...'Sisters'.....

photo:  ac

"I know my older sister loves me 

because she gives me all her old clothes 

and has to go out and buy new ones."

(author unknown, attributed to a 4 year old named Lauren)   

from quotegarden.com

'Sisters'
 Jo-Ann Hunt©
'The Child Within' series
 H122x92cm
H48x36ins
Acrylic on Canvas
sold

'Sisters'
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt©

'Sisters'
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt©

 I once worked with a girl who was one of 14 children. (ouch!)

She had an aunt who, every Xmas, would handmake each of the 8 girls 

in the family a dress from the same pattern, and in the same fabric. 

My friend, the youngest girl, dreaded this Xmas gift  because she knew 

that she would never outgrow all those hand-me-downs, 

and that she'd be wearing versions of that dress for the next 12 years!

                                     true story!         

                                                           :)     Jo 

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....'The Ti-Tree Tribe'.......

'The Ti-Tree Tribe'
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt©

'The Ti- Tree Tribe'
 Jo-Ann Hunt
'The Child Within' Series
 H48x52ins
H122x132cm
Acrylic on Canvas
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'The Ti-Tree Tribe'
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt©

'The Ti-Tree Tribe'
 detail
Jo-Ann Hunt©

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....'The Rockpool'

'The Rockpool'
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt©

'The Rockpool'
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt©

'The Rockpool'
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt©

'The Rockpool'
Jo-Ann Hunt©
commission
H150x150cm
H59x59ins
Acrylic on Canvas
sold

'The Rockpool' ....and moi    :)

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Canterbury Art Exhibition 2012 ...part 2

actual sky colour....I know ......I didn't believe it myself !
but undoctored photo straight from my trusty pentax!

As I've mentioned before, I have a real predilection for artwork that is all

about the 'mark-making'....the quality of the brushwork or line work.  

 ...its the inherent energy, the loose gestural quality, the scratchiness,


 the 'character' of the mark..... 


yes, it's the personality of the actual marks on the canvas that appeals to me.

this is a perfect way to start your day......
with a painting by Mitch Vane 

that's why when I saw  this stunning tiny canvas by Melbourne illustrator

Mitch Vane at the Canterbury Art Exhibition 


it had to come home with me!

Mitch Vane
'Peace Offering'
H12.5x12.5cm
H5x5ins

I love the sketchiness, the simplicity, the humour of her drawings,

and the quirkiness behind her ideas.

and it cheers me up!

for a bigger dose of Mitch Vane's humour and her delightful paintings

and illustrations , visit her web page  right here.

and whilst you browse, I'm off and back to my brushes!



                               Jo x





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Camberwell Rotary Art Show 2012

Would you like to hear my news? I knew you would!

Well here goes....I was very excited to be asked to be a 'Feature Artist'
at the Camberwell Rotary Art Show.

'The Camberwell', as it's known thru'out Australia,
is a very prestigious, long-running (currently in its 46th year)
 art exhibition with over $55,000 in prizes and awards.

I spoke about this Show last year....it's a favourite of mine......but much more so  now!

this show receives literally thousands of entries
from all over Australia, and just to succeed
in being 'hung' is a terrific honour... but to 'feature' !!!  :)

but that's not all!

not only was I asked to be a  'Feature Artist' ....
with all my work at the very front,
prime position as you enter, and all hung together
with my bio and press info for everyone to see,
but it gets better!

.....I won an Award!

Jon Dwyer judge

.....Highly Commended .....for this painting.






'The Support Team'
detail
©Jo-Ann Hunt




I had no idea!
I went along to see the Exhibition yesterday afternoon and was very happily surprized!

and notice the red spot too!

you can see all the work selected to be hung this year if you click here .

oh my-oh-my!

I'll post you some better images tomorrow! Off to pop some champagne!




                                                           Jo   x







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Margaret Olley

Photo by Marco del Grande
Sydney Morning Herald
26 July 2011

Prolific, free-spirited and much-loved artist, Margaret Olley, has died at her home in Paddington, Sydney.




Miss Olley, who was 88, was completing work for a solo show  due to open in September.





her friend, artist Donald Friend, once described her as "sensible and sensitive and tender, stubborn and intelligent, proud, simple and complicated."




you can read more in my post  from 16 April if you click here




and the SMH article has some fine links too......here




                                              .......her paintings will live on.






