In working on the family history for my parents over the past few months as a lockdown project I have come across some interesting articles & artists who I have not looked at in any great detail since my art college days when I studied Australian art history. One of these was J W Lewin.... Continue Reading →
ART TEACHING RESOURCE: FREE Linocut & Art Tutorials Website
I am a qualified Art Teacher with a Bachelor of Education (Art) so am very aware of the need for teachers & students to have resources to help develop both their own artwork & classroom resources. So a few years ago I created a new website. Essentially it is a compilation of most the art... Continue Reading →
Backyard Trees – Acmena smithii var. Minor – Small Leaf Lilly Pilly
I have the most gorgeous small backyard tree - small leaf lilly pilly or Acmena smithii va minor. Small Leaf Lilly Pilly - Acmena smithii var. Minor I used to have a gorgeous (but non native) Poinciana Tree which shaded a lot of the garden & deck area. After many years it developed some rot... Continue Reading →
An Artists Garden
It has been way too long since I posted here! I have been using Instagram with short posts which I guess is efficient time wise but it does have it limitations. So I though I'd do an update post of some of the native plants that are currently flowering in my garden. This is a... Continue Reading →
Lest We Forget – ANZAC DAY 2018 – Private George Thomas VIDLER NX47809 – Died ‘Siam’ – Thai Burma Railway 1944
On this ANZAC Day 25th April 2018 I remember my Great Uncle, Private George Thomas VIDLER - NX47809 service number in the Australian Army - my Grandmother Marjorie Edna MOSS nee VIDLER's brother & my Mum's Uncle. He joined up in 1940, and sailed off to war in 1941 never to return. He was caught... Continue Reading →