I have finally got around to completing this Tawny Frogmouth Glare Linocut. I did an illustration of this image a while back but had always planned to do it also as a linocut. Love these birds they are interesting and quirky and most suprising. I have finished reading Gisela Kaplan's book - excellent reading! Have... Continue Reading →
These gorgeous red bottlebrushes are flowering in our garden at the moment. I love the way the deep red is set off by just that tiny yellow tip. I have used bottlebrushes in my linocuts in the past. Above is Mini Bottlebrush - it is one of a collection of miniatures of Australian flora. Below... Continue Reading →
This is the flower of the Birdwing butterfly rainforest vine - Aristolochia praevenosa. It is currently flowering in my garden - as warmer weather looks like it is now approaching I will keep an eye out for the Richmond Birdwing Butterfly. My Grevillea barklyana is also flowering - I completed a linocut in the past... Continue Reading →
Just got the latest New Zealand Falcon Illustration (Pen & Ink with Watercolour) back from the framer. A simple dark brown timber frame and double paper coloured matt.
I have recently completed another small wildlife (fauna) illustration of the New Zealand Falcon. This is another 'head-shot'. Beautiful birds - we saw them up close at Wingspan outside Rotorua in New Zealand last year.
As Andrew Denton said - "a little bit of joy" - Matt Harding dancing around the world. It makes me smile - and many many others - it is quite 'joyful' and reminds me as I head off to yet another (often dreaded for me!) eisteddfod with my youngest son (who absolutely loves dancing) that... Continue Reading →
Wildflowerings - Art Studio Diary 