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New work ‘Bay of Fires’ oil painting on canvas framed in raw Tasmanian Oak 53 cm x 63 cm  #australianlandscape 
#abstractlandscape
#pleinairsketching
#sketchbook
#drawing
#markmaking
#bushcharcoal 
#inspiredbynature 
#rocks
#mixedmedia 
#intuitivepainter 
#colour
#contemporarypainting 
#sydneyartist 
#fionachaplinartist

New work ‘Bay of Fires’ oil painting on canvas framed in raw Tasmanian Oak 53 cm x 63 cm #australianlandscape
#abstractlandscape
#pleinairsketching
#sketchbook
#drawing
#markmaking
#bushcharcoal
#inspiredbynature
#rocks
#mixedmedia
#intuitivepainter
#colour
#contemporarypainting
#sydneyartist
#fionachaplinartist
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New large acrylic painting with charcoal found in the bushfires.  Canvas 102 cm x 76 cm ‘Hidden’. 
#australianlandscape 
#abstractlandscape
#pleinairsketching
#sketchbook  #drawing 
#markmaking
#bushcharcoal 
#inspiredbynature 
#rocks
#mixedmedia 
#intuitivepainter 
#contemporarypainting 
#sydneyartist 
#fionachaplinartist

New large acrylic painting with charcoal found in the bushfires. Canvas 102 cm x 76 cm ‘Hidden’.
#australianlandscape
#abstractlandscape
#pleinairsketching
#sketchbook #drawing
#markmaking
#bushcharcoal
#inspiredbynature
#rocks
#mixedmedia
#intuitivepainter
#contemporarypainting
#sydneyartist
#fionachaplinartist
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Expressive Drawing with compressed charcoal, Derwent charcoal blocks. My younger looking husband!  #contemporarydrawing #drawing #drawingtechniques #inspireddaily #drawingfun #dailypractice #jodygraham #charcoalportrait #creativethinking #fionachaplinartist

Expressive Drawing with compressed charcoal, Derwent charcoal blocks. My younger looking husband! #contemporarydrawing #drawing #drawingtechniques #inspireddaily #drawingfun #dailypractice #jodygraham #charcoalportrait #creativethinking #fionachaplinartist ...

New painting - You Are My Rock - Acrylic on canvas 70 cm x 70 cm.  #contemporarylandscape #abstraction #beautyofnature #tasmania #coastalwalk #bouldersbeach #contemporaryart #colours #memorypower #bayoffires #fionachaplin

New painting - You Are My Rock - Acrylic on canvas 70 cm x 70 cm. #contemporarylandscape #abstraction #beautyofnature #tasmania #coastalwalk #bouldersbeach #contemporaryart #colours #memorypower #bayoffires #fionachaplin ...

Binalong Bay 
Acrylic on canvas 66 cm x 92 cm. Worked from sketchbook drawings and memory. 
Stunning pristine north east coast of Tasmania exploring the Bay of Fires with the wonderful orange lichen-covered granite boulders.

#australianlandscape
#tasmania
#untamedbeauty
#coastal
#contemporarylandscape
#contemporarypainting
#pleinairsketching
#sketchbooks
#emerging artist
#intuitivepainter
#abstractexpressionism
#abstractlandscape
#memory
#markmaking
#colour
#nature
#painting
#fionachaplin

Binalong Bay
Acrylic on canvas 66 cm x 92 cm. Worked from sketchbook drawings and memory.
Stunning pristine north east coast of Tasmania exploring the Bay of Fires with the wonderful orange lichen-covered granite boulders.

#australianlandscape
#tasmania
#untamedbeauty
#coastal
#contemporarylandscape
#contemporarypainting
#pleinairsketching
#sketchbooks
#emerging artist
#intuitivepainter
#abstractexpressionism
#abstractlandscape
#memory
#markmaking
#colour
#nature
#painting
#fionachaplin
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North Building NSW Art Gallery 
Seven decades of LOUISE BOURGEOIS art.  A powerful thought-provoking exhibition.

