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Portia Geach Memorial Award Published on 16 August, 2019
ARC Associate Living Master Elizabeth Barden has been selected as a finalist for the $30,000 Portia Geach Memorial Art Award, for the 6th time, with her portrait ‘Jaya-ism’.
The Portia Geach is Australia’s most prestigious prize for women artists. The exhibition is currently showing at the S H Ervin Gallery, 2 Watson Rd, Millers Point, NSW 2000, Australia from August 1 - September 15, 2019.
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August 18, 2019
Added The Portrait in Oil from Life to the ARC Calendar.
Added Fresco Painting to the ARC Calendar.
Added Portrait Sculpture to the ARC Calendar.
Added Full Time Atelier Program to the ARC Calendar.
Added Bronze Statuary to the ARC Calendar.
Added Bronze Statuary to the ARC Calendar.
Added The Portrait in Watercolor to the ARC Calendar.
Added a new image of The Girl from Togo by Matthew James Collins.
Added a new image of The Girl from Togo by Matthew James Collins.
Added a new image of Venus Pluvia by Matthew James Collins.
Added a new image of Celeste by Matthew James Collins.
Added a new image of Richard Serrin by Matthew James Collins.
August 16, 2019
Added RBSA Prize Portrait Exhibition to the ARC Blog.
Added Portia Geach Memorial Award to the ARC Blog.
August 15, 2019
Added 100 Shades of Grey to the ARC Blog.
Added 100 Shades of Grey to the ARC Calendar.
Added Portia Geach Memorial Award to the ARC Calendar.
Added Last batch of hay by Johan Krouthén.
Added Lea by Johan Krouthén.
Added The Library by Johan Krouthén.
Added Main Square by Johan Krouthén.
Added Moonlight by Johan Krouthén.
Added Moorlands in Skagen by Johan Krouthén.
Added Portait of Edvard Fleetwood by Johan Krouthén.
Added Portrait of a District Judge by Johan Krouthén.
Added Portrait of A. G. Örn by Johan Krouthén.
Added Portrait of a Lady by Johan Krouthén.
Added Portrait of Albert Vaernéus by Johan Krouthén.
Added Portrait of a Man by Johan Krouthén.
Added Afternoon Sunning by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added At the Opera by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added At the Opera by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added At the Races by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added At the Variety Show by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Barges by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Barges, July 14th by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added The Belfry by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Booksellers by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Boulevard in Paris by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added The Doge's Palace by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Elegant Women at the Races by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Fairground in Montmartre by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Fairground, Place Pigalle by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Fairgrounds, July 14th by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Farm by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added French Can Can by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added The Gare Saint-Lazare by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added The Grands Boulevards by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added July 14th by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Kiosk, Boulevard de Clichy by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added La Condamine by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Maison Laffitte by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added A Manor with Garden by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Market in Brittany by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Montmartre by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Notre Dame by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added A Parisian Street by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Piazza San Marco by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added The Place Clichy by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Place de la Concorde by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Place de la République by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Place de l'Opéra by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added The Place Pigalle in Paris by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added The Pont Royal by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Reflection by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Seated Nude by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added The Seine at Pont Neuf by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added The Station of St. Lazare by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Station Saint-Lazare by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Street in Mortefontaine by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Stylish Woman from Behind by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Tea on the Terrace by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Tree Lined Alley by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Untitled by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Venice by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Venice by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Venice by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Venice by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added Venice, the Salute by Louis Abel-Truchet.
Added View of Venice by Louis Abel-Truchet.
August 14, 2019
Added Johan Krouthén.
Added Adoration of the Shepherds by Johan Krouthén.
Added After the Rain by Johan Krouthén.
Added Apple Tree (sketch) by Johan Krouthén.
Added At Ammern by Johan Krouthén.
Added Autumn by Johan Krouthén.
Added Autumn by Johan Krouthén.
Added Autumn Alley by Johan Krouthén.
Added Autumn by the Lake by Johan Krouthén.
Added Autumn Colors by Johan Krouthén.
Added Autumn in Roxen by Johan Krouthén.
Added Autumn Landscape by Johan Krouthén.
Added Autumn Landscape by Johan Krouthén.
Added Autumn Landscape by Johan Krouthén.
Added Autumn Landscape by Johan Krouthén.
Added Autumn Landscape by Johan Krouthén.
Added Autumn Landscape with Ducks by Johan Krouthén.
Added Autumn landscape with phloxes by Johan Krouthén.
Added Autumn Road with Children by Johan Krouthén.
Added Bathers by Johan Krouthén.
Added Bathers at Skagen by Johan Krouthén.
Added Beach at Falsterbo by Johan Krouthén.
Added The Beach in Skagen by Johan Krouthén.
Added The Beach in Skagen by Johan Krouthén.
Added Beach with Bathing Boys by Johan Krouthén.
