Summer in the City

Dawn has been fortunate to be the art teacher for a revitalising effort of the City of Ballarat in its Summer in the City activities for anyone interested. So the year has started off very well for Dawn. She has also started back on her regular private art tuition classes.

Today has been a washout with the rain in Ballarat, but it did not dampen the enthusiasm of the students, they held a class at the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery.

 

Reflections of a long forgotten city

 

 

When I begin to paint I have no idea of what I am going to do. I have types of paintings that I love and want to emulate and learn from, they are here locked in my heart.

So, with those thoughts in mind I just start painting, after I have chosen some colours and have had a prayer.

One of my lecturers whilst at University, told me to try and have my colours prepared so all I have to do is paint. I did that with this painting and enjoyed the composition that evolved.

As usual when I think the painting is near to completion I look at the painting for a while (I do this with every painting) and begin to understand what I have brought about.

I get a strong feeling of silhouettes of buildings from the Biblical days, even Jerusalem perhaps, at Sunset, and I think the lower ocher colour in block form on both sides could be baptismal fonts, dug out of clay.

I believe my method of painting can bring about my subconscious and experiences.

Children's Art Show @ Arthur

such talented children, now showing at Arthur Gallery. Under 12 years old.

 

 

Dawn's new paintings

 

 

Lois Button and Sally Miller @ Space22

Yesterday we went to see Lois Button's drawings on Hanji paper which she bought back from South Korea. Chai liked the drawings very much except for the theme of aging. The flowers were quite beautiful but the skulls were a bit morbid, he thought.

Sally Miller's paintings on skin deep gave Chai the horrids. He did not like it very much at all, otherwise the techniques were quite good.

More of Dawn's past paintings

More of the paintings Dawn did at Amphitheatre, mostly landscapes and portraits; a few abstract paintings. The abstracts are typically Dawn's style and her recent paintings have the same feel about them.

 

 

Art @ Burnley Harbour

This morning we took a train ride down to Melbourne to see the Contemporary Art Society of Victoria's annual art show at Burnley Harbour. There were a few good pieces and Dawn especially liked Shirley Dart's abstract art, other than that, I think our local Ballarat Society of Artists can paint better and more impressive than what I have seen. It was good to see the amatuer art scene and what people are painting. Some of the prices were quite low and some were ridiculously high.

 

 

 

Another past painting from Dawn's portfolio

This is another of Dawn's old painting of her mum when she was 16. It was one of Dawn's strongest portrait that was a very good likeness of her and was one of the many portraits that Dawn was doing at the time. Dawn was also concentrating on landscapes at the time. She did quite a few at Amphitheatre, Victoria.

 

Another new painting

Dawn has done another new painting this month.

 

Christmas drawings by our primary kids

Imogen's drawing of the Nativity

 

Miranda's Nativity drawing

Chloe's Nativity drawing

These kids are around 8 years old, and quite able to draw on the Gospel themes we have been sharing with them. Very vivid imaginations, I say.

 

Dawn's Nov Paintings

Fresh off the press, untitled yet. Dawn has been busy at our cabin, which she has a good setup for her studio now and don't have to go into town to paint.

 

 

 

EYE opening @UoB

The end of year exhibition (EYE) of the uni had some interesting art. Some good pieces eg lighted ceramic boxes, round paper disc joined together to form a sculpture and a couple of interesting installations. Some of the paintings were quite good, especially those done by the diploma of visual arts students, they were as good as the Bachelor students I thought. The honours students' artwork were more impressive too. I don't understand the graphic design sections, so did not enjoy them as much.

The Sketchbook Project 2011

Dawn has signed up for an international project which starts from Brooklyn, N Y, and tours the USA.  Just under a couple of months to complete a sketchbook with a predetermined theme. It will be a good way to promote her in the US and we can track how it went.

Dawn’s artist profile on the website is http://arthousecoop.com/users/dawnllim

Mark Fox @ Space22

Mark’s paintings of rock are incredible, I would get bored looking at rocks, but he can paint each piece of rock as it was distinct from another and the details! Pretty but all the same boring rocks!

 

Doug’s Bowen Studios, Buninyong

Doug Wright and Anne Saunders have a really nice studio at their home.

 

Doug Wright @ Arthur

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Best art in home ground, Sydney got nothing as good that I have seen

Doug Wright @ Arthur

See and download the full gallery on posterous

Best art in home ground, Sydney got nothing as good that I have seen

2010 Paintings-Album

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Gallery hopping in Surrey Hills, Sydney

This afternoon we visited a couple of galleries, one ARI @ First Draft Gallery, we particularly liked this painting:-

 

 

And then we met a very nice lady, Clementine at Chalk Horse Gallery, a commercial gallery which has a stable of 11 artists.

 

 

Sydney Trip 29 Oct to 2 Nov 2010