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Blue Island Press
- Calendar Catalogue -
2018
Blue Island Press 2018 Calendar Range in 3 sizes.
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Blue Island Press Calendars are printed and assembled in Australia. We use high quality Italian felted or chalk stocks which are archival grade. Each page has a framable image to keep after use. The main calendar range is the Wall Calendars which measure 320 x 230 mm. Each month has boxes for each day to record your diary dates. Calendars are twin loop wire bound and hang from the top. Large Wall Calendars measure 320 x 460 mm. These calendars have large diary boxes. They are twin loop wire bound and hang from the top. Desk calendars measure 155 x 170 mm. These calendars do not have diary boxes. They have a fold-out triangular centre to make them free standing. For wholesale customers please order in a minimum of 2 calendars per design. Display stands are available free on loan for the 320 x 230 mm Wall Calendars. Minimum purchase for a display stand is 72 calendars. The display stand takes 12 Wall Calendars, up to 6 of each design. We do not have display stands for the Large Wall Calendars or Desk Calendars. Each calendar design is individually barcoded. Calendars can be re-ordered all year round. All orders attract minimal freight charges. Enjoy!
Wall Calendars
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C larice B eckett
MASTERLY PAINTER – B RILLIANT ARTIST
C larice B eckett
MASTERLY PAINTER – B RILLIANT ARTIST
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Clarice Beckett’s evocative paintings offer a view of Each page has a framable image printed
Australia that celebrates modernity and the quiet on Italian archive paper, plus large boxes
beauty of the city and the suburbs.
for each day to record your diary dates
Her work was challenging for its time, and Beckett’s Front Cover:
story as an artist who never compromised her unique Beach Road, Clarice Beckett, c. 1933, Oil
vision and who continued to paint ‘against the odds’ is on canvas on board, 44.0 x 49.0.
compelling and inspirational while also being moving
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Beckett’s work, which had achieved some measure
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abandoned in a hayshed in rural Victoria were found
and subsequently mounted in an exhibition that her 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
contribution began to be reappraised.
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End of the Garden, c. 1929.
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GRACE COSSINGTON SMITH
GRACE COSSINGTON S MITH Each page has a framable image printed
on Italian archive paper, plus large boxes
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Grace Cossing ton Smit h occupies
a crucial place in Australian art of the Front Cover:
twentieth century. Landscape with Flowering Peach,
c. 1933, oil on canvas board,
She was a resilient adherent of an 58.5 x 72 cm.
aesthetic system many of her colleagues
could not sustain. Cossington Smith
produced some of the most intricate Layout © Blue Island Press 2017
and elaborately executed images of her September 2018 Published by Blue Island Press
generation, investing even the smallest Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday www.blueislandpress.com
of her compositions with an implacable
spirituality. 30 1
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A student of Dattilo-Rubbo, and a 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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she surpassed these figures both as a 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
draughtsperson and a colourist. Her 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
allegiance to Van Gogh and Cezanne,
through enduring, did not inhibit her 23 24 25
Trees At Canberra (Autumn at Yarralumla), 1932, oil on pulpboard, 74.3 x 60.3 cm.
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own highly distinctive manner.
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BIR DS IN PAR ADISE
U e m u r a A t s u s hi
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large boxes for each day to record
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Bird s have always playe d a Pigeon in Spring, 1992,
polychrome on paper,
s y mb olic role in or ie nt al li fe.
91 x 73 cm.
T hey r ef le c t t he ma ny mo o d s a n d
e mot io ns i n ma n a n d nat ur e.
Images © Uemuka Atsushi 2017
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b efor e i n t he we s t, e m b o die s
t he d elic ac y a n d f i ne ne s s of t his
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Birds In Paradise 2018 Calendar
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on Italian archive paper, plus large boxes
for each day to record your diary dates
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‘Christmas Bell Babies’ single sheet print
by May Gibbs, c. 1917.
Images © The Northcott Society and the
Cerebral Palsy Alliance 2017
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‘Christmas Bell Babies’ single sheet print by May Gibbs, c. 1917.
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M A S T E RS OF T HE
Heidelberg School
M A S T E RS OF T HE Each page has a framable image printed
Heidelberg School on Italian archive paper, plus large boxes
for each day to record your diary dates
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Charles Conder, A Taste for Literature,
1899, Oil on canvas, 46 x 60.9 cm, National
The Heidelberg School was an Australian art Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
movement of the late 19th Century, latterly
described as Australian Impressionism.
