Shoot it, Sketch it: Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse
Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse stands where the Southern Ocean and the Indian Ocean meet. I posted the photograph a few weeks ago as a Wordless Wednesday feature — and I still have no idea what that cow is...
View ArticleOn the streets of Melbourne
A little slideshow of some of the art we discovered while wandering around Melbourne…
View ArticleLife is too short to blend in
Sometimes the only opportunity to take photographs is from the back seat of a moving vehicle. No time to think ― just point and click. It helps if you are really quick and a little bit lucky. When you...
View ArticleShoot it, Sketch it: Fly by
I finished my galah painting over the weekend and finally uploaded the photos this morning. There are so many layers of paint on it (which I hope you can see in the close-up below) that I’ll have to...
View ArticleInterview for Australian Wandarrah
[No, I’m not Australian… Wandarrah is an aboriginal word meaning ‘meeting place’ and Australian Wandarrah is group of Etsy* sellers and buyers from Australia and New Zealand. One of our members has...
View ArticleSale week eight
This week’s featured artworks are my Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse mini canvas and the Moeraki Boulders paintings. Please click on the images below for more information.
View ArticleWhat colour is a blackbird?
“Drawing makes you look at the world more closely. It helps you to see what you’re looking at more clearly. Did you know that?” I said nothing. “What colour’s a blackbird?” she said. “Black” “Typical!”...
View ArticleThe Black Canvas
“I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” Pablo Picasso ‘Chinatown’ (Melbourne) is my first ever painting on black canvas. I bought four little 4″ x 12″...
View ArticleCity Lights
“It’s only impossible if you stop to think about it.” Pirate Captain. ‘City Lights’ is my second black canvas diptych inspired by Melbourne at night. The photograph (below) that inspired the painting...
View ArticleKoala ~ Art for Australia
This little Koala is the second in my series of small paintings created to raise money for people and wildlife who have lost their homes because of the recent bushfires in Australia. I will be donating...
View ArticleKangaroo ~ Art for Australia
This little kangaroo road sign is officially one of my favourite paintings. Ever. I love the curves and the colours and the sign and the shadow falling across the road. I’m a bit tempted to keep this...
View ArticleEchidna ~ Art for Australia
The colours of earth and stone, this little echidna (or spiny anteater) is another in my series of small paintings created to raise money for people and wildlife who lost their homes because of the...
View ArticleEight…
Eight years on WordPress! I’ve written more than 650 posts, uploaded well over 1800 images, and completely lost track of the number of canvases I’ve painted : ) And so it’s time for my eighth Happy...
View ArticleEmu ~ Art for Australia
What a face! ‘Emu’ is the new member of the Art for Australia family of paintings. Created to raise money for people and wildlife who lost their homes because of the recent bushfires in Australia, 50%...
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