Brian L Art

Lisa Kretchman's Art Blog: Art Hearts show this February!

2012-02-11T16:05:00.000+10:00

Lisa Kretchman's Art Blog: Art Hearts show this February!

Graham Matthews Art: 7 Ways to Get LOTS of Likes For Your Facebook Artist Fanpage

2011-12-16T17:31:00.000+10:00

Graham Matthews Art: 7 Ways to Get LOTS of Likes For Your Facebook Artist Fanpage

Brian L Art: Michell from France

2011-11-22T19:17:00.000+10:00

Brian L Art: Michell from France

Michell from France

2011-11-18T17:42:00.000+10:00

This young lady is Michell from France the town of Lyon, she sat for me at the Maryborough Heritage City markets Queensland, I hope she likes the portrait its done in pastel.

Cheeky Lorikeet

2011-08-21T15:41:00.001+10:00

This cheeky Lorikeet is in my front yard getting drunk on the pollen from these pretty flowers, very soon his mate's will start to fight with him for no real reason, they are really good fun to watch I got this shot from my second story veranda,one day I will paint him. I decided to draw him in pastel hope you all like it.

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

2011-05-24T21:37:00.000+10:00

I was traveling from Coonabarabran through Baradine to Walgett just past Come by Chance I made camp for the night by the river Namoi, the next morning this little group was just over the river they did not see me for some time, so I got a good sketch of them before they spotted me hope you like it.

From free wikipedia encyclopedia

The Eastern Grey is easy to recognise: its soft grey coat is distinctive, and it is usually found in moister, more fertile areas than the Red. Red Kangaroos, though sometimes grey-blue in colour, have a totally different face to Grey Kangaroos. Red Kangaroos have distinctive markings in black and white beside their muzzles and along the sides of their face. Grey Kangaroos do not have these markings, and their eyes seem large and wide open. Where their ranges overlap, it is much more difficult to distinguish between Eastern Grey and Western Grey Kangaroos, which are closely related. They have a very similar body shape and facial structure, and their noses/muzzles are fully covered with fine hair (though that is not obvious at a distance, their noses do look noticeably different to the noses of Reds and Wallaroos). The Eastern Grey's colouration is a light-coloured grey or brownish-grey, with a lighter silver or cream, sometimes nearly white, belly. The Western-grey is a dark dusty brown colour, with more contrast especially around the head.[3] Indigenous Australian names include iyirrbir (Uw Oykangand and Uw Olkola) and kucha (Pakanh).[citation needed] The highest ever recorded speed of any kangaroo was 64 kilometres per hour (40 mph) set by a large female Eastern Grey Kangaroo.[4]

The Sydney Opera House

2011-05-02T20:56:00.000+10:00

The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in the Australian city of Sydney. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, finally opening in 1973 after a long gestation starting with his competition-winning design in 1957. Utzon received the Pritzker Prize, architecture's highest honour, in 2003.[1]

The Pritzker Prize citation stated:

“ There is no doubt that the Sydney Opera House is his masterpiece. It is one of the great iconic buildings of the 20th century, an image of great beauty that has become known throughout the world – a symbol for not only a city, but a whole country and continent. ”

The Sydney Opera House was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 28 June 2007.[2] It is one of the 20th century's most distinctive buildings and one of the most famous performing arts centres in the world.[citation needed]

The Sydney Opera House is situated on Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbour, close to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It sits at the northeastern tip of the Sydney central business district (the CBD), surrounded on three sides by the harbour (Sydney Cove and Farm Cove) and neighboured by the Royal Botanic Gardens.

Contrary to its name, the building houses multiple performance venues. As one of the busiest performing arts centres in the world, hosting over 1,500 performances each year attended by some 1.2 million people, the Sydney Opera House provides a venue for many performing arts companies including the four key resident companies Opera Australia, The Australian Ballet, the Sydney Theatre Company and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and presents a wide range of productions on its own account. It is also one of the most popular visitor attractions in Australia, with more than seven million people visiting the site each year, 300,000 of whom take a guided tour.[3]

The Sydney Opera House is administered by the Sydney Opera House Trust, under the New South Wales Ministry of the Arts.

Anna

2011-04-19T20:07:00.001+10:00

This portrait of Anna is a pastel drawing, Anna is an Irish lass living in Cornwall with my wife's brother Keith, they live in the quaint Little town of Redruth hope they like the drawing.

