lagoon d'art - art bylulu
lagoon d'art
art bylulu
lagoon d’art
The name lagoon d’art is a tribute to my 86-year-old French friend, Annie and her husband Ges, who helped me save the 50 year-old Mornington Peninsula Painting and Drawing Group Inc. This group was led by the late inspirational Jeff Williams who completed artwork from a wheelchair and on an oxygen bottle. This all-day life drawing group meets each Tuesday at the Currawong Hall in Mornington from 10am (except school holidays) All welcome.
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artist at work
A recent project has been working on a portrait of 95-year-old Hans Brunner who was vital in exonerating Lindy Chamberlain. Hans was able to prove beyond doubt that her baby, Azaria, was taken and killed by a dingo. It was thought hairs found at the scene were cat hairs - but Hans proved they were dingo hairs using his world-renown book published years earlier and further research using his microscope.
Lulu’s Story
Realist oil painting using traditional techniques is a passion for Lulu Clifton-Evans.
While she paints still life, landscapes and figurative themes she is particularly interested in portraits.
Her work is held in collections in Paris, New Zealand, England, New Caledonia as well as Australia.
Her oil paintings are often a meditation on the beauty of the natural world - from a single flower to the magnificence of the surf coast. Some of her work has resulted from plein air painting at Pt Leo, Shoreham and Gunnamatta through to Frankston and Ricketts Point.
Her work recently featured in the Fairfax Media - Sydney Morning Herald/The Age throughout Australia for her Archibald portrait of 95-year-old
scientist Hans Brunner who helped exonerate Lindy Chamberlain.
(26 October, 2023)
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Please visit the Hans Brunner Portrait Story Part Two on her YouTube to hear the story of Hans and hear his world renown yodellng.
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Lulu recently helped save the 50 year-old Australian Guild of Realist Artists (AGRA) - thanks to the generosity of artists who believed in the vision to take it Australia-wide. This has included helping to create a hard-copy nationwide AGRA Magazine which promotes excellence in realist art and professional development.
Eighteen months earlier she also helped save the historic 50-year-old Mornington Peninsula Painting
and Drawing Group which offers long and short poses on Tuesdays at the Currawong Hall in Mornington.
Recent Achievements
* 2025 Finalist in Flanagan Art Prize
* 2024 Finalist in Basil Sellers Art Prize with exhibition finishing in 2025
* 2023 Winner of the 2023 Victorian Artists Society Maritime Exhibition Thomas Somerscales Trophy.
* 2023 Winner of the 2023 Victorian Artists Society Curator Award for Best Painting Summer Exhibition
* 2022 Winner of the Oak Hill Gallery Annual Exhibition
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portrait and pet commisions
The gift of a lifetime can be a face, figure or private portrait.
A portrait will literally last a lifetime and more because it is painted in oil on Belgian linen in the traditional style with the best hand-crafted oil paints.
Pet commissions can commemorate a beloved member of the family before or after their passing.
Lulu has provided families pet portraits both before and after the passing of special pets from a chicken through to dogs and cats which helps in the grieving process.
Tasteful private portraits are the perfect engagement or anniversary present.
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