Category: Art
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The Journey of Serpent Artwork
I had two prints of the photo I took in the Kimberleys of the serpent. The image was for a specific artwork. Ordering the second photo was a “just in case something went wrong” addition. After completing the first work, I grabbed an off-cut piece of canvas, glued the extra photo down and blocked in…
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Letting Go: Creative Techniques for Artistic Transformation
A few years ago, I whited out a complete artwork. The painting wasn’t working. I scratched back into the wet white paint. The effect that emerged pleasantly surprised me so, instead of disposing of the canvas, I kept the “new work”. More recently I’ve been consciously whiting out old paintings, not because I don’t…
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Exploring Richard Moffat’s Nest III Sculpture
It is creative vision combined with technical skill that gives rise to a work of art. True artists know the potential and the limitations of their materials. In the hands of sculptor Richard Moffat, found metal objects and pieces of abandoned farm machinery undergo an alchemical transformation. When we look at Nest III we see…
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Social Media Postcards
From Cooing to Tweeting. How things change. Next is X. AcknowledgementsPostcard 1The Carrier Pigeon (1835)After Daniel Maclise RA (1806 – 1870)Engraving attributed to William Henry EgletonFrom Marguerite Gardiner Countess of Blessington (ed.),Heath’s Book of Beauty, London, 1835 Postcard 2Outline of girl from Pexels photo-mizunokozuki-13431657; Postcard photo by Jude Tulloch
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Exploring a Breakaway Moment in my Art
I painted these little 16×20 inch oil paintings on canvas boards around 2005-6. They bring back memories of a small group of enthusiastic students working together in the garage studio of Melbourne artist Peter Smales. Peter could put down strokes so quickly and confidently bringing just enough definition and movement to a work. With his…
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ART by Jude Tulloch 