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The King

2011-02-06T21:04:00.000+10:00

I did this drawing in graphite of Graham from a photo I was lucky to get of him in The odd angry shot, friend of mine supplied the transport for the film and I did some of the driving but not in the film,and I got permission from Graham to take a photo,

Magnificent Blue-winged Kookaburra

2011-01-23T15:27:00.011+10:00

The Blue-winged Kookaburra is a rather large kingfisher, that lives in the northern areas of Australia and the southern regions of New Guinea, I think of all the Kookaburras it is the pretties and a little smaller than the others, this one I came across on a trip to Darwin, the medium I have used to draw this Kookaburra is Pastel I hope you like it.

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My Princess Jena

2010-11-29T20:39:00.008+10:00

This beautiful young lady is my eldest granddaughter I have painted her in acrylic, I like acrylic and oil graphite is all so a favourite of mine, I hope you like this painting and graphite drawing of my eldest granddaughter, I think they are both beautiful, but then I guess I am biased.

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My Princess Megan

2010-11-14T20:05:00.002+10:00

This beautiful young lady is my youngest grand daughter, I have done this drawing of her in pastel just to keep my hand in, it helps to keep your hand in with all mediums as I do, so that when I run my workshops on learn to draw and paint, I am up to date with all mediums, I hope you like this pastel drawing of my grand daughter,

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Beautiful Hummingbird

2010-09-14T21:17:00.001+10:00

Hi I am sorry that I have taken so long to publish a new post but I have been moving house, its great I have a much larger studio I will still be slow in publishing new posts for some time, this painting in acrylic was done from sketches made when I was in the USA for a few weeks many years ago, I was down very close to the Mexican border in Corpus Christi and Laredo I had a great two weeks, But I enjoyed the journey back to Europe in my Grandfathers yacht I loved sailing, hope you all like this painting.

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The Secret Lives of Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds of North America: The Photographic Guide

A Field Guide to Hummingbirds of North America (Peterson Field Guides(R))

Artist Eugene J. Martin s 2003-04 Acrylic Paintings on Canvas

The Elegance of Flowers: Painting Flowers Realistically

First Steps: Painting Acrylic

The North Light Book of Acrylic Painting Techniques

Life in the Thumb: Review: Forget Me Not- Vicki Hinze

2010-07-01T19:46:00.000+10:00

Life in the Thumb: Review: Forget Me Not- Vicki Hinze

Magnificent Frill-necked Lizard

2010-06-14T22:38:00.025+10:00

The large ruff of skin that lies folded back against its neck is where it gets its name frill-necked, the frill is supported by long spines of cartilage that are connected to the jaw bones. When the lizard is frightened it gapes its mouth and the frill flares out displaying bright orange red purplish blue to a blueish black, the reaction is to discourage predators but it is all so used during courtship, this Lizard is rather large in size it can grow to 91.00cm and it can run on its back two legs, how ever its body is darker than its frill and you can find them in many different colours, I found this one on a trip to Cairns I stopped just out side Cardwell with some friends and went for a walk in the Cardwell ranges, just to see what i could see I had only been walking for about half an hour, and there was two frill-necked lizard's having a dispute over territory, I was able to get a good photo of one before they ran up a tree well separate trees of course, I moved away from there territory and found a spot to sit, and stayed for a few hours and got some good sketches of one with out its frill, most of the time they live in the trees and only come down to hunt or do some courting, or of course have a dispute over territory, I have just started the painting of him it is in oils and will take me a little while to finish it, because I am still working on the sketch of the water dragon but this frill-necked was urgent because it is a commision, I will be posting the painting when it is finished and layout for my first sketch of the water dragon as well in four weeks.

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I thought you would like to see how the painting of the Frill-necked lizard was progressing, I have just finished blocking in the picture I will concentrate on the background and then finish the lizard I will give you updates as I go

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Water Dragon lizard

2010-05-18T22:50:00.018+10:00

I thought I would try and explain and show you how I go about making a good painting, the first step is to find a good subject this one is going to be a water dragon. Well I suppose I could just download a photo from the web, but this would not give me the feel for the water dragon I need to see him in real life.I am down in the Jamison Valley just below the three sisters and the town of Katoomba beautiful scenery and some great walks.Now I can sit and enjoy the peace and take in the beautiful scenery hear by this stream that he lives in and never to far from the water.It is just great to be here in his domain and feel as one with him. While I am waiting for him to show himself I get some really good photos of his natural home I will be using them in the painting .He is not nervous of people in fact he is quite cheeky and will come right up to you, this one was just 2ft away from me and posed for me. these are the photos I will use for my painting. But first I will mack some sketches and build my picture from the photos and the sketches I did while I was waiting for him to show.I could make as many as 4 sketches before I have the sketch I want to do my painting from.I also thought that you may be interested in a Aboriginal dream-time storey of the three sisters.

