I pleased to announce I am hanging in the "Greed" Group Show: "More, More, More is never enough" @ Collingwood Gallery - 292 Smith Street, Collingwood.Opening night is Sat 25th September. Running for two weeks. I participated in ???Tree???s, Tree???s, T...
Read moreLetting go...
It has been some months since I have tended my blog. I couldn???t have known what was ahead of me with our family moving to live in Dallas, Texas. Our lives turned temporarily upside down and most definately inside out! There has been a massive cull...
Read moreMoving to Dallas!
Hi everyone. My apologies for not having written in a while. We are in the midst of major change in our family household and there hasn???t been time to write and sadly no time this month to even paint! It is starting to take it???s toll! I endevour t...
Read moreOpening night - ArtMelb10
What a great night! I am really pleased to have gone. This year it seemed the odds were against me getting there with various family committments arising at the last minute and plans being changed several times. Even as I was leaving, my 6yr old h...
Read moreA busy time!
I have been having fun! I feel afforded an opportunity to play in the studio whilst attending some domestic requirements of late. It is different from the energy that builds when an goal is imminent. I have been able to enjoy planting a winter veg...
Read more"Off the Wall" ArtMelbourne10
There is a section at Art Melbourne 10, devoted to unsigned. unrepresented artists. It is called ???Off The Wall???. The purpose of this memorial award is to provide a showcase for up and coming unsigned artists. There are 10 artists chosen from vario...
Read moreWhy do I do it?
I have been thinking about my art making and why I do it lately. I have entered an exciting art competition and in the process of putting my application together, begun new lines of thought. Making art started with a short course and ran from ther...
Read moreFinally - Pics from "Wavelengths" Exhibition Dec 2009
Back in the studio!! Woo Hoo!
Twelve canvas???s made and a lot of soul searching! I didn???t realise how that committment to size would affect what I was thinking about.Over the past week or so, I have assembled timber frames, cut canvas, stapled the two together and done 2-3 coat...
Read moreDelivery arrived!
I am on my 7th of 12 Canvas???s to be stretched and then laid with a couple of grounds of Gesso Primer before being able to creatively paint! In fact I will be building texture in the foundations of this series, so that to will have to be at least b...
Read moreTime to start again!
So only a week and a half of school holidays to go. It has gone so quickly yet again and yet been so full of activity that not much has gone between my paint and I! I have had time to sit and contemplate at night when everyone is fed and either sl...
Read moreWhat next?
In moving forward from such a positve outcome with ???Wavelegths???, I am taking a moment to look around the studio, reaquaint with my colors, paintings, tools. It is a little overwhelming to see so many previous series in bits and pieces all around b...
Read moreA new friend and a new palette!
One of the really fabulous things to come out of doing the ???Wavelengths??? Exhibition was meeting and getting to know Jan Simon! I am so grateful to our mutual friend Suzie, for introducing us earlier in the year. We clicked straight away and quickl...
Read moreEnd of the "Wavelengths" Exhibition 20th December!
Today my husband Aran took my place in taking down the Exhibition with Jan and her husband Lee! It was a fabulous show and a wonderful couple of weeks! Thanks again to everyone who came throughout the 3 week period it was on! I have been in hospit...
Read morePlease, leave a comment so I know you have visited!
A number of people have mentioned they have visited the site lately, which is fabulous and helps me with the discipline of making time to write. Please if you do visit, feel free to leave a comment as it is the only way for me to know that you hav...
Read moreA big thank you to everyone!
To all those who came to our Wavelengths exhibition; Thank you! What a fabulous night! A sea of vibrant color matched with an exhuberant energy from all the people that came. We estimate that once again we had at least 200 guests who milled around...
Read moreWavelengths Exhibition Detail!
Wavelengths Invitation
Read moreMailout day!
Today was the day of the envelope stuffing for the 3,500 on the Chapel off Chapel mailing list! My daughter Chloe came along to help and a couple of friends of Jan???s friends pitched in too! Thank you Leath, Carol and Chloe for giving us your after...
Read moreCountdown! 4 weeks to go!
As usual, the lead up to an exhibition has it???s moments of chaos and vulnerability. There are decisions to make regarding which work makes it in to the show, which doesn???t and what is still left to be painted! At this point I am happy with the wor...
Read moreChapel off Chapel dates: "Wavelengths" Exhibition!
I can announce the dates for the exhibition ???Wavelengths???, to be held at Chapel off Chapel in Prahran, Melbourne, now the contracts are signed. Jan Simon and myself are sharing both spaces at the Gallery, to present ???Wavelengths???, paintings we fee...
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