Kathleen Beryl Mason

‘The War Widow’ - a painting of my 84-year-old mother is in the semi-finals of the DMNPP 2022. It’s a painting depicting the grief and strife my Mother has experienced, particularly in the past few years.

This is a painting from an image of a Dutch Master painting by Thomas de Keyser (c. 1596–1667) who was a Dutch portrait painter, a dealer in Belgium bluestone and stone mason. He was the most in-demand portrait painter in the Netherlands until the 1630s, when Rembrandt eclipsed him in popularity. Rembrandt was influenced by his work, and many of de Keyser's paintings were later falsely attributed to Rembrandt.

Cornelis van der Geest (1575 – 10 March 1638) was a spice merchant from Antwerp, who used his wealth to support the Antwerp artists and to establish his art collection. He was also the dean of the haberdashers guild. He was portrayed by Anthony van Dyck, before 1620, now and the original is now in the National Gallery Holland.

Garry Clancy joined the police force in 1960 and served for 30 years in stations including Sydney, Albury, Woodburn and Narrabri. In 1983 he joined the Coffs Harbour Police Station under the rank of senior sergeant.

My ‘Self Portrait at 80’ has been selected from 1,000 entries to be one of 128 semi-finalists in the 2018 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize. I’m so grateful and thrilled.

http://www.moranprizes.com.au/competition/2018-doug-moran-national-portrait-prize/semi-finalists

Oil on board. 20cm wide x 30cm high.

Here are some digital works created using Apple iPad Pro and the Apple pencil in Procreate. These are just some of the wonderful tools available today for creating digital artworks.

Digital painting

Oil on linen. 40cm wide x 30cm high.

Oil on canvas. 20cm wide x 25cm high.

Oil on canvas. 100cm wide.

Oil on canvas. 50cm x 50cm.

Oil on linen. 40cm wide x 30cm high.

Gouache, charcoal and graphite on paper. 40cm wide x 50cm high

Digital drawing

Oil on canvas. 50cm wide.

Digital painting

Oil on board. 20cm square.

Oil on linen. 40cm wide x 30cm high.

Oil on board. 30cm high x 20cm wide.

Magazines and newsprint cut and glued onto paper. A4 sized.

Oil on canvas.
20cm wide x 25cm high.