August 26, 2016 Basil Hall
Printing is well underway on the St Vincents Hospital Project triptych. With Clinton Barker on the one-arm and Basil on the artwork and screen preparation, beautiful things are finally…
August 12, 2016 Basil Hall
Philip “Pussycat” Gudthaykudthay may need a walking stick these days, but he can still paint beautifully. He started making prints when Theo Tremblay worked at Ramingining in the early…
Basil is now out in the Central Arnhem Land community of Ramingining, making prints at Bula Bula Arts for the first time in many years. Established artists Dorothy Djukulul,…
August 9, 2016 Basil Hall
Kumbi, Margaret, Marita, Troy, Basil, Angus Cameron from Nomad, Aaron, Patricia and Kieren at the opening of Kidin-Time of Plenty. Basil and Angus travelled out to the community in…
August 8, 2016 Basil Hall
It doesn’t matter how you get there, just do it! Basil Hall and David Frazer (Victorian artist) are offering another fabulous printmaking holiday at Milos Studios on the island of Skopelos in…
Once we had had our three workshops with St Vincents’ Hospital staff in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane and collected their painted contributions for the Reconciliation Project Silkscreen Print, it was time…
Our second invited Artist/Co-ordinator, Jeffrey Samuels, ran the Sydney workshop today. 16 staff members from various parts of the St Vincent’s group of hospitals and clinics bravely took part…
Victorian artist, Vicki Couzens, co-ordinated our first workshop (in Melbourne) as part of St Vincent’s Hospital’s Reconciliation Mural Project. Assisted by Basil, she introduced a group of staff members…
As the founder of the Sisters of Charity, Mary Aikenhead, looks on, current day Events Manager, Christopher talks at the conclusion of the session about his design for the…
July 16, 2016 Basil Hall
An exciting Reconciliation mural project, initiated by Monique Silk (Art Co-ordinator for the St Vincent’s Hospital Group) has just been kicked off in Melbourne. Involving three Indigenous artists: Vicki Couzens…
July 11, 2016 Basil Hall
A completely spontaneous shot from last weekend’s workshop at Warringah Printmakers. Duncan examines his second coloured woodblock print after it has been chine colléed onto a Magnani backing through…
Warringah Printmakers have just had Basil up to Sydney to do another woodblock weekend. He had a great group of 11 and together they cut Shina ply blocks and…
June 22, 2016 Basil Hall
Apparently the full moon only appears on the Summer Solstice once every 70 years, so that was it for most of us! Pam and I sat at one of…
On one of our rest days during the fortnight, Vasilis takes the group for a one day sail to nearby Alonyssos Island. Here they are departing from the wharf…
Our June group has concluded their fortnight on Skopelos on the BHE annual Art & Adventure trip with an exhibition in the (hastily tidied up) workshop. Here Basil shows some of…
Penny and Lisa examining one of Penny’s successful colour etchings, made using a combination of soft ground and collagraph techniques.
The huge deck outside the rooms offers the perfect place for evening get-togethers, pre-dinner drinks and quiet wifi activity each morning. Lisa and Anne-Marie are seen here relaxing after a…
June 7, 2016 Basil Hall
Steph Bolt, Helen Mueller and Basil Hall set up a printmaking studio at Milos Apartments on Skopelos Island in Greece 5 years ago. Each year we have run workshops…
This month we have an exhibition of new etchings to prepare for Djilpin Arts in Beswick (they will show at the walking with Spirits Festival in July) and Merrepen…
Kay Baker from Nyapari in far NW South Australia did this amazing silkscreen print as part of an inspirational folio published by Tjungu Palya Art Centre a number of…
