Cityscapes

When you think about the magnificent buildings of Barcelona, the first name that should come to mind is the famous architect, Antoni Gaudi. I asked my guide in Barcelona why Gaudi commands so much respect even though he lived almost two centuries ago. Every building in the wonderful city of Barcelona owes its beauty to this great architect. There are many buildings designed by Gaudi himself. Many other buildings that borrow heavily from his style. Gaudi’s unique architectural designs are revered around the world.

3 COMPOSITION TIPS MUST DO TECHNIQUES I USE TO CREATE GREAT LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS

In this post I want to talk about painting composition and 3 things I feel have the greatest visual impact on my paintings. First let’s start with the definition of the term composition and how it relates to visual art: “the placement or arrangement of visual elements or ingredients in a work of art, as distinct from the subject of a work.”

I’m pleased to announce two of my paintings have been selected as finalists for this year’s Rotary Art Spectacular. The Rotary Art Spectacular is Queensland’s largest and most prestigious annual art exhibition. It has raised almost $1.6 million for Brisbane Rotary community projects and local charity partners. This year is the 37th annual exhibition, but the first time I have entered into this award. I am delighted to have been selected as a finalist.

The Lethbridge 10000 exhibition opening night was held last night and the winner announced. Congratulations to Claire Toms for her artwork “Two Hearts”.

While my wife and I were browsing all the spectacular pieces I ran into Marcel Desbiens. Earlier this the year I attended classes and a workshop conducted by Master artist Marcel Desbiens at his Albion studio. I took the opportunity to have this photo taken of the two of us with my painting “A Night Time Story”. If it was’t for the fantastic tuition of Marcel I doubt I would have made it to the finalist exhibition at all.

I submitted my painting “A Night Time Story” to this year’s Lethbridge 10000 art award. Guess what? I made the cut and am now an exhibition finalist.

For those of you who don’t know, the Lethbridge 10000 is the largest “small scale” art prize in the country. Small scale means the artwork cannot measure any more than 61cm in either dimension. I have already achieved my goal by becoming a finalist. Needless to say I am over the moon and anything else from here is a bonus!

One of the icon vistas of the city of Brisbane is from a spot near the corner of Bowen Terrace and Hardcourt Street.

You can take in the view at the top of an escarpment with the Story Bridge in the foreground framing Brisbane’s skyline as the Brisbane River snakes its way under the bridge and along the edge of the city.

During a trip to France in 2011 we stayed at a delightful little hotel in Dijon, Hotel du Nord (a great restaurant by the way, but that’s another story). Our room had a wonderful view overlooking the Info about Porte Guillaume. It was at night that the beauty of the monument was revealed.

So you have a great photo you took and you need to scale it up to a reasonable size for a drawing before you start  to paint. Free-hand sketching on the canvas doesn’t cut the mustard as there is too much detail or you need to be more accurate to get the results you are after. Using the grid method works but can be time-consuming jumping backwards and forwards measuring up and down the grid lines. That’s where the Accurasee Proportional Divider comes in as a great time-saving tool but more importantly an essential piece of equipment to make sure the proportions are spot on making your sketch an exact reproduction of your photo.