I’ve been quite the busy artist over the last few months. Acrylic painting has been the main focus and I have been uploading quite a few paintings to BlueThumb. I have really enjoyed digging into my photo archives from our various road trips and using them as references for new work. Here’s a few paintings […]
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Miniature Artwork Motivation
A few weeks ago I was shopping with my girls and noticed these unusual canvases. Normally I don’t buy tiny canvases but these ones have magnets on the back so I was intrigued. If you have read my last blog post you may have seen that I was finding it hard to find my motivation […]
John Olsen, The You Beaut Country
Last week while my Mum was visiting Sydney we were able to go along to the John Olsen retrospective exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW. My knowledge of John Olsen’s work was limited before going. I had seen his work in documentaries and books but I probably wouldn’t have remembered his name if I […]
Plein Air Painting
Over the school holidays I had a few opportunities to practice my outdoor painting skills (which need ‘brushing up’). I don’t do this a lot although I have done it here and there over the years. Our first stop was the town of Wangi Wangi on the north coast of NSW. Despite the terrible windy […]
Inky Fingers
A very long time ago……yes in what feels like a different galaxy I learned how to do the basics of printmaking including linocut. That was back when I did a two year TAFE course in Art and Design, when I was first married. The only other time I had anything to do with printmaking was […]
Local Artists Who Have Inspired Me
Just over 4 years ago we moved to Sydney and very soon afterwards I got stuck in to seeking out local artists. Some of them I stumbled across on the net and others I found myself in the same art competitions with. Of the four I want to highlight, I have only met two and […]
Wordy Paintings
A few weeks ago I was asked if I would like to have a stall at the upcoming Fellowship of Congregational Women’s Seminar in October. I was quite excited to say yes as I have very few artistic goals this year and I really needed something to aim at. Not only that, but half of […]
Dyeing Flowers
Ah the irony of the title. No, this is not about flowers that have faded and are on their last petals, this is about actually dyeing flowers with food colouring. The week before Mother’s Day I did a bit of an experiment. I’d seen those popular tutes online about rainbow roses and thought I’d try […]
Art Auction
Tonight at 8pm my work will be part of an art auction for the 52 week illustration challenge which I have participated in this year. Its been a lot of fun and a great way to be inspired each week. Its allowed me to explore more than just oil painting. Over this year I have […]
Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2015
This was our fourth visit to Sculpture by the sea at Bondi and probably our 7th or 8th visit overall (including the visits in Perth). Its become something we always try to get to see and each year does not disappoint. There are always favourites and sculptures which provoke thought. Some provoke head scratching but […]