CHARLES BLACKMAN

The prints of Charles Blackman – along with those of Michael Leunig and David Boyd – are often amongst the first works that kick of an Australian art collection. Blackman has been a very prolific artist over his lifetime – and so it pays to become...

SIDNEY NOLAN RETROSPECTIVE 2

The Sidney Nolan retrospective has moved on to Melbourne. I noticed a least one review in the Melbourne press that put forward the view that after the brilliant early works Nolan became a cynical painter. In my opinion this is just plain wrong. Time after time...

DAVID BOYD AND ARTHUR BOYD

Sibling rivalry is a common theme of many art forms. However I doubt that there existed the usual levels between the two painters David Boyd and Arthur Boyd. I’m basing this on interviews I have seen with Arthur and a couple of conversations that I have had with...