Southern tip of North Stradbroke Island A photo essay of a day at the beach A couple of weeks ago, before the weather broke into this rain, rain, rain here in SE Queensland we went for a trip in the tinny to the southern end of North Stradbroke Island ~ As a reminder, that […]
My Artist’s Date
At times the world seems quite manic. Family life feels fast and furious, business gets busier and there’s a constant race servicing the needs of family members, business colleagues and company customers. With so much energy pouring out of the pot (solving other people’s problems) one can’t help but cry “What about ME!!” In her […]
Spice of Life Linoprints
It’s always exciting to get invitations to art gallery exhibition openings and this week I got one for an exhibition of lino-prints by Anna Curtis at ‘Framed ~ The Darwin Gallery’ that runs from the 9th July to the end of the month (2010) If you are lucky enough to be in Darwin (enjoying the […]
Mangroves
‘Mangroves’ vegetate the inter-tidal area between land and sea that gets flooded with the tides. The name Mangrove is therefore applied to any plant that is able to live in salt water whether a tree, a bush, a fern, grass or shrub. Over 18% of the Australian coast line is vegetated with mangroves ~ This week, I was […]
Cultural Exchanges
Cultural exchanges in Australia ~ I was in Brisbane last week ~ And with business done… I couldn’t resist popping into the Queensland Art Gallery for a quick look! It fascinates me how they’re able to have such a beautiful big water feature in amongst their delicate art works! For the longevity of the exhibits the […]
Ron Mueck Exhibition
When Ron Mueck’s exhibition at GOMA (Gallery of Modern Art) came to Brisbane… I went on the opening day! It was an extraordinary experience of observing human forms; finding oneself staring transfixed at bodily details. Peering into the worlds of human beings frozen in time. At times the gallery crowd became part of the scene. The Wild […]
Sculpture Treasure Hunt at Cairnsmore of Fleet Nature Reserve
Cairnsmore of Fleet is a National Nature Reserve covering just under 2,000 hectares of south-west Scotland. Made up of wild and open heather moorland, Cairnsmore itself is a large granite ‘hill’ (2331 feet/711 metres) that rises unforested from river valley to summit; yet as one enters the Reserve it is the rugged ‘escarpment’ of the […]
Australia’s Fabulous Flora in Linoprints
I simply had to share these wonderful images by Linoprint artist Anna Curtis. As Anna says… “The unique beauty of the Australian native bush and all its elements is wondrous.” “I like to capture the essence of flowers, fruits, leaves and trunks through close observation of their intricacy, patterns and colors. With the addition of […]
Sketchbook Watercolour
Sketchbook watercolour from a walk in the Border Range National Park (on the border of northern NSW and Qld.) Watercolour from my Sketchbook A collection of volcanic rock, Bleeding Heart leaf, giant snail shell, eucalypt leaf and fallen Flame tree flowers are things that caught my magpie eye on this walk through the rainforest […]