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Australian landscape painter
Becker Minty Sydney and Hobart

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Sep 8

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The Edge Of Distance
Acrylic on board
35 x 50cms

Whenever I start a painting, with the landscape stretching ahead of me, the most interesting thing is without doubt, the terrain itself.

The surfaces of my sketchbook, canvas or board are devoid of any colour or commitment. But as I work my way into the subject, things start to shift, so that the painting takes over and a ‘picture’ starts to emerge, holding my focus more than the actual landscape.

Part of a new body of work following my successful show, Unseen Landscapes, @workingdog.gallery back in April/May.

DM me if you would like more details.

#rhythms #contours #angularlandscapes #geometry #perspectives #horizons #landscapeartist #landscapepainting #vanishingpoints #turningfields #contempoarylandscape #mikestaniford

The Edge Of Distance
Acrylic on board
35 x 50cms

Whenever I start a painting, with the landscape stretching ahead of me, the most interesting thing is without doubt, the terrain itself.

The surfaces of my sketchbook, canvas or board are devoid of any colour or commitment. But as I work my way into the subject, things start to shift, so that the painting takes over and a ‘picture’ starts to emerge, holding my focus more than the actual landscape.

Part of a new body of work following my successful show, Unseen Landscapes, @workingdog.gallery back in April/May.

DM me if you would like more details.

#rhythms #contours #angularlandscapes #geometry #perspectives #horizons #landscapeartist #landscapepainting #vanishingpoints #turningfields #contempoarylandscape #mikestaniford ...

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Sep 1

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It seems only logical that my own personal way into abstraction comes from ‘interpreting’ the landscape into a ‘formalized geometry.’

The performance of light, mood and spatial recognition are the key principles of the approach I want to take. Resemblance to place is of little consequence and left entirely to the viewer’s discretion.

Rhythms Of Distance
Acrylic on board
35 x 45cms

#rhythms #contours #angularlandscapes #geometry #perspectives #horizons #landscapeartist #landscapepainting #vanishingpoints #turningfields #contempoarylandscape #mikestaniford

It seems only logical that my own personal way into abstraction comes from ‘interpreting’ the landscape into a ‘formalized geometry.’

The performance of light, mood and spatial recognition are the key principles of the approach I want to take. Resemblance to place is of little consequence and left entirely to the viewer’s discretion.

Rhythms Of Distance
Acrylic on board
35 x 45cms

#rhythms #contours #angularlandscapes #geometry #perspectives #horizons #landscapeartist #landscapepainting #vanishingpoints #turningfields #contempoarylandscape #mikestaniford ...

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Aug 28

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A few finishing touches to an earlier painting (February 2025) of the Ringarooma River, near Winnaleah in north west Tasmania. Can’t wait to head back to this fabulous location in November with partner @debbiemackinnon for a workshop with @artablestudios

Unexpectedly two places have opened up, so why not join the group and explore your creative side in this stunning part of the world.
Check it out at easy link in bio. I don’t think these spots will last long so be quick!

#artworkshop #tasmania #tasmanian #enclave #artable #artretreat #landscapeartist #landscapepainting #mikestaniford

A few finishing touches to an earlier painting (February 2025) of the Ringarooma River, near Winnaleah in north west Tasmania. Can’t wait to head back to this fabulous location in November with partner @debbiemackinnon for a workshop with @artablestudios

Unexpectedly two places have opened up, so why not join the group and explore your creative side in this stunning part of the world.
Check it out at easy link in bio. I don’t think these spots will last long so be quick!

#artworkshop #tasmania #tasmanian #enclave #artable #artretreat #landscapeartist #landscapepainting #mikestaniford ...

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Aug 26

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The diagonals of fields under an intensely stormy sky. From my last visit to Hope Valley, Derbyshire in the UK’s Peak District.

Acrylic on board

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#landscapeartist #landscapepainter #vanishingpoints #landscapegeometry #countrystyle #derbyshire #peakdistrict #farmland #wideopenspaces #tracks #humanintervention #spaceandform #diagonals #fieldpatterns #clouds☁️ #cloudformations #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #abstraction #mikestaniford

The diagonals of fields under an intensely stormy sky. From my last visit to Hope Valley, Derbyshire in the UK’s Peak District.

