Ep 105: Summer Series – Tony Costa

Summary: <br> Tony Costa won the Archibald prize in 2019 with his stunning painting of contemporary artist Lindy Lee. I caught up with him a few weeks later in his studio in Sydney and our podcast conversation from that day is <a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2019/06/23/ep-70-tony-costa/">episode 70 </a> of the podcast.<br> <br> <br> <br> I also recorded video in Tony's studio which I edited down to about 5 minutes, with lots of painting wisdom ending up on the cutting room floor. So in this episode I'm bringing you the full conversation.<br> <br> <br> <br> Tony has been painting for over 50 years. Apart from winning the Archibald prize, in portraiture he is a regular finalist in the Doug Moran and Kilgour prizes as well as many others, but it’s in landscape that he is particularly prolific. <br> <br> <br> <br> He has won the Paddington Art prize for landscape painting and repeatedly returns to the Royal National Park in Sydney’s south where he has found endless inspiration. <br> <br> <br> <br> His first solo exhibition since winning the Archibald opens at <a href="https://artatrium.com.au">Art Atrium </a>in Sydney on 15 May 2021 and will consist of oils, watercolour and ink works based on areas within the Royal National Park.<br> <br> <br> <br> To hear our 2019 conversation click 'play' beneath the above photo of Tony in his studio.<br> <br> <br> <br> You can see the video in Tony's studio below. I also filmed an interview with Tony in the Art Gallery of NSW not long after the Archibald announcement was made and you can see that video below also.  <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wmdfFrmK70<br> Tony Costa talks with me in his studio<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybBqm0uLilI<br> Tony Costa talks with me at the Art Gallery of NSW shortly after winning the Archibald Prize<br> <br> <br> <br> One of two drawings Tony made in preparation for his winning portrait<br> <br> <br> <br> The second drawing<br> <br> <br> <br> The hospital bed which serves as the working surface<br> <br> <br> <br> Head study of Lindy Lee<br> <br> <br> <br> Tools used in painting<br> <br> <br> <br> The one paint brush in the studio<br> <br> <br> <br> Painting palette <br> <br> <br> <br> 'Hacking River No 5 Royal National Park'<br>