I have managed to start caving some small lino blocks in the last week or so and it is all going well with my shoulder so far which is excellent. Here is a small image of some of the carvings - they are a couple of small designs I was working on back in 2012.... Continue Reading →
A good few years ago I planted a couple of Proiphys cunninghamii -- - Brisbane or Moreton Bay Lillies. I bought them from a wonderful Australian plant nursery we used to have here just outside Lismore. Unfortunately the plant nursery is gone but my lilies are thriving. The horticulturalist who sold them to me said... Continue Reading →
I have been working on this smaller drawing of experimenting with little excerpts of flannel flowers. It is just a small selection of different aspects of these gorgeous flower. It is a pen, ink & wash drawing - although there is only a subtle hint of the wash in the centre of the flowers and... Continue Reading →
The last week the weather on the Far North Coast NSW as been stunning! Clear blue skies and lovely sunshine winter warm days. And as if to heighten how gorgeous it has been the beautiful Queensland Silver Wattle - Acacia podalyriifolia - is currently flowering. This is one of my favourite wattles with its stunning... Continue Reading →
I have been struggling on with my old speedball linocut tools for many years. Dutifully sharpening them but recently it has been more and more difficult to keep the blades sharp and has made carving clean neat lines very difficult. It is difficult sometimes living in country NSW, to get access to good information and... Continue Reading →
Wildflowerings - Art Studio Diary 