I have finally got my act together and finished my blog site that contains all my Linocut and Art Tutorials from this Studio Diary and put them on their on little site. My aim was to provide a site with good navigation to make it as easy as possible to find out what you want... Continue Reading →
Saw Banksia with Seedpod I have finally finished this Banksia serrata linocut - after designing 1, designing 2, designing 3, carving, printing and last night handcolouring it's done! This was a complex carving but has a more limited palette for colouring. It will be part of the Design Art series.
A few years ago I designed a piece Wildflowers Sutherland for the 2001 Centenary of Federation exhibition 'Florafed' held in the Hazelhurst Community Gallery in Gymea, Sutherland Shire, NSW. It was an important work for me and signified a return to the area where I had grown up. I grew up near a large valley... Continue Reading →
On the carving board I currently have 4 new 'design art' linocuts. I have had these designs ready to carve for months now - just haven't got to them but I have now started carving I promise! There is a mistletoe, native rhododendron, hakea and grevillea.
I have just received a certificate from the Wildlife And Botanical Artists Incorporated - WABA - saying I had received a Silver Award (Print) for my Tawny Stare Linocut - this was from their recent exhibition in Canberra. A lovely surprise!!
I have been carving a new Tawny Frogmouth linocut 'Sleepy Tawny' it will be the same size as 'Tawny Stare'. This image shows a section of the linoblock carving so far on the left with the corresponding section of template for the design on the right similar to the section shown for the Tawny Stare... Continue Reading →
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