Climbing the mountain, I will trust in the sure footed donkey, the wind and a prayer.

Self portraiture is a mandatory discipline for me, especially at this time of autumn when the trees show us they are willing to let go to...

Our most ancient art celebrates motherhood and birth, something our future depends upon! Some of the earliest depictions of mother and...

Travelling with a little band of writers and artists, from Tangier, through the blue city of Chefchaouen, Fes, and the Riff Valley to...

Ellen Michel, celebrated Heidelberg Artist, Teacher, Art Therapist, Writer, Mentor and Shaman devotes her amazing breadth of skills and...

A star fell on his hair, as, A rainbow in the sky did see. A light and prism, not of the world lives somewhere in that dark blue sea. Is...

Green Lake Conservation Reserve. A circle of mallee gums, around a dry lake bed, The locals say, there is a bog hole and water seeps...

India is wild and full of love. Its zigzag life and dreams, Are a sacred beaded tree, Hiding forgotten secrets, In a heavily woven...

“Nude Descending a Staircase” by Marcel Duchamps A highly innovative artwork A picture containing text, indoor, several Description...

by Ellen Michel | Feb 19, 2021 See above a photograph of an Atom. It’s the fuzzy edges interconnecting with the background. Atoms love to...

IT IS POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO LEARN TO PAINT. YOU HAVE THE CAPACITY TO CREATE YOUR OWN BEAUTIFUL PAINTINGS. When I started I had no knowledge...

How do you creating an artists space at home? So you are thinking about creating a studio or artist space at home for the artist in you....

The history of colour is long and complex. All of antiquity has played a part in the multi facets of its story. Colour straddles the...

The announcement of the 2013 winner of the Archibald Prize led me to ask the question – what is portraiture? The artworks making up the...

Colour influences many aspects of our lives; the clothes we wear, the foods we eat (would you eat green eggs and ham?) and the paints we...

Technology of Enchantment Leonardo Di Vinci says: Art is the Queen of all sciences communicating knowledge to all generations of the...

Art Blog | Guest Articles Here is an insightful article written by my student, Kirsty Crowly. Ellen Michel Indulging in my passion...

The temple bell stops – but the sound keeps coming out of the flowers. —Basho (1644-94) (translated by Robert Bly) Hillside in Provence,...

If  like me you struggle to make sense of all the different styles of painting,  let’s take things back to basics. Starting with...

The world loves Monet and his peers – bringing colour and light into the world – an optic sensation. Like all great movements, the French...