Le Petit Atelier. Torquay

Building layers. I adore this stage, psychologically there are less constraints as the focus is putting paint down rather than details. Resulting in lovely loose shapes and textures.

Ron Talbot currently showing at The Sands Torquay.

Ron Talbot’s Portrait of a Rock - Devils marbles, is a wonderful snap shot into the rich oxidised iron colours of the raw Northern Territory’s abrasive and textured landscape.

Ron is a founding committee member of Hoop Gallery and the idea and sponsor behind the Tabulrac Art Award.

Locals and surrounds please drop in and have a glimpse of his work.

Support the Arts !

Ron Talbot
The Sands Torquay

Anna’s soft snowy landscape from the last landscape painting program. Such wonderful colour palette and depth of field.

It can be challenging to paint a white landscape. She’s nailed it !

These colour wheels will never not be beautiful.

Voila - Week 1 Colour Theory - done ✅

Tonight’s colour wheel is brought to you by:

🟡Mid yellow
🔴Warm Red
🔵Phthalo Blue
⚪️White

Still life classes begin tomorrow. I’m looking forward to seeing you all. I hope everyone is feeling mighty creative after the wonderful weekend of sunshine and the Surf Coasr arts trail. Spoilt we were!

Tomorrow 6pm Hoop Gallery

77 Beach Road Torquay

Friends! Tis that wonderful time of year again, were we layer up and meander through the Surfcoast arts trail!

The weekend of August 1 - 2 from 10am until 4pm.

You will find me More House Torquay at Ashmore Arts rubbing shoulders with some very talented Surfcoast Artists.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

A little glimpse at Discovering the impressionists: Paul Durand-Ruel, Art Dealer Among the Artists Geelong Gallery

- Claude Monet, Fir trees at Varengeville (Sapins à Varengeville)

- Claude Monet, The Ally Point, Low Tide (Pointe de Lailly, marée basse)

- Claude Money, Les Îles de Port-Villez

Although the selected morsels I chose are only of Monet, the exhibition is a sketch into French Impressionism from the perspective of Durand-Ruel.

We are incredibly fortunate to have the opportunity to see these masters regionally.

A visit to this spectacular show is strongly advised.

Following the theme of our next round of classes. Here is a little curated selection of still-life references for you to enjoy.

Pictures are a combination of sourced images from pexels and my photos and an installation at SAM by Gwyn Hanssen Pigott

Another little treasure from the last painting class! How is the depth and tranquility in this piece. So many wonderful layers.

How could I have forgotten this wonderful painting from one of the participants of the last still-life painting program! I love her approach to mark making.