Artists Drawing and Inspiration

Drawing and the techniques to enhance your skills

Woodland's gallery • These feature pages are reserved for displaying the work of emerging and developing Australian artists; as well as other unknowns whose efforts may provide interest for our readers.

Paint What Inspires You • A relative newcomer to the art world, Jo has already made her mark.

Cold One Waiting • There’s nothing like the lure of an old Australian country pub.

Art in Retirement • “It was an interesting road I had picked to travel and a very big learning curve,” explains this artist when commenting on her artistic journey.

GPO Hobart Tasmania • Painstaking attention to detail and talent pays homage to this wonderful historic building.

Emotional Connection • Each portrait this artist does challenges her to strive harder, to grow and improve … to capture faithfully the spirit and character of every animal she paints. It is important for her to connect with her subjects on a special emotional level.

Best Friend • This pastellist likes to maintain a good sense of humour, which helps her to rise above unconstructive criticism. And she is not afraid to experiment and invent her own techniques if something doesn’t quite work.

Pencils Poised Please Contributed • There's an enormous choice of pencils and pastels in the market, and here's a fabulous array of some of the best pencils currently available.

A Means of Escape • A one room shed serves as a studio for this Queensland artist. With louvre windows on three sides and shelves around three walls, it is a place of refuge and creativity.

Arnhem Land Boy • This Queensland pastellist begins by selecting a subject that interests her. She firmly believes ‘if you paint what you love and enjoy painting it, someone else will also enjoy seeing it’. This enjoyment she feels is reflected in the painting.

Scratchboard As A Fine Art Medium. • In the last few years Patrick Hedges has reconnected with this medium.

Endless Passion • Born with a love of art, this lady has developed her skill into a passion that will never end. Art is something that she ‘just has to do’.

Oranges and Apples • This pastellist believes that any subject matter could be selected for her technique, which (to her) is drawing – but to others may be a form of painting.

My Creative Side • With the ambition of one day teaching people how to paint and draw, this talented artist is proof that nurturing a life-long hobby can turn a wonderful dream into reality.

Behind the Mask • Feelings of intrigue and drama surround this drawing of a hauntingly beautiful woman who hides her identity with a mask.