Added Beach with Boats, Lomma by Johan Krouthén.
Added Berga castle from the north by Johan Krouthén.
Added Birches by Johan Krouthén.
Added Blooming Fruit Trees by Johan Krouthén.
Added Blooming Fruit Trees by Johan Krouthén.
Added Blooming Fruit Trees by Johan Krouthén.
Added Boat on the Beach by Johan Krouthén.
Added Boy in a Boat by Johan Krouthén.
Added Brewery Garden in Örebro by Johan Krouthén.
Added Brokind by Johan Krouthén.
Added Brook in summer greenery by Johan Krouthén.
Added Cabin with Fruit Trees by Johan Krouthén.
Added Cabin with Fruit Trees by Johan Krouthén.
Added Cabin with Fruit Trees by Johan Krouthén.
Added Cathedral's Interior by Johan Krouthén.
Added Cathedral's northern portal by Johan Krouthén.
Added Cathedral's southern portal by Johan Krouthén.
Added C. Eberstein by Johan Krouthén.
Added Ceylon Romance (sketch) by Johan Krouthén.
Added C.F. Ridderstad in His Study by Johan Krouthén.
Added The Chancellery by Johan Krouthén.
Added Chickens by the Barn by Johan Krouthén.
Added Chickens in the autumn garden by Johan Krouthén.
Added Chickens on a Bridge by Johan Krouthén.
Added Chickens on the Road by Johan Krouthén.
Added Chickens on the Road by Johan Krouthén.
Added Children at Play by Johan Krouthén.
Added Children by the Cottage by Johan Krouthén.
Added Children in a Boat by Johan Krouthén.
Added Children in summer landscape by Johan Krouthén.
Added Children in summer landscape by Johan Krouthén.
Added Children in the sunny garden by Johan Krouthén.
Added Children on the Fence by Johan Krouthén.
Added Children's Party in the Garden by Johan Krouthén.
Added Children with cat by Johan Krouthén.
Added Child with Chickens by Johan Krouthén.
Added Child with Chickens by Johan Krouthén.
Added Cliffs by Johan Krouthén.
Added Cliffs by Johan Krouthén.
Added Cliffs by Johan Krouthén.
Added The Clock Bell by Johan Krouthén.
Added Coastal Landscape by Johan Krouthén.
Added Dunes by Johan Krouthén.
Added Early Summer Landscape by Johan Krouthén.
Added East Tollstad Church by Johan Krouthén.
Added Ekängen by Johan Krouthén.
Added Elias Erdtman Painting by Johan Krouthén.
Added Evening Walk by Johan Krouthén.
Added The Farm by Johan Krouthén.
Added Farm with haystack by Johan Krouthén.
Added Farm with haystack by Johan Krouthén.
Added Field with Grazing Cows by Johan Krouthén.
Added The Fence by Johan Krouthén.
Added Fishermen in a boat by Johan Krouthén.
Added The Forest by Johan Krouthén.
Added Forest by Johan Krouthén.
Added Forest Landscape by Johan Krouthén.
Added Gate by Johan Krouthén.
Added Girl on the Road by Johan Krouthén.
Added Girl at the Gate by Johan Krouthén.
Added Girl with Dog by Johan Krouthén.
Added The Glade by Johan Krouthén.
Added A good choice by Johan Krouthén.
Added Gotland (study) by Johan Krouthén.
Added Grazing cows by Johan Krouthén.
Added Grey house at Masthugget by Johan Krouthén.
Added Gripsholm by Johan Krouthén.
Added Gripsholm by Johan Krouthén.
Added Haystack in Skagen by Johan Krouthén.
Added Heather-clad cliffs with sheep by Johan Krouthén.
Added Houses on the Hill by Johan Krouthén.
Added House with Lilacs by Johan Krouthén.
Added Interior by Johan Krouthén.
Added In the grass by Johan Krouthén.
Added In the Stables by Johan Krouthén.
Added In Västervik by Johan Krouthén.
Added Jack Roussel by Johan Krouthén.
August 13, 2019
Added New ARC Living Artist to the ARC Blog.
Added ARC 14th International ARC Salon Exhibition to the ARC Calendar.
Added ARC 14th International ARC Salon Exhibition to the ARC Calendar.
Added Boating at Remenham by John Lavery.
Added Breakfast on the Terrace by John Lavery.
Added The Bridge at Grez by John Lavery.
Added Brighton from the Royal Albion by John Lavery.
Added Captain Fullerton, ADC (sketch) by John Lavery.
Added Captain Shaw, Contractor (sketch) by John Lavery.
Added The Cello Player by John Lavery.
Added The Cemetery, Etaples by John Lavery.
Added Central Park, Evening by John Lavery.
Added Charity by John Lavery.
Added Charles Gore by John Lavery.
