When updating this blog today I realised that I had not mentioned the Celtic Wildflowers collection. It was designed at the request of Sutherland Shire Council Cultural Planning and Events Unit, for their Heritage Festival - Parc Menai Celtic Festival 7-9th March, 2003. The 'brief' was to provide 'Celtic' artwork using wildflowers from Scotland, Ireland,... Continue Reading →
Stunning Firewheel Tree
Well I must say that this years flowering of my Firewheel Tree - stenocarpus sinuatus - is absolutely stunning. I planted this tree when we moved into our house about 21 years ago and although I have had an ever increasing amount of flowers, this years display is beyond anything previous. Maybe it is the... Continue Reading →
Developing your own voice as an artist… my personal journey…
I grew up in Sydney surrounded by the Australian bush - the Royal National Park and those amazing displays of the sandstone Australian flora that Sydney seems to be steeped in. Even the buildings in Sydney reflect the legacy of all this sandstone. I loved the bush - disappearing either by myself or with others... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year – changes & new beginnings
Well I have been in front of the computer for a few days now...well mostly. It seems my reading glasses are the reason for having even more difficulty with seeing clearly for extended times than usual! So I ordered new ones and am waiting on them to arrive from the optometrist. In the mean time... Continue Reading →
Four new printed linocuts – well the black and white proofs at least!!
I have finally got around to printing four new linocut prints this evening. These have been sitting ready to print for months but 'life' has just been too busy so far this year - hopefully there will be more time for art in the second half of the year. Here are some images of the... Continue Reading →
