My environment is a source of inspiration for art.
There is a dam fed by an underground spring – it has fish, eels, tortoises and lots of ducks and water hens.
The water hens have just had babies.
There is an azure kingfisher which lives there as well.
My next mixed media will be the kingfisher, water lilies and dragonflies.
It reminds me of Monet’s water garden – I would love to visit there and is ‘on the list’!
studio blog
Growing sunflowers
Sunflowers are blooming again – inspired me with mixed media with spotted pardolotes
Spotted pardolotes – mixed media series
I have been making mixed media art with papers and ink. I love mixed media – it is a lot of fun. Four of them featured spotted pardolotes which are a small bird but my interests in them goes back to primary school. I was living in Victoria, Australia. I think it was the Gould League and I drew a spotted pardolote for a competition – I was happy with the result but unfortunately I don’t have the drawing. I love spots on birds – pardolotes, brown pigeons, guinea fowls and so on.
I created 4 mixed media pieces – Bush Pocket, Chance for a birdsong, Morning Light and Special Haven.
another beautiful day for painting
I think ‘the smell of rain’ is finished – in time for the Ocean Shores art expo. Now need to continue on with ‘Treasured’, a painting of a dog who I saw one day when I was out and he was a very special and ‘treasured’ dog with a beautiful garland of flowers. These works are for the art expo with the theme ‘treasures’.
such a beautiful day
It was a beautiful day on the North Coast – the dappled light drifted in and helped with the painting. Not very good photos, wrong direction but I wanted to capture the light in the trees.
the smell of rain progressing
Getting the colours right and letting the light drift through the painting – still is work in progress
the smell of rain
New painting has begun – inspired by the fragrance of ‘the smell of rain’
the white rose
Drawing with Katka Adams and other like-minded artists is inspiring and stimulating, not to forget lots of fun. Then there is coffee, tea, cake and conversation. The group is having an exhibition at Northern Rivers Community Gallery. Opening night 5.30pm on Thursday 8 February 2018.
Final ‘Rainbow Sunflowers’
I think this is final!!!
Rainbow lorikeet and ‘Rainbow Sunflowers’
A rainbow lorikeet appears to be nesting in our big gum tree – and the ‘Rainbow Sunflowers’ painting is progressing too.
