ANZAC Day 2026

In remembrance of the women and men who sacrificed their lives or served and returned forever changed from various theatres of war.

ANZAC day. Lest We Forget.

Latest paintings 2026

 Acrylic on paper, card and stretched canvas.

Talking to Clayden's

I saw James Clayden's art exhibition at blockprojects at Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn yesterday and was inspired by his beautiful, large scale paintings, so, I did a response this afternoon. It's Acrylic paint on A3 Arches.

Experiment yesterday.

 

Winchelsea - this woman may be an ancestor

I recently purchased this old photograph, which was part of a deceased estate from Winchelsea in Victoria. Does anyone know who she was? The photograph is pasted onto cardboard and backed by a page from The Argus, Melbourne newspaper. Unfortunately the date is missing but it looks like the photo was probably taken in the1940s. There is a soft albumin coating on the photo as was done back then to protect the thin paper photograph. Contact me if you know who she was. She may be a relative.

Acrylic painting 2026

Acrylic painting on 16 x 20 inch stretched canvas completed today.

Julie Joy Clarke ©2026

Australia Day 2015 photo

This is a photo I took on Australia Day in 2015. I was about to take a photo of this mother holding her son in Swanston Street, Melbourne when he accidentally hit her in the throat. She droped him down to the ground. In that second I photographed the pain on her face and the anguish on his as he clung to her.

Oil pastel

Yesterday I began a painting that will be another version of an A4 oil pastel drawing that I did a few years back. Here's the drawing. I will post the painting when it's complete.