Acrylic on board

DM me for details.

#landscapeartist #landscapepainter #vanishingpoints #landscapegeometry #countrystyle #derbyshire #peakdistrict #farmland #wideopenspaces #tracks #humanintervention #spaceandform #diagonals #fieldpatterns #clouds☁️ #cloudformations #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #abstraction #mikestaniford ...

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Aug 21

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Two from the sketchbook and both in gouache. I don’t draw anything out in pencil to start with but dive straight in with paint, always establishing the horizon line first before breaking down the landscape into basic shapes.

I like to work fast and keep the paint flowing until I have the relationship with the work that I am seeking. At that point I stop looking at the subject and just refer to the work in front of me, its colours and composition finding it’s own way and leading me to an end point.

#sketchbooks #sketchbookpages #sketchbookartist #mixedmedia #gouache #gouachepaintings #personalrecord #composition #colourfield #landscapepainting #visualjournals #fieldstudies #landscapeartist

Two from the sketchbook and both in gouache. I don’t draw anything out in pencil to start with but dive straight in with paint, always establishing the horizon line first before breaking down the landscape into basic shapes.

I like to work fast and keep the paint flowing until I have the relationship with the work that I am seeking. At that point I stop looking at the subject and just refer to the work in front of me, its colours and composition finding it’s own way and leading me to an end point.

#sketchbooks #sketchbookpages #sketchbookartist #mixedmedia #gouache #gouachepaintings #personalrecord #composition #colourfield #landscapepainting #visualjournals #fieldstudies #landscapeartist ...

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Aug 18

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Silence is a river.

Acrylic on board
63 x 63cms

#australianlandscape #bushland #lightontrees #arborealists #trees #ringaroomariver #tasmanian #wilderness #contemporarylandscape #landscapepainting #momentsintime #landscapepainter #coastallandscape #waterways #lakesandrivers #australianartist #coastalliving #mikestaniford

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Aug 15

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Coastal Footpath, Cape Cornwall 1 and 2.

Acrylic on paper
Each 52 x 46cms framed

#unseenlandscapes #unseenworld #soloshow #workingdoggallery #landscapeartist #landscapepainter #vanishingpoints #landscapegeometry #tracks #humanintervention #spaceandform #diagonals #fieldpatterns #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #abstraction #mikestaniford

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Aug 13

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There are landscapes where tracks, broken fences and the marks of human intervention play an important part in forming an identity of place.

I am still struck by that sweep of unbroken expanse, vastness that is both grounding and infinite.

Forging A New Path (detail)
Acrylic on paper

#unseenlandscapes #unseenworld #soloshow #workingdoggallery #landscapeartist #landscapepainter #vanishingpoints #landscapegeometry #tracks #humanintervention #spaceandform #diagonals #fieldpatterns #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #abstraction #mikestaniford

There are landscapes where tracks, broken fences and the marks of human intervention play an important part in forming an identity of place.

I am still struck by that sweep of unbroken expanse, vastness that is both grounding and infinite.

Forging A New Path (detail)
Acrylic on paper

#unseenlandscapes #unseenworld #soloshow #workingdoggallery #landscapeartist #landscapepainter #vanishingpoints #landscapegeometry #tracks #humanintervention #spaceandform #diagonals #fieldpatterns #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #abstraction #mikestaniford ...

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Aug 11

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“Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress. But water always goes where it wants to go, and nothing in the end can stand against it.
Margaret Atwood

And like a journey across the land, these rain filled tracks emphasize the mystery of water.

I’m beginning to use monoprints more often these days, the effect adding dramatically to the end result. See how the underlying print provides a perfect watery background to my over painting.

From my solo show, Unseen Landscapes. Contact me for further details.

The Language Of Rain
Acrylic over monoprint on paper
62 x 79cms framed

#unseenlandscapes #unseenworld #soloshow #workingdoggallery #landscapeartist #landscapepainter #vanishingpoints #landscapegeometry #tracks #humanintervention #spaceandform #diagonals #fieldpatterns #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #abstraction #mikestaniford

“Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress. But water always goes where it wants to go, and nothing in the end can stand against it.
Margaret Atwood

And like a journey across the land, these rain filled tracks emphasize the mystery of water.

