Mike Barr - always loves a challenge

Walkerville Art Show

Walkerville Town Hall, 66 Walkerville Tce, Gilberton, July 16-19

10 paintings in 3 hours -painting challenge

During the show on Saturday July 18 Mike will set himself the challenge of painting 10 paintings from 1pm - 4pm.

These small demonstration paintings will all be for sale as soon as they have left the easel.

They will be nicely finished and ready to hang.

All demonstration paintings will go for $150 each.

Come and see art in the making and chat to the artist at work.

http://www.theartofbarr.com/

Murray Edwards

Distant Light - Murray Edwards

"There's more to life than art - but not much more.

Painting in a distinctive style with a strong use of colour, I use all mediums, mainly in landscapes and figure works with an occasional still life. Impressionist technique and style with emphasis on communicating my response to subject matter. More involved with concepts, moods and personalities of things than with realism. " - Murray Edwards

If in your travels you ever come to South Australia, you must go to Clare to see the Corella Studio.

The experience is well worth the trip. The views are magnificent, the man is a blessing to talk to and his art is an inspiration for anyone who loves colour and landscapes and art.

Corella Hill Gallery studio is usually open to the public seven days a week, from 10am to 5pm. It is closed only on Christmas Day.
The studio offers a glimpse of personal and intimate aspects of the creative side of being an artist. It's located 2 kilometres out of the small village of Watervale in the Clare Valley wine region. Only about 1.5 hours drive North of Adelaide.

http://www.murrayedwards.com.au

Ian Roberts - inspiring passion for nature

Splendid Wrens on Eucalyptus leucoxylon ssp megalocarpa

Born and raised on a farm at Blyth in the State of South Australia, Ian is recognized as one of Australia’s premier bird painters. The combination in almost every art work of birds and flowers make his images somewhat unique in the world of bird painting. Ian’s earliest paintings were of the seedlings of Eucalyptus species (Gum trees). From these humble studies Ian has progressed to painting the flowers of eucalypts and other native plant species of Australia and to combining that passion with painting of Australian birds. Ian was introduced to Australian plants (& in particular Eucalypts) by his grandfather at an early age. He was encouraged by him to collect seed & grow these to plant on his Father’s farm. Since 1980 Ian has grown 500 – 4000 plants each year; some 60% are species indigenous to Blyth and district and are used to revegetate roadsides and degraded woodlands. The balance are grown to provide subject matter for the paintings that can be viewed on his site:

http://www.medikagallery.com.au/

Jim Thalassoudis - beauty with an edge

Love art - The South Australian Art Gallery

My love - love relationship with Jim started when I read his advice on artforum (http://www.artforum.com.au/) - a real inspiration. And then I've discovered his sunsets. His sunsets are the most beautiful things I've seen in my life. I simply fell in love with them.

"Beauty with an edge is the aim. As an artist working with and using imagery that can be seen as beautiful, I keep myself from slipping into mere beauty by the haunting words of Wagner. In one of the best artistic put downs ever Wagner dismissed the composer Daniel Auber's music as: "The work of a barber who lathers but forgets to shave". Daniel Auber was hugely successful in his time, with 50 operas to his name, he became wildly rich, but little of his music has survived into this century....mainly because so much of it was light, fluffy, beauty for the sake of beauty and for success."The work of a barber who lathers but forgets to shave". It should haunt ever artist.......I should write it on a note, pin it on top of my easel and have it remind me never forget to have an edge! To use beauty and not be seduced by it, nor to use beauty as the only means to seduce the viewer of the painting. "

Jim Thalassoudis

http://www.jimthalassoudis.com/

Jim's current solo exhibition is running at the Greenhill Galleries in Perth until the 13th of June.
http://www.greenhillgalleries.com/exhibitions/exhibition_details_thalassoudis.html

The trouble with Jim is that him, like myself, is an Aries.