I was inspired by a recent post at A Snail's Eye View about emus to have a look back at some photos I'd taken about 6 months ago of Emus. Here's a drawing I just completed - it's just a study and yes the mistakes jump out at me but it is the first drawing... Continue Reading →
Lemon Migrant (Catopsilia pomona) Some more Australian butterflies from the Coffs Harbour Butterfly House. Cruiser (Vindula arsinoe) Lurcher (Yoma sabina) Orange Lacewing (Cethosia penthesilea) Common Crow (Euploea core) Varied Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina) Orchard Swallowtail (Papilio aegeus)
We visited Coffs Harbour Butterfly House yesterday. There were lots of wonderful Cairns Birdwing Butterflies - Ornithoptera priamus - fluttering by... they are such beautiful large butterflies. They are closely related to the Richmond Birdwing Butterfly.Â
In my front garden with pride of place is my Ivory Curl Flower tree - Buckinghamia celsissima. Every year it produces a spectacular display of cream flowers. They are commonly used for street trees often 'sculpted' into shape - mine however, apart from a few strategic limbs being trimmed so we could navigate around it,... Continue Reading →
I was becoming increasingly frustrated by the previous format I was using for this studio diary so have updated! It may change again though..... More art studio diary soon.......
The way that Tawny Frogmouths exhibit expression is through their faces using their eyes and beak to do this is extremely important - I think their "eyebrows" also help! So have added 3 more 'expressions' to my studies. These drawings are ones that I'll pick up an do for a morning when I know I... Continue Reading →
Wildflowerings - Art Studio Diary 