Artists Drawing and Inspiration

Drawing and the techniques to enhance your skills

Drawn to Art • A passion for art combined with intense study has ensured the future success of this driven and creative artist.

Celebrity Portrait: William Dafoe • Using a favourite photograph, create your own portrait masterpiece.

Back of Bourke • Nature motivates this artist with its spectacular sunrises; with glistening light reflecting off approaching storms; with magical Outback evenings. She wants to share the beauty of her experiences with the world.

After the Storm • This artist is constantly inspired by her living environment. This painting is a culmination of different sights and memories near her home at the Back O’ Bourke.

A Tale Of Talent • This award-winning, self-taught artist has immersed himself into a variety of mediums and subjects, constantly learning and sharing his skills.

Sam has a Bird Bath • Totally engrossed with the birdbath, three-year-old Sam’s expressive face and body language make a perfect study.

Easels Made Easy Contributed • We've compiled information from suppliers to help guide you to identify the most suitable easel(s) for your artworks.

From Calligrapher to Wildlife Artist • A passion for nature has helped develop the amazing talents of this prolific artist.

Aussie Icons The Laughing Kookaburra • I was so pleased with this photograph, I couldn’t wait to start drawing, it was the very first I took with my new digital SLR camera.

My Love For Modern Art • Angela's vibrant compositions express emotion via the use of symbolism, exaggeration and distortion.

Two Spirits on Mars • This painting of two foxes has a special meaning for Angela.

Natural History • Meet a talented Northern Territorian who admires the vibrant colours of the western desert artists … particularly some of the women artists who must paint under particularly harsh social and physical conditions.

Mary River Rocks • This pastellist doesn’t generally work from photographs, because the camera sees things so differently … and she tends to lose the mood, spontaneity and enjoyment of the work when she views a camera’s images of a landscape she has been painting.

Lethbridge Gallery • Art galleries are scattered all over our magnificent country, hosting and promoting the works of Australia’s diverse exponents of art. On the pages of Artist’s Palette magazine we will seek to showcase an extensive selection of these important venues.