Been working on these six new leaf paintings. Backgrounds finished, leaves glued down, and now the borders popped in. A stunning Otago day yesterday, and again today, so took the opportunity to take the paint outside and enjoy the garden. Just got some glazing to do, along with some …
I’m an artist who creates with her camera, but I also very much like the tactile feeling of putting brush, or pencil, to canvas and paper. So I’m teaching myself better drawing skills. Trying to practice as much as possible. There is a wonderful café in Outram, The Wobbly …
Hope and beauty. Pause and breathe. Quiet stillness. Nature’s way of showing us that this phase in our lives will pass. It’s spring. A time of rebirth, when the cycle of life is renewed. Have patience and be calm, enjoy the pause in our normally hectic lives to touch …
In these days of late winter, and now back in lockdown, when spirits may be low, it’s a such fun to create more moments of colourful Autumn joy for you. Every time I create these, I still get a kick out of the rich colours that nature shows us …
New Fine Art Print Release - “Phoenix Rising” A rebirth of spring, rising from the ashes of winter. Full of fire, energy and passion, ready to greet the new season. The next release in my fine art photographic print series. Tulips, my favourite flower. I see elegance and dignity …
You may have noticed that my Blog menu was getting a bit big and untidy. So I asked my Web Designers Turboweb to streamline it and make it more workable. So they've added a proper Blog page, and a Newsletter page as well. It works well, but I now …
Of Earth and Air. Playing with colour and design, giving a sense of movement and dance. How I love a perfect rose. I’m a big fan of the traditional hybrid tea rose. To me it’s the perfect rose. The wonderfully structured petals that have such incredible edges and colours …
Sunday 4th July 2021 So very happy to share with you the awesome display that the ladies at Country Trader Crafts in Outram have made for me. My “Autumn’s Rainbows” series of leaf paintings are displayed to perfection! Each leaf is a real autumn leaf and if not from …
Every time there is a hint of it at our place I become a 5 year old wanting to go out and play. Yesterday was no different. We’d had 2 nights of snow on the Maungatua ranges that Outram is nestled underneath and it was looking wonderful. So grabbed …
Pleased to say the both “Astrantia Major” and “A Whispered Embrace” are on display and available for purchase at the Otago Art Society’s 145th Annual Exhibition in the Dunedin Railway Station until the 10th July. I always get a bit of a buzz from seeing my work up in …
