Weatherboard as a sign of care and attention
I have an obsession with weatherboard buildings. There. I've said it. I don't know where it comes from really, perhaps it's from holidays...
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Art that cultivates curiosity and wonder // Artist Julie Lucht de Freibruch // Noosa, Queensland
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Jules
May 5, 20231 min read
Double-walled bubble wrap? Never heard of it
Bubble wrap. An environmental no-no, but unfortunately essential if you want to post paintings long distances without worrying about...
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Feb 6, 20231 min read
To frame or not to frame, that is the question
Recently on Instagram I asked people what they thought about framed and unframed stretched canvas paintings. I was curious because one of...
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Sep 15, 20223 min read
Don't use Winsor & Newton Professional Varnish if you live in Australia
Trying to find a replacement varnish for the Golden ones I've been using
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Jul 24, 20222 min read
What coloured ground should you use?
5 reasons to use a coloured ground instead of working straight onto a white canvas
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Jun 3, 20221 min read
What is an isolation coat?
Whenever it's time for me to varnish my acrylic paintings, I get a lot of questions from people about what an isolation coat is. In...
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Nov 2, 20214 min read
Golden Fiber Paste as an alternative to watercolour paper
In an effort to try and make my larger paintings as texturally interesting as my smaller paper works, I looked at Golden's Fiber Paste to...
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Jules
Oct 12, 20211 min read
The Creative Process Strikes Again
This list of the obligatory steps in the Creative Process has been doing the rounds on the internet for quite some time now, and every...
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Jul 17, 20214 min read
Does size really matter?
The perils of scaling up Translating a small study up to a larger painting has always been a huge challenge for me. There are several...
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Jules
May 29, 20211 min read
Book Review: Art & Fear
I’ve listened to this book twice now, and simply want to tattoo its entirety onto my soul for future reference. I never knew how much...
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Jules
May 29, 20212 min read
Planning the next idea
I know it’s fashionable (and enviable) these days to just pour yourself onto a canvas without any planning and see where it goes, but...
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May 13, 20211 min read
The Fine Line Between Earth and Sky /// Artist's thoughts
When I was younger, I used to lie down in fields during summer time (this is England, where you can lie on grass without getting mauled...
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Apr 6, 20212 min read
If you lose motivation, it might be time to push on
The series secret A secret that experienced artists often tell you, is to work on more than one painting at a time, that way when you get...
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Mar 27, 20212 min read
What your painting style reveals about your personality
I was chatting with a friend today about painting, and why she loved painting loosely and why I enjoyed a tighter polished picture. My...
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Mar 25, 20212 min read
Where do you flow to, my lovely?
Finding flow Often associated with sports stars, dancers, musicians, drivers... flow is the state you’re in when you lose sense of time...
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Mar 18, 20212 min read
It’s a kind of magic
Are you the kind of person who looks for the trap door at the magic show? Or do you sit there enthralled, waiting to be wowed? Magic is...
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Mar 3, 20212 min read
Is Your Inner Critic The Dominant Voice In Your Head?
Popped up to Montville this morning to deliver the 5 canvases I've been working on over the past few weeks to the gallery. It's always an...
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Jules
Feb 24, 20211 min read
“Come For Tea At The House With The Pandanus Tree” /// artist’s thoughts
Have you ever wondered who lives in a house like this? (As Lloyd Grossman used to ask). I often do, and I am fascinated with trying to...
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Feb 7, 20211 min read
Blurring the lines
I noticed yesterday while painting, that it was possible to get furry line edges on my brush stroke marks by wetting the canvas and then...
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