Tag: Art

In the garden today….Spear Lily

One of my Spear Lily's Doryanthus palmeri - is just starting to flower on its long 'spearlike' stalk. The flowers slowly emerge along the stalk - they are full of sweet nectar and the local birds love them. Planning a linocut design using them. Spear Lily 3 - Australian flora Spear Lily 2 - Australian... Continue Reading →

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Mistletoe and waffly days..

Grey Mistletoe - Australian flora These photos are of Australian Mistletoe - I took these photos a couple of years ago near Siding Springs. Had a couple of 'waffly days'. Yesterday I helped out with my son's art class who are doing lino prints and then spent some time scanning/fixing images and updating my website.... Continue Reading →

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Colour testing – ‘Waratahs’ Linocut

Here are the 3 colour samples I've worked on so far - I've noticed that some computer screens really mess with the actual colours - Waratahs Watercolour 1 - has pale green outside leaves - Waratahs Watercolour 2 - has deeper sepia type colours and Waratahs Watercolour 3 - has pale sepia colours. ...still deciding...any... Continue Reading →

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Waratahs – first proof linoprint

Have just finished and photographed the "Waratahs" linoblock - this is the first proof print to check the carving. One mistake that is glaring is on the left side down the bottom between the bract of the flower and the central panel. So will fix this tomorrow and any other minor adjustments ...

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