TMC | Blog![File 38: Tas [russell] Drysdale, Ca 1950 / Photographed By Max Dupain](https://tmcblog.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/c22043_0001_c-copy.jpg)
Born February 1912 in Bognor Regis, Sussex, England, Drysdale moved to Melbourne with his family in 1923.
He was educated at Geelong Grammar School, and in his last year there in 1929, it was discovered that Drysdale had a detached retina in his left eye.
His damaged eye resulted in him doing eye exer… Read More “Sir Russell Drysdale biography”
Who were they? They were probably Australia’s most pivotal Art Family Dynasties of the 19th and 20th centuries, changing the artistic landscape in Pottery, Art, Literature, and Architecture in Australia.
Spanning over 100 years, the Boyd’s where involved with innovative Australian artists, Arthur Str… Read More “One Of Australia’s Most Influential Art Family’s – The Boyd Family”
Born in Sydney, 1924, was raised in the Depression era. At age 5 Dickerson took up drawing, mostly aeroplanes and warships. At age 14 trained as a boxer to help pay for the day to day expenses as life in general was tough & money was hard to earn, later Dickerson joined the RAAF as a guard, sket… Read More “Robert Henry Dickerson (Australian 1924-2015) AO”
John Carey Downton born in Sydney in 1939, John studied at the Royal Art society of NSW under Kenneth Green, Allan Hanson, Arthur Murch, and George Duncan.
He also spent many years Plein Air painting with master artist Leonard Long.
He has exhibited in Sydney, Melbourne and provincial centres since 19… Read More “John Carey Downton (Australia 1939-)”
Sir Sidney Robert Nolan (Australian 1917-1992) Bio
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Sidney Nolan was known for his Surreal and expressive paintings often focusing on Australian history depicting landscapes and legendary characters like outlaw Ned Kelly. Sidney said “Painting is an extension of man… Read More “Sir Sidney Robert Nolan (Australian 1917-1992)”