Tag Archives: challenge

TEACHING AT TOOWOOMBA

Posted on July 14, 2019 by artkleko

We are all different; we look at the same things, but we all see things differently. At the beginning of July I had the pleasure of conducting a five-day coloured pencil workshop at the McGregor Winter Arts Retreat in Toowoomba, … Continue reading →

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TROPICAL COLOURED PENCILS

Posted on July 13, 2016 by artkleko

10 weeks after leaving Tasmania and driving 4,000 klms to Cairns, we have settled in an apartment. I have finally got my ‘pop-up studio’ fitted-out with suitable furniture and equipment. I have a borrowed easel, thanks to the Cairns Art … Continue reading →

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GOODBYE TASMANIA

Posted on May 15, 2016 by artkleko

“I am an Island: Self-Portrait” 2012 40 x 60 cms, Prismacolor pencils on pastel board. Private collection, Launceston. Before the end of the month, my wife, Val and I, will be leaving Tasmania to live in Cairns. We have visited … Continue reading →

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TROPICAL COLOURED PENCIL DRAWING

Posted on April 26, 2016 by artkleko

“Reflections, Flecker Gardens” 40 x 60 cms, coloured pencil on pastel board   In 211, my wife, Val and I, spent 12 months on the Australian mainland, the vast majority in Cairns, Far North Queensland. It was indeed a wonderful … Continue reading →

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WHERE TO NOW?

Posted on May 3, 2013 by artkleko

Top: “Whimsical Autumn” Below: “The Magic Stream” The past fortnight has been a rewarding time for me that’s realised 4 new paintings in my ‘whimsical’ theme. I’m enjoying this work immensely. It’s a lot freer than I’ve been used to … Continue reading →

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GLOVER PRIZE 2013

Posted on May 28, 2012 by artkleko

Wholemeal Landscape, Northern Tasmania Glover Prize finalist, 2009 I am going to win the Glover Prize. I don’t know when, but my intention is one day to “take home” Australia’s richest landscape award. This may appear to be a somewhat … Continue reading →

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ENTERING AN ART PRIZE

Posted on June 13, 2011 by artkleko

All artists at some stage in their career need to face challenges in order to ‘grow’. It’s no use churning out the same work year after year for the ‘holy dollar’, as it will only realise the mundane and ordinary. … Continue reading →

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THE MESSAGE, NOT THE MEDIUM

Posted on January 20, 2011 by artkleko

Afternoon Light, Mt. William National Park. In the 1960s I remember Canadian Marshall McLuan and his famous expression, “the medium is the message”. His influence in the world of media is well documented and he predicted the World Wide Web about … Continue reading →

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DEPRESSION OR OPTIMISM?

Posted on October 8, 2010 by artkleko

Drawing number 6 of my Cheshunt series is underway. At 60 x 80 cm, it is rather large for a cp drawing, but I like this size as it gives me ‘room’ to show detail and create a distant feel … Continue reading →

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BACK TO CHESHUNT

Posted on October 4, 2010 by artkleko

On Friday morning I went back to Cheshunt, in Northern Tasmania’s Meander Valley to get some fresh ideas. I took over 120 photos and came back with three ‘possible’ ideas for coloured pencil work. By the way, none of these … Continue reading →

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