If I’m asked to described the artistic style of my wildlife and pet portraits, I guess they are Realist, but obviously not photo-realistic or scientific-illustration material. They’re quite loose and expressive, and I have to say that the initial reason for that was because I have the patience of a very impatient gnat! I aspired… Continue reading Expressive (or impatient) Realism
Author: NyreeMason
How I Became an Artist
I was a budding artist as a child and loved drawing, printmaking and anything else I learned in Art Class at school. Mr. Squiggle was my idol and I compulsively drew Garfield cartoons. I even invented my own comic character: "Regimental Reg" modeled on my long-suffering ice-skating coach. Art took a back-seat to more academic… Continue reading How I Became an Artist
Photography
I've been learning the art of digital SLR photography for the past year (thanks to the expert tutoring provided by my lovely husband) and I'm really enjoying it. Interesting textures and shapes capture my interest the most, and macro photography is particularly fascinating. I also love the creative process of enhancing the digital image in… Continue reading Photography
More Adventures in Printmaking
Being inspired by my last workshop I decided to learn about other forms of Printmaking. I’ve been binge-watching YouTube videos (I highly recommend Diode Press and Belinda Del Pesco’s video tutorials!). So I re-learned Lino Cutting and even made my own bench-hook to keep my hands safe (I remember the bloody fingers I got from of… Continue reading More Adventures in Printmaking
Adventures in Printmaking
At the beginning of the year I took a Printmaking workshop with Jo Hollier at the Summer Art Experience (presented by the Artists Society of Canberra). I hadn’t done any printing since Primary School (Lino cutting and screen printing), and I wanted to learn more. We did collagraphs, geli-prints and drypoint etching on plexiglass, and… Continue reading Adventures in Printmaking
Nyree's Creative Nature 