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  • Australian How To Paint

    The Thrill of Starting

    Jul 16, 2017 3 minutes
    By Julie Simmons

    I am an Australian by birth and I have lived at Castlereagh near Sydney for 38 years where my studio is situated. I travel all over the Hawkesbury region of New South Wales (and beyond) to paint en plein air.

    I have attended six Bathurst workshops, and another four at Meroo in Kurrajong – run by CASS.

    I feel very strongly about the mood and the light of a subject.

    Drawing has always been a fascination for me,

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