Artist's Palette

By John Cornwell I grew up in Sydney. After leaving school, I won a scholarship and spent three years full-time at the National Art School. Leaving there, I went out into the world to earn a living. In the early 1950s you could count the number of ar

Contributed Jasart has released an exciting new range of Sketch and Write Notebooks. The series is attractively packaged and very affordable – the perfect companion for students needing convenient notebooks. They’re great for jotting down notes on th

By John Cornwell My works start long before lifting a brush. To gain familiarity with my subjects, I have visited many properties in different parts of the country. I have attended shows and events. I have sketched and taken many photographs. To stud

Edited by Trevor Lang Janet Smith has enjoyed drawing and painting for as long as she can remember. In 1940, at the age of ten, she was able to attend children’s art classes at the Adelaide School of Art. It was a formative stage in her career. “The

By Janet Smith This picture of an old shearing shed is a very ‘Australian’ scene with dark shadows and a white roof against the sky. Summer thunderstorms are a feature in the area, and cloud patterns are often dramatic – with different levels of clou

Edited by Trevor Lang The talented Lucy McCann studied at East Sydney Technical College, which gave her a grounding in draftsmanship and design. She has worked in many mediums. With encouragement from tutors in watercolours and acrylics, she is devel

Edited by Trevor Lang Born in Coffs Harbour, Lin Camac endured a disrupted and poverty-stricken childhood. She was never sure of where she belonged, which undermined her confidence and made the journey to adulthood an uphill slog. She never lacked ar

By Georgina Sirpica From a very young age, I always liked to paint and draw. My first lessons were at the age of 13 years. I learned the basic principles of tone, form and perspective; beginning with charcoal before progressing to oils. I painted in

By David Lake • Canvas on board, 46 x 61 cm. • Flat and round bristle brushes – sizes 6, 8 and 10. • Nylon rigger brush – size 0. • Artists’ oil paints: Titanium White; Cobalt Blue; Ultramarine Blue; Flinders Blue Violet; Pilbarra Red; Flinders Red V

By Lucy McCann While travelling around Australia with my husband Barry (also a full-time artist), we came across a stock team holding a mob of Brahman cattle. The cattle had been gathered with a helicopter and held with many horses and riders. Other

By Lin Camac • Arches 300gsm watercolour paper, stretched onto a thick sheet of plate glass. • 1cm wide masking tape. • Schmincke artist quality pigment watercolours: Sap Green, Indian Yellow, Aureolin, Ruby, Scarlet, Translucent Orange, Phthalo Blue

By Georgina Sirpica • Arches 340gsm hot press paper. • Colour palette: Cobalt Blue; Indigo; Raw Sienna; Burnt Sienna; Black; Windsor Red. • Brushes: Number 12 Raphael mop; Number 8 mop; Number 6 mop; Number 3 and Number 5 Golden Sable synthetic. I ph

Edited by Trevor Lang Zoltan Andre was born in Hungary’s capital city Budapest in 1959. He describes himself as a third generation artist because both his father and grandfather were artists and sculptors. For him, memories of early childhood in the

Operators of the Lethbridge Gallery believe that a valuable and fulfilling part of making art and exhibiting it is to meet the people who are moved by their creations. This gallery’s philosophy is that meeting the purchasers makes a fulfilling link b

Edited by Trevor Lang Rob Clarke’s fascination with trucks started when he was a teenager. Watching trucks drive by, he thought, “I’m too young to drive them, so I will sketch them.” He soon found that he could sketch any truck that came to mind, whi

Edited by Trevor Lang David Lake was born in Sydney in 1966. He began to paint at the age of 14 – first in watercolours and later in oils. This man is a self taught artist; a painter who has been able to develop his own definitive style. His artistic

By Rob Clarke • Canvas. • Lead pencil. • Rubber and ruler. • Assorted acrylic paints, including: Titanium White; Black; Carbon Black; Mars Black; Pale Beige; Paynes Grey; Ghost Gum; Rich Gold Metallic; Provincial Beige; Metallic Silver; Cadmium Yello

ARTIST’S PALETTE magazine seeks to showcase the works of talented Australians producing art at a whole range of skill levels, whether they are accomplished creative people with a long history of achievements or beginners (of all ages) striving to bui