I’m beginning to use monoprints more often these days, the effect adding dramatically to the end result. See how the underlying print provides a perfect watery background to my over painting.

From my solo show, Unseen Landscapes. Contact me for further details.

The Language Of Rain
Acrylic over monoprint on paper
62 x 79cms framed

#unseenlandscapes #unseenworld #soloshow #workingdoggallery #landscapeartist #landscapepainter #vanishingpoints #landscapegeometry #tracks #humanintervention #spaceandform #diagonals #fieldpatterns #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #abstraction #mikestaniford ...

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Aug 9

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Windswept trees on the north Cornish coast near Pendeen. Painted during my time teaching @newlynartschool last year.

I love how trees submit to their environment and yet survive and thrive no matter what nature throws at them.

Acrylic on paper

#coastal #coastallandscape #trees #fortheloveoftrees #treestreestrees #surviving #nature #windswept #cornwall #cornishcoast #landscapepainting #twoartistsonejourney #pleinairpainting #inthestudio ##newlynartschool #mixedmedia #mikestaniford

Windswept trees on the north Cornish coast near Pendeen. Painted during my time teaching @newlynartschool last year.

I love how trees submit to their environment and yet survive and thrive no matter what nature throws at them.

Acrylic on paper

#coastal #coastallandscape #trees #fortheloveoftrees #treestreestrees #surviving #nature #windswept #cornwall #cornishcoast #landscapepainting #twoartistsonejourney #pleinairpainting #inthestudio ##newlynartschool #mixedmedia #mikestaniford ...

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Aug 8

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The best journey takes you home.

Have you ever seen anything in your life
more wonderful than the way the sun,
every evening, relaxed and easy,
floats toward the horizon and into the
clouds or the rumpled sea and is gone…

Mary Oliver

Acrylic on paper
54 x 54cms

#returninghome #daysend #landscapeartist #landscapepainter #journeys #landscapegeometry #countrystyle #woodland #standoftrees #gloaming #australianperspectives #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #abstraction #mikestaniford

The best journey takes you home.

Have you ever seen anything in your life
more wonderful than the way the sun,
every evening, relaxed and easy,
floats toward the horizon and into the
clouds or the rumpled sea and is gone…

Mary Oliver

Acrylic on paper
54 x 54cms

#returninghome #daysend #landscapeartist #landscapepainter #journeys #landscapegeometry #countrystyle #woodland #standoftrees #gloaming #australianperspectives #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #abstraction #mikestaniford ...

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Aug 5

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Resemblance to place is of little consequence and left entirely to the viewer’s discretion. Plein air sketches of trees and coastal walks in Devon and the NSW coast at Pambula bear witness to my fascination of a far headland, partially obscured.

The performance of light, mood and spatial recognition are most important to me.

Acrylic on board
63 x 63cms

#lightsandshadows #lightthroughthetrees #landscapeartist #landscapepainting #australianperspectives #farheadland #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #abstraction #mikestaniford

Resemblance to place is of little consequence and left entirely to the viewer’s discretion. Plein air sketches of trees and coastal walks in Devon and the NSW coast at Pambula bear witness to my fascination of a far headland, partially obscured.

The performance of light, mood and spatial recognition are most important to me.

Acrylic on board
63 x 63cms

#lightsandshadows #lightthroughthetrees #landscapeartist #landscapepainting #australianperspectives #farheadland #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #abstraction #mikestaniford ...

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Aug 1

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The sweep of an unbroken expanse, a vastness that is both grounding and infinite. Landscapes where tracks, broken fences and the marks of human intervention play an important part in forming an identity of place.

Executed in different degrees of charcoal and graphite on Arches 300gsm paper.

Navigating By Light
72 x 71cms Framed

From my recent show, Unseen Landscapes. Head to my website to see more of this body of work. www.mikestaniford.com

#tracks #humanintervention #spaceandform #diagonals #fieldpatterns #vastness #unseenlandscapes #wilderness #wideopenspaces #farreaching #expanse #vanishingpoints #australianperspectives #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #abstraction #mikestaniford

The sweep of an unbroken expanse, a vastness that is both grounding and infinite. Landscapes where tracks, broken fences and the marks of human intervention play an important part in forming an identity of place.

