It was a rather grey day with a storm hanging close by whilst walking on the beach near Batemans Bay - I love this weather & walking with the brisk sea breeze! I was again looking for the local pair of White-bellied Sea Eagles Haliaeetus leucogaster that I had been told hung out around the... Continue Reading →
Whilst away I came across this lovely little Echidna - Tachyglossus aculeatus - wandering around near a quiet road and just had to stop and say hello. Short beaked Echidnas - or spiny anteaters - are rather odd little creatures, they are a mammal that lays eggs and as you can see have long claws... Continue Reading →
Well it definitely has been a long time between posts!! I must apologise for such a long time since I last posted but life has been extremely hectic with family matters but after weeks away off and on over the past 4 months I think (hope) it has settled for a while so that I... Continue Reading →
I have finally got around to printing four new linocut prints this evening. These have been sitting ready to print for months but 'life' has just been too busy so far this year - hopefully there will be more time for art in the second half of the year. Here are some images of the... Continue Reading →
Cassowaries really are quite gorgeous even if unusual and dangerous birds. Who could resist those lovely long lashes and that stunning iridescent blue and red neck and red wattle. the males truly are champions as they are the ones that sit on the nest to incubate the eggs and rear the chicks. The female simply... Continue Reading →
Recently we came across this freshwater turtle over on the Clarence River NSW. I think there is something rather lovely about turtles. I don't know a lot about turtles and I am not sure what this particular turtles species name is, but apparently there are 24 freshwater species in Australia. Turtle conservation groups in partnership... Continue Reading →
Wildflowerings - Art Studio Diary 