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  • Artful Creations Daily Blog Hop – Day 1

    Soft pastel on black pastel paper, Bloodlily is a drawing of a lily that doesn’t really exist.

  • Happy New Year and a Piece of Art a Week

    Happy New Year to all of you! This year is going to be one of art and I’m starting out with the attempt to get one Piece of Art COMPLETED per week. Considering my last post, completing is something I really need to do more of. So here be my first Piece a Week and…

  • Art 2012

    I’ve gathered together all the art I can declare completed for this year.

  • Glowing objects and rainbows

    Just a short quick one from me today. I’ve been arting the last few days quite a bit and wanted to share with you some of my WIPs.

  • New Challenge in the New Year

    This one is being held by fellow Aussie, Janine Whitling and I think it might be a good idea for me to start posting more regularly here. So in the New Year, expect to hear more from me, more about me, and me sharing the work of fellow artists (with a slight emphasis on Aussie…

  • The squid report – making progress

    Life has been busy of late, but there has been art. There have also been business developments, a piece of artwork I can’t share as I’ve submitted it to a competition, and various explorations in both bubblepainting and Pollock-esque paint delivery. More on those later, but now…The Squid Report!

  • From a volcano

    This is a photo of the view from our front yard. You’re looking at the peak of an extinct ( or according to some people, dormant) volcano. We’re parked between the two major craters – this is the pinnacle of the Valley Lake crater. Behind us is the larger crater of the Blue Lake. We’re…

  • Reverb ’12

    I know, I’m insane.

  • Colour, colour everywhere

    An art book recommendation, a watercolour palette, a new painting, a thunderstorm encounter and inspiring sea glass. It has been an interesting week.

  • Still squidding

    The other arty thing that happened this week was me being suddenly struck by an undefined inspiration that ended up with my youngest daughter falling off the couch.