By Celeste Hawkins This week’s diary is a round up of what Melbourne Artist Claire Bridge has been up to lately! I first came across Claire a few years ago during her exhibition Alchemy at Flinders Lane Gallery; discovering her ethereal, floating figures up close for the first time. Having a solid practice as a realist figurative painter, her foray into the inclusion of photography …
What’s On and Art Prizes!
SO MUCH ON!! It’s Melbourne Art week folks, so that means there are many more reasons to slip into the fresh, rainy streets of Melbourne and go check out some bloody good Art! KATE SHAW ANTHROPOCENE Exhibition dates: 17 August to 10 September 2016 Opening celebration: Saturday 20 August, 3pm to 5pm Location: Fehily Contemporary 935 High Street, Armadale VIC …
Art Diary 7-Tahlia Giann
By Celeste Hawkins What better way to introduce the art of paper quilling and cutting than Melbourne based Graphic Designer Thalia Giann. Passionate about all things paper-here she gives us a history as well as a deep explanation into her various works. Thalia Giann’s exhibition “PaperCut” runs until August 21 at No Vacancy Gallery Federation Square. All works are for sale. …
Rabbit Worship 1
By Celeste Hawkins Here is the first of a number of rabbit illustration instalments that I promise to upload over the coming months. I have just added some Prismacolor pencils to my collection. Here I have mixed Prismacolor, Polychromos, white ink and pencil together. I am submitting this over at Illustration Friday here for ‘tiny’. I am often in awe …
Art Diary 6-Chris Gillard
By Celeste Hawkins Many of us at some point in our adult lives, return to what we loved most as a child. Some of us even make a career of it and fully delve into the innocence of what truly has us immersed in our element or our true nature. As a child travelling around Australia, photographic artist Chris Gillard …