Australian outback
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One in a series of four images. / Now available here at Red Bubble as a print. / Original: Oil on Canvas. / Size of original painting: 4 ft X 3 ft / - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - / / “A big part of the Red Dust Girl series was about trying to convey a sense of living in a regional area or a situation far from the influence of a metropolitan city. I wanted it to reflect a celebration of outback Australia, of the people living there each day of their lives and of the purity or innocence that can be found in such a seemingly baron and harsh landscape. / / Painting can sometimes be a very individual pursuit or in my case an infatuation, so I also wanted that series to express the joy (of all things) of being alone or separated, and of the contentment in that individualism. How “change” presented here as a metaphor (the seasons) can be a good thing and doesn’t necessarily need to change us as individuals. / / I knew that having a young girl or woman in the picture would be the perfect vehicle to present this idea. I’m not sure how the “floating” concept came about but I had previously painted a picture of a girl floating over the landscape and really liked the whole idea of the shadow beneath the feet etc. It certainly fitted the context of “separation” and when I mapped it out initially it just looked right. I decided that nothing in each of the four paintings would touch the ground, that the earth beneath her feet would remain unchanged through the seasons. “ - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - - - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – / THE “RED DUST GIRL” SERIES Review by Karl James At first glance, Leith O’Malley’s “Red Dust Girl” series invokes his love of contemporary illustration with its simplicity of design and striking power to just jump at the viewer. These large oil on canvas works are figuratively simple in composition but make no mistake, the paint work is delicious with luscious textures, tactile surfaces and collaged with natures discards. One wants to reach out and feel the very canvas. Full of outback hues, rich magentas, cobalt skies and desert ochre applied in buttery layers, these paintings have an underlying Australianess about them as the title of the series suggests. They also follow the seasons. Summer with its blazing, sizzling outback.. a sort of piercing Vincent heat, invigorating and maddening. Then there are the feather-like leaves of Autumn, falling about her and nesting at her feet. Thick and pillow soft, a season of calm reflection. Winter rain. Cleansing, ultramarine and diamonds, a cool tonic for the red raw earth. Finally Spring. All petals and newness, the simple joys of life, rebirth. A warm caress and motherly wonder. But who is the girl, this doll like puppet? Zen like in her calm yet so poetic and mysterious? Leith often incorporates metaphor in his work. Is she real or fictional? Or could it be “Eratos”, the artists muse guiding the creative spirit. Nothing is certain, but maybe we really see the artist here with his thoughts floating as visions do, bound not by the earth. Maybe he is like many of us, wary of change yet accepting of it. Of this new work Leith says “part of it is a reaction to living far from the city in a regional area. There is an underlying celebration of solitude and adaptation to my surroundings. That no matter what seasons bring we remain unchanged, and that isolation should be embraced. I believe in my own case it really is a stimulus for creativity”. If one looks beyond this little red dust girl of ponytail innocence and into those piercing cornflower eyes there is a knowing, an accepting. She hovers above the ground not at one with nature but unfazed by the seasons change, and like the hand that holds the brush, she adapts. More information here -
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Paul Vanzella has done a wonderful rework of this photo for me OTHER INDUSTRIAL / REAL ESTATE SERIES / NEW ZEALAND / FROGS / LENSBABY / INFRARED / BEACH / SPAM / PANORAMAS / LANDSCAPES
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Outback NSW New Zealand / Real Estate Series / Lensbaby / Infrared / Beach / Industrial / Spam / Panoramas / Landscapes
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Uluru is an amazing place, filled with rich vibrant colour and steeped in tradition and story time. I took this photo on my last trip to Uluru. The sunrise had just finished and the tourist buses were beginning to leave. This gave me a great opportunity to capture the rich colour at this time of day but without the crowds. To add another element to the composition I decided to include the Kangaroo Road Sign. / / Photo Taken: 29-Nov-2005 / Time: Early, 7:30am / Conditions: Beautiful clear morning / / / / / / / / / / Some other Australian Red Centre art: / / / /
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As Toyota and Jetstar are debating all around town, i thought i’d stir the pot with my little jump a bit more…
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Title selected from the subjects in my spam folder….... 5000+ / SPAM PHOTOS / REAL ESTATE SERIES / NEW ZEALAND / FROGS / LENSBABY / INFRARED / BEACH / INDUSTRIAL / PANORAMAS / LANDSCAPES
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100% of proceeds received from Redbubble in respect to sales of this item, will be donated to Bush Heritage Australia Windjana Gorge, in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
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100% of proceeds received from Redbubble in respect to sales of this item, will be donated to Bush Heritage Australia This photo was taken in the late afternoon. Dead Horse Springs is near Lake Argyle, Kimberley region, Western Australia.
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Main Street, Wilcannia I’ve sold a copy of this twice, at exhibitions at the Brisbane Institute of Art. Once A3 on metallic, and once A4 on heavy hahnemuhle paper A rework of The Last to Leave in an attempt to make it more like Paul Vanzella’s version – at the request of Wicca Davidson. Seascapes / New Zealand / Frogs / Lensbaby / Infrared / Industrial / Spam / Panorama / Landscapes / Real Estate Series / People
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100% of proceeds received from Redbubble in respect to sales of this item, will be donated to Bush Heritage Australia This photo of the Red-winged Parrot was taken near Cunnamulla, outback western Queensland. The bird was feeding on the low scrub that grows on the sand dunes.
