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By Celeste Hawkins Seeing Adrian Doyle’s doco recently “Subtopia” on ABC , got me thinking about his successful(I think) quest in combining fine art with street art. A skilled artist and intriguing character to say the least, he has indeed been a force in the Melbourne Street art scene, putting our street art on the map and bringing a lot …
Keeping it simple this week. I need to have a clear space in order to work effectively, especailly when creating something new. However, I can’t quite get it down as simply and elegantly as you will see in the following images. Here are some pics from my friend’s lovely digs who lives on the other side of the mountain from …
By Celeste Hawkins I have been eagerly waiting to find out a little more about the artist/illustrator and the use of computer software that allows their characters to be transformed. Sacha was most helpful in explaining the basics and has even offered some advice for wanna be animators or comic book illustrators. Be sure to check out this clever mans work, especially his short film …
The Tesselaar Tulip Festival is held annually in Silvan, Yarra Ranges, about a 1 hour drive from Melbourne. Apart from the beautiful array of flowers and ample photographic opportunities for people obsessed with taking photos of flowers (like myself); you will have the chance to view a very fine sculpture exhibition. Highlights include Pimpisa Tinpalts-“Adam and Eve” as well …
By Celeste Hawkins Did you know that Velazquez, the Spanish Court Painter, used to set up models and paint from mirror reflections? And that Lucian Freud never used a camera and strictly only ever painted from life? I promised a while back that I would come back to discussing the portrait and investigate more into the portrait making process. It …