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LATEST ARTICLES ( 134 )

• Common Ground

  

  It’s amazing to think that despite Vienna’s rich artistic history, our young sketch group is somewhat on the periphery. Life drawing doesn’t hold the... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• A Viennese Soirée

  

  Very soon I will be reunited with my Viennese contingent, and together we will be celebrating our twice-weekly sketch groups with a delightful little group show. Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Since Paintings Are to Be Looked at

  

  Paintings are to be looked at, and their reality in paint is an inextricable part of their being looked at—far different from their representation on... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Integration

  

  North (Bill Thomas) © Samantha Groenestyn (oil on linen) I’ve been fortunate to be having some serious brain time with Ryan Daffurn and Scott Breton of late. Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• The Storyteller

  

  Dr Rhyl Hinwood, drawn from life Dr Rhyl Hinwood is a part of the fabric of Brisbane. Her work wove through my life well before I heard her name; her social... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• The Perfectionist, Revisited

  

  My Nanna came to visit from New South Wales and I was very pleased to spend some time sewing under her direction. Nanna, born Aleida Grul—though forced to give... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• The Old Museum

  Exciting things are afoot! In just three weeks I will be exhibiting alongside two painters I respect very much, Ryan Daffurn and Adolphe Piche. Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Eine Ästhetische Erziehung

  

  © Samantha Groenestyn (oil on linen) I have been reflecting on the endless hours I’ve spent acquainting myself with the contents of the Kunsthistorisches... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Antipodes

  

  This little guy has travelled a long way in search of fame and glory. He is the result of a month-long sojourn in Berlin, and made a well-received debut in... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Eine Einladung

  

  © Ashley Taylor It was a real delight to show my most recent works in Takt Keller several weeks ago. Dazzling Vienna set the perfect backdrop: its secret cellar... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Farbe

  

  Solution (Dr Jacques Pienaar) © Samantha Groenestyn If I could kindle your enthusiasm about just one thing, it would be paint. Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Composing as Emotional Construction

  

  Wien funkelt © Samantha Groenestyn (oil on linen) I’ve spent some time lately in the galleries trying to come to an understanding about composition. Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Collectors

  

  Post Conrad © Samantha Groenestyn (oil on canvas) I have a theory about the collecting of art. People want to use their money to express something about... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• A Rich Inheritance

  

  The enabler (Dr Jacques Pienaar) © Samantha Groenestyn (oil on linen) It is, of course, extremely unpopular to paint the way that I do—representational pictures... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• In Pursuit of Control

  

  Alexandra © Samantha Groenestyn Our happily proactive gang of painters in Vienna recently got together for a longer session with the model—eleven hours over fou... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Vernissage

  

  It gives me great pleasure to announce that an exhibition is on the horizon. Next month I will be showing the work I’ve produced during this period of intense... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Reverie

  

  Baden (oil sketch) © Samantha Groenestyn Going to the gallery without headphones is a sure way to subject yourself to the painful sound of people trying to... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• The Duchess’s Bookshelf of Becoming Super Excellent

  

  I love books, and there is a small cluster of core books that accompany me on my journey to painterly enlightenment which I would heartily recommend to other... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Leipzig Calling

  

  Bathurst Rhythms © Ryan Daffurn I have had the unimaginable pleasure of forming a close bond with an incredible painter of my own generation: Ryan Daffurn. Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• On Beginning at the Beginning

  

  The Rokeby Venus (1648-51), by Velázquez The Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, has put on a remarkable Velázquez show that has afforded me a much deeper... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE