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Charles Conder joined the artists in Melbourne.Together they have become known as theAustralian Impressionists and their art asAustralian Impressionism.On sunny days the Australian Impressionistspainted the beach at Mentone, Melbourne.Charles Conder was visiting Richmond NSW.He also painted outside, capturing the momentin paint. He used bright, bold colours.This beach scene is peaceful, with peoplerelaxing by the sea.Some of Charles Conder’s pictures tell afunny story.Make up a story to match this painting.In other paintings, you can see people atthe beach …• boating• walking• reading• sun bathingHow do people dress and relax on thebeach today?Charles ConderAn early taste for literature 1888 (detail)Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, VictoriaMary Helen Keep Bequest, 1944Frederick McCubbinThe shore 1887(also known as Moyes Bay, Beaumaris) (detail)Art Gallery of Western Australia, PerthPurchased with funds from the Great AustralianPaintings Appeal with funds presented by theSwan Brewery Co. Ltd, 1978

Tom Roberts and Charles Conder paintedtogether at Coogee Bay near Sydney.In Heidelberg near Melbourne the artists founda new place to paint landscapes overlookingorchards, paddocks and the Yarra River.Find and compare Tom Roberts’ and CharlesConder’s paintings …• Name 2 things that are the same• Name 2 things that are differentThis painting is full of blue and gold, capturingthe bright light and heat of a summer’s day.How many sheep are standing in the shade?Arthur Streeton also painted at thesame place.Can you find his painting?The Australian Impressionists paintedthe seasons.Look closely and match a painting toeach season …• Summer• Autumn• Winter• SpringCharles ConderCoogee Bay 1888 (detail)National Gallery of Victoria, MelbournePurchased with the assistance of aspecial grant from the Government ofVictoria, 1979Arthur StreetonGolden summer, Eaglemont 1889 (detail)National Gallery of Australia, CanberraPurchased, 1995

People paid Tom Roberts very well to paint theirportraits in his city studio.The Australian Impressionists believed thesesmall paintings were very important as theycaptured the moment — the light, time, season,mood and action in an instant.Ethel Chapman, dressed in her best blue dress,sat with her dog in front of one of the Japanesescreens he kept in his studio. She had to bevery still while he painted her picture.The name of this painting is How we lostpoor Flossie.How do you think they lost Flossie the dog?Why do you think this painting is calledBlue eyes and brown?What would you wear if you were having yourportrait painted?These small paintings are called ‘9 by 5s’.Find out why.Tom RobertsBlue eyes and brown (1887, dated 1888) (detail)National Gallery of Victoria, MelbournePurchased, 1960Charles ConderHow we lost poor Flossie (1889) (detail)Art Gallery of South Australia, AdelaideElder Bequest Fund, 1941

Sitting on a hill shaded from the hot sun,Arthur Streeton painted this scene in a day.The Australian Impressionists were proud to tellstories of colonial Australia.Arthur Streeton’s landscapes• are painted with broad, flat brush marks• often have a road, track or river leading tothe horizon• usually have a distant horizon• usually have a large amount of sky• are painted from a distance or up highThey used all that they had learnt about paintingto tell stories of …• hard working men, shearing sheep in theheat of the day• swagmen wandering the countrysidelooking for work• the day the stagecoach was robbed bybushrangers• pioneer women and their familiesCan you make up your own stories to matchthe paintings?Arthur Streeton‘The purple noon’s transparent might’ 1896 (detail)National Gallery of Victoria, MelbournePurchased, 1896Tom RobertsBailed up 1895, 1927 (detail)Art Gallery of New South Wales, SydneyPurchased, 1933

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