Artists Drawing and Inspiration

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The Wildlife Artist • Early retirement, a backpacking holiday and an art magazine highlighting scratchboard all sowed the seeds for this artist’s immersion into a very successful career as a scratchboard artist.

The Scratchboard Panther • With skillful scratching and diluted ink layering, this artist has created an amazingly detailed panther portrait.

This World makes Sense to Me • A NIDA graduate and long-term actor, this artist felt something was missing … until she discovered the perfection of pastels.

The Waratahs • In this artwork, a study in red and green pastel, these Australian plants look stunning.

River Holidays

Wildlife Conservation Artist • Art allows this artist to combine her two greatest passions – her desire to conserve wildlife and her fascination with beautiful things.

Suspicion and Disguise • Tawny frogmouths (Podargus strigoides). The artist photographed the reference shots in the early afternoon at Rocky Creek Dam on the edge of Whain Whian State Forest, NSW. First one frogmouth, then the other eyed her suspiciously before deciding she wasn’t a threat and then went back to sleep!

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Born to Draw, Baby! • Horses capture many a girl’s heart but what if you believe you were born to draw them? This is how the horse captures, influences and inspires this artist’s heart and soul.

Aubergine Arabian I • Last year this artist created a small charcoal drawing titled “Sculpturesque” on Aubergine Colourfix pastel paper. She decided to continue this theme in 2016, creating the first artwork for an “Aubergine Arabian” series.

The Path Back • How $10 and gut instinct rekindled the artistic fire for this pragmatic artist.

Surf’s Up • Skilled sketching creates a powerful piece of moving artwork with perspective, depth and heaviness.