Sybil Craig 'Crawling Vines' fantastical

Sybil Craig 'Crawling Vines' fantasticalArt historian Mary Eagle once described Australian modernist Sybil Craig as devastatingly direct and almost overwhelmingly vital. She was born a tomboy to affluent parents and in 1945, was the third woman ever to be appointed an official war artist, the first to paint women working in the munitions factories. As an official war artist, she produced bright, vivacious scenes of women at work grounded in her pedagogy under the esteemed Bernard Hall and

represents a singular voice in Australia’s cultural life

A notable figure in Australia’s artistic and political life

Here he draws two cool cats - one literal and the other figurative

'Fire Won't Burn Stick

Makin creates “portraits” of the landscape – carving out their complexity

This elegant

a breath of fresh air from a man who had a nickname for everyone

Blake and Archibald prizes and ending up in collections of Australia’s national galleries

her brushwork looks digital – evoking a tactility and interactivity associated with screens

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there also lies a warning to be cautious: enjoy the sun but do not let yourself drift too far beyond the horizon

which itself is a play on Leonardo DaVinci’s ‘Mona Lisa’