Painters worked together at artists’ camps
around Melbourne and Sydney in the 1880s
and 1890s. Arthur Streeton, Walter Withers,
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Tom Roberts, Charles Conder and Frederick
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movement. They showed a keen interest in
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The works of these artists are notable, not
only for their compositions, but as a part of
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annie franklin
Shining light on small kingdoms
annie franklin Each page has a framable image printed
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Annie Franklin has worked as a professional Heide Summer, 42 Degrees.
artist since completing her study in fine
art (printmaking) in 1986. During this time
Annie has exhibited widely both nationally Images © Annie Franklin 2017
and internationally and her work is held in Layout © Blue Island Press 2017
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and the Australian Embassy in Paris. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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arts, Annie Franklin spent four years living in
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regenerate it. She was invited to Melville
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Women’s Centre to teach printmaking
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Long Swamp, Looking South
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Annie Franklin 2018 Calendar
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Birds In Antiquity
Birds In Antiquity Each page has a framable image printed
on Italian archive paper, plus large boxes
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Palace of Amsterdam with Exotic Birds,
Birds more than any other creature Melchior de Hondecoeter (1636 - 1695),
symbolise soul, eternity, and mystery. 17th century, oil on canvas.
Through the centuries they have been
companions, used in competition and
generally held in high esteem for their Layout © Blue Island Press 2017
apparent ability to defy gravity. October 2018 Published by Blue Island Press
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This small collection represents a taste
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The Death of Cock Robin, c. 1865, oil on canvas, John Anster Fitzgerald (1832 - 1906).
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L EO N PER I C L E S
Australian Collection
LEON PERICLES Each page has a framable image
Australian Collection printed on Italian archive paper, plus
large boxes for each day to record
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Leon Per icles’ images c reate Front Cover:
a wor ld r ic h in humour and Aeroplane Landing,
s entiment t hat uniq uely ref lec t 1987, acrylic,
up on t he Aus t r alian land s c ap e 98.5 x 121.5 cm.
and lifes t yle. W it h wit and
engaging vis ual s k ill he enables Images © Leon Pericles 2017
us to s ee his p er s p ec tive of September 2018 Layout © Blue Island Press 2017
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After the Cyclone, 1989-92, In the collection of; Dr & Mrs M.J. Davies, Acrylic, 890 x 990 mm.
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B E YON D T H E B E YON D T H E
B a c k d o or
BY MINKY GRANT
B a c k d o or BY MINKY GRANT
B E YON D T H E Each page has a framable image printed
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BY MIN KY GRANT
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Minky is an Australian artist, based in
Sydney, who works in many diverse mediums
Images © Minky Grant 2017
including printmaking, sculpture, jewellery
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and miniature art. She is inspired by the Published May
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creatures of the natural world both seen and May 2018 2018
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unseen. Minky’s love of colour, attention to
detail and delight in nature combining with 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
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John William Lewin John William Lewin
PA I N T E R & N AT U R A L I S T PA I N T E R & N AT U R A L I S T
John William Lewin Each page has a framable image printed
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John William Lewin
PA I N T E R & N AT U R A L I S T PA I N T E R & N AT U R A L I S T
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John William Lewin (1770-1819) was a John William Lewin (1770-1819) was a
painter, art teacher and naturalist. He was painter, art teacher and naturalist. He was
the son of William Lewin, an ornithologist the son of William Lewin, an ornithologist
and fellow of the Linnaean Society. Lewin and fellow of the Linnaean Society. Lewin
received his early training as a natural received his early training as a natural
history draughtsman from his father and July 2018 July 2018 history draughtsman from his father and
helped extensively with the drawings and Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Layout © Blue Island Press 2017
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engravings of plates for Lewin senior’s The Published by Blue Island Press engravings of plates for Lewin senior’s The
Birds of Great Britain (London 1789-94). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 www.blueislandpress.com
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Birds of Great Britain (London 1789-94).
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in 1800 because of his passion for natural
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in 1800 because of his passion for natural
history and became one of Australia’s first history and became one of Australia’s first
professional naturalists. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 professional naturalists.