I am sorry that I have been so long getting back to this picture of my water dragon, so I will start by explaining how i will draw my sketch, I will sketch the rock with the water running over it and ferns growing on it, then I will darken the ferns first with a H pencil and the stem with a HB, now i will shade the top of the rock with a 2B pencil, then rub the graphite in with a paper stub, when I have finished rubbing the graphite in with the paper stub, I will darken over it with a 4B pencil, starting at the back where it will be a lot darker, and as I shade to the front I will fade out the shading,so by this time you will see the ferns taking shape, now I will put the water on the top of the rock with an eraser, we will start on the next level when I have finished all the way along the top, this is the drawing with just one corner done, the ferns are not finished but that will come later

I will keep you up to date with the drawing as I proceed. I am going very slow with this drawing because I have two other paintings underway, when the drawing for those paintings are finished I will post it for you to see, any way here is the drawing to date as you can see the rock and some of the ferns are basically finished, when I have finished the right hand corner and got the stream finished I will post that for you to see,

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Hi every one I am sorry that it has taken me so long to post the next stage to this post, but I have been really busy moving houes and also a exhibition in Gladstone but that will be over by the 10th of December , any way you can see the drawing taking shape now I hope, the little stream is starting to look good just some shading to do to it, the water dragon now looks good you should be able to to see him quit well, I will now start on the water dragon and when I have finished him, I can start the lower part of the drawing,when I have finished the drawing I will post a video showing you how I put the drawing together.

This picture just has not turned out right, never mind I can see what's not looking right I will do it again in pastel, and then I can do away with the big rock in the background , I will turn it into a cliff all the way through the back of the drawing with only one water fall, I will post a video with some steps on how I did this drawing even though I don't like it, just to show you how I did the water falls ferns and lizard, But it will be some time because I have a lot of work to do and that comes first

Three Sisters Legend

Long ago in the Blue Mountains, three aboriginal sisters named Meehni, Wimlah and Gunnedoo, lived with their witch doctor father,Tyawan. They lived happily in the mountains but they shared one fear-the bunyip that lived in a deep hole nearby. So to protect his daughters when he was a way, Tyawan would leave them high on a cliff behind a rock wall.

One day, after waving goodbye to his daughters, Tyawan descended into the valley. However, when a large centipede appeared on the cliff top sanctuary,it so frightened Meehni that she threw a stone at it. But the stone rolled over the cliff. Suddenly, all the animals were silent and the rock behind the three sisters split open, leaving them isolated on the thin edge. There was a rumble below and all the creatures began to flee yelling `quick, here comes the bunyip!, Horrified, the three sisters huddled together. The angry bunyip, which had emerged from his sleep, looked up to see what had rudely awakened him.When he spotted the sisters, perched on the thin ledge,he lurched furiously towards them. In the valley, Tyawan heard the commotion and looked up to see that the bunyip had almost reached his daughters. Frantic, the witch doctor pointed his magic bone at his daughters and turned them into stone. It would keep them safe there until the bunyip had gone, after which Tyawan would return them to their former selves.The bunyip became even more enraged when he saw what had happened. He turned on Tyawan and chased him, While fleeing. Tyawan became trapped by a rock which he could neither climb nor circle, so he changed himself into a lyrebird and disappeared into a small cave. But alas, although everyone was safe, Tyawan had lost his magic bone! After the bunyip returned home, Tyawan crept out of the cave to search for his magic bone. And he is still looking for it to this day. Meanwhile, the Three sisters stand watching silently watching from their mountain ledge, hoping he will one day find the magic bone to bring them back to life.

Magnificent Dingo

2010-05-10T16:14:00.006+10:00

I first saw dingos on Fraser island you can get to the island from Harvey bay on a ferry,any way the two dingos in my sketch was drawn at Strzelecki Desert, I had been on a little road tripe from Sydney,I put up my camp just in side the Strzelecki not far from Mount Hopeless,and then started exploring I was not looking for any thing in particular just looking, after 4 days I was sitting down sketching some scenery I had been there about 2 hours when I looked up and saw just 50 meters away two dingos on a small rise which gave me the vision for this sketch,they did not stay long they were gone before i could get a pencil.

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This magnificent wedge-tail eagle was painted in oils & acrylics

2010-04-24T21:45:00.003+10:00

One day on my way home from Bundaberg, I saw in the distance a big wedge-tailed eagle ripping meat from a dead Kangroo. as I got closer I could see he was very big in fact he was enormous, he did not seam to be one bit worried about me so I was able to stop on the side of the road and do some sketches of him, I was lucky to have my derwent pencils and sketch pad in the car but no camera not happy, but I was able to get time to do a good sketch before he decided to leave, that was quite a site to see him run down the road to get airborne he was magnificent, I am going to do a painting of him in flight soon, I am also posting one of the sketches I did of him hope you like it I am sorry I should of posted it earlier but I was not happy with it I will sit down one day and do a more detailed drawing of him.

