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    Last night the kid ask if I knew any Australian artists. I kept it real simple for her while she googled examples.

    Fredrick McCubbin - Landscapes predominantly of the Macedon Ranges. Includes browns, khakis, more brown and a hint of off white.

    Brett Whiteley - Interesting work. Famous for his big wall of scribble.

    Ken Done - Vibrant colours. Reprints include doona covers, coasters and jumpers.

    Pro Hart - Just google Pro Hart carpet ad

    Sidney Nolan - A child’s paintings of Ned Kelly.

    After that she felt much better about the artwork she had been submitting.

    The other day she was pacing up and down and when I asked her what she was doing she replied “I’m creating artwork”. It turns out that the class had to choose their favourite artist and submit work that matched said artist. She printed out her steps in different colours and presented it as a “Jackson Pollock inspired piece”. The teacher praised her for her creativity.

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      Just for a bit of gender balance, you could also look at Nora Heyson, Margaret Preston, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Clarice Beckett, and Margaret Olley.

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        Thank you for that. I couldn’t think of any except for May Gibbs which she already knew about.

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        Haha. We started watching Whiteley and I’m pointing out that some of it looks incomplete and he’s gone “stuff it” and sold it in the trading post as is.

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        There was someone she showed me who did squares and black triangles and proudly said “I can do that”.