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Parakeet (Turquoise Parrot–Neophema pulchella), 1810, Watercolour
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DOR R I T BL ACK
A us t ral ian Modernis t
DOR R I T BL ACK Each page has a framable image printed on
Italian archive paper, plus large boxes for each
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Still Life with Jug and Ladle, c.1935,
“It is the artist’s business to reveal oil on canvas on composition board,
to mankind a new outlook on life
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and the world.” Dorrit Black, 1946
Images © Dorrit Black 2017
Dorrit Black is one of the least known Layout © Blue Island Press 2017
Australian Modernists and yet she was a Published by Blue Island Press
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advanced and promoted the cause of Modern
Art in Australia. She spent time in Sydney, 1 2 3
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Through the Window, c. 1927, oil on canvas laid on board, 35.2 x 27.8 cm.
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Japanese Art from Australian Collection
2018 Calendar
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CR I S S CA N N I NG
T he Pursuit of Beauty
CRI S S CANNING
T he Pursuit of Beauty Each page has a framable image printed on
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day to record your diary dates.
Criss Canning, born in Melbourne, is one of
Australia’s leading still-life artists, who composes Front Cover:
distinctive artworks featuring flora and unique Banksia and Wildflowers, 1990,
objects, arranged to effortlessly create seductive oil on canvas, 61.0 x 56.0 cm
textures and balanced still-life compositions.
Incredibly accomplished, Criss has devoted the
Images © Criss Canning 2017
past 50 years to painting. Working with oils,
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each brushstroke is thoughtfully applied with
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dimensional forms. www.blueislandpress.com
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the Castlemaine Art Gallery. Canning’s work
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Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, USA, Indonesia,
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Singapore and New Zealand. Banksia and Wildflowers, 2018, oil on canvas, 66.0 x 56.0 cm.
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M A RGA R ET OLLEY
In k D r a w i n g s
M A RGA R ET OL L EY Each page has a framable image printed
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Margaret Olley was the quintessential Pont Louis Philippe, Paris, 1971,
Australian artist with universal appeal. She Ink and watercolour on paper,
had a life-long romance with travel and Private collection.
from the late 1940s to the early 1970s, a
sketchbook was almost always at hand to Images © Margaret Olley 2017
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The many sketches and monotypes she
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notes of an artist as bold in her approach to
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her medium as to life itself. Fishing boats, Tweed Heads, 1960, ink and watercolour on paper, private collection.
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Japanese Woodblock Prints. Japanese Woodblock Prints.
by Utagawa Hiroshige by Utagawa Hiroshige
Japanese Woodblock Prints. Each page has a framable image printed Japanese Woodblock Prints.
by Utagawa Hiroshige on Italian archive paper, plus large boxes by Utagawa Hiroshige
for each day to record your diary dates
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Utagawa Hiroshige was born in 1797 in Edo, Awa Province, Naruto Whirlpools, 1855, Utagawa Hiroshige was born in 1797 in Edo,
now Tokyo. He was one of the last great Famous Views of Sixty-odd Provinces now Tokyo. He was one of the last great
ukiyo-e masters of the colour woodblock ukiyo-e masters of the colour woodblock
print. His genius for landscape compositions print. His genius for landscape compositions
was first recognised in the West by the was first recognised in the West by the
Impressionists and Post-Impressionists Impressionists and Post-Impressionists
Possessing the ability to reduce the pictured Possessing the ability to reduce the pictured
scene to a few simple, highly decorative July 2018 July 2018 scene to a few simple, highly decorative
elements, Hiroshige captured the very Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
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essence of what he saw and turned it into Published by Blue Island Press essence of what he saw and turned it into
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his work a human touch that no artist of the his work a human touch that no artist of the
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tangible and intimate. Snow, rain, mist, and tangible and intimate. Snow, rain, mist, and
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moonlight scenes compose some of his
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G U S TAV K L I M T
G U S TAV K L I M T Each page has a framable image printed
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Born in 1862, Austrian painter Gustav Klimt Front Cover:
became known for the highly decorative The Kiss, 1908,
oil and gold leaf on canvas,
style and erotic nature of his works, which
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were seen as a rebellion against the
traditional academic art of his time.
Klimt’s landscape paintings bring to light a November 2018
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renowned portraits of Viennese society to 1 2 3
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Klimt experimented with compostion and
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style in his landscapes, and many of these
are considered his most exquisite works,
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made even more precious by their very
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scarcity. Farm Garden with Sunflowers, c.1907, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna.