Executed in different degrees of charcoal and graphite on Arches 300gsm paper.

Navigating By Light
72 x 71cms Framed

From my recent show, Unseen Landscapes. Head to my website to see more of this body of work. www.mikestaniford.com

#tracks #humanintervention #spaceandform #diagonals #fieldpatterns #vastness #unseenlandscapes #wilderness #wideopenspaces #farreaching #expanse #vanishingpoints #australianperspectives #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #abstraction #mikestaniford ...

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Jul 31

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Looking across Hardy’s Bay towards Ettalong. A quick study of the amazing early evening light.

Giving Paul Rubens watercolors @paulrubensart a test drive. Beautiful pigment and great colours.

Swipe to see the process.

#watercolours #paulrubensart #watercoloursketch #watercolourartist #nswcentralcoast #eveninglight #hardysbaynsw #mikestaniford

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Jul 29

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The largest canyon in the world, Capertee Valley in New South Wales, 135 kms north west of Sydney and the original home of the Wiradjuri people.

Acrylic on board
83 x 83cms

#landscapeartist #landscapepainter #vanishingpoints #landscapegeometry #countrystyle #farmland #wideopenspaces #tracks #humanintervention #spaceandform #diagonals #fieldpatterns #australianperspectives #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #abstraction #mikestaniford

The largest canyon in the world, Capertee Valley in New South Wales, 135 kms north west of Sydney and the original home of the Wiradjuri people.

Acrylic on board
83 x 83cms

#landscapeartist #landscapepainter #vanishingpoints #landscapegeometry #countrystyle #farmland #wideopenspaces #tracks #humanintervention #spaceandform #diagonals #fieldpatterns #australianperspectives #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #abstraction #mikestaniford ...

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Jul 27

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Trees are like friends and just like the branches of a tree, they can reach out and touch our lives in so many ways. They cheer us up, put a smile on our face and bring light to even the gloomiest of days. Go on, step outside and give one a hug!
It’s National Tree Day!

#nationaltreeday #trees #treesofinstagram #landscapersofinstagram #landscapepainting #mikestaniford

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Jul 27

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The Pacific Highway at Crows Nest. I walk along this busy road every day to the studio and realized how easy it is to overlook the ever changing profile of the urban landscape. The angles and perspectives appealed to me most of all and it’s an example of my fast and loose work in watercolour.

Swipe for an earlier stage to see the minimal building structure.

#watercoloursketch #watercolourartist #urbanlandscape #cityscape #changingskyline #fastandloose #crowsnest #mikestaniford ...

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Jul 24

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Light through the trees. Gouache in 300gsm mixed media sketchbook.
Swipe to see first marks.

#welovetreesandwoods #lightthroughtrees #treestreestrees #sketchbookpages #sketchbookartist #workingingouache #gouacheonpaper #gouachestudy #boldcolours #woodland #nature #shadowplay #mikestaniford

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Jul 21

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Autumn colours. From the botanical gardens in the Blue Mountains. Swipe to see the starting point and my initial sketch.

#autumncolours #autumnvibes #fortheloveoftrees #trees #treestreestrees #seasonschange #pinkglow #naturesway #landscapepainting #mikestaniford

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Jul 19

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Further to my earlier post…how it finished up. A river so calm it’s almost at a standstill. Feel I want to tweak a few areas but really only minor details.

Tranquil Waters
Acrylic on canvas
84 x 104cms
Framed in Tasmanian Oak

#tranquilwaters #stillwaters #reflections #riverbend #landscapeartist #landscapainter #inthelandscape #contemporarylandscape #mikestaniford

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Jul 17

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A slow but very enjoyable process. Working from sketchbook reference (swipe to see) of the Ringarooma River in north east Tasmania.

Still a way to go but mindful not to overwork it. Funny how the senses replay a location when you embark on a painting of place. I’m in the Sydney studio but can hear the flow of the river, black galahs crying overhead and that last sunlight breaking through the trees.

