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Artist Feature: Ian Wells

24/12/2015

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Well somewhere along the line Christmas activity got to me and I have lost a day or two. No doubt you've been busy too. I'm struggling to come to terms with just how close Christmas is!


The previous Christmas Countdown Artist Feature was on Robert Fenton at 5 days to go, and today's is 3 days (or 2 if you open this really late).

There will be move Artist Features and interviews coming in the New Year and there will be at least one more of these Artist Features before Christmas. I hope you've enjoyed getting to know more about the ART500 artists.

Today's feature Artist is Ian Wells who is based in inner city Melbourne.

Introducing Ian Wells

Ian Wells is a Melbourne based Non Objective Artist whose artistic practice owes as much to his craftsmanship and woodworking skills as his painting skills.

Ian has a strong interest in old hand tools which he carefully collects and lovingly restores. Ian uses these tools to create the panels on which he paints and crafts the frames that finish them off using his carefully collected and lovingly restored tools. to see these tools in his studio is like stepping back in time.

The surfaces of his painted, sculpted and glass works are integral to the concepts behind his work. In fact surfaces are so important to Ian that he is currently developing a range of gesso panels to supply to other Artists.
And here is where the magic happens, in Ian's home studio in Melbourne.

More about Ian....

Outside the studio, Ian is a bit of a gourmand and spends time preparing feasts, He is currently in full social mode with two family birthday parties and planning the menu for a full English/European Christmas for over 25 people that he will be preparing.
 
Ian currently has a number of framed works in oil and ink on gesso sottile panel available on ART500. Click on any of the images to see more detail.
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Artist Feature: Robert Fenton

21/12/2015

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Introducing Robert Fenton

Robert Fenton was high on my Artist wish list when I decided to create ART500. Robert's work is visually unique. Technically and conceptually accomplished, there is an intensity to his work that is in stark contrast to his easy-going and friendly nature.

In 2015 Robert's talent and many years of dedication were recognised when he was awarded the 2015 Sunshine Coast Art Prize (SCAP) and also first prize in The Linden Postcard Show.

2015 also saw an intensive program of work as he geared up for a major show at Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery (the photo above shows him in the studio producing over 120 portraits for the show).

Where the magic happens. Robert's studio in Melbourne's bayside area...

*Because I know everyone will wonder, the plastic tent construction in the studio is where Robert applies a final dust free, resin layer to his paintings.
Robert tells us about himself....

"I like collecting shiny things, such as my porcelain sculpture by Micheal Doolan and also my collection of vintage/kitch porcelain figurines which feature in many of my works. Many a day is spent finding strange things in op shops, garage sales, and markets.
I'm Dad to three young daughters and they keep me busy.

Interests: collecting art, attending art shows, surfing, the Swans (AFL), family, and "Summer" the wonder dog."
Robert currently has a small number of paintings and drawings available on ART500. Click on any of the images to see more detail.
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A bit more about Robert...

watch a video of his most recent major exhibition. An ambitious exhibition of 120 portraits and other paintings.

Robert Fenton at Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery
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"Talent does what it can; genius does what it must."
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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Artist Feature: Gabrielle Jones

19/12/2015

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Introducing Gabrielle Jones

Gabrielle Jones lives in the Blue Mountains surrounded by a lush and vibrant garden that serves as frequent inspiration for her paintings and respite from her busy studio. 

Gabrielle is an expressive painter who is highly engaged with colour and with the physicality of paint. Best known for her abstracted landscapes and gardens, Gabrielle is never afraid to allow an inspirational thought or idea to take her into a different direction. Her consistency in painting approach however allows her to tackle different subject matter while retaining a distinct and recognisable style.

Gabrielle has undertaken many residencies and relishes the opportunity to see the world anew and translate experiences and observations into her work.
And here is where the magic happens, in Gabrielle's home studio in the Blue Mountains
Gabrielle's home makes it clear just how important art is to her life.
Below are photos of her home, showcasing part of her extensive Art collection, which includes works by Artists Rosalind Atkins, Jackie Rankin, Robert Malherbe, Euan MacLeod, Rick Amor, John Peart, Elisabeth Cummings and Norma Lindsay.

The vibrant garden and outdoor area shown below are reminiscent not just of Gabrielle's paintings, but also of her time spent in other countries, on residency in Spain and leading art retreats in Bali. 
Gabrielle currently has a range of paintings on board, canvas and paper from her landscape and garden inspired series. There are a selection of framed and unframed works available on ART500. Click on any of the images to see more detail.
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What's coming up for Gabrielle?

