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\nFULL OF TIPS,IDEAS AND TECHNIQUES  \nPENCILS DOWN WITHBRETTA JONES  \n12 The beginning and the end36 Belief  \nFEATURE ARTISTS  \n4 Edward Spessot  \n40 Jo Welch  \nPRODUCT REVIEW  \n24 Artists'Easels  \nFEATURES  \n18 The A-Z of Pen &Wash Sketchingwith Leonie Norton30 In The Galleries -Many Hands Art Centre34 Drawn to the West-Derek Newton50 In The Galleries -Thoughts of Still Life54 Brush Strokes  \n58 Back to The Drawing Board64 Teacher's Pet  \nCover image by:Edward Spessot  \n# Attuned toOpen Spaces\n\nOriginally from Italy,this Sydney oil painter displaysa close affinity with the great Australian outdoors ..through his rich and insightful landscape works.  \n4 Artist's Back to Basics  \nEdward Spessot was bornin 1937,at Gradisca inNorthern Italy.Gradisca isa small town not far from Venice.In 1950,he left Italy with his family-to settle in the Sydney suburbof Pymble.He completed hisschooling in Australia and found hisfirst job with the renowned Sydneysculpture house,Pellegrini's.  \nDisplaying a natural talent,Edward was encouraged to furtherhis studies.He chose to pursuewoodcarving and sculpture underthe expert tutelage of LyndonDadswell and William Lamb (bothwell known Sydney sculptors).  \nAn appreciation of the Australianlandscape led Edward Spessotback to his first passion:A passionfor painting.  \nHis unique artistic background hashelped him to win awards at severalsignificant art shows,includingseveral  \nfirst prizes.  \nHis work displays a great intricacyof detail coupled with a truly insightfulgrasp of atmosphere and lighting.Richness of colour is also a hallmarkof his magnificent oil paintings.Clearly,the Australian bush and  \nAustralian rural scenes provide himwith a wealth of inspiration.Edwardis flexible in his approach to art,too.No job is too big-as demonstratedby his willingness to tackle a rangeof formats from standard sizedcanvases to enormous larger-than-life mural works.Recent significantawards received by this artist include  \nArtist's Choice at the 2002 Ku-ring-gai Art Exhibition;First Prize at the2000 Quota Rotary Art Prize for hisAustralian Landscape (Oils)'Roadto Braidwood';Viewers'Prize for'Australian Artists at Venice’at NortonStreet Artists,1999;First Prize atthe 1998 Quota Rotary Art Prize forhis Australian Landscape(Oils)  \n'Jouname Lookout,Talbingo';and First Prize at the 1996 QuotaRotary Art Prize for his AustralianLandscape (Oils)'Macleay River'.He was also commended at the1997 Tumut Art for his landscapework 'Three Kilometres from Tumut'.  \nEdward Spessot's paintings areexhibited at several notablegalleries,including theKu-ringgai Art Society gallery;Morpeth Gallery (New SouthWales);and Ronald ColeInvestment Gallery.  \nArtist's Back to Basics 7  \n# Mitta Mitta River,Tallangatta\n\nwas fly fishing on the Mitta MittaRiver,carrying my camera withme as always -hoping to catch atrophy fish.Along the bank,a gumtree caught my eye.The tree had oldbark and the river was low...I couldfix 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