“For almost a year, I have had the good fortune of sitting under the tutorship of Donald James Waters, a very well known and respected national and International abstract Artist. From this experience I have greatly benefited.”
“I have been actively involved with exhibiting at the Bulimba Gallery Arcade each week.
I make myself available to the public to discuss displayed and future commissioned work as required.”
“Where previously my work was mostly traditional, and tight, I have acquired from Donald the ‘gift’ of loosely applied glazed washes, forming the ’springboard’ of being able to work my illustrated content into these creations.”
“To feel the ‘freedom’ of capturing what I ‘feel’ rather than what the subject might demand, is a wonderful new experience.
This ‘conversion’ took some time, and new found patience.”
“Colour has always been the real magnet that originally drew me to art, many years ago. Now with these new skills, I have been able to satisfy my desire to produce very brightly coloured work, which I consider to be the key feature that draws people to my work.”
Many works are available as originals, or as Giclee Prints (stretched). Guide prices are around $200 to $620. Please see www.johndrake.com.au for more information on work, exhibitions and John Drake himself.
02 Bulimba Ferry Terminal
Tuscany Heights 04
02 NZ MV Arahura Ferry on Brisbane Floating Dock
12 Clock Tower ,Main Street, Grafton
09 1930 De Soto 2 door Coupe
John is an Australian artist living in the southern suburbs of Brisbane. He has exhibited at the Wellington Point Art Gallery, the Circle Gallery in West End and has various works in private collections.
Date
13 August 2010 – 27 August 2010
Location
Pine Rivers Art Gallery – 199 Gympie Road, Strathpine
Cost
Free
Contact
Pine Rivers Art Gallery
Ph: (07) 3480 6941
PineRivers.Gallery@moretonbay.qld.gov.au 
http://www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/subsite.aspx?id=73242&libID=75793
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Brisbane based artist Shirley Charlton was born in Malawi, Central Africa. She holds a Diploma in Fine Arts from London and also a Diploma with the Paris School of Arts.
Having studied under Ian Simpson in Britain, Shirley immigrated to Australia in 1992 and now lives in Brisbane, painting full time.
Shirley has sold her work extensively in Australia and overseas with many exhibitions behind her. her favourite mediums are watercolours and pastels, but works in all mediums.
With her skill in figure painting and love of nature, Shirley is also an accomplished art tutor, and her art lessons have led to several of her pupils successfully exhibiting their own work.
Shirley Charlton’s website is at www.shirleycharlton.com. There you can see a large selection of her work, and contact her directly about her work and art lessons.
Below are a few examples of her work featured here:
No More Tears Brother (Check availability with Artist)
Jill's Cat - Sold Commission
Bathing Nude (Check availability with Artist)
View From Maleny - Pastel 51cm x 69cm (Check availability with Artist)
Title: untitled. Size: 18"x 24" Medium: Watercolor on paper
ABOUT KRISTINA DIMITRIJEVIC
KENNETT SQUARE, PA, UNITED STATES
I love painting and have been doing it all my life. This summer (2009) marks the beginning of my official painting year. Just out of undergraduate, I’ve decided to work on my art full time and see what happens. This blog is an attempt at documenting it. Hope you enjoy!
To see many more paintings and information, visit www.paintingintrees.blogspot.com/
New work by Aboriginal artist Charmaine Davis.
Official Opening 6.30pm for 7pm start, Friday, 13th August, 2010.
Drawing Point Gallery & Studio
Art Time Supplies, 203 Brisbane Street, Ipswich, QLD, Australia
Friday 13th August to Friday 27th August, 2010.
RSVP Charmaine Davis 0413 651 486 / Kate Roberts 3812 1188.
What the trees have seen.
They have stood as silent witness and seen so many generations pass into silence.
They are living memorials of events.
The ancient and the young – hey all have stories they could tell.
They are custodians of history.
So too the mighty river.
Meandering this way and that.
Always listening.
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All artists out there… submit your work to be shown on this blog. Simply send an email to info@bella-arts.com.au with image attachments (keep them less than 600 pixels wide) and a description to be included on this blog.
Do you have an art exhibition?
Promote it here. Send us a flyer or a couple of images and description, location, and we’ll put it up.
This blog is aimed at a world wide audience, so your exhibition can be located in any country!
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www.onlineartsupplies.net – blog for artists, art techniques and art supply stockists.
Bella Art Gallery’s online store, www.bellaartsupplies.com.au, is now officially up and running. The business has been running an online site for the last 12 months, but little has been done with it since more time was spent running their actual physical retail outlet.
In the last month, the store has now moved completely online and will continue to trade full time as an online business – what this means is that they have now been able to reduce their prices for their products. Those physical stores cost a lot of money! Even once postage is added, it should still work out cheaper once you buy more than a couple of items. Delivery Australia metro areas only.
They will be looking at ways to continue to offer low prices, which means the possibility of lower prices being offered for certain products. At the moment, each product has a before and after price (before being the price they used to charge in store, and after being the new online only price now being offered).
Not all of the products from their store are online yet, but new products are being added every day.
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Aristocrat Liquid Glass is a fantastic product that can be used to achieve those wondering glass effect coatings on acrylic painting. The product comprises of a resin and hardener that is mixed and then poured onto the painting. The process is a little more involved than that and does need some practice, but essentially the whole process can be achieved over a day and a half.
Additional tools required (that don’t come with the product) are a good mixing bowl with a flat bottom, and a flat stick for mixing. You may also need a propane torch to breach the bubbles that may rise to the surface after pouring.
Before mixing
Use in a low humidity room that is not too hot, and well ventilated. Temperature ideally should be 24 C to 27 C, or 75 F to 80 F.
Measuring
Make a test piece first! 1 part resin is mixed with 12 part hardener. Do not add more hardener than resin as the finished coating could remain sticky. Do not try to estimate the measurements.
Mixing
Use a clean container. Mix the measure resin and hardener – remember to do a small test piece first. Stir well for 2 minutes. Make sure the mixture is thoroughly mixed. Bubbles may start to appear at this stage, but do not worry about them yet.
The Aristocrat has a short “working time” once mixed. It will start to harden in 20 minutes, or as little as 15 minutes if a large quantity has been mixed. (Larger quantities require more stirring time.)
Pouring
Pour evenly over the surface straight after mixing. Do not wait. The Aristocrat will begin to harden in a short time. use a brush to cover difficult to reach areas.
Bubble Breaking
Bubbles that rise to the surface can be broken by exhaling on the surface until they are gone. Take care – exhale only and do not inhale near the surface as you can inhale the fumes. A propane torch can be used to remove the bubbles by sweeping across the surface at a minimum distance of 15 cm away from the surface. Do not sweep rapidly or too closely as waves will remain as the Aristocrat sets.
Stubborn bubbles can also be popped using a tooth pick. Do not use a hair dryer!
Curing
Ensure the room is low humidity (60%) and the temperature is around 24 C to 27 C and dust free. The Aristocrat sets in about 4 hours and cures in about 24 hours, however, several days can be allowed to fully cure the item.
Try making a temporary tent over your item to keep it dust free.
Cleaning
Acetone can be used to clean the liquid Aristocrat. Hardened Aristocrat will need to be removed with paint stripper. Any brushes used will need to be thoroughly cleaned using Acetone but should be discarded if the product has hardened on the brush.
Aristocrat Liquid Glass – High Gloss Coating
•Fantastic for a glass effect coating over acrylic paint on canvas
•Folk Art
•Wood
•Plaster
•Marble
•Table Tops
•Photographs
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•Fabrics
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This product can be purchased online (Australia only) at www.bellaartsupplies.com.au
