by Catherine Harvey | May 18, 2026 | Painting
For 20 years I mostly painted from photos, virtually copying the photo as I saw it and adding a few relatively minor variations in shapes, colours and brushwork. I relied mainly on the natural characteristics of the watercolour paint itself to create a loose, arty...
by Catherine Harvey | Apr 11, 2026 | Painting
It’s an interesting and complex debate. Every artist since time began, including all the great masters, learned their art by copying. They spent years in front of models, statues, fruit, flowers, pots and vases, copying every detail to develop their skills. The...
by Catherine Harvey | Mar 21, 2026 | Mixed Media
Kuranda Arts Cooperative artist Glynis Lee is collaborating in a significant new exhibition in Melbourne, bringing with it the dust, salt air, and vibrant pigments of the Northern Territory. “Bush Kala (Colour) – Ways of Seeing” represents the...
by Catherine Harvey | Feb 27, 2026 | Painting
Whatever creative art you do, you will have your own reason for doing it and it helps to periodically ask yourself ‘why do I do art? What is the minimum I hope to get out of it? Well no doubt there are hundreds of different answers to this question. By...
by Catherine Harvey | Feb 19, 2026 | Mixed Media
This month we are profiling glass artist Klaus Brucksch. Master glass artisan Klaus has recently completed the restoration of a damaged stained‑glass window inside St Saviour’s Anglican Church. Originally crafted in 1985 by Innisfail artist Mrs Chris Oswald, the...
