Articles tagged: Arts Focus
ARTS FOCUS: Artists branch out with styles
Two artists are experimenting with different art forms at Colac’s Studio 92.
ARTS FOCUS: Intuitive world of digital art
Ashleigh Newcombe is a talented digital artist from Colac’s Studio 92 with a love for gaming.
ARTS FOCUS: Mythic and abstract fascinates
Johanna photographer Sandra Curtis says she is fascinated by the mythic, abstract and imaginal when creating her images.
Unique work is creative catharsis
Gellibrand artist Nicole Veress says she explores themes of anatomy, the beauty of nature, life and death to create her gothic-style drawings, as an outlet for creative catharsis.
Photographer finds fresh perspectives
“The drive is to find something different, something that captures the emotion and the beauty of what I’m feeling.”
Resident artist twines motifs
Nature, the feminine experience, the history of women’s craftwork and their connection to each other are among Lorne artist Meaghan Shelton’s main sources of inspiration for her artwork.
Lifelong passion for textile art
Deans Marsh artist Gillian Farrow says her passion for the creativity and technicality of textile art piqued her interest at a young age.
Sculptor relishing sustainable work
Someone else’s trash is Ian Westwood’s treasure.
Poetry mixes with live music
While words and conversation are what make up Linnet Hunter’s work and art, it is peace and solitude that help form her words and inspire her creative process.
Coast and country inspire Bonni’s art
A Trinity College Colac export is finding her feet in the professional art world with no signs of slowing down.
Hard work paying off for Ana
Irrewarra’s Ana Jensen says her clean, contemporary style of pottery and ceramics reflects her Danish background.
Artist’s talent is taking flight
A metalsmith, a painter, a sculptor, and a designer, Marina Fox is an artist of many forms.
Lorne musician turns artist
A Lorne musician has traded the recording studio for a paintbrush to focus more on his family and keep his creativity burning.
Starring roles for special dolls
A Warncoort photographer says there’s a story to every image she takes, and she wants to tell it.
Researcher’s pieces link art and history
A Bambra artist is taking parts of her environment and turning them into sculpted stories about loss and habitat restoration.
Creator combines old and new skills
Mixed-media artist Jo Wade started creating from a very young age when her expat mum taught her how to sew.
Art helps in recovery after brain aneurysm
A Deans Marsh photographer and artist is experimenting with different art media during her road to recovery from a life-threatening illness.
Strong urge to create art drives big change in life
Colac visual arts student Nicole Franklin says she simply couldn’t suppress her urge to fully commit to her art any longer.
Bright works are waste-free
A Colac TAFE student is embracing sustainable materials and bright colours to create textile masterpieces.
ARTS FOCUS: Childhood interest rekindled
Apollo Bay artist Jo Dunsmuir has used time confined to her home to rekindle her childhood love of painting, though it has taken a different turn.
Creativity flows from lockdown
The COVID-19 pandemic has given Apollo Bay artist Sarah Doyle the time to hone her incredible raw painting talent.
Painting leads across nation
A Camperdown acrylic artist has travelled all over the country after turning her passion into a career.
Tiny treasures hiding in region
Colac and district residents can be on the lookout with a community treasure hunt underway, in the form of painted rocks.
Marvellous marquee for artists
About 20 Colac Otway artists have created a luxurious, moveable marquee that will pop up across the shire for arts events.
