Art for chimps - The Tacugama Relief Project
Hey everyone, it seems like such a long time since I’ve shared anything with you here at redbubble. That doesn’t mean I haven’t been busy, in fact I’ve been flat out cooking up another project, this time partnering with fellow Untamed Artist Patrick Hedges for a 2 man exhibition at Monarto Zoo in South Australia.
The exhibition will coincide with the opening of the zoo’s new chimpanzee habit…
Completed demonstrations now up for view
The final demonstration has been completed and more than 5500 people have seen my second solo show at Melbourne Zoo. For those of you interested I have uploaded the artwork to my website along with videos from the demonstrations.
There has been a great deal of interest in my wildlife art workshops that are slated for later in the year and I’ll also be releasing an instructional DVD in the le…
Twilight demonstrations at Melbourne Zoo
Just a note to let everyone know that throughout the month of February visitors to the Twilight concerts will have the opportunity to watch me demonstrating my techniques in creating wildlife art. I’ll also have ltd. edition prints and brand new artwork for sale.
30% of all proceeds raised through this Untamed Artist initiative will be donated to Zoos Victoria.
The demonstrations are to …
Demonstration at the Bayside Art Show 2007
That’s right, I’m back on the promotional trail after having the organizers of the Bayside Art Show invited me to demonstrate for them. The subject for this demo will be a beach scene which they will use for promotional purposes at the completion of the work.
This is a fairly big deal as the Bayside Art Show is one of the larger shows in Victoria behind Camberwell. The excitement is building …
An evolution in art classes
Hi folks, I’m really enjoying my time here at rb. In conjunction with all the other things I’ve been up to lately I’ve thoroughly enjoyed designing t-shirts and the like on top of all the art stuff I’ve been doing.
The past few weeks have been hectic with my moving house, teaching, finishing commissions, delivering artwork to galleries pretty much weekly as they keep selling, rebuilding my …
Just revamped my website...
Hi everyone, I’ve just spent the weekend away from the easel and in front of my pc completely rebuilding and redesigning my website. The address is: http://wildatart.mosaicglobe.com
Have a look and let me know what you think!
Demonstration at Chelsea Rotary Art Show 2007
Hi all, just letting you know that I’ll be demonstrating my pastel techniques in wildlife at the upcoming Chelsea Rotary art show this Queen’s Birthday weekend on Sunday June 10th from 12:00 noon.
The venue is Chelsea Hall, Station st, Chelsea, Victoria
I’ll post the results of the demo next weekend.
An insight to being an Untamed Artist
Hi everyone. my name is Leigh Rust and I am the founder of the Untamed Artist Network. I formed the network not only to help wildlife artists overcome issues such as quality reference materials but also to raise funds for wildlife conservation through the sale of our work.
As a wildlife artist I am very sensitive to the issue of survival for many species. Much of the animal kingdom is made …