Mt Rael's Artist Escape
Mt Rael's Artist Escape Song Ling © My Name is Fartunate- self portrait Finalist 2011 Archibald Prize. The Archibald at Tarrawarra Museum of Art has been a coup for the whole of… More…
Zhong Chen
Zhong Chen Zhong Chen © Self-portrait on a horse. Finalist 2011 Archibald Prize. Standing in front of Zhong Chen's self portrait at the 2011 Archibald at Tarrawarra Museum of Art,… More…
Archibald Finalist- Kate Tucker
Archibald Finalist- Kate Tucker Kate Tucker Melody (you’re the only one who saves me) – portrait of Missy Higgins, 2012 acrylic on linen, 155 x 125cm © Kate Tucker Archibald… More…
Raelene Sharp and that Archibald Packing Room Prize
Raelene Sharp and that Archibald Packing Room Prize Raelene Sharp, A strength of character, oil on canvas, 132 x 132cm. ©Raelene Sharp Winner of the Archibald Packing Room Prize… More…
Ember Fairbairn is at Art Melbourne
Special Offer...Free Tickets to Art Melbourne Isiiad is offering free tickets to Art Melbourne Friday 25th May, for two lucky people. To enter...go to Isiiad's facebook page...if… More…
Three Stories Artspace
Three Stories Artspace Here's a wonderful place in the middle of the Yarra Valley. Three Stories Artspace. Under the creative watch of Ali Griffin, it's a mecca for local… More…
Archibald Finalist Ken Done
Ken Done Archibald Finalist Ken Done and partner Judy made the trip from Sydney for the festivities at TarraWarra Museum of Art, for the opening of the 2011 Archibald Prize. I… More…
The Lomandra Project
The Lomandra Project and Wendy Jane Sheppard The third stop on my Healesville shop crawl, The Artist's Lounge revealed two great artists, weaver Adrienne Kneebone and painter… More…
ACME et al
ACME et al You might have noticed that over the last few weeks I've turned my attention to the Yarra Valley. I am having so much fun there. The Archibald, Not the Archies and now… More…
Malcolm Peel's labyrinthine studio reflects his work.
Malcolm Peel's labyrinthine studio reflects his work. Labyrinth is the best word to describe Malcolm Peel's studio. 'Invitations' to walk up and down the corridors and explore the… More…
Jenny Reddin at BSG
Jenny Reddin at BSG You already know I'm a fan of the paint pourings of Jenny Reddin. This latest exhibition shows that her work has moved into the realm of abstraction. They're… More…
Mike Emmett and Bec Jones
Mike Emmett's 32x32 and Bec Jones' Mono. NB. To make sense of this work...get the image up on your computer, and walk back ten paces...then voila! I'm bumping into more and more… More…
Painter,sculptor Antonio Villella
Painter, sculptor Antonio Villella I was so excited when the invitation came through to Antonio Villella's exhibition. You might remember him from the Yarra Valley Open… More…
2012 Not The Archies-Peter Allen
2012 Not The Archies winner- Peter Allen You could be forgiven for wondering if I'm still not over the Archibald and am having yet another 'farewell' moment with this portrait.… More…
Life Drawing at ACME et al
Life Drawing at ACME et al- Deshabille The French- English dictionary says the word deshabille means partly dressed, undressed or carelessly dressed. Partly dressed and undressed… More…
Xenia's Progress
Xenia's Progress Xenia Stefanescu is certainly having a bumper year. She has just been made a finalist in yet another competition (2011 Maritime Art Prize), with this painting.… More…
Margaret McLoughlin
Margaret McLoughlin Margaret McLoughlin is experimenting with encaustic painting. This series of three encaustic paintings on board, are among her first explorations in this… More…
Michael Peck-Archibald Finalist 2012
Michael Peck-Archibald Finalist 2012 Michael Peck Self-portrait in the image of my son, 2012 oil on linen 206 x 237.5cm ©Michael Peck Archibald Finalist 2012 Did I use the word… More…
Sonic Spheres
Sonic Spheres Detail of TarraWarra Biennial artist Dylan Martorell’s exhibition work, Sound Tracks TarraWarra 2012, mixed media, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist and… More…
Jeremy Shub wields a mean chainsaw
Jeremy Shub wields a mean chainsaw. Photograph by Jeremy Shub© Courtesy of the artist. Jeremy Shub is my latest find in the Yarra Valley. He is a resident of the co-operative… More…