We are both proud And excited to be displaying the available artworks of Illustrator and Calligrapher - Lynne Muir.
Other artists are welcome To Contact Us To enable their work to be displayed here as well.
Scroll down For Lynne's achievements and artworks.
Her Studies And Training
Lynne's studies include:-
1975 Diploma in Art And Design (Graphic Design) specializing in Illustration from Caulfield Institute of Technology, Victoria
1984—2016 Various calligraphic workshops with international tutors
Her ILLUSTRATION AND CALLIGRAPHY Exhibitions
1987 Solo—Illuminated Calligraphy & Heraldry at Kay Craddock's Antiquarian Bookshop - Melbourne
1990 Solo—Renaissance Bookbinding - Melbourne
1992-99 Dromkeen Childrens Book Gallery - Victoria; Books Illustrated - Port Melbourne; Book Farm - Maleny, Qld
1998 Gary Myers Gallery - Maleny, Qld
1999 Books Illustrated - Stonnington Library
2000-08 Coolart Park - Somers; Celtic Origins - Armadale; Kinglake Gallery; Illustrators House - Brisbane; Alphabetique - Canterbury
2011-16 Stockyard Gallery - Foster, Victoria
2014 Gasworks Park - South Melbourne
TEACHING
Over the last 15 years, various workshops in the art of Illumination,
decorated borders, Persian lettering, Uncial lettering and Celtic decoration,
colour theory, Florentine borders for the Calligraphy Society of Victoria,
RMIT CALLIGRAPHY Certificate courses and interstate groups in Brisbane,
Noosa, Townsville, Qld.
MAJOR AWARDS
Royal Melbourne Show: - 1st and 2nd prizes in 2010 and 2011; Life Aquatic Foster:- 2nd prize 2013 and Highly Commended 2015; Sandy Point Art Show:- Highly Commended 2016
Featured artist in Postscript, 2010(CALLIGRAPHY Society Of Victoria) and selected artist in WordsWork (Australian Society of Calligraphers)
MAJOR CALLIGRAPHIC COMMISSIONS
Certificates and citations for clients such As the Registries Of Births, Deaths And Marriages, Australia; the City Of Melbourne; Australian Securities and Investment Commission; State Emergency Services; RACV; Supreme Court Victoria; Office for the Governor, Victoria.
Lynne Muir uses the ancient art of calligraphy in new and exciting ways, creating works of art that reflect their traditional roots from medieval and various cultural origins.
Many of her works are inspired by Celtic or Persian themes.
More recently she has explored the texts of John Muir, Scots / American wilderness campaigner and the concept of pilgrimage for today's culture.
Her background is in designing and illustrating childrens wildlife and adult giftbooks.
Commissioned work can be as diverse as designing and inscribing a birth certificate, a bookplate, a photo mount for your football team or beautifully decorated captions and scrolls on the matt of your favourite wedding photo.
CALLIGRAPHY SERVICE
Contact Us For your calligraphy needs by this talented artist.
You may need exceptional quality labels on photo mounts and certificates, certificate design, some restoration work, inscriptions or personalised quotes.
See samples in the carousel below:
1. Inscription to the Governor-General from the Master Plumbers Association2. Life Member Certificate for Melbourne Symphony Orchestra3. Carlton Football Club vintage photo mount4. Marriage names on wedding photo mount5. Restoration of prayer-card before and after
The available artworks by this artist are on display at Kosnar's Picture Framing and Mirrors Shop at 488 Mount Alexander Road, Ascot Vale, Victoria phone (03) 9370 5744 FAX (03) 9370 5344
Personalised viewing can be arranged by appointment by phone or email or by placing an Order (With no obligation to buy) so that your choice is reserved for you to inspect, at your chosen time, at your leisure, for your pleasure.
Lynne Muir
When you purchase any of Lynne's artworks, framed to suit your needs by us at Kosnar's Picture Framing and Mirrors Shop you also get a Certificate Of Authenticity that is your Provenance for each one of her works.
This guarantees your investment is properly displayed, identified and certified.
