This is the template finally finished for the current set of linocut prints I have been working on. It has developed from the original sketches of Tawny Frogmouth Expressions into a more cohesive set of images. I am planning to print them all as small prints and then frame them as a whole. I am... Continue Reading →
Drawing – mistakes, learning and practise
As I noted in the original posting of this drawing "it is not quite right!" I can see that it isn't and posted it anyway to highlight that things go wrong. The secret is to be able to see the mistakes and then either fix them - or as in the case of this drawing... Continue Reading →
Illustration…Current and Past
In elaborating on the previous comments about developing arts practice and learning from mistakes and past work...there are these 2 works. Today I have just completed this Tawny Frogmouth Pen and Ink with Watercolour Illustration - or drawing - the second is probably one of the least successful illustrations/drawings from 21 years ago - a... Continue Reading →
Rainbow Lorikeets…
Some photos of Rainbow Lorikeets they in our garden this morning as they are most mornings feeding on grevilleas. I think it is part of the daily feeding circuit. This is a 'Moonlight' Grevillea which flowers almost all the year round. They also feed on the palm tree flowers in a neighbours yard... Rainbow Lorikeet... Continue Reading →
Raptor
Whilst wandering around the Bagotville Barrage this raptor made a quick and brief appearance as it soared by into the distance in search of its distant mate. Not sure what sort of raptor it is....
