http://www.lukeharvey.com australian oil painter Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:00:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en lukeharveyhttp://feedburner.google.com The vineyards in France were fantastic. A favourite memory is of riding our bikes through the vineyards from each small town to the next. This is one of those paths. Painting is for sale. Framed $350.00  Size 44cm X 35cm]]> http://www.lukeharvey.com/?photo=vineyard-path ]]> http://www.lukeharvey.com/?photo=pauls-sunset Commission for a friend. A work collegue wanted a special gift for his wife, so I suggested a painting of her with their children. He had a few photos for me to work from. This was a special holiday spot for them I don’t often paint figures but enjoy the challenge.  My friend’s wife loved [...]]]> http://www.lukeharvey.com/?photo=the-hayward-girls This painting is from a small park in Beaune, France. On my first trip to Europe with my wife and daughters, we stumbled on this beautiful setting. I love how the shadows cascade across the flowers and statue. In the true impressionist style, splashes of colour collide to create the image. This painting is for [...]]]> http://www.lukeharvey.com/?photo=a-statue-in-beaune This painting is of some very recognisable buildings at Villanova College, Brisbane,Australia. It was a commissioned piece for a long serving staff member who had recently retired. I find that my architectural rendering skills assist whenever there are structures in a painting. I loved trying to capture the afternoon light across the chapel and Langlands. [...]]]> http://www.lukeharvey.com/?photo=langlands This painting was a small study of how the colours change when light is cast across them. I enjoyed the challenge of creating the flowers in shade and light.]]> http://www.lukeharvey.com/?photo=sunlit-flowers This painting was inspired by the beautiful view you see when visiting the Three Sisters in Katoomba. You may not believe it, but the Blue Mountains in Katoomba do appear in tones of blue. Apparently it has to do with the amount of eucalypt in the air. I fondly remember spending time in Katoomba on [...]]]> http://www.lukeharvey.com/?photo=katoomba-blue During a trip to Europe in 2009 my family and I stayed in a small village in the Burgendy region of France. I sketched every day and this painting is a result of one of those sketches. I thought “What could be more French than a Carousel in a small park. This painting is for [...]]]> http://www.lukeharvey.com/?photo=carousel-france This painting is for sale.  Framed $300.00.  Size 70cm x 33cm.]]> http://www.lukeharvey.com/?photo=ancient-home What you can see here is four months culmination of meetings, talks, photographs and paintings which enabled me to be be apart of the 2009 ANZ Ladies Masters. At the beginning (four months ago), I contacted Warren Sevil (Chief Executive Officer for the ALPG) to see if there were any opportunities to combine my paintings [...]]]> http://www.lukeharvey.com/?note=the-2009-ladies-pga-tournament