Artists Drawing and Inspiration

Everything you need to know about drawing and much more. Easy to follow guides and heaps of new drawing techniques.

BOBBIE SCRIVNER

DEBBIE BENSON

DON RAWDING

SUE BAKER

My Creative Nature • An online ‘love affair’ with coloured pencil artworks was just the beginning. After developing a website to meet with similar minded people, this artist is now in the final stages of launching her first online coloured pencil classes.

The Flower • Inspired by a bud from her own garden, this artist has created a strikingly lovely work of art.

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My Driving Force • “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” ~ Pablo Picasso

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Tree of Solitude • A great deal of thought and skill has created this magnificent work of art.

Nearly Home

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Lasting Value • This artist’s motivation for her art work is ‘to create something of lasting value that shares some truth about life’. Perhaps she would like her work to draw people in, as a conduit to a larger realm.

Life from the River • This painting shows the life force of youth and beauty like the river, ever moving on … never staying the same and carrying along with it all manner of things under its shimmering surface.

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Full of Possibilities • Travelling around Australia taking photographs to add to her reference material is a primary goal for this artist who loves ‘getting out there’ and absorbing the vastness of Australia … as well as the colour.

Dramatic Coastline • In search of atmospheric lighting and effects, this artist goes walking late in the afternoons to photograph wonderful shadow play on her chosen landscape subjects.

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Paper and Canvas • Choosing the most appropriate paper and canvas can often be difficult. We’ve come to the rescue with plenty of information to help you with your selections.

The Tale of My Life • A heart-warming story of a man who now has the time to devote to his sketching.

The Palm Cockatoo • Using his wife’s suggestion of a palm cockatoo for his demonstration, this artist printed a copy of the bird from a book to match reference points on it.

Spontaneity • A dictionary definition of ‘spontaneous’ is ‘voluntary, without external incitement’. It is a curious way for this Wagga Wagga artist to describe his careful works of art.

Family Members • There is perhaps no better way to preserve precious memories of special people than by immortalising them in portraiture. This Wagga Wagga artist explains his technique.

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Hydrangea • Victoria is home to this botanical artist who urges other pencil enthusiasts to study their subjects carefully (from all angles) to best determine how to place them on paper.

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