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Blue Island PressORAL JAMES RO BERTS
BUNDJALUNG LAND & CULTURE
ORAL JAMES ROBERTS
BUNDJALUNG LAND & CULTURE
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Born 9th January, 1960 at Cubawee Each page has a framable image printed
Aboriginal Mission near Lismore, NSW. on Italian archive paper, plus large boxes
for each day to record your diary dates
Oral’s family has a strong connection with
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all the Bundjalung Communities on the
Black Cockatoo, Oral James Roberts
North Coast of New South Wales.
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many of the bird species and animals he
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paints are native. His outstanding work
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Hairy Maclary
and Friends
By Lynley Dodd
Hairy Maclary
Born and educated in New Zealand, Lynley and Friends
Dodd is a graduate of the Elam School of Fine By Lynley Dodd
Arts in Auckland. She has written more than
thirty picture books and has won many prizes 2 0 18 C A L E n D A r
for her work. She lives in Tauranga with her
fiendish Burmese cat, Suu Kyi. Each page has a framable image
printed on Italian archive paper,
plus large boxes for each day
The Hairy Maclary series is an international to record your diary dates.
classic and foreign language editions have been
published in Sweden, Japan, Slovenia, Russia, Front Cover:
Korea and China. In July 2013 Hairy Maclary Hairy Maclary Scattercat.
celebrated his 30th birthday. Hairy Maclary felt bumptious and
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bustly...
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logo are registered trademarks. © Lynley Dodd, 2017 Hairy Maclary, Shoo. ...and back to his friends.
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Blue Island PressM O N E T
M O N E T Each page has a framable image printed
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Monet has been described as “the The Artist’s Garden at Vétheuil,
driving force behind impressionism”. 1871 -1881.
Crucial to the art of the Impressionist
painters was the understanding of
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Monet’s long career as a painter was
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Water-Lillies and Japanese Bridge, 1899, oil on canvas.
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R E B E C CA C O OL
R E B EC CA COOL Each page has a framable image
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your diary dates.
Rebecca first painted her trademark
face as a 10 year old child and has
painted it on everything ever since. Images © Rebecca Cool 2017
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Her inspiration comes from the Published by Blue Island Press
fabrics she sources from a variety www.blueislandpress.com
of places including her friends who February 2018
have become collectors for her. She Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
gathers ideas in the evening and
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touched by the emotions her work
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ETHEL SPOWERS
1890 - 1947
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Ethel Louise Spowers was born in South Yarra,
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Melbourne, daughter of a New Zealander
father and a London-born mother. She was
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The Magic Pudding The Magic Pudding
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of beautiful colouring, artistic grouping of beautiful colouring, artistic grouping
and botanical accuracy. 23 24 Christmas Day 25 Boxing Day 26 27 28 29 and botanical accuracy.
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Frida Kahlo is widely hailed as the most Frida Kahlo, detail from Self-Portrait
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Still Life with Oranges, 1964, Oil on
Margaret Olley was the quintessential board, 74.8 x 59 cm, Private collection Margaret Olley was the quintessential
Australian artist with universal appeal. She Australian artist with universal appeal. She
held close to her heart the values which held close to her heart the values which
make a true Australian and never wavered make a true Australian and never wavered
from her commitment to purity and passion. from her commitment to purity and passion.
Margaret worked with a phenomenal pace Images © Estate of Margaret Olley 2017 Margaret worked with a phenomenal pace
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collections in Australia and England. collections in Australia and England.
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As the natural history painter on Matthew Ferdinand Bauer, Eucalyptus Pruinosa, 1802,
Flinder’s journey of discovery to Australia on Watercolour, 52.6 x 35.7, National History
the Investigator, between 1801 - 1803, Bauer Museum, London.
participated in one of the greatest botanical and
zoologoical expeditions of all time.
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WILLIAM BOISSEVAIN WILLIAM BOISSEVAIN
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William Boissevain established himself as
one of Western Australia’s most successful
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a nomadic and fascinating childhood as oil on canvas, 90 x 121 cm
the son of diplomats who where posted to
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Poppies and irises, 1990, oil on canvas, 90 x 121 cm
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Blossoms, c. 1888, Oil on Cardboard,
quickly, applying their paint rapidly –
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The Railway Station, Redfern, 1893, Oil on Canvas, 41 x 61 cm, Art Gallery of New South Wales - Sydney
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studio on the outskirts of Canberra, ACT. Mrs. Gould’s Sunbird, collograph.
