SYLVIE CARTER
Category: Oil
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Who said Oils and Wine don’t mix
Painting in the Hinterland at Flame Hill Winery Coming up for the Hinterland Plein Air Oil Painters! This friday we are off to explore and paint the views at the fabulous Flame Hill Winery at 249 Western Ave, Montville QLD 4560. This has to be one of my favourite places to visit. Not only are…
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Plein Air Oil Painters
Unleash your creativity and discover the magic of ‘En plein-air’ painting with the ‘Hinterland Plein Air Oil Painters’. Our Mission is : To bring oil painters together in the Hinterland —sharing brushes, stories, and the life-changing magic that happens when oil paints meet canvas under open skies. Group organiser Sylvie Carter convenes the paint outs…
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Breaking the surface
Portrait of Gold Medal Paralympian Timonthy Hodge OAM I first met Tim Hodge OAM, at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre which is the same pool he competed in, at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. He had earlier won two gold medals and a silver medal in the Paris 2024 Paralympics. I was immediately impressed with how authentically…
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En Plein Air Essentials
Painting with Oils Workshop 2025 with Artist Sylvie Carter Location : Montville, Hinterland Sunshine Coast Date: Thursday 25 and Friday 26 September 2025 Time: 9.00am – 4.00pm Immerse yourself in the stunning landscapes of the Sunshine Coast as you master the art of plein air painting! This inspiring oil painting workshop takes you to breathtaking…
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MONARO Memories
Who doesn’t love the spectacular views of the Monaro plains. I’ve painted three works of this region and each one left me with indelible memories of the windswept landscape. On the road to Baroona was a cool ;en plein air’ oil painting study, which I completed in 2023. One painting captures a passing storm in…
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Missing Painting
READ ON if you want to discover this rather strange and unique story about my now missing portrait. It was going to be my entry in the 2024 Archibald Art Prize along with a number of portrait exhibition opportunities. No More Mysteriously my portrait of the beautiful and amazing “Victoria Pearce” 1270 x 1270mm Oil…
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Lake And Beyond Exhibition
An exciting Canberra exhibition is for all those lovers of art, nature and birds. SAVE THE DATES Exhibition Runs from 8 September – 20 October 2024 Yarralumla Gallery and Oaks Brasserie, 36 Robert Boden Grove, Yarralumla, Canberra In exactly 20 days from today, I will be hosting the exhibition ‘Lake and Beyond’ with fellow artist…
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Last Mission
Oil on Board, W 95cm x H 60cm. Excited as my portrait of my late father’s first cousin, F/O James Joseph Battle and his co-pilot F/O Alfred Campbell Briant has been selected in the Gallipoli Art Prize 2024. I was inspired to capture the spirit of loyalty, respect, love of country, courage and comradeship shown…
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Chance
In my portrait of Joe, I explore the underlying theme of chance. I endeavored to capture his spirit and character forged in part from his difficult childhood. I wanted to show his relaxed demeanor, inner strength and passion for acting by providing a visual coherence between his past, present and future.
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Rapt – Award Winning Composer
Margaret Brandman is the accomplished Australian pianist and recording artist, accredited piano teacher, award-winning composer, arranger, and music educator. In her portrait, I aimed to capture her energy ‘grooving’ to one of her many engaging Latin-American rhythmical compositions
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Honouring Corporal Ernest Corey
Finalist in the Gallipoli Art Prize 2023. “Ernest Albert Corey, originally from Numeralla, was one of the most decorated men of World War 1 and the only soldier in the British Commonwealth to be awarded the Military Medal four times.”
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Upcoming Gallipoli Art Prize 2022
It has been a long journey, preparing, researching, then painting, framing and now delivering my small painting ‘Surveyors of Merauke’ into the Gallipoli Art Prize 2022. I reckon if my Dad and his mates were still alive, they would be happy to have a slice of their story during WWII caught in my painting.
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Surveyors of Merauke, PNG
I painted the portrait of my late father with his team of surveyors in Merauke, PNG during WWII, aiming to capture the essence of their spirit of loyalty, courage and comradeship during a difficult period in history.
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Decisions
Just finished my portrait of Caroline Deeble. My challenge was to create an authentic representation of an artist at a critical time in their journey, making decisions for an upcoming exhibition…
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Tells The Story
How fascinating to meet and paint the portrait of Captain Jim Paterson. I highly recommend, when lockdown is over getting aboard the ‘Cygnet’ tour for a relaxing cruise and to hear the stories of Canberra.