Artist's Palette

Artist's Palette is the perfect magazine for the aspiring and accomplished artist alike. Provides insights on, as well as step-by-step demonstrations from, Australian and international artists. Featuring the latest in news, reviews and products from the art world as well as exhibition previews and reviews.

Artist's Palette is sure to stimulate your artistic sense.

Captivated by Genesis • Another artist who has joined the many admirers of Genesis Heat Set Oils shares the story of her journey of discovery.

Wildlife Enthusiasm • This talented lady prefers to work with pastels and pastel pencils. She is most comfortable with the pastel medium because it allows her to layer colour and create detail quickly and effectively.

Feline Friend • According to this pastellist, fur can be a little difficult – as it grows in a few directions around the face. Her method is to lay down a foundation of colour, working in the direction that the fur grows.

Addressing the Light Source • Over the years this notable artist has been trying to capture the energy and beauty of a seemingly ‘nothing there’ landscape. This simplicity encompasses great colour and light. It seems harsh … yet safe at the same time.

Lake Eyre • The painting for this demonstration is a picture of Lake Eyre in South Australia. It is an interesting example of the power of Nature overtaking man’s futile attempts to conquer the land.

MASTER HINTS AND TIPS

Artists’ Paints • One of the most fundamental elements of creativity for many artists is paint. The range of options is enormous. There are numerous manufacturers offering quality products to suit almost every conceivable painting style. Here are some outstanding products from a few of your favourite art materials suppliers.

Working Outdoors • Plein air painting holds great attraction for this artist who loves to get ‘out there’ amidst the atmosphere and emotion and transfer it all straight onto her canvas.

An Artistic Rendition of the Subject • A comprehensive demonstration by a talented oil painter who urges beginners to limit their colour palette so that they will learn about colour mixing.

MATERIALS

MASTER HINTS AND TIPS

Natural History • Meet a talented Northern Territorian who admires the vibrant colours of the western desert artists … particularly some of the women artists who must paint under particularly harsh social and physical conditions.

MATERIALS

Mary River Rocks • This pastellist doesn’t generally work from photographs, because the camera sees things so differently … and she tends to lose the mood, spontaneity and enjoyment of the work when she views a camera’s images of a landscape she has been painting.

The Pleasure of Creating • Photography plays a very important role in the artistic inspiration of this talented lady. She rarely goes anywhere without her camera, and she invariably sees something she can photograph for reference for a new work of art.

‘What a Deer’ • Scratch art is relatively unknown in Australia – although it is becoming more popular overseas, particularly in the United States of America.

Utes in the Paddock

Speedline • Meet a building tradesman and labourer who laid down his shovel and stonework tools two years ago to focus on his art … in an inspirational setting overlooking Blue Haven Bay on the Esperance coastline.

MATERIALS

Nature's Joy • An artist who feels passionate about the ocean’s powerful waves, and whales and dolphins in the marine environment, likes to combine the cosmos and Nature with Art Nouveau.

MASTER HINTS AND TIPS