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NEVER GIVE UP

Posted on May 10, 2020 by artkleko

“Approaching Stanley.” Rejected, 1988 TasArt Awards. COVID-19 has resulted in a complete upheaval of our way of life. Currently, isolation is the accepted norm and for how long is anybody’s guess. For some this has provided the opportunity to discover … Continue reading →

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TIME FOR A CHANGE IN DIRECTION

Posted on December 22, 2019 by artkleko

“Those Trees.” 5 panels, each 19 x 57 cms. Prismacolor pencils on Canson pastel board. Own reference. My favourite coloured pencil drawing for 2019 was a series of 5 that I’ve had mounted and framed as a  single entry for … 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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CAIRNS ARTescape 2014

Posted on July 29, 2014 by artkleko

Last week I was  a tutor at the 9th annual Cairns ARtescape, an initiative of the Cairns Art Society. This was my third workshop and once again it was a most enjoyable and rewarding experience. For the second year I … Continue reading →

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JUST ADD ‘SKY’

Posted on September 17, 2013 by artkleko

  Over the past week I have added 3 more coloured pencil paintings to my list for selection in my exhibition next March. The theme is ‘landscape cleansing’, where each landscape has had a certain amount of detail/information removed. I … Continue reading →

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CAIRNS ARTescape Part 4.

Posted on August 13, 2013 by artkleko

The fifth and final day of this year’s Cairns ARTescape began in earnest. My dedicated group of beginners had the task of completing a major piece of work by the end of the day in time for inclusion in the … Continue reading →

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RESEARCH & PREPARATION

Posted on July 3, 2013 by artkleko

    My drawing table is ready for a new series of paintings… I’m aiming to further develop images from Central Australia in a surreal way. I have completed several paintings to date, but I’m curious to see if I … Continue reading →

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ABSTRACTING TULIPS

Posted on May 22, 2013 by artkleko

I have enjoyed a successful fortnight working for my next one-man show, this time at the Brave Art Gallery in Longford, Tasmania. I aim to produce a series of ‘cleansed’ landscapes, some of which border on the abstract due to … Continue reading →

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DIGITAL ART

Posted on March 22, 2013 by artkleko

Most of my artwork is rendered in coloured pencil, but I do from time to time, work in paint and digital media. The latter is of particular interest to me. I have a photo blog  where I post examples of … Continue reading →

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ANOTHER BRICK FROM THE WALL

Posted on March 1, 2013 by artkleko

Austral Brick Landscape DNA Prismacolors on pastel board   80 x 40 cm I am involved in 3 exhibitions this month. The first  (Art of Norfolk Plains)is currently running and it’s the exhibition where I won the major prize. The … Continue reading →

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