Added Charles Howatson (sketch) by John Lavery.
Added Cigarette Makers in Seville by John Lavery.
Added City of Fez by John Lavery.
Added Coast of Kerry by John Lavery.
Added Colonel Malcolm, CB (sketch) by John Lavery.
Added Contemplation by John Lavery.
Added The Countess of Rocksavage by John Lavery.
Added The Croquet Party by John Lavery.
Added A Cup of Chocolate by John Lavery.
Added Cynthia Zur Nedden by John Lavery.
Added Dancing Girl by John Lavery.
Added Daniel Santiagoe by John Lavery.
Added Dar el Cadi, Interior of a Mosque by John Lavery.
Added David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty by John Lavery.
Added David Lloyd George by John Lavery.
Added David Lloyd George by John Lavery.
Added Dazzle, a Mystery Ship by John Lavery.
Added Dear Lady Disdain by John Lavery.
Added A Deck Hand, North Sea Patrol by John Lavery.
Added The Dentist by John Lavery.
Added Dieppe by John Lavery.
Added Doris Sigerson by John Lavery.
Added Dover Harbour by John Lavery.
Added The Downs, Epsom, 1922 by John Lavery.
Added The Drawing Room, Falconwood by John Lavery.
Added Dr Max Porges by John Lavery.
Added Duchess of Abercorn (sketch) by John Lavery.
Added The Duke of Abercorn, KP (sketch) by John Lavery.
Added The Duke of Montrose (sketch) by John Lavery.
Added Duncan McPherson (sketch) by John Lavery.
Added The Earl of Haddington (sketch) by John Lavery.
Added The Earl of Lonsdale K. G by John Lavery.
Added Early Morning, Tangier by John Lavery.
Added Edith Joseph by John Lavery.
Added Edna May in the Belle of New York by John Lavery.
Added Edward Aubrey Hunt by John Lavery.
Added Edward Knoblock by John Lavery.
Added Eileen and Diana by John Lavery.
Added Eileen, Her First Communion by John Lavery.
Added Eileen in Primrose Yellow by John Lavery.
Added Eileen, the artist's daughter by John Lavery.
Added El Asha by John Lavery.
Added El Espada by John Lavery.
Added Elizabeth Welsh by John Lavery.
Added Embarking at Southampton by John Lavery.
Added Embarking on the Western Front by John Lavery.
Added Emily Elizabeth Constance Jones by John Lavery.
Added The End by John Lavery.
Added Eva Fulton by John Lavery.
Added Evelyn Farquhar by John Lavery.
Added Evening in Tangier by John Lavery.
Added Evening in Tangier by John Lavery.
Added Evening, Montreux by John Lavery.
Added Evening on the beach by John Lavery.
Added A Fair Spaniard, Mrs. Chowne by John Lavery.
Added A Family Group by John Lavery.
Added The Family of Lord Duveen by John Lavery.
Added Father and Daughter by John Lavery.
Added Finale by John Lavery.
Added First Lord Manton by John Lavery.
Added The Firth of Forth: Wind by John Lavery.
Added Fishing by the Grez at Loing by John Lavery.
Added Florida in Winter by John Lavery.
Added The Flower Show by John Lavery.
Added The Forth Bridge by John Lavery.
Added Fountain in Parkland by John Lavery.
Added From a kite at Rohampton by John Lavery.
Added From the Verandah by John Lavery.
Added Funeral Procession in Tangier by John Lavery.
Added Gaines Ruger Donoho by John Lavery.
Added The Gap of Dunloe by John Lavery.
Added A Garden in France by John Lavery.
Added The Garden Steps by John Lavery.
Added The Garlanded Girl by John Lavery.
Added George Bernard Shaw by John Lavery.
Added George U. Baird by John Lavery.
Added German Wounded, Le Havre by John Lavery.
Added Girl in a Fur Wrap by John Lavery.
Added A Girl in Black by John Lavery.
Added Girl's Head (sketch) by John Lavery.
Added Girls in Sunlight by John Lavery.
Added The Glasgow Exhibition, 1888 by John Lavery.
Added The Glen Concert by John Lavery.
Added Glendalough, Ireland by John Lavery.
Added G. Millar Cunningham, CE (sketch) by John Lavery.
Added The Gold Turban by John Lavery.
Added The Golf Course, North Berwick by John Lavery.
Added The Golf Course, North Berwick by John Lavery.
Added Golf links at North Berwick by John Lavery.
Added The Golf Links, North Berwick by John Lavery.
Added The Goose Girls by John Lavery.
Added The Green Coat by John Lavery.
Added The Green Hammock by John Lavery.
Added Green Park, London by John Lavery.
Added a new image of Boating on the Thames by John Lavery.
Added a new image of The Bridge at Grez by John Lavery.
Added a new image of The Chess Players by John Lavery.
