10/12/2023 2:10:12 PM
by Australian Portrait Artist Vicki Sullivan
I'm so looking forward to being on this panel and meeting the other Artists in this FREE webinar
FREE webinar on Thursday, October 19th at 4PM ET titled: Women in Art: "How to Find Your Authentic Voice and Grow Your Art Career"
We'll be joined by special guests Vicki Sullivan, Victoria Herrera, Wende Caporale-Greene, and Cindy Baron.
If like me you are in Australia, the time will be 7am on the 20th of October and I hope to see you there ,
Happy Painting
Vicki
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10/12/2023 1:58:42 PM
by Melbourne Portrait Artist Vicki Sullivan
I was so delighted to receive a Highly Recommended prize in the Melbourne Society of Women Sculptors and Painters member’s exhibition for my painting Walk on the Wildside. The exhibition is on now at the Victorian Artist’s Society at 430 Albert St, East Melbourne VIC 3002 until October 10th
For years I have been drawn to the painting of The Goldfinch by Dutch artist Carel Fabritius
I visited Mauritshuis in the Hague and learned more about the painting and tragic death of
Fabritius.
Fabritius was a student of Rembrandt and it is thought likely that he influenced Vermeer who was painting in Delft around that time.
Perhaps Fabritius is the Link between Rembrandt and Vermeer?
I was inspired to include the Goldfinch in a more modern scene.
I imagined the Goldfinch in a story with a model who looks as if she is a character from a Lou Reed Song.
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