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

'On the Banks of the Brissie' - 4th and final artwork for the 'Brisbane Landmark Exhibition'

Finally!  The last painting is completed for the 'Tattersals' 'Brisbane Landmark Exhibition'.  I'm so bored with buildings...I don't want to paint another skyscraper for a while, that's for sure!  I'm not totally happy....it's dam hard to get the perspective right and the buildings straight.

'On the Banks of the Brissie'

oil on stretched canvas

40 x 51cm

.....my other 3 paintings for the exhibit.

Well...onto the next project now.  I need to complete 4 artworks again.... all with a local theme from the Moreton Bay Region.  These will be for the '15 Artists' Exhibiton at the Redcliffe Regional Art Gallery.

Figurative Artists Directory

I've been lucky to have my artwork featured on 'Figurative Artists'.    Figurativeartist.org, is a directory of fine artists and fine craftsmen with a focus on the human in art. Paula O'Brien has done such a terrific job of setting up this site of talented international artists.
Please check out the 'youtube' slideshow that Paula has created for 'Figurative Artists'.    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d31StZYwT9Y

'The Wading Pool (3)' Figurative Oil Painting by Amanda Russian

'The Wading Pool (3)'

oil on canvas board

20 X 25cm