Art and technology

There are so many things that can lead an artist astray - that can divert you from your day's plan. Some of you will know that recently I received an iPad for a present. So now there is a new distraction - but maybe not. I am sitting waiting for my car to be serviced and I am using this time to write a short post.

Bark I - oil on canvas 610mm x 915mm Carol Lee Beckx © 2012

I have also been playing with Brushes. Huge kudos go to David Hockney for his mastery of this medium. It's actually really hard to get to grips with using the app. I fear some serious time discipline will be necessary in the coming weeks.


I have started compiling a portfolio of my paintings. This so much easier than carrying around a heavy book of photographs. I'm sure many other artists also have the same feeling - that the magic screen enhances the most ordinary work! What is great about using an iPad to view a painting is that the zoom function enables one to enjoy the details.


The painting above is a commission completed recently for this fully furnished city apartment. It's interesting to see how the  paintings add to the ambiance of a room.

Colour workshop

The workshop held at Art Shed Brisbane last week was very successful. The participants were able to do some serious colour investigation and then put their experiments to good use completing an abstract painting on the second day. They all worked from the same reference and it was fascinating to see how each artist interpreted the same image. (The artists decided on the reference themselves) 

Colour experiment - 760mm x 600mm Oil on canvas Carol Lee Beckx

They were very enthusiastic and produced some exciting work. Not to be left out, I got in the swing of things by starting a canvas myself with the same reference when I got home on Friday evening. The inspiration you get from your students is the wonderful aspect of teaching.

The photographs show some of the work done over the two days. All the paintings below are acrylic on canvas

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Busy times - a demonstration and a workshop

This Saturday 12^th May, from 2.00pm to 4.00pm I will be demonstrating at Art Shed Brisbane

I’ll be talking about colour as an introduction to the forthcoming workshop and starting a new painting in a series based on images from Mooloolaba Beach.

Flinders Blue oil on canvas 1000mm x 1000mm ©Carol Lee Beckx 2012

The following week I will be conducting  two day workshop in the Circle Gallery, Art Shed Brisbane

Friday 18^th May and Sunday 20^th May

9.30am - 15.30pm

Colour Basics 

•          exploring basic colour palettes;
• ·        simplifying colour mixing;
• ·        unlocking the secrets of harmonious colours to give you confidence and inspire your      use of colour.

Book at Art Shed 274 Montague Road

West End
Phone: 3846 1330