' From Little Things....

'From Little Things...'
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt ©

This painting  inspired by the children's voices of Zillmere State School,

Queensland, singing their version of the Kev Carmody /Paul Kelly song

way back in 2003.

...if the link doesn't work just google 'Zillmere, from little things song'....

 I defy you to listen to this and to be able to get the tune out of your head!

'From Little Things..'
Jo-Ann Hunt©
'The Child Within' series
H122x92cm
H48x36ins
Acrylic on Canvas
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I love, love the message, and love the voices.

 Timeless!   Aim High kids!

Zillmere State School singing 'From Little Things'...2003

....I wonder where those children are now?

I know my two will be on the walls at the Hart Art Show tomorrow !   :)

'From Little Things...'
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt©

from the video...Zillmere State School ...2003

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Heartlands and Headwaters ...John Wolseley ...part 2

I'm being totally selfish here in posting so many photos ...

it's because I just don't want to forget a thing!

even the ubiquitous installation with its sculptural, collaged , cut and folded , warped and twisted forms, and delicate drawings on tissue paper fluttering gently in the breeze was totally beguiling...

On exhibition until September 20,  you can lose yourself in the exquisiteness and detail and the boldness and the scale of these smashing artworks.

Just awesome...inspiring....I was captivated, and I'll be back for more!
                                     
                                Jo    :)

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Heartlands and Headwaters...John Wolseley... part 1

 I spent an intoxicating hour and a half with John Wolseley's large watercolour and mixed media artworks at the National Gallery of Victoria...( the Ian Potter Centre, Fed Square )
The subtle washes contrasting with bold splashes of colour,
 the positive and negative shapes,
the delicate linework and bold printing,
the patterning, the rhythms,
the contrasting techniques.... I was totally drawn in and seduced.

I knew I wanted to see this exhibition, but I didn't realize how much it would inspire me. I was by turns jolted, surprized, and captivated. I didn't want to leave the space.. and kept returning for more.
.... more pics tomorrow.  


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'beach hair and bare feet'...and memories resurfacing

'Beach Hair and Bare Feet'
Jo-Ann Hunt©
'The Child Within' series
H120x120cm
47x47ins
Acrylic on Canvas
sold

Helping me sort through images for a publication, my daughter suddenly 
exclaimed...'that boy in this painting looks like my cousin when he was small!'
this young man is now 21, but I had to agree ,
and to admit that unconsciously I've put his younger self
in one of my paintings.

can you see any resemblance?

 I had no idea!
this photo has been stashed
in a shoebox for 15 years!

'Beach Hair and Bare Feet'
 detail
 Jo-Ann Hunt©

Funny how the mind works...

and how visual memory can linger!

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'Siblings'

'Siblings'
Jo-Ann Hunt©
'The Child Within' Series
H122x92cm
H48x36ins
Acrylic on Canvas
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(quote found on the web)

'Siblings'
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt©

...always an inspiration!

               
                           Jo   :)
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'Sisters 2'... a 'Small Work'

my sister sent me this. 

I love it.

the feeling is mutual so I'm a real lucky girl  :)

'Sisters 2'
Jo-Ann Hunt©
'Small Works Series
H30x30cm
H12x12ins
Acrylic on Canvas
sold

 this is a 'Small Work'... just 30x30cm ...

and it found a new home at the Canterbury Art Show. 

 a home with girls I'm guessing!

I'd love to know!

Jo  :)

( the scene is just from my imagination... it wasn't planned or drawn up... it just 'happened'...wondering if my sub-conscious was at play....nah, it's not me...not possible... I was a brunette!!    :)   :)

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'a fair-dinkum day'....

'A Fair-Dinkum Day'
 Jo-Ann Hunt©
'The Child Within' Series
H122x40cm
H48x16ins
Acrylic on Canvas
sold

I was looking for a title for this painting.

some paintings start with an idea, a title, but others take on an identity

once they're completed.

with the 100th Anniversary of Anzac Day fast approaching,

I was feeling quite patriotic. the words 'fair dinkum' kept popping up.

it was a phrase my father used a lot...it's kind of old-fashioned now ,

but I still hear it occasionally, especially away from the 'burbs'.

and every so often I've even been known to use it myself!

so this little lad became part of a fair-dinkum day,

and a fair-dinkum legend....the Anzacs!

'5000 Poppies Project'
 Federation Square, Melbourne
 photo: 'ohmygoodness ' Facebook

crochet poppies
4.30 am Anzac Day
 Fed Sq staff rolling up the wet poppies to move them inside out of the rain
photos: ac
(thankyou my lovely daughter :)
on her way to the Shrine of Remembrance Dawn Service)

Anzac Day ....100 years....25 April  2015

'A Fair Dinkum Day'
 detail
 Jo-Ann Hunt©

(update ... this little nipper went to a  new home at the Canterbury Art Show 01-03 May 2015...
 hello and thankyou ! fair-dinkum I'd love a pic of where he ends up! ..and thanks again :) 

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Art and Fear

'The Gift'
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt

The burden for the artist....is that the lawyer and doctor practice their callings.

The plumber and the carpenter know what they will be called upon to do.

They do not have to spin the work out of themselves,

discover its laws,

and then present themselves turned inside out to the public gaze.

(Anne Truitt quoted in the book 'Art and Fear' by David Bayles and Ted Orland )

'The Gift' no 2
Jo-Ann Hunt
H122x122cm
H48x48ins
Acrylic on Canvas
2007
sold

'The Gift'
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt

'The Gift'
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt

yes....my art is my gift....but it's also my torment.


                                                                          Jo x








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Jean Paul Gaultier at the NGV

Have you been to the Jean Paul Gaultier exhibition at the NGV International?

I think this is the best exhibition I've ever seen .

Going into the various 'rooms'...people were smiling and gasping with sheer

delight. ... the mannequins talking to you, their eyes following you around

the room ...and then just when you were about to turn away, they'd wink!

what a delight!

The clothes, the workmanship, even the huge 'graffiti-style' face ...

(was that just a 'Melbourne-thing'  ?)

....everything fabulous!  so wonderful!

I'm going back...hopefully very early in the day to avoid the crowds!

                                     Jo  :)

photos: blog.thatsmelbourne.com.au

....happy 'Australia Day' !

'We Love a Sunburnt Country'
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Jo-Ann Hunt©

.....happy 'Australia Day' !

....and for all of you from overseas that drop in to this blog....

some Aussie kangaroos....and a trip down memory lane for me!

....and a 'reminder-to-self' that one day....soon... I should

 commission myself to paint my own kids!    

                                           :)   Jo

PS  : you can see  'We Love a Sunburnt Country'  by clicking here ...


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