More New Work by Lynne Norton for The Invitational Still Life Drawing Project

Lynne Norton continues her passion for painting flowers from her garden just as Claude Monet often did within his studio praxis.

If you wish to see Lynne's War artworks please click on the link to the Australian War Memorial;

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/ART29485/

Omomuki Painting Manifesto (Atmosphere) It’s not a theory but an attitude in painting

Artist: Peter Davidson

Title: Red Sun The Factories Done

oil on board

Size F10

When one goes to certain places in Japan there is an atmosphere that goes away from western theories and politics but the feeling which resonates from that terrain leaves a warm imprint on one’s nervous system, it’s like being released into a space of learning for the chimeras of western paintings theories no longer exist, this is not there area. Nor does it appear these theoretical painting chimeras could endure such a space for they seemed to have entered into a stagnated eternity of trench warfare between the politics of the left and right, never to grow or move forward into some form of happiness and my painting had no place anymore in that kind of terrain in Japan.

Inspired

If western theory and politics were to no longer serve my painting, which they don’t, then why was I still driven to paint and why was one not only happy but compelled to paint motifs that gave me a warm feeling? And why was I still so interested in art histories great stories of painting that had been written by eastern and western scholars with such savvy and poetry, it would leave one with smile on their face from what was gleaned from there essays on painting and why now were these people apparently disappearing in a supposedly civilized times from places of learning?

Omomuki Painting

Omomuki Painting motifs can be anything one wants that leaves the artist with a warm feeling. For in Japan Omomuki can be felt whilst viewing the sea, mountains, farming areas, cities and it’s like a synthesis of learning, subtle beauty and civilization all meeting at once in silent radiance and generously giving its feeling to you, if one is receptive to it, this is now my painting space and to take that journey to one’s own uncharted calligraphic horizons in painting with the highest sensibility one can achieve.

This article was by Peter Davidson

2 Dogs Art Space Akashi presents a small Xmas Drawing Exhibition by British Artist Paul Humphris

Drawing by Paul Humpris 2015

It is a pleasure to have the English Artist Paul Humphris 

small drawing exhibition 

at 2 Dogs Art Space - Akashi 

Japan

Drawings by Paul Humphris 

New Work by Lynne Norton for The Invitational Still Life Drawing Project

Lynne Norton 

Western Australian Artist

Image courtesy of the artist 

Lynne Norton hails from the northern suburbs of Perth, she is an accomplished artist being represented in public and private collections throughout Australia and internationally (Please see Australian War Memorial link). 

Image courtesy of the artist 

Flowers have long been a major motif for over thirty years within Lynne's artworks, to the point were she is almost driven to paint the hues that resonate from the petals throughout the various season within her garden, this is not unlike the French painter Claude Monet who also painted flowers with the same passion in analysing the colour relationships of the petals.

2 Dogs Art Space Akashi is pleased to show the artworks of Lynne in this Invitational Still Life Drawing Project, especially her still life of flowers that resonates a gentle mood of domestic bliss, and one is reasonably sure the Japanese audiences look forward to seeing more of her images as they're uploaded onto the site over the coming Xmas month. 

Link to Lynne's artwork at the Australian War Memorial

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/ART29705/

British Artist Paul Humphris visit.

The British artist Paul Humpris visited Peter Davidson's life painting and drawing exhibition and will be contributing to a forth coming show at 2 Dogs Art Space Akashi in the near future.

Paul also sat for a portrait drawing by Peter Davidson 

the result of how delay and with the influence of memory 

can be seen in the image below.

Peter Davidson series of drawings with the art critic Robert Hughe's idea; The Immortality of Drawing is ongoing 

It was an enjoyable day for both artists and we look forward to seeing Paul's artworks on show in future exhibitions

New Work by Cynthia Ellis The Invitational Still Life Drawing Project

Cynthia Ellis has been busy with the project in her studio

 please enjoy the new work.

Image courtesy of the artist 

Image courtesy of the artist 

The Invitational Still Life Drawing Project 

at 

2 Dogs Art Space Akashi 

(Via the Internet)

The Invitational Still Life Drawing Project will mostly consist of Western Australian Artists, The chosen artist will  then draw with any medium they want, that could be oil paint, sumi - e,  a fountain pen, or pencil,  a example of the project is below. 

The invitational drawing project hopes to show case Western Australian  artists to a wider audience in Japan and to other Asian countries, thank you for your patronage.  

The First Invited Artist to Exhibit in the Still Life Drawing Project 

 is 

Cynthia Ellis 

from 
Western Australia

If you wish to view more of Cynthia's artworks and ideas here is a link to website 

http://www.cynthiaellis.com.au/