we are going to see the spectacle Carols by Candle light in Elder Park, Adelaide. It always inspires the creative process and I am sure many artists feel the same […]
225 The Art of Mental Health
The Blog today is written by freelance contributing writer; Helen Farnes and I hope that you find the article both interesting and useful. The Art of Mental Health When you get into the flow of doing something that holds your whole attention, the experience can become almost like meditation. We can immerse ourselves into this relaxed […]
224 LIBRARY ‘ONE CARD’ with artwork in ceramic and mosaic
ONE CARD FOR THE LIBRARY I was really thrilled to be asked if the image of one of my Public Sculptures could be used on the new “One Card” system (interconnecting library card for borrowers). The SA public library “one card” network is connecting the systems of more than 130 public libraries across South Australia […]
THE ART OF TRAVELLING THE WORLD
PAINTING COMMISSIONS I am a bit lost for words actually as this is the biggest break in the blogging since I launched my artist website, so with nearly 2 months away from writing I feel slightly lost, lol. I have been back at the easel painting furiously for the last few weeks though as I […]
222 PAINTING STILL LIFE ARTWORKS
Looking At Examples of Beautiful and Modern Still Life Paintings Still life painting is an old type of art that was here even before the development of modern day technological systems such as photography. This is an art that involves drawing an image as it appears in life. It involves several hours of sitting because […]
221 The ART of Modelling for Mothers Day
ARTnBED This photo was taken for ARTnBED and features my painting “The True Colors of Hindley Street” which was chosen for the launch of the ARTnBED in New York. It also features us – mother and daughter together modelling and that was lots of fun to do. It is something my daughter Hillivi and I […]