Tag Archives: character

IS ART A WASTE OF TIME?

Posted on July 26, 2019 by artkleko

“Coastal Rocks”40 x 60 cms Prismacolor pencils on Canson Pastel Board. Own reference. Today’s featured coloured pencil drawing happens to be my biggest selling print as a greeting card not only in Australia, but overseas. For some reason this drawing … Continue reading →

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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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ALONG THE PIONEER AVENUE (Tasmania, Australia)

Posted on January 22, 2019 by artkleko

Like many Tasmanians and tourists alike, I’m fascinated with a group of 8 Roman Cypress trees that can be seen on a small plateau (Hyland’s Flat), just south of Conara in Tasmania’s Midlands. Against the surrounding landscape they appear rather … Continue reading →

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A NEW ABSTRACT

Posted on October 22, 2012 by artkleko

My latest abstract is the third in a series that “draws” its inspiration from bricks that have been produced at the Austral Brickworks at Longford, in the North of Tasmania, about a 20 minute drive from where I live in … Continue reading →

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TIME TO CHANGE

Posted on August 27, 2012 by artkleko

After 43 years of art practice, it’s time to make a change (or two). My trip to Central Australia reaffirmed what I had been thinking for sometime – my style of art needed to change. I was getting complacent, even … Continue reading →

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ENAMEL MUG

Posted on January 23, 2012 by artkleko

Most of us live in a complicated world, because we choose to live complicated lives. Some buck the trend others fight it, while the rest just ‘get on with it’. There are similar parallels in art. Some artists choose to … Continue reading →

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TEACHING ART Part 2.

Posted on November 25, 2011 by artkleko

In the book that I’m currently writing I have included a chapter on an art class that I conducted at the historic property Cheshunt, a couple of years ago. I took this opportunity not to teach a particular technique, but … Continue reading →

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ROCKS AND RELIGION

Posted on September 14, 2011 by artkleko

Rocks feature prominently in the Bible and have great symbolic meaning from stoning in the Old Testament, to ‘Upon this rock, I will build my church”, said by Jesus Christ in the New Testament. I see rocks as the building … Continue reading →

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ROCKS FROM THE TROPICS 2.

Posted on August 15, 2011 by artkleko

Tropical Rocks 60 x 40 cm   Prismacolor pencils on Sepia Canson pastel board This drawing features an assortment of rocks from my travels in Far North Queensland. I love the abstract parts of this drawing as they bring a … Continue reading →

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ARTescape Part 2.

Posted on July 27, 2011 by artkleko

The most important thing to achieve (and at times the most difficult to master) when drawing an object is capturing the ‘character’ of your subject. Art is not about photographic realism, it’s about personal interpretation. Your way of seeing is … Continue reading →

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