Category Archives: Painting
I Love a “Sun Orange” Country
ShareOrange. It’s the colour our beloved SES workers wear in Australian emergencies and disasters. It’s the colour synonymous with our desert landscape (“I love a sunburnt country” ringing any bells?) It is the colour of a deliciously sweet citrus fruit … Continue reading
ArtChat [Blog Interview Number 31] – Ken Strong
ShareThis month at the gallery Australian artist Ken Strong will be exhibiting alongside ceramic artist Bill Powell in the exhibition entitled Accentuato Ken’s work is characterised by a bold application of paint. The paintings tend to have a non-representational feel with the key compositional … Continue reading
Ken Strong “Accentuato”
ShareAccentuato is the aptly titled exhibition by Australian artist Ken Strong. This major exhibition will feature during the month of August at the Red Hill Gallery in Brisbane. Strong’s impressionistic style is characterised by a well structured use of colour … Continue reading
Art for Kids
Share“Children’s art is many things to many people. To a parent, art is a display of their child’s imagination. To an educator, it’s a teaching tool. To a psychologist, art is a way to understand a child’s mind. To a … Continue reading
ArtChat [Blog Interview Number 29] – David Hinchliffe
ShareAC: David it has a been a year since you last exhibited with us! Tell our Readers where your career has taken you over the last 12 months. DH: It’s hard to know where to start. I’ve had two exhibitions … Continue reading
Artist Dave Williams
ShareDave Williams is a Brisbane based, self-taught artist with a penchant for travelling, conservation, playing guitar and surfing. Dave’s work embraces a wide range of media including acrylic and oil on canvas, pastels and charcoals on paper and mixed media … Continue reading
Brides To Be – Give the gift of art – Set up a Gift Registry with us at Red Hill Gallery
ShareThis weekend the Queensland Brides Wedding & Honeymoon Expo is on at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. Organised by Queensland’s leading bridal publication Queensland Brides Magazine the expo is always a success and the biggest of its kind in … Continue reading
John Maitland “Fruits of the Forest”
Share Australian artist John Maitland’s skilfully executed oil and acrylic paintings are imbued with rigorous colour and texture. The subject matter of his work has a mysterious quality which allows people to weave their own personal stories into the paintings making … Continue reading
Dear Mum
Share“One of the greatest gifts that you can give your mother on mothers day is your time, and if you are far away just a phone call to say how much you love her.” Dear Mum, I know that I … Continue reading
ArtChat [Blog Interview Number 27] – Richard Musgrave-Evans
ShareRichard Musgrave-Evans is one of Australia’s most talented plein air landscape painters. Plein Air (a French expression which mean “in the open air”) requires the rapid application of paint in order to capture the fleeting moments of the scene before … Continue reading