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Aussie Heroes
So today is Australia Day, or for Indigenous Australians, Invasion Day. As a result, for me, it was both a day where I can celebrate...
Ann Russell
Jan 26, 20222 min read
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It's only Words...
or is it? I have been journaling for a very long time, now. Ever since I was a pre-pubescent girl obsessing over boys at school and...
Ann Russell
Jan 22, 20222 min read
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Going, Going...
We are nearly done for 2021. Yay. I don't think I'm alone in thinking that 2021 was a pretty crappy year. It started, much like any other...
Ann Russell
Dec 29, 20213 min read
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Its a New World
Like most of you, the last couple of years has knocked me for six a bit. Things have changed in our world and will never be the same...
Ann Russell
Nov 8, 20212 min read
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RUOK? Drawing for Mental Health.
In the week that incorporates RUOK day and suicide prevention day, how are you doing? Yesterday, I filled in a Lifeline survey which was...
Ann Russell
Sep 10, 20212 min read
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Be kind, that's all.
In a time when people's mental health is suffering, people are feeling negative, lost and isolated, it is great to see some people...
Ann Russell
Aug 12, 20212 min read
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Colour Blog #5
Green: Green is a colour of nature, and is the colour that humans can see more variations of than any other. Because it is associated...
Ann Russell
Jun 28, 20211 min read
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Colour Blog #4
Colour Psychology Colour psychology is an important consideration in art and design, both for you and your audience. The psychology of...
Ann Russell
Jun 8, 20212 min read
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Colour Blog #3
Colour Context and Colour Combinations Although certain colours have specific qualities, these may change according to their context. In...
Ann Russell
May 27, 20212 min read
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Colour Blog #2
This time we are looking at warm and cool colours. These are terms that are often used by interior designers to describe the 'feel' of...
Ann Russell
May 12, 20212 min read
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Colour Blog #1
For the next few weeks, I am going to cover a bit of colour theory and ways of using colour in your art and environments. Colour theory...
Ann Russell
May 2, 20212 min read
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The Art of Life
The basis of my doctoral project is that art (in my case, visual art) enables the development of creative and critical thought, which...
Ann Russell
Mar 4, 20213 min read
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Goodbye 2020, hello 2021
So, I don't know anyone who is sad that we have now booted 2020 out the back door and down the back stairs. It has, for most people, been...
Ann Russell
Jan 1, 20212 min read
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The story so far...
I have always drawn, painted and made things. It is my way of interacting with and dealing with what the world throws at me. It is how I...
Ann Russell
Oct 27, 20202 min read
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Vale Sir Ken
One of the world's best thinkers and advocate for arts education, Sir Ken Robinson passed away yesterday after a short battle with...
Ann Russell
Aug 23, 20201 min read
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Boundaries
One of the reasons that art is put forward as a good thing is that it enhances the ability to think creatively. Often, though, art and...
Ann Russell
Jul 22, 20202 min read
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Maintaining Hope
It seems like there are two kinds of posts that mostly come up on my Facebook feed: the depressing ones about the tragi-comedic antics of...
Ann Russell
Jun 21, 20201 min read
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The best of the worst
I am reminded of a Friends episode...the one where Monica discovers that contrary to what she thought, she was actually really really bad...
Ann Russell
Jun 3, 20201 min read
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State of the world
How sad is the world at the moment? As if Covid 19 wasn't enough, now there are riots and violence happening around the United States....
Ann Russell
May 31, 20201 min read
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The Value of Teachers
The whole debate about whether schools should remain open during Covid-19 has highlighted some of the issues in education that...
Ann Russell
Apr 29, 20204 min read
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