Artist's Back to Basics

The need to illustrate his surroundings has long been a hallmark of the human. Some claims suggest that our ancestors were drawing on the walls of their caves 35,000 years ago – embellishing the rocks with pictures of the animals that they hunted for

The seaside with its vivid colours, endless movement and constant change is Scott Christensen’s muse. His work commits to canvas the beautiful crystal clear days south eastern Queensland is famous for as well as scenes of blustering seas during drama

• Canvas• Assorted oil paints: Pthalo Blue, Viridian Green, Indigo, Burnt Sienna, Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium Orange, Forest Green, Gum Leaf Dark, Cadmium Yellow Light, Cadmium Green, Ultramarine Blue, Lemon Yellow, Titanium White,• Atelier Artist Qualit

• Genesis Heat Set Oil Colours: Genesis Red; Ultramarine Blue; Genesis Yellow; Sap Green; Phthalo Green; Titanium White; Burnt Umber; Red Oxide; Mars Black.• Brushes: Roymac Golden Sable sizes 000, 1, 2, 4 and 6.• Round Tip Palette Knife.• Background

• Paper: 175gsm Skytone Text Pewter (finished size 26 x 17 cm).• Propelling Pencils: Staedtler 2H and HB, 0.5 leads. The hydrangea in this demonstration drawing by Helene Wild was slowly wilting while she worked. Because she has found that flowers (i

Jenny Greentree resides on an ancient red ridge overlooking Gidgee Lake – quite literally out the ‘Back of Bourke’ in western New South Wales. Her home has been a source of inspiration which has helped to unlock her exciting God-given talents. Jenny

• Soft Chalk Pastels (artist quality) – hand-made by Jeff Waterson, Art Spectrum and Rembrandt.• Pastel Pencils – Stabilo CarbOthello – favourites include: 1400/105 Cream; 1400/760 Dark Blue Grey; 1400/635 Dark Brown; 1400/706 Grey.• Spray Fixative.•

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Brenda Holden spent her formative years in the foothills of Adelaide. Hiking around waterfalls in the area, she grew to love the abundant birdlife. While young, she spent many years in Broken Hill and outback Western Australia – all the while develop

From a very young age, I always liked to paint and draw. My first lessons were at the age of 13 years. I learned the basic principles of tone, form and perspective; beginning with charcoal before progressing to oils. I painted in oils until the mid 1

• Arches 340gsm hot press paper.• Colour palette: Cobalt Blue; Indigo; Raw Sienna; Burnt Sienna; Black; Windsor Red.• Brushes: Number 12 Raphael mop; Number 8 mop; Number 6 mop; Number 3 and Number 5 Golden Sable synthetic. I photographed this scene