After Christmas, Gabrielle heads North from the Blue Mountains to be Artist in Residence at Tweed Regional Gallery during January where she will be making paintings in response to the Margaret Olley house and Studio installed there. 
 
Gabrielle is also completing a number of commissions, and working towards a group show and two solo shows during 2016. And if that's not enough, Gabrielle will be conducting a retreat in Umbria in May 2016 and will again be teaching weekly classes at Art ClassSydney.
 
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Here is a quote that Gabrielle says is precisely how she sees her art practice:

 
“Ten times a day something happens to me like this - some strengthening throb of amazement - some good sweet empathic ping and swell.
This is the first, the wildest and the wisest thing I know: that the soul exists and is built entirely out of attentiveness.” 
― Mary Oliver
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Artist Feature: Simon Collins

18/12/2015

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Today we feature Sydney based artist Simon Collins.

Introducing Simon Collins

Simon Collins is another Artist who has been involved with ART500 from the very earliest planning days.

An expressive painter, Simon's focus is on depicting the everyday. His approach is so immediate that you get the sense Simon has gone out in traffic to run errands, paid attention to his surroundings and then come home to paint exactly what he had experienced that same day.

His observations of traffic jams, soccer games, beaches and Sydney's urban roadways are painted so as to elevate the standing of the subject. They give us pause to consider the ordinary as a good and worthwhile part of life, and certainly a worthy subject to make Art about.
Simon's studio is at the rear of his family home. He describes his studio as "comfortable chaos, part studio, part mancave". It's also a greenhouse for Simon's growing obsession with Carnivorous plants. Simon prepares all of his own cradled ply timber supports to paint on, so at times, the studio is a woodworking workshop too. The studio space morphs and flexes as needed.
Like all of the Artists on ART500, Simon has a house filled with Art. He greatly admires Lucy Culliton, whose Cactus and Shell paintings are shown here along with art works by Dianne Gall, Erika Gofton, Deb Mostert, Sue Beyer and others.

Simon currently has available on ART500. a series of small traffic based oil paintings that reflect his fascination with the ordinary 
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A bit more about Simon...

When Simon isn't painting, he spends his time with his young family, gardening or mountain biking around local trails and Royal National Park. Carnivorous plants have developed to become borderline obsession. There’s a good chance that both his mountain biking experiences and carnivourous plants could start marking their presence into his paintings in the future.
 
For Christmas Simon will be taking a break, holidaying on the South Coast NSW, where he is looking forward to recharging and gathering reference material for new paintings in 2016.
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A quote that appeals to Simon, is this one: 
 

'Better to try and fail than never to try at all'

Poem by William F. O'Brien
 
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Artist Feature: Louise Blyton

18/12/2015

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Introducing Louise Blyton

Louise Blyton is possibly the first Artist that I discussed the idea for ART500 with. Louise is an Artist whose entire life is immersed in Art and she readily understood what I was hoping to do. Her encouragement of the idea and willingness to jump on board was invaluable.

For over 20 years Louise has been exhibiting, both in Australia and internationally. Her home is filled with Art, her travels invariably take her to galleries and museums, and Louise has incredible technical knowledge about Art materials. Which is not surprising when you consider her practice.
Louise is a reductive artist exploring the romance of raw linen and dry pigment. Best known for her pigment on linen works in both 2D and 3D, her practice also extends to encaustic and printmaking. Her work is often in the form of shaped canvases or three dimensional wall sculptures. 

Experimenting with colour, light and form, Louise explores the fragility of beauty through subtle shifts of colour in layers. The structure of her work appears strong and bold, yet it is fragile and reveals evidence of the hand inviting a quiet meditation between viewer and work.
And here is where the magic happens, in Louise's home studio in Melbourne.
Passionate about Art, Travel, Gardening and her Cats, Louise's aesthetic shines through in everything she does. In these photos below, you can see her home and various pieces from her Art collection, including a portrait of Louise painted by Rick Amor. Vanessa the cat admiring the art, her much loved Garden and a photo from her most recent trip to New York.
Louise currently has six two-dimensional pigment on linen works available on ART500. Click on any of the images to see more detail.
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A bit more about Louise... watch a video of one of her exhibitions

Louise Blyton Exhibition at the Everything Nothing Projects Gallery 
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Louise would like to share with you this quote that she lives by:


I've handled colour as a man should behave.
You may conclude that I consider ethics and aesthetics as one. 

