Artist's Palette

Sarajane Hinton was born at Kyabram in Victoria but she grew up in a small town on the mid north coast of New South Wales. After completing her schooling, she moved to Newcastle to earn a Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication) at the University of

To do the initial sketch, I create a scaled drawing of the subject on paper (working from photographs). I concentrate on key lines around the eyes, nose and ears. Getting these details correct now is essential to creating a real likeness to the subje

Some might say that John Murray’s current home at Lightning Ridge in New South Wales makes a dramatic contrast to his Melbourne birthplace – but it doubtless feeds his passion for the Outback landscape. John has a Diploma of Art, and he has always nu

I have drawn in my initial lines and composition with chalk. This can be easily reworked or removed with a cloth, leaving no pencil lines or commitment. Next, I establish my light source by blocking in the poles and shadows with paint. In this case,

Born in Queensland, Marcia Rea commenced painting full-time during 1983. She designed neon signs after leaving school, before working as an architectural model maker. She was very interested in art from early childhood, so the natural decision to und

I am here at ‘The Breakaway’ in August, and it looks fantastic. First thought is composition. The photograph shows a good flowing arrangement that doesn’t need much changing. To sketch in, I use a long handled Number 6 liner brush because it helps me

I have always had a special interest in natural history – plants, animals and their landscapes – both artistically and scientifically. I grew up in Oxford where I took an Honours degree in Natural Science (Zoology). It was not very useful in terms of

Although I have lived in Queensland for most of my life, I was born in Wagga Wagga where my father was in the Air Force. As children, my brother and I both loved to draw and ‘colour in’. I remember my mother keeping the plain white butchers’ paper so

Ampersand Claybord is a Masonite board which is covered with white Kaolin clay and this is then covered with India Ink. Scratch art is a form of etching which is done by scratching lines and dots with the white areas being achieved by removing the bl

I keep my ‘outdoor’ set in a cheap plastic fisherman’s box – the kind with compartments used to keep hooks and lures. I pack the pastels in with cotton wool or rice, so the rougher the journey, the cleaner they get. I use all kinds from the softest U

Burrawang West Station is located in the heart of central western New South Wales, about 30 kilometres east of Condobolin. Many months ago, station owner Graham Pickles came up with an intriguing idea to mark the 50th anniversary of the Holden ute –

Geoff Smith, also known as ‘Speed’ and painting under the name of Speedline Art, spent his early years on his parents’ 4,000 acre farm – 70 miles inland from the town of Esperance on the Western Australia coast. His home town was a one-pub-post-offic

This work ‘Nature’s Joy’ combines all I feel passionate about … the ocean’s powerful waves, whales and dolphins in the marine environment; tied in with the cosmos and Nature with an Art Nouveau layout. First, I work out and sketch details onto sectio