{"id":2853,"date":"2014-05-01T10:03:37","date_gmt":"2014-05-01T00:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=2853"},"modified":"2014-05-01T10:03:37","modified_gmt":"2014-05-01T00:03:37","slug":"todd-whisson-a-seachange-for-a-seasoned-artist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=2853","title":{"rendered":"Todd Whisson: A seachange for a seasoned artist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb_share_1\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a name=\"fb_share\" type=\"icon_link\" share_url=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=2853\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php\">Share<\/a><\/div><div><script src=\"http:\/\/static.ak.fbcdn.net\/connect.php\/js\/FB.Share\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div><p>\u201cThe definition of change is to make the form, nature, content or future course of something different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone.\u201d <a title=\"Dictionary.com\" href=\"http:\/\/dictionary.reference.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">(dictionary.com)<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ToddWhisson011.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2861\" alt=\"Todd Whisson\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ToddWhisson011.png\" width=\"760\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ToddWhisson011.png 760w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ToddWhisson011-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a>New location, new outlook for Todd is in abundance after recently moving from his <a title=\"Suburban Backyad\" href=\"http:\/\/theconversation.com\/what-has-happened-to-the-great-aussie-backyard-4506\" target=\"_blank\">suburban backyard <\/a>to what he calls \u201c<a title=\"Paradise\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rtOvBOTyX00\" target=\"_blank\">paradise<\/a>\u201d. Fulfilling a lifetime dream to live on the water and in nature as life intended makes him feel right at home.<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming exhibition \u201c<a title=\"Sea Change\" href=\"http:\/\/www.redhillgallery.com.au\/ToddWhisson2014.html\" target=\"_blank\">Sea Change<\/a>\u201d at <a title=\"Red Hill Gallery\" href=\"http:\/\/www.redhillgallery.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">Red Hill Gallery<\/a>, Brisbane, takes the viewer through the evolution of expression and mark making of Todd\u2019s works. The orchestration of his <a title=\"Pallette Knife Technique\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com.au\/#q=pallette+knife+technique\" target=\"_blank\">palette knife technique <\/a>seduces his audience to revel in the natural beauty of nature through his <a title=\"Seascapes\" href=\"http:\/\/www.daintreeseascapes.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">seascapes<\/a> and landscapes. His subject choices are temptations which evoke fond memories and moments in time.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ToddWhisson02.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2862\" alt=\"Todd Whisson\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ToddWhisson02.png\" width=\"760\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ToddWhisson02.png 760w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ToddWhisson02-300x101.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a>Todd\u2019s recent works show an abstract approach with traditional techniques, a kind of practice that has helped him to find a new dimension of painterly skill developed in perception and visual representation. His work has been exhibited in prestigious galleries and shows throughout Australia, and he has been the recipient of many honours and awards throughout his successful career.<\/p>\n<p>Exhibiting at Red Hill Gallery, Brisbane, Queensland May 2014.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ToddWhisson03.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2863\" alt=\"Todd Whisson\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ToddWhisson03.png\" width=\"760\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ToddWhisson03.png 760w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/ToddWhisson03-300x123.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9\u00a0\u00a0<a title=\"Red Hill Gallery\" href=\"http:\/\/www.redhillgallery.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">Red Hill Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"al2fb_like_button\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=499790883388518\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));\n<\/script>\n<fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=2853\" send=\"true\" layout=\"button_count\" show_faces=\"true\" share=\"false\" width=\"150\" action=\"recommend\" font=\"arial\" colorscheme=\"light\" ref=\"AL2FB\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Share\u201cThe definition of change is to make the form, nature, content or future course of something different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone.\u201d (dictionary.com)New location, new outlook for Todd is in abundance after &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=2853\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,63,19,43,159,20,18,13,6],"tags":[290,121,61,9,14,306,129,65,296,16,64,67,294,10,35],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2853"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2853"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2867,"href":"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2853\/revisions\/2867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}