Australian How To Paint

Australian How To Paint magazine chooses a topic or style of art each issue and gives you a comprehensive guide for you to develop your skills. Over the series we will cover all major painting technques plus popular paint ideas.

The History of Acrylic Paints • Storrier states, “I prefer acrylics though. Mainly because they dry quicker. It’s almost as simple as that”.

Maintaining Wellness • Here is a man who rediscovered his passion for art at the age of 57 … at St John of God Hospital in the foothills of the Blue Mountains.

Leaves • The idea for this painting came to the artist while he was walking through the bush. He became aware of the various patterns, the variety of colours and the textures of fallen leaves.

Colour is Important • Painting and drawing are daily routines for this artist who finds that constant eye and hand co-ordination and relentless practice are important for developing her abilities.

Bright Harbour • This acrylicist believes it is important to play and maintain a loose painting style to preserve the spontaneity, energy and dynamism of the selected subject matter.

ARTIST’S PAINTS

Art for Steven • Some years ago, this man was inspired to make the transition from cartooning to painting. He had always wanted to express himself in this way; and he dedicates every painting to his late brother Steven who inspired him.

Don’t Rock the Boat • What comes first … the title or the painting? For this colourful artist, it can be either – and experimenting can lead to accidentally creating individual techniques.

Paddlesteamer ‘Rodney’ • This painting was a commission the artist received during an eight week painting trip along the Murray River to Coober Pedy – encompassing the Murrumbidgee River and a side trip from the junction of the Murray and Darling Rivers to Pooncarie (on the Darling) in western New South Wales.

Inside Out • An artist from Armidale in the New England region of New South Wales examines the Traditional versus the ‘Inside Out’ approach to painting.

Bess • This artist can turn his hand to a variety of subjects and many of his pictures feature people and animals. For this demonstration he has chosen a charming canine.

Aussie Bums • Innovative Queensland artist Lee Porter takes a unique approach to portraiture – by allowing her audience to view her subjects from behind.

Snow Boarder • This painting from Lee Porter’s ‘Aussie Bums’ series was inspired by her friend’s son Ashley who designed snow board art.

Journey of the North West Cape – Exmouth • An admirer of acrylics from Western Australia has submitted this intriguing collage work which showcases some of the endearing features of her inspiring surroundings.

Landscapes My Way • Art created by people with disabilities has a distinctive edge and speaks of triumph over adversity. This talented South Australian landscape specialist is a mouth painter.

Back Road to the Mountains • Very few words accompany this demonstration. Sometimes it is preferable to let the pictures do most of the talking … and these pictures speak volumes about the skill of the artist.

Painting Surfaces • Artists have access to an enormous range of options when deciding what to paint their pictures on. Let’s take a look at some of the choices available …