Crafting Prizewinners
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How 'Camooweal Drover' was Crafted
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I have visited Camooweal (near the Queensland Northern
Territory border in far north Queensland) a few times and I
was once there for the Drovers Camp Festival. This attracts
drovers and bush characters from far and wide. I found them
a friendly lot and I was able to sketch some of these bushies.
Just observing the way they walk and stand and the clothes they
wear gave me great painting material. Working on lead
priming is great for figures since it allows the figure
to be done several times until it is right. In this case it
went right at almost the first go. |
Detail of figure
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Before the first
coat dried I wiped out the second horse's near side leg. If
I'm not sure of something it is best to take it out and do
it again the next day.
After the first
coat had dried I was able to do more to the horses, the scrub
and the sky.
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The finished painting
'Camooweal Stockman'
Detail of texture |
The sky in the north west has
a light all of its own, and the low horizon also has special
qualities. The texture on the lead priming is great for the
fur effect on the horse.
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