I’m enjoying the paintbrush so much that I dug out an older canvas that I hadn’t touched for quite a few years. It was missing the barbs on the wire and I never quite got round to finishing it. So now my hearts have ‘barbed’ wire - finally. As …
Now showing and available for purchase at the Otago Art Society in their “146th Annual Exhibition” from 18th June at the Dunedin Railway Station. Printed on Hahnemuehle Photo Rag 308 smooth cotton rag Fine Art paper, using Epson archival pigment inks. There are wonderfully rich colours, embedded deep in …
Our fish pond at midday today. Another minus 7, so 3 in a row now. The fish are moving underneath, albeit very slowly.
Had the most awesome day with friends Brenda Nyhof and Jenny Longstaff at the Otago Art Society. We all brought along something we were working on and had a great day of painting, coffee and gossip. Art tips were shared, muffins were consumed, and art was admired. Visitors to …
Went and saw Country Trader Crafts in Outram (country trader crafts outram) on the weekend who stock my “Autumn’s Rainbow” collection of leaf canvases. They have a wonderful selection of handmade goodies available, from knitted goods, to wonderful ironwork, sculptured stone and jewellery. Popped the first of my new …
I love autumn. It’s my favourite season. Even down to the first few nights of needing the fire going. It gives such a cosy atmosphere to a house with our 3 cats curled up in their respective spots, nice and cosy. And the leaves. Oh, the colours and shapes …
It’s cold enough today that I’ve had the fire on since midday, and have been flitting between the studio and the lounge. Just actually looked at the coffee table and realised that it tells it’s own story of my current art endeavours. I’m being drawn to painting again. Hasn’t …
I want my photography to rise above the camera and become an artist’s image in its own right, and that includes what it’s printed on. Printing was a real concern for me when I first began this journey into being a full time ‘artist’, but there was a serendipity …
I’m always listening to music while I’m in my studio. Music that seems to me to come from the Earth and have its underlying themes be in tune with nature. Somehow the music frees up the brain to allow you to go into that mode where the inspiration, creativity, …
