Cooktown School of Art Society Inc
Ludij Peden
Raised in Cairns in Far North Queensland, Ludij Peden has shown a fascination with painting houses. Her first exhibition, in Brisbane, entitled ‘Pub Crawl’ featured historic hotel buildings around Queensland and northern New South Wales. Ludij noticed the destruction of old houses as they where demolished to make way for modern buildings. By painting old Australian houses and cottages she captures the image before they disappear.
Ludij started using watercolours in the 1980's after heavy metals and the solvents in her oil paints made her very ill.
Recently Ludij discovered Genesis Heat Set Oils which are non-toxic and odourless and yet handle like traditional oil paint. They stay wet until dried with a heat gun.
Ludij's most recent solo exhibition in Cairns, ‘Contrasts’, featured a mix of oils and watercolour paintings featuring houses and scenes from across Australia and paintings from a recent trip to New Zealand.
See 'Last Light Before the Storm' Genesis Heat Set Oils Demonstration by Ludij.
Ludij and her husband live in Yungaburra on the Atherton Tablelands and Ludij has an art studio behind the house.
Ludij is a practicing professional artist, experienced workshop tutor, art judge and a member of the Royal Queensland Art Society and the Watercolour Society of Queensland.
Ludij Peden Cooktown Genesis Heat Set Oils Art Workshop July 2009
Some of the participants in the RADF and Cook Shire Council funded Ludij Peden Genesis Heat Set Oils Art Workshop.
Left to right: Amanda Jones, Jade Jones, Betty Clarke, Alex Poberay, Heather Willcox, Ludij Peden (seated) Tracey Blumer, Evelyn Hill, Faye Pini, Sue Stacpoole, Jane Holloway
The Genesis Heat Set Oil Painting Workshop held on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th July 2009 and tutored by Ludij Peden was a great success. Thanks to Regional Arts Development Fund and Cook Shire Council for funding the workshop and giving so many artists and newbies the chance to participate.
Betty Clarke, President CSAS and Ludij Peden at Genesis Workshop
The Regional Arts Development Fund is a Queensland Government and Cook Shire partnership to support local arts and culture.
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Without this funding our small community of artists would not have had such an opportunity.
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