Ep 99: Wendy Sharpe and ‘Magic’

You can also watch this episode as a video here. To hear the episode as an audio podcast click on 'play' above. Leading artist Wendy Sharpe talks with me in her Sydney studio about her fabulous show 'Magic' at King Street Gallery on William. We also talk about the controversy around her Sulman finalist painting ‘The Witches’ in 2016, her involvement in the innovative SBS show Life Drawing Live, the story behind her striking Archibald portrait of Magda Szubanski and lots more.  I previously interviewed Wendy on the podcast in 2018 where we talked about her life and how she became an artist. You can hear that episode here. 'Magic' continues at King Street Gallery on William until 24 October 2020. https://youtu.be/7ESdZSoJGuo Artist Wendy Sharpe talks with Maria Stoljar 'Fluid Time', 2020, oil on linen, 84 x 92cm 'Walking home', 2020, oil on linen, 145 x 170cm 'Night Magic', 2014, oil on linen, 183 x 145cm 'The Witches', 2016, oil on linen, 160 x 146.5cmFinalist, Sir John Sulman Prize, 2016 'Wheel of Fortune', 2020, oil on linen, 125 x 125cm 'Erskineville station', 2018, oil on canvas, 145 x 183cmFinalist Sir John Sulman Prize 'Hocus pocus', 2020, oil on linen, 147 x 183cm 'Forever is composed of nows', 2020, oil on linen, 145 x 160cm 'Other people's monsters', 2019, oil on linen, 125 x 125cm Wendy with the papier mache sculpture which she made and which appears in her paintings. 'Magda Szubanski - comedy and tragedy' 2020, oil on linen, 183 x 147cmFinalist Archibald Prize 2020 Sketches Wendy made in preparation for the Szubanski Archibald portrait Jan Matejko'Stanczyk', 1862, oil on canvas, 120 x 88cm