Acrylic on canvas
Finished framed size 84 x 104cms

#lightsandshadows #trees #backlittrees #treestreestrees #treesarelife #ringaroomariver #tasmania #senses #sightsandsounds #landscapepainting #landscapeartist #lastlight #remotelocation #contemporaryfineart #artcollectors #contemporarylandscape #contemporarylandscapepainting #mikestaniford

A slow but very enjoyable process. Working from sketchbook reference (swipe to see) of the Ringarooma River in north east Tasmania.

Still a way to go but mindful not to overwork it. Funny how the senses replay a location when you embark on a painting of place. I’m in the Sydney studio but can hear the flow of the river, black galahs crying overhead and that last sunlight breaking through the trees.

Acrylic on canvas
Finished framed size 84 x 104cms

#lightsandshadows #trees #backlittrees #treestreestrees #treesarelife #ringaroomariver #tasmania #senses #sightsandsounds #landscapepainting #landscapeartist #lastlight #remotelocation #contemporaryfineart #artcollectors #contemporarylandscape #contemporarylandscapepainting #mikestaniford ...

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Jul 16

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One from my recent show, Unseen Landscapes. DM me for further information or take a look at several other works on my website www.mikestaniford.com

Sweeping Land
Acrylic on board
43 x 53 cms Framed

#landscapepainting #unseenlandscapes #sweepingland #unseenworld #soloshow #workingdoggallery #landscapeartist #landscapepainter #vanishingpoints #landscapegeometry #tracks #humanintervention #spaceandform #diagonals #fieldpatterns #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #abstraction #mikestaniford

One from my recent show, Unseen Landscapes. DM me for further information or take a look at several other works on my website www.mikestaniford.com

Sweeping Land
Acrylic on board
43 x 53 cms Framed

#landscapepainting #unseenlandscapes #sweepingland #unseenworld #soloshow #workingdoggallery #landscapeartist #landscapepainter #vanishingpoints #landscapegeometry #tracks #humanintervention #spaceandform #diagonals #fieldpatterns #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #abstraction #mikestaniford ...

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Jul 13

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A stick of charcoal and a couple of Posca pens are all I need to create the sharply defined lines and smooth gradients of the landscape.

I look for the abstract forms and patterns and instead of realistic depictions and construct my visual experience using basic geometric shapes.

I love the boldness of Posca pans especially when the ink is flooding from the nib. Try mixing in a white Posca with it while it’s wet and let the accidents lead you where you least expect.

These were all made on Box Head on the Killcare Peninsula, 90 minutes north of Sydney.

Number 1 shows how white can work over black and give you any number of greys. The large black hillsides becoming quite confronting forms and very abstract in their own right. A put the horizon line of the ocean in to instantly convey a sense of place.

2-5 are all very quick, impulsive renderings sometimes using the thick and thin of the nib to elicit varying degrees of boldness.

The soft pastel wash in number 3 was added later. In the last image I used charcoal for the headland and Posca for the chaos of the bush in foreground, putting down a solid layer of black before erratically describing the unmanicured nature of the trees, bushes and rocks.

If you’ve never used Poscas, I highly recommend them.

#poscas #pleinairdrawing #fastandloose #fluid #markmaking #nswcentralcoast #abstractexpressionist #blackandwhiteartwork #creativeinterpretation #landscapeartist #landscapepainting #geometry

A stick of charcoal and a couple of Posca pens are all I need to create the sharply defined lines and smooth gradients of the landscape.

I look for the abstract forms and patterns and instead of realistic depictions and construct my visual experience using basic geometric shapes.

I love the boldness of Posca pans especially when the ink is flooding from the nib. Try mixing in a white Posca with it while it’s wet and let the accidents lead you where you least expect.

These were all made on Box Head on the Killcare Peninsula, 90 minutes north of Sydney.

Number 1 shows how white can work over black and give you any number of greys. The large black hillsides becoming quite confronting forms and very abstract in their own right. A put the horizon line of the ocean in to instantly convey a sense of place.

2-5 are all very quick, impulsive renderings sometimes using the thick and thin of the nib to elicit varying degrees of boldness.