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Glo Hill Glo Hill
SERENDIPITY OF WATERCOLOUR SERENDIPITY OF WATERCOLOUR
Born in Sydney, Glo Hill decided as a child that Born in Sydney, Glo Hill decided as a child that
she would be an Artist. she would be an Artist.
Colouring in and drawing were to occupy her Glo Hill Colouring in and drawing were to occupy her
until she started her studies at the National Art SERENDIPITY OF WATERCOLOUR until she started her studies at the National Art
School at East Sydney for 4 years. A professional School at East Sydney for 4 years. A professional
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Artist since 1985, her works depict a variety Artist since 1985, her works depict a variety
of subjects from Australian fauna, underwater of subjects from Australian fauna, underwater
themes, landscapes, portraits, figurative work, Each page has a framable image printed themes, landscapes, portraits, figurative work,
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for experimental work with the addition of inks, Front Cover: for experimental work with the addition of inks,
pastels, pencils and collage. “Water colour Ringtail Possum pastels, pencils and collage. “Water colour
can be unpredictable and can surprise you April 2018 can be unpredictable and can surprise you
with some wonderful effects which are called Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Layout © Blue Island Press 2017 with some wonderful effects which are called S
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Her extraordinary stunning paintings Her extraordinary stunning paintings
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have won her over 80 awards. have won her over 80 awards.
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Acclaimed for his influence on European Anemones, c. 1916,
art movements such as Art Nouveau and pencil and watercolour.
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A Basket of Flowers, 1915-1923, pencil and watercolour.
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subversive epigrams combine
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works of political and social
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Birds have always played Cockatiel with Hibiscus
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life. They ref lec t the many
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T he Pursuit of Beauty
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Criss Canning, born in Melbourne, is one of Front Cover:
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distinctive artworks featuring flora and unique oil on board, 41 x 41 cm.
objects, arranged to effortlessly create seductive
textures and balanced still-life compositions.
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Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, USA, Indonesia,
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Singapore and New Zealand. Lotus Jar, 2014, Oil on Board, 51 x 38 cm.
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In the early sevententh century the Prince Bishop of
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Tulipa globosa.
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more than 1,000 species, 12 of which are featured
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Iris susiana, I. florentina, I. illyrica.
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John William Lewin
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John William Lewin (1770-1819) was a painter, art
teacher and naturalist. He was the son of William
Lewin, an ornithologist and fellow of the Linnaean
Society. Lewin received his early training as a natural
history draughtsman from his father and helped
extensively with the drawings and engravings of
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Parakeet (Turquoise Parrot–Neophema pulchella), 1810, Watercolour
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by Utagawa Hiroshige
Japanese Woodblock Prints. Each page has a framable image printed on
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2018 Calendar Front Cover:
Awa Province, Naturo Whirlpools, 1855,
Famous Views of Sixty-odd Provinces
Utagawa Hiroshige was born in 1797 in Edo, now
Tokyo. He was one of the last great ukiyo-e masters
of the colour woodblock print. His genius for
landscape compositions was first recognised in the
West by the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists
Possessing the ability to reduce the pictured
scene to a few simple, highly decorative elements,
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Kai Province, Monkey Bridge, 1853, Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces
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M A RG A R E T OL L E Y
Each page has a framable image
M A RG A R E T OL L E Y printed on Italian archive paper, plus
(1923 – 2011) large boxes for each day to record your
diary dates
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Margaret Olley was the quintessential Hippeastrums with Brass Ornament,
Australian artist with universal appeal. (detail) 2001, Oil on hardboard,
She held close to her heart the values 69 x 92 cm, Private collection
which make a true Australian and never
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collections in Australia and England. The Chinese Screen, 1995, Oil on hardboard, 90 x 90 cm, Private collection The Chinese Screen, 1995, Oil on hardboard, 90 x 90 cm, Private collection
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Two Koalas, 1804, Watercolour
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John William Lewin (1770-1819) was a
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the son of William Lewin, an ornithologist
and fellow of the Linnaean Society. John
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1800 because of his passion for natural
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first professional naturalists.
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Jack Anderson has a passion for
capturing the majestic waterways and
scenery of the Ausralian outback.
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