Some Dimensions: quoted below are For the unframed art and not the framed and mounted artwork.
Because the frame sizes can vary depending on your specific needs, a separate quotation for your framing
will be provided after we establish the best framing solution for you in consultation with you.
All Dimensions: quoted are for the Width x Height (in that order) and as displayed.
All prices are in Australian dollars and include GST.
You can also go to her website to see her other works. Return to us for a quote to frame her artworks in a most complementary style.
ORIGINAL ART
Lynne favours gouache, 23 ct gold and silver leaf as a medium of expression, with a blend of metallics including gold and silver powders.
Lynne used the finest quality Arches 300 gsm watercolour paper for all her artworks made available below.
The Road Goes Ever On And On
Text from 'The Hobbit’ - J R R Tolkien.
"Dark caverns line New Zealand’s Milford track, which meanders from rock-strewn riverbeds to soaring misty peaks."
Already framed in soft gold.
Artist:
Lynne Muir
Dimensions:
36 cm ×
48 cm
Weight:
2 kg unpacked, 3 kg packaged
Materials:
Gouache and gold leaf artwork mounted on off-white matt window.
Text from John Bunyan And anon.
"A medieval fantasy combining images from the Camino de Santiago de Compostella, walking to the field of stars."
Already framed in soft gold.
Artist:
Lynne Muir
Dimensions:
58 cm ×
48 cm
Weight:
2 kg unpacked, 3 kg packaged
Materials:
Gouache and gold leaf artwork mounted on duck-egg blue matt window.
Text from John Muir
"Eternal sunrise, eternal sunset...on seas and continents and islands, each in its turn as the round earth rolls."
Already framed in mottled gold.
Artist:
Lynne Muir
Dimensions:
54 cm ×
64 cm
Weight:
2 kg unpacked, 3 kg packaged
Materials:
Gouache and gold leaf artwork mounted on off-white matt window.
All of these high quality giclee prints are unframed and come with a fomecore backing. All come with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Some are printed same size as original or reduced to A3 or A4 size for convenience.
Morocco Quartet
"This quartet of images feature the peaceful gardens of Villa Majorelle in Marrakech and windows in the seaside village of Essaiouira."
Unframed and comes with a signed Certificate Of Authenticity.
Artist:
Lynne Muir
Image Dimensions:
28 cm ×
12 cm
Materials:
Gouache and gold leaf on a fomecore backing
Text from Rabindranath Tagore
"Persian influenced lettering floats in a golden sea of clouds around an image from the golden city Jaisalmer in Rajastan."
Unframed and comes with a signed Certificate Of Authenticity.
Artist:
Lynne Muir
Image Dimensions:
30 cm ×
28 cm
Materials:
Gouache and gold leaf on a fomecore backing
Text from John Shaw Neilson
"This sun goddess is an amalgam of classical and celtic motifs, with borders of stylised Australian gum blossom to honour our Australian poet."
Unframed and comes with a signed Certificate Of Authenticity.
Artist:
Lynne Muir
Image Dimensions:
29 cm ×
39 cm
Materials:
Gouache and gold leaf on a fomecore backing
Text from John Muir
"We remember the words of prophet and mystic John Muir whose passion for mountains and all wildlife inspired the beginnings of the world-wide conservation movements."
Unframed and comes with a signed Certificate Of Authenticity.
Artist:
Lynne Muir
Image Dimensions:
42 cm ×
30 cm
Materials:
Ink, Gouache and gold leaf on a fomecore backing
Text from 'Between Night and Morn’ - Kahlil Gibran
"Arabian Nights inspired this vision of an exotic boat entering a mythical harbour to much singing and merriment."
Unframed (but displayed here in a sample frame) and comes with a signed Certificate Of Authenticity.
Artist:
Lynne Muir
Image Dimensions:
28 cm ×
31 cm
Materials:
Gouache and gold leaf on a fomecore backing
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Kosnar's Picture Framing and Mirrors Shop 488 Mt Alexander Road Ascot Vale VIC. 3032