The soft pastel wash in number 3 was added later. In the last image I used charcoal for the headland and Posca for the chaos of the bush in foreground, putting down a solid layer of black before erratically describing the unmanicured nature of the trees, bushes and rocks.

If you’ve never used Poscas, I highly recommend them.

#poscas #pleinairdrawing #fastandloose #fluid #markmaking #nswcentralcoast #abstractexpressionist #blackandwhiteartwork #creativeinterpretation #landscapeartist #landscapepainting #geometry ...

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Jul 10

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For my art practice, drawing is at the heart of everything. What memories a quick sketch can revive, places, people, chance encounters. Here’s just a few from my archive.

Hardy’s Bay house.
The streets of Hampstead, London.
Boats at anchor, Salcombe, Devon.
Kitchen sink.

Sometimes a quick 60 second sketch is all it needs. The beauty lies in imperfection…wobbly line, mistakes, unfinished areas.

#drawing #drawdrawdraw #draweachday #memories #quicksketch #unfinished #observation #chanceencounter #artpractice #mikestaniford

For my art practice, drawing is at the heart of everything. What memories a quick sketch can revive, places, people, chance encounters. Here’s just a few from my archive.

Hardy’s Bay house.
The streets of Hampstead, London.
Boats at anchor, Salcombe, Devon.
Kitchen sink.

Sometimes a quick 60 second sketch is all it needs. The beauty lies in imperfection…wobbly line, mistakes, unfinished areas.

#drawing #drawdrawdraw #draweachday #memories #quicksketch #unfinished #observation #chanceencounter #artpractice #mikestaniford ...

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Jul 8

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Warrantina Road, the main street in Winnaleah in north east Tasmania as the early morning light casts shadows down the street. I’m working in gouache here, swipe to see my masked off starting point with a bright orange background through to completion.

Gouache is a fantastic medium whereby light, transparent washes allow the colour underneath to be reactivated to great effect, whereas if you let the layers of paint to dry, a thicker mixture of paint allows you to paint in lighter colours over the top of darks to add a further sense of drawing into the picture.

You need good paper, smooth 200gsm minimum, quality brushes and plenty of patience with the paint mixing.

Don’t be put off if it takes time, just keep persevering. As an inspirational figure from my past once told me…’Run towards the problem.’

#gouacheonpaper #gouachesketch #sketchbooks #sketchbookartist #landscapeartist #landscapepainting #urbanlandscape #technique #colourmixing #streetscape #mikestaniford

Warrantina Road, the main street in Winnaleah in north east Tasmania as the early morning light casts shadows down the street. I’m working in gouache here, swipe to see my masked off starting point with a bright orange background through to completion.

Gouache is a fantastic medium whereby light, transparent washes allow the colour underneath to be reactivated to great effect, whereas if you let the layers of paint to dry, a thicker mixture of paint allows you to paint in lighter colours over the top of darks to add a further sense of drawing into the picture.

You need good paper, smooth 200gsm minimum, quality brushes and plenty of patience with the paint mixing.

Don’t be put off if it takes time, just keep persevering. As an inspirational figure from my past once told me…’Run towards the problem.’

#gouacheonpaper #gouachesketch #sketchbooks #sketchbookartist #landscapeartist #landscapepainting #urbanlandscape #technique #colourmixing #streetscape #mikestaniford ...

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Jul 6

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After a long absence, I am getting back in to watercolours again. Such a lovely zen like medium. My inspiration was always Edward Seago and Patrick Prokter to mention a couple and of course Winslow Homer!

I am not a wet into wet painter so the trick is have patience and let the washes dry. And not to muddy the end result by continually over painting. Good paper and quality brushes are also crucial to deliver a good result.

I would love to hear any tips or techniques?

#watercoloursketch #watercolourartist #pleinair #killcare #sketchbooks #sketchesoninstagram #drawingoninstagram #landscapeartist #landscapepainting #mikestaniford

After a long absence, I am getting back in to watercolours again. Such a lovely zen like medium. My inspiration was always Edward Seago and Patrick Prokter to mention a couple and of course Winslow Homer!