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100% of proceeds received from Redbubble in respect to sales of this item, will be donated to Bush Heritage Australia A outback Christmas card. Other Christmas Cards here
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This photograph was taken in the outback near Cobar in New South Wales, Australia.
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The rock is sacred to the local Anunga Aborigines. Ayers Rock is the popular English designation (named after Sir Henry Ayers, a 19th century Australian governor). However, the rock’s official appellation is Uluru, the one given by the Anunga Aborigines. dinner out in the desert, watching the full moon rise Digital photography / Composition of three images
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FINALIST IN THE NOVEMBER + DECEMBER 2008 NATURAL DEVELOPMENTS GROUP. This Thick-tailed gecko Underwoodisaurus milii was found during hand searches in spinifex in western NSW. We enjoyed his company during this early morning photo shoot. This species is reasonably common, in particular, through the granite outcrops of the great dividing range. Click on ‘View Larger” for better viewing. Steve is the Principal Ecologist at EnviroKey, a specialist ecological consultancy that undertakes surveys, research and education programs across Australia.
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This painting feels hot at the top of the day. Inspired by a photograph by Tainia Finlay ‘The Road to Broken Hill’. Find it here ALL MONIES MADE ON SALES OF THIS PAINTING WILL BE DONATED TO AID THOSE AFFECTED BY THE BUSHFIRES Original SOLD for £100 24th Feb 2009 Acrylics on Canvas best viewed large
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My team of Track Workers, after a very cold and mostly sleepless night, thaw out whilst getting a fire going to cook breakfast before heading out once again to do volunteer maintenance work on the Bibbulmun Track, Western Australia.
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This Eastern Blue tongue lizard, one of Our best Aussie Icons, was not too impressed when his morning bask in the sun was interrupted for this photo shot? This shot was taken in a small woodland patch near Murrurundi in the Upper Hunter region of NSW, AU. For better viewing click on view larger Steve is the Principal Ecologist at EnviroKey, a specialist ecological consultancy that undertakes surveys, research and education programs across Australia.
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/ half coloured image, thanks to gottheshot friend and fellow bubbler for the idea Sales of this design? – 1 framed print sold / / / Binda an aboriginal name meaning ‘deep water’ / I originally drew Binda in pencil and coloured her later in Photoshop / this is a recent drawing I completed a couple of weeks ago / /
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This was shot in 2006, Canon 20D, 16-35mm at 35mm, f/9, 1/250”, ISO 200, 9:39am, same day as The Last to Leave Seascapes / New Zealand / Frogs / Lensbaby / Infrared / Industrial / Spam / Panorama / Landscapes / Real Estate Series / People
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A shot from April 2006, my first with cokin ND grads….fumbling in the dark, absolutely no idea what I was doing…. Canon 20D, 16-35mm at 16mm, f/22, shutter speed says 1/0.31second….whatever that means, ISO 200, and P121 Cokin ND grad…plus tripod, of course, and photoshop jiggery pokery Another OE reject….LOL Seascapes / New Zealand / Frogs / Lensbaby / Infrared / Industrial / Spam / Panorama / Landscapes / Real Estate Series / People
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Photoshop Design – digital altered photo from boab trees, combined with textures by using different blend modes and layer characteristics. I’ve just made a sale to a mystery buyer! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!! / 1x Framed Print of Boab Trees / Print Size: Large / Frame Color: Black / Matte Color: Black / Frame Style: Flat Frame (30mm wide x 20mm deep) All rights reserved! © 2009 Scrapbook Design Down Under / Please do not use my images without permission. Feel free to / contact me if you have any question about this item. Thanks for checking out my work! Scrapbook Design Down Under aka Yvonne Less —-—-—- If you are interested in my digital work for scrapbook / designs go to: Scrapbook Design Down Under —-—-—- 507 views 10/11/2009 More of my digital work here:
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Thank goodness she’s gone back to seascapes….Phew! / Don’t get too comfortable….LOL! Now I’m off to prepare for a visit from Tanya…..cya Canon 5D Mk II, 16-35mm at 32mm gasp f/ 6.3, 15”, ISO 100, tripod, lee ND grad 0.9, pre-dawn by a good half an hour…which is why the light is so good, that was kindly supplied by the lights at the pool… OTHER SHOTS FROM THE ROADTRIP OTHER BEACH SHOTS / REAL ESTATE SERIES / NEW ZEALAND / FROGS / LENSBABY / INFRARED / INDUSTRIAL / SPAM / PANORAMAS / LANDSCAPES
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/ / Original pencil drawing on Aquarelle Arches paper 56×76cm / Drawing 15 hours/painting 12 hours = 27 hours total A digitally painted hand drawn artwork… the inspiration for this is “Meeting Places”... As a child one of the most frequent things we did together as a family was to attend church on Sundays, I went to a Catholic School and the church I remember best was St Agnes’ at Port Macquarie… the nuns would come over for morning tea sometimes, and the priests would come for dinner occasionally…they were the days of fun parish picnics and life that wasn’t so hurried..when we took time to socialise, meeting and enjoying one another’s company. Mum was/is a great cook and host…and although this picture isn’t authentic as a portrait of her and myself…it’s representative. It’s also representative of new life and hope for the future, as the mother figure is with child….. and the child herself nurtures the wildlife…perhaps she is taking them to church for a blessing… perhaps the joey has lost his mother and needs nursing til he can fend for himself. The kookaburra is all seeing and all knowing….. the wise overseer of the bush… in this case, he stands in as the owl figure.
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