Creating beauty in the open air

We visited the NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize last week. This annual event shows a range of works from artists who have really got stuck into the practice of plein air work.   Tom Carment, Afternoon shadow, William Street. Oil on linen, 100 x 87cm. This...

America the beautiful

Yesterday a buddy and I visited the Art Gallery of NSW to check out the Summer blockbuster America: painting a Nation.  The works were organised chronologically, following America’s development since white settlement. We were able to witness the changes in the...