The desire to create for Heylie has been there since day one. Born in 1982, she has delved into many forms of creativity from drawing, knitting, lead lighting, silver smithing, lapidary, watercolour and settling on acrylic painting. This creative bac

The National Gallery of Victoria, in partnership with Art Exhibitions Australia, presents Van Gogh and the Seasons for the Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series in 2017. Curated by Sjraar van Heugten, independent art historian and former Head of Colle

A somewhat new addition to the art world, Frances Andrews discovered her flair for drawing a couple of years ago and has not looked back since. Frances proves it’s never too late to discover new talents. Born in Wynyard, Tasmania in 1959, Frances or

Gazing across the nation’s landscape, artists have referenced the past, the future and the ever present to identify and give a sense of place to the space they occupy. The experience can be grounded in the physical reality of a site, along with its d

I was born to adventurous parents in the UK on 28 January 1945. Before I turned nine, I lived in five different countries: England, Egypt, Cyprus, Mauritius and East Africa. Believe it or not, I am the son of a British spy (‘Cool’ Eh!). Dad was with

magazine seeks to showcase the works of talented Australians producing art at a whole range of skill levels, whether they are accomplished creative people with a long history of achievements or beginners (of all ages) striving to build their identiti

Growing up in a semi-rural area helped foster her love of the tranquility and beauty of nature. Her parents, who appreciated art, encouraged her to draw and paint still life, portraits, and landscapes, which helped her gain foundational artistic skil

Kansas doesn’t remember the exact moment she started painting. She puts it down to the same way a lot of artists do – as a child through the method of play. As she continued through her school years, Visual Arts was the subject that she put most of h

Titika works primarily with coloured pencils. She is a member of IGOR (International Guild of Realism), of CPSA (Colored Pencil Society of America), of AUSCPA (Australian Society of Colored Pencil Artists), and the UKCPS (United Kingdom Coloured Penc

By Mandy Dargin • Derivan Mattise Transparent Gesso • Acrylic Paints - Derivan Matisse Structure - Mars Black, Ivory Black, Antique White, Titanium White, Napthol Scarlet (Red Light), Primary Blue, Primary Yellow, Cadmium Yellow Medium. • 16” x 12” M

By Kansas Smeaton • Oil paints: – Titanium White – Ultramarine Blue – Phthlalo Blue – Yellow Ochre – Burnt Sienna – Burnt Umber – Spectrum Crimson • Artist’s Spectrum lead medium • Willow charcoal • Fixative • Brushes (mid-sized, angular flat and poi

Year 12 Perspectives showcases work by some of the best, brightest and most talented graduating high school artists in Western Australia, and is a barometer of what our youth are thinking and feeling. The Year 12 Perspectives exhibition at the Art Ga

By Titika Faraklou • Paper – Saunders-Waterford 200 lb, Hot Pressed, High White, Watercolour Paper. • Coloured pencils – I always use various coloured pencil brands. In this particular drawing I used: – Faber-Castell – Albrecht Dürer – Prismacolor: –

As one of Australia’s finest watercolour artists, Francis McMahon boasts an impressive art career spanning over 40 years. Over this time, Francis has demonstrated the passion involved in capturing the finest moments. Born in 1956 in Warrnambool, situ

Composing Objects probes the innate creative desire to arrange three-dimensional objects. Depending on personal taste, functionality or artistic intention, objects can be brought together for aesthetic display, as a utilitarian suite, to convey meani

I first began painting in the early 1970s – a great time for emerging artists. I had just returned to Australia after spending 10 years of my youth in England with my mother and stepfather. I had a baby and young child, and was looking for some form

Tracey was born in Melbourne but relocated to Brisbane as a child in the late 1980s. Her fondest memories from this time are the countless hours spent in the family art room, drawing with her brother. Like most siblings, Tracey recalls how they were

By Lisa Adams The Rococo art movement emerged in France and spread throughout the world in the late 17th and early 18th century. The word ‘rococo’ is a derivative of the French term rocaille, which means “rock and shell garden ornamentation”; thus sh

I was lucky enough to grow up surrounded by dense bushland, tall trees and rugged coastal hills surrounding a nearby lake. All this natural habitat was full of birds of many types, fascinating native fauna and exquisite wildflowers that bloomed in ab