                                                 Jo x








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St Kevins 2011 Art Exhibition

To all the Art Collectors out there, this weekend is not the time to rest up!



....the 41st St Kevins College Art Exhibition has a long and prestigious history....



....and I'm in it!



....it is one of the largest art shows in Victoria, 'showcasing traditional and contemporary  paintings
by leading Australian artists.'



Opening night Cocktail Party....Friday 20th May 7pm-9pm

                                               Saturday 21st May 10am-8pm

                                               Sunday 22nd May 10 am-6pm

                                               Monday 23rd May 10am -4pm

Meet the Artists Night... Monday 23rd May 7pm-9pm


K.C.Smith Hall,  St Kevins College, Moonga Rd, Toorak  ( Melways Ref 59B3)

....this is one of my long-time favourite exhibitions to be part of....


put together by a  hard -working, art loving team....


and it's always a highlight of my Exhibition Calendar.






                                      ....maybe I'll see you there?

Jo x



Art Melbourne 2011 .....part 1



Art Melbourne
19-22 May 2011
Royal Exhibition Buildings, Carlton, Victoria



It's done!....



....just delivered the final painting to Suburban 312 Gallery for the Opening of  Art Melbourne 2011,
tomorrow night....







from Art Melbourne web site
picture by DUO




....this exhibition is massive.....



.....and fabulous!



....the final layer of varnish was still drying as I carefully loaded my painting into the car!




....then, job done, I took myself here for a coffee in the autumn sunshine....







Elwood Beach, Victoria





just to regroup.... to sit....



to breathe...



to be!






....because I have two huge exhibitions this weekend.... aaargh!......it's no wonder I'm feeling spent.....I'm going to be a busy girl!



....just breathe....!

               Jo x



Market Day Rhythms



'Market Day Rhythms'
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt






I love discovering the different pace to life in different parts of the globe.

but a market has a similar pace and tempo wherever it's situated....

...the set-up in the early hours....

...the business-like, brisk beat of the first shoppers homing in on the best produce....

...the hub-bub and noisiness of the mid-morning crowd....

more casual....

 more chatty....

with socialising and purchasing taking equal priority....

and then the pack-up, down-shutters....

trolleys and vans departing....

...all quiet now....

...until next time....

when the rhythm of the market is played again.










'Market Day Rhythms'
Jo-Ann Hunt
'Travels with my Paintbrush' Series
H107x122cm
H42x48ins
Acrylic on Canvas
sold





....this is making me hungry!




                                                                                    Jo x



Ancient Villages



'Village Ancien'
detail'
Jo-Ann Hunt







Hilltop villages delight me.


I love the way they improbably cling to the most impossible of cliff faces,
and the higgledy-piggledy, almost playful nature of their construction.




since 2005 I've painted these medieval towns....with one foot based in reality, and one foot in my imagination.



I love to imagine the lives of the people that live in these homes.... a birdcage on a balcony....put outside to sing in the sunshine....soccer socks and shorts  on the line to dry....



it's a fascination that continues to intrigue me, and this 'Series'.... 'Travels with my Paintbrush' ....
is one that I return to every year.



for me , there's always one more village, one more balcony.....



always more 'Travelling with my Paintbrush' to do !


Jo x






'Village Ancien'
Jo-Ann Hunt
'Travels with my Paintbrush' Seies
H132x132cm
H52x52ins
Acrylic on Canvas
2007
sold



Camberwell Rotary Art Show



Artwork by William Linford









Later today I'm heading off here.


I have work exhibited in the Camberwell Rotary Art Show.


this show has been running for 45 years, and is one of Australia's largest and best known indoor Art Competitions and Art Exhibitions, with work from established and emerging artists, and $55,000 of prizes.


the Show was always restricted to "traditional, representational art", and the prizes were/ are always awarded in this area (not my "contemporary art" offerings...)


however I've always had good  results at this show.... twice I've ended up on the stage ( read "in the spotlight, above the masses, with the show-ponies.... yay! go me! ) because , I guess, my artwork has a different look and appeals to a different market segment... a more 'contemporary' market.



but this year the poster is far edgier, more contemporary than its  ever been.... way more 'in your face'.... literally! ....and I suspect there are changes afoot!



I'll just have to go and see!



maybe I'll see you there!

Jo x