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This piece of fine art called Sulawesi girl was painted in oils

2010-04-17T21:07:00.006+10:00

This piece of fine art called Sulawesi girl was painted in oils

Young Windy came to stay with our friend who is a school teacher at the high school,she stayed for one year even though it did not seem like a year,she was a fine ambassador for her country impeccable manners and all ways happy with a great smile,I was realy happy when she agreed to site for me to paint her portrait,I allways do a few detailed sketches of my subject before painting them,no matter what the subject is animal or human,the painting of Windy was finished in 12 weeks and it went into the BMW ball at the Goldcoast and sold for $9.500 to raise money for the Cancer Council of Queensland.

Heart of the Rainforest - Sulawesi, Indonesia

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Artist's Pool

2010-02-16T21:34:00.016+10:00

I call this painting Artist's Pool. It was a long walk but very peaceful and the view was spectacular. I am so glad I took my Canon SLR because I got some great shots of the Overland Track in Tasmania. It is so beautiful! To get to my pool you leave the Overland Track down to Lake St Claire which is a 2 hr walk down the side of the mountain. It a long way but well worth the effort. I sat down and took out my Faber Castells and my Canson sketch book and started drawing. It was so peaceful when I got there - I just wanted to stay and forget the world but the light ran out, so I had to finish this creation back at the studio. Sadly my photos were destroyed when our house burnt down but I still have this painting which happened to hanging in a gallery at the time.

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Central Highlands (Tasmania): Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Walls of Jerusalem National Park, Derwent River, Overland Track

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Eagle and Chick

2010-02-15T19:15:00.011+10:00

Once in a million years the perfect shot offers itself on a platter. I was walking (off the track of course) along a cliff in the Grosse Vally in the Blue Mouuntains and right there in a tree beneath the cliff was this eagle with her chick. How amazing. And she just sat there. I was stunned. Not only was I able to use the Canon but she allowed me to sit and make a few sketches. She barely moved.

This is not a photographic representation of the bird but a composite of the photos and sketches and a little artistic license.

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Tales from the Bush

Don't Die in the Bush

Bush walking & camping: Paddy Pallin's handbook of Australian bushcraft

A Day in the Bush: Sydney Region Bushwalks

Koala

2010-02-08T20:17:00.016+10:00

On one of my visits to Baradine, I had a look at the Warrumbungle National Park where the Siding Springs Observatory is located. It is a really beautiful area. I set off for the Pilliga Native reserve where I had been told there were some koalas. On arriving at the spot I walked along the dry sandy river bed and did so for much of the day without sight of any grey fur. It took me several visits to the same place before I discovered this guy snoozing in a tree.

One of the hazards of walking up and down an old river bed was the drinking holes dug by feral horses and goats. These days there are far fewer holes because professional hunters can get a good price for goats and the horses are regularly rounded up and sent to the market

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THE GREAT EUCALYPTUS MYSTERY (The Adventures of Archibald the Koala on Rastepappe Island, Vol 1)

Little Blue Kingfisher

2010-02-07T19:43:00.006+10:00

In my front yard there are several big old gum trees, one with a deserted termites nest. This Little blue king fisher has made her nest in it, so i have had plenty of time to study her and put her on canvas.

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First Animal Encyclopedia (Dk First Reference Series)

The Kingfisher First Animal Encyclopedia - 1998 publication

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Tasmanian Spotted Quoll

2010-02-04T17:50:00.007+10:00

Once again this was one of those lucky shots. After camping for 6 weeks and extensively photographing and sketching the lakes area of Tasmania. I had just set up to photograph a waterfall when a quoll happened along. He was hunting around rocks on the edge of a ravine where some large gums were growing from the bottom of the ravine. No artistic licence has been exercised and you will note the injured tail which was unusually split, and the variation in fur colour. Quolls are a ferocious little marsupials, about the size of a rabbit, and they will eat anything they can catch.

Reproductive Physiology of Marsupials (Monographs on Marsupial Biology)

Evolutionary Ecology of Marsupials (Monographs on Marsupial Biology)

Digestive Physiology and Nutrition of Marsupials (Monographs on Marsupial Biology)

Evolutionary Ecology of Marsupials (Monographs on Marsupial Biology)

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