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Rath's 'Mountain Songs,' on show at the Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre, play out the resistance of the landscape to the mastery of the painter's brush.
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The sun setting in the west casts’ shadows long and blue in the tall grass. Golden hour has begun. She highlights the cobwebs which lace the Eucalypts. Cicadas sing in my ears and I can spy a Wedgetail eagle circling nearby. Does he see dinner below?
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Opening night is always a blur of delightful conversations, a few laughs and nerve racking speeches! Saturday night was no exception
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I’m thrilled to announce that my show at Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre opens tonight
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I thought it was about time to go up the mountains and paint from the top! I see the Broken Back Mountains every day and it's a big part of my inspiration.
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And the show must go on. ……
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“I delight in the challenge of capturing her wildness and beauty. Putting brush to canvas to explain her emotional side. My intuitive brush marks are on occasion rough and wild. Energetic, free and vibrant. She isn’t a landscape to romanticize.”
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……Like a good glass of wine with a lovely meal, art and philosophy are a beautiful marriage. At times you might find a random philosophical note where art meets spirituality or some other poignant aspect of life in my posts.
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I close my eyes and feel the warm sun on my back, the circling sound of the wind in the grass and the sweep of my brush. There is nothing more tranquil, peaceful and wildly free than being in the Australian bush and painting her splendor.
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Having been successful in an application to attend La Macina di San Cresci residency, my family and I travelled to the beautiful and historic town of Greve in Chianti, 50km south of Florence, last year to spend a month at the artistic oasis.
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In June I had the bright idea of planting sweet peas in the veggie patch rather than veg. Who needs food when you have flowers?!
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En plein air (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ plɛn ɛʁ]) is a French expression which means "in the open air" and is particularly used to describe the act of painting outdoors, which is also called peinture sur le motif ("painting of the object(s) or what the eye actually sees") in French. It has its roots in the Impressionist movement (late 1800s) with Monet & Van Gogh but can be dated earlier with the Romantic Period (early 1800s) with Constable.
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It has been raining for the past few days. Although it is good for the water tank and our vines, it also means bad internet reception. Bad internet reception equals no WiFi which means limited smart devices and emails. It's great at home as we get back to basics. The board games come out after dinner and a disco can spontaneously start in the lounge room. Kids laugh, the dog barks and we sit back and watch the raucous.
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The Australian art world lost a beautiful soul this week, Judy Cassab. Gifted, gracious, passionate and inspirational, a lady who I had the privilege to meet and consequently correspond with years later.
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I love the rain. It sounds beautiful on the tin roof. I can hear its melody now as I write this blog. The plants thrive, frogs croak and our tanks fill with precious water. You miss it when it doesn’t come especially after bouts of dry weather.
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There is a saying in Australia, to blow one’s own trumpet. It means to say self-gratifying statements to raise one’s ego or status. It is looked down upon and seen as egotistical. Therefore if this offends please tune out now or if you are happy to placate me, then please keep reading.
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