Painting: "Violinist in Scarlet"

"Violinist in Scarlet" was painted over a weekend, especially for the art auction on opening night of Brigalow Arts Festival in Biloela, with proceeds going to the Banana Shire Art Gallery Association.



This painting is of Amiee Groundwater, who performed for several years with the local orchestra "Strings Attached". She is also an artist.

"Violinist in Scarlet" is Winsor & Newton Finity acrylics on 300gsm watercolour paper. I like to use 300gsm because it's thick and absorbent, so there's less chance of buckling, even with washes. If I do see a slight buckle, once the painting is dry I sit it under a very large very heavy dictionary overnight.

Painting: "Childhood Memory Tree"

Today I'm taking the plunge - I'm showing you one of my paintings.

"Childhood Memory Tree" was exhibited locally in March.



My mother has always kept a wonderful garden. In this painting you can see some of the flora which made up my childhood, both in our garden and on our farm, in south east Queensland: guava, honeysuckle, frangipani, scotch thistle, pomegranate, dandelion, hibiscus, buttercup, and plumbago - along with a Wanderer (Monarch) butterfly, and a Willy Wagtail. That's me in the apron, with my younger sister.

"Childhood Memory Tree" is in acrylic on ready-to-hang 45 cm (about 18") square canvas, but is now in my sister's private collection!

Art Blogs by Queensland Artists

I love (frequently updated) art blogs, so I've been searching for specifically Qld artist art blogs today. Please let me know if you know of any other Qld artists' art blogs?

* Sue Beyer: a fine arts student in Brisbane

* Pauline Adair: from the Sunshine Coast hinterland

* Serena Lewis: from Brisbane

* Anna Bartlett: from Toowoomba

* Kym Breeze: from the Darling Downs

* Jacqueline Alves: from Toowoomba

* Kylie Carney: from Brisbane

* Lesley Smitheringale: from the Gold Coast

* Kathryn Brimblecombe-Fox: from Brisbane

* Maria Wiley: from Biloela

After hours of searching, that's all I've found!

If you are a visual artist living in Queensland, and you blog regularly, showing your original artworks, please comment with your details?

PS a 26 September 2007 update:

* Jean Burman: from Cairns