Still Life Workshop

I recently joined the Samford Art Group for a Still Life workshop with Louise Thomas as the tutor.  Louise has just had a successfull exhibition at Graydon Gallery. 

oil on canvas board - 45 x 45cm

Still Life is something I really don't paint too often, so it was very enjoyable....a really fun morning.

'Life Drawing' - October

  

.....a few sketches from October's 'Life Drawing'.

'Dayboro Day Colours' - Figurative Oil Painting by Amanda Russian

Finally!....I've finished this one!  There was so much happening in this painting...it just seemed to take forever...but I'm pretty pleased how it has turned out...just 'loving' all the colours.
This artwork will be going to Redcliffe City Art Gallery for their '15 Artists' Exhibition to be held from 20th October until 12th November.

'Dayboro Day Colours'

oil on stretched canvas

80 x 54cm

September-Life Drawing

I attended a Life Drawing session with the Samford Art Group yesterday.  Gosh it's been years since I've done any life drawing.  I thoroughly enjoyed it....not too sure I'm entirely happy with the drawings, but I'm certainly looking forward to next months session.

Chaise and Drew

This painting is of my nephew and neice.....it was a wedding gift to their parents.

'Chaise and Drew'

oil on stetched canvas

36 x 43cm

Samford Art Group - Workshop

These are some images of a workshop that I tutored for the Samford Art Group.

They all worked off the same reference photo of 2 children going for a walk on a bush track.

'reference photo'

.....some of the artists, busy with their creations.

....everyone's artwork was amazing...they did such a great job.

....it was very interesting to walk around and view all of the paintings.  Everyone had the same reference photo, but they were all so different.  Each artist, viewed and interpreted the scene in their own way....there's no right or wrong...they were all fantastic!

I really enjoyed myself, and I hope all the ladies did too.  I'm looking forward to returning in early October....we're going to 'tackle' a 'figurative street scene'.

'Dayboro Day Colours' - Work In Progress

It's been a bit busy lately....I haven't been able to paint as much as I'd like, so I'm posting a 'Work in Progress'.  It's a scene from 'Dayboro Day'.  It depicts the coloured tents and the families enjoying the 'market stalls' in the main street of Dayboro, on a beautiful sunny 'May' day. 
I intend to enter it into the '15 Artists Exhibition' at the Redcliffe Art Gallery.  I can enter 3 works, and one of them must be of a local scene from the region.

'Dayboro Day Colours'

Work in Progress

oil on canvas

76 x 51cm