Well, here is the first painting l have done in my new studio. This represents my school and church where l first started school. This church l love, but the black door represents the dark secrets that went on behind closed doors in the catholic church.
This next painting represents my love of the Murry River. Have started my 3rd so stay tuned. Cheers Blogger
Today's artist is Grace Cossington Smith (1892-1984), was born in Cossington, Neutral Bay, Sydney. Grace was the second child born to Ernest Smith and his wife Grace, maiden name Fisher. Grace was the second of Five children , her father was born in London and was a crown solicitor and his wife Grace was the daughter of the rector and squire of Cossington, Leicestershire. Daughter Grace attened art classes with Albert Collins and Alfred Coffey, Then later attended drawing classes with Antonio Dattilo-Rubbo who held special classes for young ladies. With her elder sister, she sailed in March 1912 for two years in England, staying with an aunt at Winchester; she attended a few drawing classes there and some outdoor sketching classes at Speck, near Stettin, Germany, but the most lasting art influence was her memory of paintings by Watteau in Berlin. Grace returned to Sydney in 1914 to her family, her mother's suggestion, Grace became Grace Cossington Sm...
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