The Archibald journal

How To Win The Archibald Portrait Prize

July 06, 2015 How I tried to win the Archibald Prize as a radical rebel (and what I learnt along the way) 85 days ago I started something I didn’t quite understand. How can I win the Archibald Portrait Prize? T... June 29, 2015 My Archibald Prize entry in pictures (and why I painted on a piece of paper the height of an Art Gallery of NSW wall) Almost three months ago I began a quest to win the Archibald Prize. No easy feat so I needed to do some thi... June 24, 2015 Three snippets of my painting (to win the Archibald Prize in 2 days!) What began over two months ago has less than 3 days of daylight remaining - my adventure to win the Archiba... June 16, 2015 What Picasso and Van Gough had (that I need to win the Archibald Prize). Picasso had one so too Vincent van Gogh and Damien Hirst. What they had was benefactor.   An artist is l... June 10, 2015 It begins in earnest (and my gigantic painting) This morning I began in earnest to win the Archibald Prize. I've only 16 days to go before it's due and a... June 03, 2015 My #5 ideas to win the Archibald Prize (as a radical rebel) Ah, here we are…the destination the road has brought us to and the endgame that all the calculating and ide... May 26, 2015 How to beat a strongman (and the giants of the Australian art world) hint: not with strength If you want to beat a strongman you can’t do it with strength. You’re likely to be pulverised. Instead yo... May 24, 2015 Size and materials to get noticed (but not ignored) and win the Archibald Prize Tiny is intimate and gargantuan is imposing and emotionally dominating. So size does matter for an Archib... May 17, 2015 Who should I paint? (the code word that is the 'portrait subject') Ah, we’ve now come to this, the most serious of our decisions...the subject! The ‘who do I paint?’ answe... May 11, 2015 What winning the Archibald as a radical rebel might look like... Yes. I heard your cries! Yes, I’ll be your radical rebel. I drew a simple diagram to explain what winners... May 08, 2015 The 3 approaches to win the Archibald: Conventional, Rebel or Radical Rebel? Here’s my next question. Should my painting be 1) conventional 2) rebel 3) radical rebel? (Please write ... May 05, 2015 Eating an elephant and the 5 important choices we have to make to win the Archibald Okay, so I'm going to paint an entry for the Archibald Prize in just 52 days time. Seems simple? You’d be...