North Building NSW Art Gallery
Seven decades of LOUISE BOURGEOIS art. A powerful thought-provoking exhibition.
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‘Over the Edge’ oil on canvas 61 cm x 76 cm. 
#australianlandscape 
#contemporarylandscape
#contemporarypainting
#pleinairsketching
#tasmania
#emerging artist
#intuitivepainter
#abstractexpressionism
#markmaking
#colour
#nature
#painting
#sticks
#fionachaplin

‘Over the Edge’ oil on canvas 61 cm x 76 cm.
#australianlandscape
#contemporarylandscape
#contemporarypainting
#pleinairsketching
#tasmania
#emerging artist
#intuitivepainter
#abstractexpressionism
#markmaking
#colour
#nature
#painting
#sticks
#fionachaplin
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2 small paintings, 30 x 30 cm, Ewart Gallery, Willoughby.  #willoughbyartscentre

2 small paintings, 30 x 30 cm, Ewart Gallery, Willoughby. #willoughbyartscentre ...

Watersmeet Acrylic on canvas 76 cm x 102 cm.  Worked from en plein air drawings at Cremorne Point.  #contemporaryart #pleinairsketching #intuitivepainting #rocks #colour #abstractexpresionism #sydneyartist #greatoutdoors  #landscapepainting #artcollectors #painting

Watersmeet Acrylic on canvas 76 cm x 102 cm. Worked from en plein air drawings at Cremorne Point. #contemporaryart #pleinairsketching #intuitivepainting #rocks #colour #abstractexpresionism #sydneyartist #greatoutdoors #landscapepainting #artcollectors #painting ...

Portrait Gallery Canberra

Portrait Gallery Canberra ...

Lost City - Mokuhanga print on Japanese washi paper.  #reliefprinting #watercolors #japanesepaper #inspiredbytravel #roslynkean

Lost City - Mokuhanga print on Japanese washi paper. #reliefprinting #watercolors #japanesepaper #inspiredbytravel #roslynkean ...

Ewart Gallery Willoughby Arts Centre

Ewart Gallery Willoughby Arts Centre ...

Printmakers Exhibition 2 - 19 August

Printmakers Exhibition 2 - 19 August ...

Honeymoon Bay Tasmania - relief hand printing, carving a woodblock for each colour  Mokuhanga (Moku = wood, hanga = print) 
 
The traditional Japanese method of multi woodblock printing in registration is used to produce this handmade relief print. A drawn image is traced on to the woodblocks that are then hand-carved using chisels and gouges. A new woodblock is created for each colour.  Water-based pigment colours and rice starch give the pigment ‘body’ and allow the color particles to remain in suspension which is then brushed on to the woodblock. Printing on toJapanese mulberry paper is done by hand using a rubbing tool called a baren.  A process of discipline and sensibility.  #printmaking #japanesepapers #tasmania#willoughbyartscentre

Honeymoon Bay Tasmania - relief hand printing, carving a woodblock for each colour Mokuhanga (Moku = wood, hanga = print)

The traditional Japanese method of multi woodblock printing in registration is used to produce this handmade relief print. A drawn image is traced on to the woodblocks that are then hand-carved using chisels and gouges. A new woodblock is created for each colour. Water-based pigment colours and rice starch give the pigment ‘body’ and allow the color particles to remain in suspension which is then brushed on to the woodblock. Printing on toJapanese mulberry paper is done by hand using a rubbing tool called a baren. A process of discipline and sensibility. #printmaking #japanesepapers #tasmania#willoughbyartscentre
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Balls Head Reserve painting is off to a new home.

Balls Head Reserve painting is off to a new home. ...

Can’t wait to see Roslyn’s exhibition ‘Along the Way’ today.  I’m learning how to do Japanese woodblock prints ‘Mokuhanga’ with Ros.

Can’t wait to see Roslyn’s exhibition ‘Along the Way’ today. I’m learning how to do Japanese woodblock prints ‘Mokuhanga’ with Ros. ...

Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires.  Rodin exhibition and a Picasso and Cezanne painting I liked.

Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires. Rodin exhibition and a Picasso and Cezanne painting I liked. ...