JillAnsell
Making Mikaela
My portrait of Mikaela Castledine has been accepted into the Portia Geach Memorial Award. I’m pleased and honoured to be included. I...
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JillAnsell
- Apr 27
- 2 min
Archibald Finalist
Delighted to get the news that this little portrait has been accepted into the 2023 Archibald Prize! This self-portrait assemblage...
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JillAnsell
- Jan 26
- 2 min
Liam: Against the Grain. Finalist
Finalist in Collie Art Prize 2023 I had several circulating ideas in this painting. I was reflecting on my family. I wanted to use a...
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JillAnsell
- Nov 26, 2021
- 1 min
Moran Winner announced soon..
#MoranPrizes It has been a lovely few weeks knowing my work is included amongst the finalists in the Doug Moran Portrait Prize. I...
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JillAnsell
- Nov 6, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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JillAnsell
- Jul 24, 2020
- 1 min
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...
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JillAnsell
- Jan 23, 2019
- 1 min
New Year: New website
#new #newyearresolution #morepainting It feels wonderful to have a new website. I finally gave up on building the new one myself after...
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JillAnsell
- Sep 8, 2017
- 1 min
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-...
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JillAnsell
- May 17, 2017
- 3 min
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...
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JillAnsell
- Sep 14, 2016
- 2 min
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...
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JillAnsell
- Jun 7, 2016
- 1 min
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...
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JillAnsell
- Apr 14, 2016
- 1 min
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...
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JillAnsell
- Dec 19, 2015
- 1 min
Rembrandt’s House Amsterdam
Spent a delightful few days in Amsterdam in December. Even if one did nothing but walk the streets and admire the views it would be a...
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JillAnsell
- Aug 16, 2015
- 1 min
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...
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JillAnsell
- Jul 26, 2015
- 1 min
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...
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JillAnsell
- Jun 14, 2015
- 1 min
Rats
Clad in beanies and armed with spray cans, we have just completed a piece of street art in Vic Park and a whole new career awaits...
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JillAnsell
- May 12, 2015
- 2 min
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...
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JillAnsell
- Mar 16, 2015
- 1 min
The wrong kind of painting..
A very poor start to 2015 as far as Art production is concerned. I have only lifted brushes to paint walls and ceilings, though I admit...
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