Art - Arthur Boyd (Dec 1995)

Untitled (Shoalhaven Landscape) (Detail) - APH / Canberra (Sun 10 Jan 2016)

Arthur Boyd on Art:

Art doesn't alter things. It points things out, but it doesn't alter them. It can't, no matter what a painter wants to do.

via Beneath the Landscape, Independent Monthly, Dec 1995/Jan 1996 by David Langsam.

Letting Go - Del Kathryn Barton (Sat 27 Feb 2016)

untitled - Alexandria (Fri 19 Feb 2016)

Del Kathryn Barton on Letting Go:

as I get older I've developed skills for letting go and just accepting

via Spectrum Now ambassador and artist Del Kathryn Barton on how art saved her life by Myffy Rigby.

Small - Benjamin Hardy (Dec 2015)

Untitled (Shoalhaven Landscape) (Tapestry) - APH / Canberra (Sun 10 Jan 2016)

Benjamin Hardy on Small:

Small things - if not corrected - become big things, always.

via If You're Too Busy For These 5 Things: Your Life Is More Off-Course Than You Think by Benjamin Hardy.

Communication - Exile Lifestyle (Wed 03 Feb 2016)

untitled - Main Range / Snowy Mountains (Fri 22 Jan 2016)

Exile Lifestyle on Communication:

We have the ability to speak volumes without saying a word

via Clear Communication as a Habit by Exile Lifestyle.

Mistakes - Benjamin Hardy (Thu 03 Mar 2016)

untitled - Chippendale (Wed 03 Mar 2016)

Benjamin Hardy on Mistakes:

There are no mistakes, only lessons

via 8 Lessons Learned From Making Stupid Mistakes by Benjamin Hardy.

Architecture - Elizabeth Farrelly (Fri 05 Feb 2016)

untitled - Canberra (Mon 25 Jan 2016)

Elizabeth Farrelly on Architecture (e):

architecture is our dance with nature

via Pholeros the fearless architect's low-key, empowering, incremental model spurned in the Intervention by Elizabeth Farrelly.

Internet - Peter Martin (Wed 06 Jan 2016)

Untitled - Alexandria (Tue 06 Jan 2016)

Peter Martin on The Long Tail:

The internet has made it easier for us to find things in the long tail, and diminished our need to do so

via The net is the force that is making us all alike by Peter Martin.

Try - Sloane Crosley (Mon 04 Jan 2016)

Untitled - Clovelly (Sun 03 Jan 2016)

Sloane Crosley on The Key:

It's maybe the key to anything – don't try so hard

via 'Don't try so hard': Essayist Sloane Crosley on humour and writing her first novel by Nicole Elphick.

Now - Daido Moriyama (Mon 14 Mar 2016

untitled - Redfern (Mon 14 Mar 2016)

Daido Moriyama on Now:

This is me now [Tokyo in colour]

via Daido Moriyama Gives a Fresh Look to Tokyo by Jake Cigainero.

Decisions - The Story of Telling (Wed 10 Feb 2016)

untitled - Redfern (Wed 10 Feb 2016)

The Story of Telling on Decisions:

most .. decisions are not rational, but emotional

via 3 Things Your Product Story Must Do by The Story of Telling.

Cole Classic - Nicholas Cole (Sat 06 Feb 2016)

untitled - Redfern (Mon 08 Feb 2016)

Nicholas Cole on Cole Classic:

he [Graham Cole] started something [Cole Classic] that captured the public's imagination .. a way for the community to celebrate the ocean, get fit and to have a bit of fun at the same time

via Sydney Morning Herald Cole Classic celebrates its 33rd year on Sunday by smh.

Grief - Juliette O'Brien (Mon 01 Feb 2016)

untitled - SIRC / Penrith (Sun 31 Jan 2016)

Juliette O'Brien on Grief:

writing this .. has been [a way of] processing grief

via Gail O'Brien biography This Is Gail reveals spiritual journey after death of surgeon Chris O'Brien by Phoebe Moloney

Scared - Adam Lambert (Sat 23 Jan 2016)

Untitled - Main Range / Snowy Mountains (Fri 22 Jan 2016)

Adam Lambert on Scared:

being scared is just holding yourself back

via What would Freddie do? Adam Lambert on fronting Queen and holding back by Jenny Valentish.

Letting Go - Jessica Irvine (Fri 05 Feb 2016)

untitled - Chippendale (Thu 04 Feb 2016)

Jessica Irvine on Letting Go:

letting go of the past is not easy. It can open an uncomfortable void

via The economics of decluttering: how I learned to ignore sunk costs by Jessica Irvine.

Discovery - Brian Schmidt (Thu 07 Jan 2016)

Untitled - Chippendale (Thu 07 Jan 2016)

Brian Schmidt on Discovery:

"The great thing about discoveries is they're often surprises

via Former strongman Michael Sidonio discovers new galaxy by Alexandra Back.

Love - Jane Lynch (Mon 25 Jan 2016)

untitled - Canberra (Sun 24 Jan 2016)

Jane Lynch on Love:

I think there's a lot of love around us, and if we open our hearts to it, we can be guided

via Jane Lynch falls to earth with angelic new comedy by Michael Idato.

Pictures - Jörg Colberg (Tue 15 Mar 2016)

untitled - Redfern (Tue 15 Mar 2016)

Jörg Colberg on Pictures:

it is the gestures of photography that contribute much to whatever pictures do.

via Mayumi Suzuki and the Tsunami’s Aftermath by Jörg Colberg.

Momento - Joanna Kitto (Fri 18 Dec 2015)

untitled - Alexandria (Sun 28 Feb 2016)

Joanna Kitto on Momento:

We all have keepsakes and mementoes; they might be strange or serve no purpose but the object reminds us of a particular person or a point in time. By holding onto the object we are in turn holding onto the memory.

via Joanna Kitto: Tender Thing by Jane Llewellyn.

Art - Tom Roberts (Tue 08 July 1890)

Untitled - NGA / Canberra (Sun 10 Jan 2016)

Tom Roberts on Art:

by making art the perfect expression of one time and one place, it becomes art for all times and all places

via Tom Roberts, Letter to the Editor - The Argus, 4 July 1890, p. 10 by Tom Roberts.

Beauty - Craig O'Neil (Thu 17 Mar 2016)

untitled - Main Range / Snowy Mountains (Fri 22 Jan 2016)

Craig O'Neill on Beauty:

It's a beautiful bit of work

via Kosciuszko explained: mystery of the Snowy Mountains solved by Marcus Strom.