Maria Stoljar talks with Australian painters about how they became an artist, their painting techniques, influences and current work.
Most artists know that painting a portrait in a tradition where colour and form appear realistic takes years of training where trial and error play an...
It was the 80s. Paul Newton had finished a science degree and was a singer in a band. He sensed, though, that this was not meant to be his life’s work.
‘I’m...
It’s hard to define what makes a good landscape painting but, if you investigate the backstory, you might find the artist has a close connection with...
We lost one of our greatest artists last night. Nicholas Harding – landscape, still life and portrait painter – and my heart sank when I heard the...
There is something mesmerising about Fred Fowler’s paintings. The multitude of small, colour-filled shapes scattered across a monochrome background...