I am not a wet into wet painter so the trick is have patience and let the washes dry. And not to muddy the end result by continually over painting. Good paper and quality brushes are also crucial to deliver a good result.

I would love to hear any tips or techniques?

#watercoloursketch #watercolourartist #pleinair #killcare #sketchbooks #sketchesoninstagram #drawingoninstagram #landscapeartist #landscapepainting #mikestaniford ...

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Jul 4

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Staying with theme of trees, the stunning Ringarooma River in north east Tasmania. One of the many dramatic locations I’m looking forward to taking our @artablestudios group of artists in November with of course my partner in life and art @debbiemackinnon

There’s a stillness here as the river snakes its way around a broad sweeping curve, offering a perfect sense of brooding wilderness. Something for artists to discover and enjoy.

This is a small work 43 x 43cms in acrylic on board.

#painting #pleinair #ringaroomariver #tasmania #artworkshops #contemporaryart #creativeart #contemporarypainting #artcurator #art #modernpainters #contemporarydrawing #drawing #painting #newartbuyers #landscapeartist #landscapepainter #artistsoninstagram #curator #artcollectors #artgallery #mikestaniford

Staying with theme of trees, the stunning Ringarooma River in north east Tasmania. One of the many dramatic locations I’m looking forward to taking our @artablestudios group of artists in November with of course my partner in life and art @debbiemackinnon

There’s a stillness here as the river snakes its way around a broad sweeping curve, offering a perfect sense of brooding wilderness. Something for artists to discover and enjoy.

This is a small work 43 x 43cms in acrylic on board.

#painting #pleinair #ringaroomariver #tasmania #artworkshops #contemporaryart #creativeart #contemporarypainting #artcurator #art #modernpainters #contemporarydrawing #drawing #painting #newartbuyers #landscapeartist #landscapepainter #artistsoninstagram #curator #artcollectors #artgallery #mikestaniford ...

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Jul 2

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“How nature paints the living earth in autumn time.”

My favorite Sydney season, low sharp sunlight and a street full of trees that age through the colours of the season. The street I live on, in the lower north shore suburb of Crows Nest.

Autumn Shadowplay
Acrylic on board
43 x 43cms

#shadowplay #atumnal #autumncolours #mystreet #crowsnest #sydney🇦🇺 #sydneyautumn #urbanlandscape #landscapepainter #landscapeartist #mikestaniford

“How nature paints the living earth in autumn time.”

My favorite Sydney season, low sharp sunlight and a street full of trees that age through the colours of the season. The street I live on, in the lower north shore suburb of Crows Nest.

Autumn Shadowplay
Acrylic on board
43 x 43cms

#shadowplay #atumnal #autumncolours #mystreet #crowsnest #sydney🇦🇺 #sydneyautumn #urbanlandscape #landscapepainter #landscapeartist #mikestaniford ...

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Jun 29

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Letting loose with the charcoal along the Flannel Flower walk on the NSW Central Coast. Perfect conditions and a flock of black cockatoos flying overhead made it all the more interesting. Nature at its best!

#charcoalsketches #drawing #pleiair #bouddinationalpark #nswcentralcoast #landscapeartist #innature #mikestaniford

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Jun 27

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The weekend is here and time for a few days out of the city, walking across the headland and searching the ocean for whales heading north for winter.

It was Mark Twain who said, “Distance lends enchantment to the view.” I couldn’t agree more.

Steps Beyond the Horizon
Acrylic on canvas
102 x 102cms

#unseenlandscapes #unseenworld #landscapeartist #landscapepainter #vanishingpoints #landscapegeometry #tracks #humanintervention #spaceandform #diagonals #fieldpatterns #horizons #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #abstraction #mikestaniford

The weekend is here and time for a few days out of the city, walking across the headland and searching the ocean for whales heading north for winter.

It was Mark Twain who said, “Distance lends enchantment to the view.” I couldn’t agree more.

Steps Beyond the Horizon
Acrylic on canvas
102 x 102cms

#unseenlandscapes #unseenworld #landscapeartist #landscapepainter #vanishingpoints #landscapegeometry #tracks #humanintervention #spaceandform #diagonals #fieldpatterns #horizons #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #abstraction #mikestaniford ...

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