Josef Albers
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Artist Feature: Deb Mostert

16/12/2015

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It's our first Christmas!
It's been an absolutely huge year turning this long thought about idea into an actual real life gallery. Without the Artists I would never have got ART500 off the ground.
 
I am so proud of this group of artists and I want you to get to know them better. So to celebrate Christmas I am going to do a Christmas countdown featuring one of the founding ART500 artists each day.

Today we feature Brisbane (Ipswich) based artist Deb Mostert.

Introducing Deb Mostert

Deb Mostert has been involved with ART500 from the very earliest planning days.

Primarily a painter, Deb's practice shifts fluidly between mediums and approaches, Deb works in watercolour, ink, oil paint, cast sculpture and more. Deb will basically try anything to extend her already impressive skills.

Below is a photo of Deb's studio, a truly impressive light-filled space at her family home. Deb's studio is filled with the objects of her practice - art books, toys, tea pots, spoons, objects, postcards, catalogues and anything else that Deb find interesting. The walls are hung with a rotating selection of her own works.

Upstairs in the family living space is where you'll find art works by other artists, some purchased, some swapped. The two images below the studio photo show a small selection of her Art collection, including works by ART500 artists Louise Blyton and Ian Wells and others. 
Deb is currently working on a Sculptural Public Art Commission for Brisbane City Council. 2015 was a very busy time for Deb with her work curated into the exhibitions 15 Artists at Redcliffe Art Gallery and  People- Places at Ipswich Art Gallery, a sell out solo exhibition,having work selected for the EMSLA at Coffs Harbour Regional Art Gallery for the 8th year running, a school residency AND a commission for the Mater Hospital.

Deb currently has a selection of paintings, drawings and prints available on ART500. 

A bit more about Deb...

"My work represents a continuing desire to look for paradoxes. These paintings show emptied items…lost, forgotten and passed over objects…yet they also show the wear of service, of play, they are containers for memory and they startle us with recognition. They are at once both sacred and banal. They are painted to look real but they are obviously not. They are worthless to some and at the same time precious to a collector.

I think the privilege and burden to make something of what I see and share it with others, has grown in urgency in more recent times. In these uncertain days I hope to make work that demonstrate that beauty, grace and truth still exist. I feel I am searching for ways to talk about these themes using gentle, offbeat narratives and a crisp aesthetic."
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Deb would like to share with you this quote that she finds inspirational:
 

'Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only
one had a coloured pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling.'
Gilbert K. Chesterton
 
Deb's unframed watercolours have proven to be very popular. They are currently sold out (though other works are available).

If you would like to go on a 'wait list' for the next watercolours, please email ask@art500,com,au to let us know and we will get in touch with you as soon as some become available.
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ART500 Visitor Survey.

30/9/2015

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    As a one person start up business, I can't do it all alone. The Artists involved play an active role in providing feedback and suggestions. But the most valuable feedback is our customers. Whether you are already a buyer, or you've come to browse, I value your feedback.
    Survey feedback will be used to help me improve the ART500 online gallery and to make best use of limited promotional dollars.
    ​The survey is anonymous and the data isn't shared with anyone outside of ART500.
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Robert Fenton wins Sunshine Coast Art Prize

5/9/2015

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ART500 Artist Robert Fenton

announced as winner of the
2015 Sunshine Coast Art Prize


  

I was so excited to be able to attend the Caloundra Regional Gallery last night for the announcement of the Sunshine Coast Art Prize.
The SCAP (as it's fondly known) is a prestigious art prize attracting an increasingly strong entrant list from around the country. Among this year's finalists was ART500 artist Robert Fenton, who has been a finalist 5 times in it's 10 year history. 

Robert's beautiful painting 
Item# 1770, Florilegium 2015 oil on linen on board 133 x 92 cm was awarded the 2015 SCAP by judge Amanda Parer whose statement read, in part, "..all of the elements that have been placed by the artist give the piece a strength and quality that allows the viewers imagination to extend beyond what is there in the four edges of the frame...".

Deb Mostert (another ART500 artist) also attended and together we cheered Robert on when the prize was announced. I am thrilled that such a deserving artist has taken out this prize and especially delighted that Robert is part of ART500 so I couldn't wait to share this exciting news with you all.

