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ArtChat [Blog Interview #54] Dean Reilly – Expect The Unexpected

ShareDean Reilly is a classically trained artist and graduate of the Australian Design College.He has also been a finalist in two of Australia’s most coveted art awards, the Archibald and Doug Moran Portrait Prize. We caught up with Dean before his … Continue reading

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ArtChat [Blog Interview #53] – David Hinchliffe

Share AC: Please tell us about the special pigments which you recently purchased in Marrakesh and their beautiful quality. DH: While I was in Marrakech, I came across a herbalist who had a range of pigments which I bought. In … Continue reading

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Joseph Zbukvic – People & Places 2014 – Part 2

Share‘MARKET STUDY’ “Victoria Market in Melbourne is renowned for its fresh produce and it’s not far from my studio. I am a regular shopper there but this time I brought my sketching gear and came up with this study. If you look … Continue reading

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‘SANCTUARY’ Opens at Red Hill Gallery with Glass by Kayo Yokoyama

Share“Sanctuary is the place where ourminds go to comfort ourselves when we feel happy, delighted or sad. It might not be the actual place but only imaginary from our memories or even from books we loved.   My sanctuary is a … Continue reading

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Joseph Zbukvic – People & Places 2014 – Part I

Share‘IN MY GRANDMOTHERS GARDEN’ “I revisit this place in my memory many times. I spent my childhood there and every time I think of it memories flood back. I remember seeing a little brown and white mouse in the grass … Continue reading

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ArtChat [Blog Interview #52] – Julie Hutchings

ShareJulie Hutchings is an expressive artist who is guided by intuition when capturing contemporary life-drawn figures. For this artist, it is about the journey and not the destination. Hutchings is fascinated by the process of painting from surface to subject, … Continue reading

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RW Allen: Layers, Patterns and Hues

Share R W Allen’s  years of fine art studies in Central School in London are of great significance and have been throughout his career. Working in a studio complex comprising printmaking, painting and drawing in close quarters, he met a dedicated … Continue reading

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Herman Pekel: Impression of an Artist

Share“There is no-one in the world that can put a painting together and make them work the way he can; his design is impeccable.” – Joseph Zbukvic on Herman Pekel. Whereas most punters return from the Eagle Farm racecourse with … Continue reading

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Women of Substance – Opening night video

ShareRed Hill Gallery in Brisbane kick started 2014 in  February, opening with Women of Substance, an exhibition by four professional artists  who presented a contemporary take on their chosen subject.  All are dedicated career women devoted to the arts and selected by the gallery curator,  Margaret Campbell-Ryder to complement each … Continue reading

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ArtChat [Blog Interview #46] – Dan Mason

ShareDAN MASON will be exhibiting with emerging Melbourne artist Echo Chai at Red Hill Gallery in Brisbane, Friday 7 -24 March 2014. Striking colours and urban scenes bring together the harmonious balance of the works by Chai & Mason. Dan … Continue reading

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Australia – this Great Land, you’ve gotta love it!

ShareAustralia Day 26th January  is a day to celebrate all things great in our wonderful country. From the many street parties, beach cricket,  cockroach races,   thong throwing,  backyard barbies,  to the official Australia Day Celebrations,  we can all salute this day in our own Aussie … Continue reading

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The Boxing Day Tradition

Share“No man ever talked in poetry ‘cept a beadle on boxin’ day” (Charles Dickens, Pickwick Papers) Dating back to 1833, it is thought that Boxing Day takes its name from the Christmas Boxes that servants were given by their employers … Continue reading

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THE GIZZARD OF WAS — Poetry by Dean Reilly

ShareIve been†shedding skin and squeezing my pimples again. I’m down Digging in the dirt looking for all the clues Past the all dead ends. I’ve been bent to my kness Cleaning my tired shoes I wallowed in my own depression … Continue reading

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ArtChat [Blog Interview #38] – Sue Gilmour

ShareSue Gilmour’s paintings in ‘Under a Southern Sky‘ are atmospheric and idealised depictions of land and cityscapes. Educated in East Africa, Sue’s early life was spent moving between Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. These remote and beautiful locations would prove to … Continue reading

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ArtChat [Blog Interview #37] – Adrienne Williams

ShareA graduate of the Queensland College of Art Adrienne Williams paints beautiful depictions of the Australian Bush and Fauna. Her work has a tranquil and calming quality that is indicative of artists from the Heidelberg school, while stylistically totally different … Continue reading

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ArtChat [Blog Interview #36] – Ruby Eaves

ShareRuby Eaves is influenced by her love of landscape and extensive travels have resulted in her strong passion for Australian scenes. In painting she aims to capture her personal experience of the landscape by being as honest to the scene … Continue reading

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David Hinchliffe for the Queensland Teachers Union

ShareCongratulations David on a successful commission! At the Queensland Teachers’ Union Biennial Conference held in June 2013, the Unions’ Trustees presented artwork to add to the Union’s GA Daughtrey Art Collection (pictured is the artwork with QTU Trustees (l-r) Brian … Continue reading

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Ken Strong “Accentuato”

ShareAccentuato is the aptly titled exhibition by Australian artist Ken Strong. This major exhibition will feature during the month of August at the Red Hill Gallery in Brisbane. Strong’s impressionistic style is characterised by a well structured use of colour … Continue reading

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An Ode to Pink

SharePink is the intermediate of red and white. It is the colour of love, the colour associated with femininity and the official colour of breast cancer awareness. Pink has psychological and emotional elements, created with the power and passion of … Continue reading

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Eclectic Mix of Artwork in Stockroom Clearance

ShareJOIN US FOR OUR 3 DAY STOCKROOM CLEARANCE AT RED HILL GALLERY BRISBANE Everything must go!!!! “Everyone loves a bargain so make sure you are here early to find that perfect treasure! You’ll find an eclectic mix of artwork – … Continue reading

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