August 12, 2019
Added The Hand of Rodin by Auguste Rodin.
Added Study for Obsession by Auguste Rodin.
Added Study for Galatea by Auguste Rodin.
Added The Head of Mrs. Russell by Auguste Rodin.
Added Poplars (from Sketchbook) by Albert Bierstadt.
Added Dancers Practicing at the Barre by Edgar Degas.
Added Woman Combing Her Hair by Edgar Degas.
Added Dancer with a Fan by Edgar Degas.
Added Sulking by Edgar Degas.
Added The Collector of Prints by Edgar Degas.
Added The Singer in Green by Edgar Degas.
Added Portraits at the Stock Exchange by Edgar Degas.
Added The Dance Lesson by Edgar Degas.
Added Woman Having Her Hair Combed by Edgar Degas.
Added Male Nude by Edgar Degas.
Added View of Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme by Edgar Degas.
Added Adieu by John Lavery.
Added Admiral Sir Cecil Burney by John Lavery.
Added Admiral Sir James Startin by John Lavery.
Added Admiralty Arch, 19th July 1919 by John Lavery.
Added After the Dance by John Lavery.
Added Aïda, a Moorish Maid by John Lavery.
Added Alexander Clapperton (sketch) by John Lavery.
Added Alexander Henderson (sketch) by John Lavery.
Added Alexander Stephen (sketch) by John Lavery.
Added Alice by John Lavery.
Added Alice Fulton by John Lavery.
Added Alice on Sultan, Tangier by John Lavery.
Added The Amazon by John Lavery.
Added The Angler by John Lavery.
Added Anna Pavlova as a Bacchante by John Lavery.
Added Anna Pavlova as 'The Dying Swan' by John Lavery.
Added Anna Pavlova as The Swan (Study) by John Lavery.
Added The Appam, London Docks by John Lavery.
Added Archbishop Eyre (sketch) by John Lavery.
Added Ariadne by John Lavery.
Added Army Post Office 3, Boulogne by John Lavery.
Added Arthur Griffith by John Lavery.
Added Arthur Heseltine by John Lavery.
Added Arthur Mechem by John Lavery.
Added Ascot in the Rain (study) by John Lavery.
Added Auguste Rodin by John Lavery.
Added A Bacchante by John Lavery.
Added Bailie MacLaren (sketch) by John Lavery.
Added Bailie Mitchell (sketch) by John Lavery.
Added Bailie Watson (sketch) by John Lavery.
Added Baillie Robert Crawford by John Lavery.
Added The Bakeries, Dieppe by John Lavery.
Added Baroness Gerda Von Chappius by John Lavery.
Added Baron Grancy by John Lavery.
Added The Bathing Hour, Lido, Venice by John Lavery.
Added Bathing in Lido, Venice by John Lavery.
Added Bathing Studies by John Lavery.
Added The Bay, Monte Carlo by John Lavery.
Added The Bay of Tunis. Morning by John Lavery.
Added The Beach by John Lavery.
Added Beaulieu by John Lavery.
Added Berwick Golf Course by John Lavery.
Added Between the Sittings by John Lavery.
Added The Bishop's Castle Tearooms by John Lavery.
Added The Black Poodle by John Lavery.
Added a new image of The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak by Albert Bierstadt.
Added a new image of Sea Cove by Albert Bierstadt.
Added a new image of Mountain Scene by Albert Bierstadt.
Added a new image of Sunrise on the Matterhorn by Albert Bierstadt.
Added a new image of Merced River, Yosemite Valley by Albert Bierstadt.
Added a new image of The Rehearsal Of The Ballet Onstage by Edgar Degas.
Added a new image of The Dance Class by Edgar Degas.
Added a new image of A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?) by Edgar Degas.
Added a new image of At the Milliner's by Edgar Degas.
Added a new image of The Dancing Class by Edgar Degas.
Added a new image of Le Mort du Cygne: Anna Pavlova by John Lavery.
August 10, 2019
Added a new image of Flora II by Juan Carlos Martinez.
Added a new image of Honourable D. Levac, Speaker, Govt. of Ontario, Canada by Juan Carlos Martinez.
Added a new image of Honourable A. Scheer, Speaker of House, Govt. of Canada by Juan Carlos Martinez.
Added a new image of Honourable A. Scheer, Speaker of House, Govt. of Canada by Juan Carlos Martinez.
Added a new image of Honourable A. Scheer, Speaker of House, Govt. of Canada by Juan Carlos Martinez.
Added a new image of Honourable D. Levac, Speaker, Govt. of Ontario, Canada by Juan Carlos Martinez.
Added a new image of Honourable D. Levac, Speaker, Govt. of Ontario, Canada by Juan Carlos Martínez.
August 9, 2019
Added Bartolomé Bermejo: Master of the Spanish Renaissance to the ARC Blog.