Item# 1770, Florilegium is an exquisitely painted art work by a masterful painter. Here's an image, but if you are able to get to Caloundra to see it 'in the flesh' I'd encourage you to do so.
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Shop Robert currently has only six works available on ART500, priced from only $250 to $420. If you'd like to own one of his small works, I'd encourage you to hurry up and  visit Robert's Shop Page on ART500.


Later this month, I'll be starting a regular Artist Feature on ART500, Robert will be the first Artist featured, so stay tuned to find out more about his practice, what drives his work, an inside peek into his studio and what's coming up next for him


If you'd like to find out more about this year's SCAP, visit the official SCAP website here
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New paintings, press and more

3/9/2015

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New Works Added
Brand new paintings by Gabrielle Jones and Steve Warburton now available on ART500.

Known for her expressive use of paint, colour and movement, the eminent artist Charles Blackman described Gabrielle Jone’s work as “…full of shining light, radiant… [she] lets the inner things – her soul – come into her paintings [and] evokes feelings from the viewer”.A graduate of the National Art School in Sydney, Gabrielle has held 13 solo exhibitions across Australia and participated in numerous art prizes and curated exhibitions in Australia, New York and Korea. 

A graduate of Monash University, Steve Warburton has been exhibiting widely since the late 1980's. His paintings, both landscapes and his surreal figurative works are  included in many collections Australia-wide and internationally.
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Our first Press mention comes courtesy of Artist Deb Mostert and her interview with MoreGoldCoast. 2015 has been a particularly busy year for Deb. Currently undertaking her first public sculpture commission, just completed a public art project for the Mater Hospital, Artist in Residence at a local primary school and a sell out solo exhibition.
Esteemed contemporary artist Abbey McCulloch says of Deb’s works “I love the affection in Deb Mostert’s paintings, she gives a variety of objects the sort of attention that makes us wish we could just slow down, stop more, pay heed.”

Read the article on our PRESS page.
See Deb's works available for sale on ART500

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Welcome!

3/8/2015

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I am so pleased that we have finally arrived and am very glad to have you here!

ART500 was an idea I had several years ago. I wanted to create a non judgemental, relaxed environment for people to enjoy Art, encourage non Art buyers to become buyers and buyers to become collectors. And I wanted to make this available for people with all levels of income.

So why did I come up with this idea?
I am fortunate to have many friends who are Artists and whose life revolves around the Arts and also a large network of friends,  colleagues and acquaintances for whom Art is not part of their normal life. People for whom Art is something that 'other people' buy and love and visit in galleries. People for whom the best they thought they could do for themselves and their homes was decorator prints from IKEA or a home wares store. And other people who wanted to have beautiful Art but thought it was out of their reach.
For many, the notion that Art is a luxury, unaffordable and something that you must 'know about' before you can get involved with it. 

People feel excluded from the possibility of Art in their lives.

And for me, Art is so central, I simply couldn't imagine not having it around me. But I could easily understand how difficult it can be to afford. Making Art and selling Art is not cheap and Artists often struggle to make any kind of living from their work no matter how talented they are. So what to do... 

Tapping into my Artist network I tossed around the idea of creating work at a low price point for a dedicated online gallery. Starting ART500, 
There are other online sites of course, so many of these are cluttered, had no quality control and overly focused on emerging artists in order to be affordable. Some were simply 'megamarts' of questionable quality. I wanted to offer something different to all the other online art websites already out there. I wanted to add something to this vast morass called the Internet.

So I focused on Artists with strong credentials, commitment and exhibiting history. Artists who have a track record making and showing quality work.  

It costs a lot to make Art, and being an Artist, while it is wonderful to spend time creating, can be a challenging way to make a living. I wanted to give Artists another avenue too, so I created a model very different to commercial bricks and mortar spaces and had a lot of conversations. To keep prices to $500 and under, many of the works on this site will be smaller scale and offered unframed,  they will all be original and there will be no sacrifice in quality.

I have selected a group of Artists for the launch who I genuinely feel honoured to be a part of this new venture (we will have a few more join us in coming months too).

Since first dreaming up this idea,  I've had a busy time with exhibitions, house moves and the other things that life throws at you. So I put the idea on the backburner, just bringing it out occasionally, mentioning it to people I know and wondering if and when I would be able to get the idea off the ground but doing nothing more. But late last year I decided it was time.


It's been a bit of a learning curve building an online gallery and e-commerce site from scratch. I have run projects before, coordinating lots of activities and people, but creating a business involving a number of people is something more complex. It has taken longer to get off the ground that I expected, but I know the quality of the gallery makes it worth the wait.....so HERE WE ARE! 

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