Well after all the cleaning out, re-organisation and upgrading of my art studios I was finally ready to get right back into things wasn't I? Feeling good and starting to do things...then...struck down with a shocker of a 'flu!! Let me say NOT IMPRESSED!! So over a week later and feeling much better but still... Continue Reading →
Just a quick note just to show the very slow progress (due to things like unexpected trips to Sydney) on carving the banksias design. It is also a bit challenging to place all those veins in from the perspective of carving with lino that can be soft and pliable and therefore easily chipped out where... Continue Reading →
After 2 trips to Sydney in 2 months and a third coming up I have been trying to squeeze work in around all this 'busyness'. I have finally finished the rough completion of 2 projects I have been working on for over 10 years and as soon as the actual edition prints are painted and... Continue Reading →
It is wet windy and cold here at the moment with a 'weather event' looming - according to the weather forecasters. Nice weather for being inside drinking coffee, making winter comfort food and well procrastinating which seems to loom large for me in recent times. I have however managed to complete one set of colour... Continue Reading →
Having finally carved, printed and now coloured this linocut (after working on the original drawing over a year ago and the pre-sketch ideas are over 2 years old!) I finally have finished! I had hand painted the emu first as you can see but it felt a bit empty so added a graded wash of... Continue Reading →
Wildflowerings - Art Studio Diary 