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Malcolm Drysdale

I have been an enthusiastic painter for more than forty years in a variety of mediums, mostly in oil and watercolour.  In addition to my artistic practice, I have given classes in painting, art history and drawing, including life drawing. As a lecturer in Social Sciences in my professional career, I conducted classes in a creativity stream.  I also create cartoons, illustrations and posters and have illustrated several books and book covers. I paint landscapes, portraits, cartoons, panodramas, nudes, abstracts, and works commenting on social issues.  My styles swing, but not too wildly. I have visited and learned a great deal from many of the great galleries around the world. I am a keen photographer as well. My other hobbies include Spanish, travel,  writing, gardening, science fiction, walking (it used to be hiking) and ballroom dancing.

Art related publications

2021 “The Art of Malcolm Drysdale”

2000-2023 Photo books:  “An Interesting Pair”, “The Kimberley”, “The French Experience” 

1997 PhD Monograph.“Environment, Culture and the Experience of Nature Among Australian Visual Artists”


Education

1997 Doctor of Philosophy, RMIT  

“Environment, Culture and the Experience of Nature Among Australian Visual Artists"


 


Works by Malcolm Drysdale

For Whom the Bell Tolls
Malcolm Drysdale
70cm (W) x 80cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Charcoal on paper
$ 350.00
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Cup-in-a-Box
Malcolm Drysdale
25cm (W) x 50cm (H) x 25cm (D)
watercolour paper, card, wire, wood, cloth, printed material and water colour paint
$ 250.00
The Dancer
Malcolm Drysdale
121cm (W) x 91cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Oil on canvas
$ 900.00
Approaching Crescendo
Malcolm Drysdale
122cm (W) x 92cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Oil on canvas
$ 800.00
Waiting for a Train II
Malcolm Drysdale
48cm (W) x 67cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Pencil
$ 700.00
Young Buddhist Monk
Malcolm Drysdale
35cm (W) x 25cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Watercolour on paper
$ 250.00
Storm Brewing
Malcolm Drysdale
124cm (W) x 60cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Oil on canvas
$ 1,700.00
Spanish Olives
Malcolm Drysdale
152cm (W) x 100cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Oil on canvas
$ 1,000.00
Ei Capitan
Malcolm Drysdale
80cm (W) x 63cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Watercolour, ink and pencil
$ 500.00
Central Park Spring Blossom
Malcolm Drysdale
123cm (W) x 80cm (H)
Oil on Canvas
$ 2,300.00
Hidden Waterfall, Yosemite
Malcolm Drysdale
91cm (W) x 62cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Oil on canvas
$ 1,200.00
Lake Louise, Canadian Rockies
Malcolm Drysdale
60cm (W) x 90cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Oil on canvas
$ 500.00
Morain Lake, Canadian Rockies
Malcolm Drysdale
90cm (W) x 60cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Oil on canvas
$ 500.00
Low Tide, Loch Sport
Malcolm Drysdale
50cm (W) x 40cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Oil on canvas
$ 300.00
The Noah's ark, Ball's Pyramid
Malcolm Drysdale
50cm (W) x 40cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Oil on canvas
$ 250.00
Pay L'evique South of France
Malcolm Drysdale
270cm (W) x 120cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Oil on three canvases
$ 2,000.00
Sunny Coast Kite Flyer
Malcolm Drysdale
105cm (W) x 90cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Oil on canvas
$ 800.00
Shoalhaven (NSW) Tree Study
Malcolm Drysdale
105cm (W) x 90cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Watercolour on paper
$ 350.00
Lancefield Road
Malcolm Drysdale
50cm (W) x 40cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Oil on canvas
$ 250.00
Pink Rose Abstract
Malcolm Drysdale
52cm (W) x 38cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Watercolour on paper
$ 350.00
The Rock
Malcolm Drysdale
70cm (W) x 40cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Watercolour on paper
$ 300.00
The Waiting Place
Malcolm Drysdale
91cm (W) x 121cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Oil on canvas
$ 1,000.00
Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Malcolm Drysdale
169cm (W) x 90cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Oil on canvas
$ 1,500.00
Glacier Bay Alaska
Malcolm Drysdale
45cm (W) x 45cm (H)
oil on canvas
$ 450.00
Data vs Wisdom
Malcolm Drysdale
122cm (W) x 98cm (H) x 4cm (D)
oil on canvas

Not for sale
I Love Antibiotics
Malcolm Drysdale
22cm (W) x 22cm (H) x 2cm (D)
unframed archival print on archival paper
$ 10.00
Reforestation
Malcolm Drysdale
22cm (W) x 22cm (H) x 1cm (D)
unframed archival print on archival paper
$ 10.00
Cartoon on Climate Change
Malcolm Drysdale
22cm (W) x 22cm (H) x 1cm (D)
unframed archival print on archival paper
$ 10.00
Dhalia
Malcolm Drysdale
67cm (W) x 48cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Watercolour on paper
$ 250.00
Yarra Northbank and Foot Bridge
Malcolm Drysdale
40cm (W) x 50cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Watercolour on paper
$ 300.00
Southbank Melbourne
Malcolm Drysdale
130cm (W) x 110cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Watercolour on paper
$ 800.00
The Myth of Security
Malcolm Drysdale
230cm (W) x 140cm (H) x 4cm (D)
oil on canvas
$ 1,000.00
Grand Canyon Vertigo
Malcolm Drysdale
100cm (W) x 100cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Oil on canvas
$ 1,500.00
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