Blog

Ramblings, musings, excuses for not getting enough work done... and the odd inspiration.

JillAnsell

Jul 17, 2014
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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...

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JillAnsell

May 25, 2014
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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...

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JillAnsell

Apr 20, 2014
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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...

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JillAnsell

Dec 15, 2013
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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....

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JillAnsell

Oct 6, 2013
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Win at York

Yesterday was a windfall day! Best Dress: Dust Dreams was awarded two prizes at the York Art Award : the Sculpture prize and the Art...

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JillAnsell

Sep 24, 2013
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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...

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JillAnsell

May 21, 2013
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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...

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JillAnsell

Apr 30, 2013
1 min

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....

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JillAnsell

Apr 13, 2013
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Forthcoming exhibition

I received an email last week from a local gallery I like explaining that they had a cancellation in their exhibition programme and...

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JillAnsell

Mar 8, 2013
1 min

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....

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JillAnsell

Dec 9, 2012
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Journey Paintings

This new work belongs to what I think of as Journey paintings - paintings that mark the moving out from one stage to another, in this...

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JillAnsell

Oct 14, 2012
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Packed Away

Yes, I’m back in my case phase. If Picasso can have his blue period I can be allowed to have my old luggage period. And as I’ve said...

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JillAnsell

Sep 3, 2012
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Pushing the last minute even further..

I have painted a large version of a small painting I am fond of and sold earlier in the year . The change in scale made the painting of...

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JillAnsell

Aug 15, 2012
1 min

Off to Kalgoorlie...

Here is a detail from a painting hot out of the studio. It was finished today so it could be packed up to go up to the Kalgoorlie-Boulder...

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JillAnsell

Aug 11, 2012
1 min

Donation

I donated this work to be auctioned tonight at the 'Save the Children Fund' Ball. It is the one I had left after the Boom exhibition, but...

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JillAnsell

Aug 6, 2012
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Back in the Studio....

Apologies for my overly lengthy delay in correspondence. I have been working on a portrait of my multi talented friend Tineke to try my...

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The Doug Moran Portrait Prize.....waiting to hear..

JillAnsell

Jul 3, 2012
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The Doug Moran Portrait Prize.....waiting to hear..

‘Luggage: Detritus and Dreams’ has been selected as a semi finalist for the Doug Moran Portrait Prize in New South Wales . At $150,000.00...

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JillAnsell

Feb 24, 2012
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Opening night at Oats Street Factory

Madness. Very crowded, lively and social opening night. The gallery was quickly overwhelmed and only the determined made it through to...

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JillAnsell

Feb 21, 2012
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Clara's Case

Clara’s case. My interest in the women of the goldfields was initially driven by my grandmother.When I started the painting it was my...

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JillAnsell

Feb 20, 2012
1 min

Finished...

After a marathon effort on the last day, all works were finished, signed, assembled and varnished. They have now been delivered to the...

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