Most people would have heard of Albert Namatjira, the talented and famous Aboriginal artist from the MacDonnell Ranges in Central Australia who was a pioneer of contemporary Indigenous Australian art. Though Namatjira showed an interest in art at an early age, it wasn’t till he was around 32 years old that he took up painting seriously. Unlike traditional Aboriginal art that was abstract and contained symbolism, Namatjira’s painting was strongly influenced by Western art. His trademark was watercolour landscape paintings of the Australian outback. Read more
How To Stay Motivated In Your Creative Career
When working on certain tasks, it can be hard to stay focused and motivated. It’s not human nature to remain engaged and concentrated in certain activities for long periods of time - we end up getting bored, frustrated or somehow distracted out of it. An obvious example is when doing creative work - it’s easy to start writing a novel or drawing a character, but it’s hard to carry on until you finish.
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Why Music and Other Creative Subjects should not be Overlooked
For parents a child’s future is always going to be important and that’s why they want a child to have the very best schooling that’s possible. As we all full well understand, the way a child does in school will have a big say in their future career.
However, because of this creative studies tend to be often overlooked by adults and the path chosen by adults for children can be overly academic. This said, taking creative subjects can have a notable benefit for a child and there is also a lot of crossover for children and their learning. Read more