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The Lester Prize
The portrait of Eric, which I called 'Jack of all Trades', was selected as a finalist in the Lester Prize for Portraiture. Apologies to...
JillAnsell
Nov 6, 20202 min read
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Eric : Jack of All Trades. Finalist
Eric Nidd was an intrepid individual whose life embraced so many places and occupations that he became a Jack of all Trades – the...
JillAnsell
Jul 24, 20201 min read
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Miscellaneous
Too many versions of Jill in this post, but when you want to do a portrait and your sitter isn’t available, you use the closest face-...
JillAnsell
Sep 8, 20171 min read
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Beverley Boy: Soldier 452
This belated post is the final version of a work I started last year while on a residency in Beverley and then sold at the Skin Deep...
JillAnsell
May 17, 20173 min read
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Lois
I’ve just stopped painting this portrait of my multitalented friend Lois. I hesitate to say it is finished, because I can already see...
JillAnsell
Sep 14, 20162 min read
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Artist in Residence
Once again I took myself off to the little Wheatbelt town of Beverley for couple of weeks as Artist in residence. There is no doubt that...
JillAnsell
Jun 7, 20161 min read
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Public Art at Curtin
I studied at Curtin University many years ago and have had little reason since to return and wander amongst its cold concrete walls, but...
JillAnsell
Apr 14, 20161 min read
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Bust Exhibition at Zig Zag gallery
Our group exhibition opened last Saturday night in wild winter weather at the lovely Zig Zag gallery in Kalamunda. Our group’s previous...
JillAnsell
Aug 16, 20151 min read
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Public Art Project: Fremantle
My Fast Track Art students have been involved in creating public artworks in Fremantle for nearly 10 years. Christine George, through the...
JillAnsell
Jul 26, 20151 min read
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Weekend Walk
It seems a long time since I completed a beach painting, but Artists Palette Magazine suggested I paint one as a demonstration painting...
JillAnsell
May 12, 20152 min read
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Skin Deep
The inaugural Western Australian Portrait Artists exhibition ‘Skin Deep’ opened at Kidogo Art House on Friday night. The very talented...
JillAnsell
Jan 2, 20151 min read
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Artist in Residence - Beverley
I’ve just spent a delightful few days as artist in residence in the lovely Avon Valley town of Beverley. Beverley has renovated the old...
JillAnsell
Nov 9, 20141 min read
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Portrait of Graeme
I asked my Uncle Graeme to pose for this portrait some time ago and got the chance when my lovely Aunt dropped him off so she could go...
JillAnsell
Jul 17, 20141 min read
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Pop-up studio
I am out of the shed at least temporarily and sharing a pop up studio with fellow local artists Beba Hall and Joanna Wakefield at the...
JillAnsell
May 25, 20141 min read
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Public Art transforms Perth
I have loved watching the transformation of parts of our city in ‘Public:Art in the City’ Exhibition. It is fantastic to see national and...
JillAnsell
Apr 20, 20141 min read
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‘Night Quest with Stella and Ravens’
Just finished this commission for a lovely client. I enjoyed the quirky quest feel of this work and painting in all those rich darks....
JillAnsell
Dec 15, 20131 min read
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The Text
Just reluctantly delivered to The Sir Charles Gairdner Award. Only reluctant as I still wanted another day or two to fiddle with...
JillAnsell
Sep 24, 20131 min read
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Urban Art
As a complete change from my own recent painting efforts by myself with a small brush in the studio, my students and I have been madly...
JillAnsell
May 21, 20131 min read
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From Fragments
I am in the process of assembling six small works inside drawers from an old treadle sewing machine. These are real joint works of art....
JillAnsell
Apr 30, 20131 min read
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International Women’s Day
This small painting is for the International Women’s Day exhibition that opens tonight at DiVerse gallery, 54 Angove street, North Perth....
JillAnsell
Mar 8, 20131 min read
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