Category: Art
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Prescient Artwork – Polystyrene on the Creek
Photos and pieces of beach debris decorate rubbish bins
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Garage studio transforms to kitchen
Right now I’ve converted my garage studio into a makeshift kitchen. Our Kitchen/Family room is now an echoing room devoid of any furniture or fixtures. There’s no room to paint in the garage with tradies coming and going, cabinetry, tools and tiles stored. Fortunately, February was a productive month
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Lunana – Revisiting Bhutan at the Cinema
Lunana: There’s a Yak in the Classroom The story Ugyen Dorji is a young urban schoolteacher, aspiring to become a singer, desperate to leave Bhutan for bigger and better things in Australia. Instead, he is posted to the most remote school in Bhutan, the very antithesis of his dreams. After an arduous eight-day trek, he […]
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Artist #3: Mavis Ngallametta – An artist who inspires me
Imagine taking up painting at the age of sixty-four, creating a body of highly original work on very large linen canvases, and selling every one of these works to either major galleries or noted private collectors. This was the experience of Mavis Ngallametta in her twilight years. Early Life Born in 1944 near the Kendall […]
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Boulders
What is it like to live with an affinity for boulders? I want to rescue boulders destined for the tip to put in my garden. I love sitting on boulders. How often do they serve as a snack stop on bush walks? I use boulders to step across creeks, I collect pebbles which are ‘mini […]
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An artist’s way of navigating a roadtrip
My last blog reminded me of another roadtrip in 2017. Journeys of any kind stir a creative response. I searched amongst my art room chaos for the visual diary I took on the trip. This map took me to a destination to a laugh and cry and be fully present with a very dear friend. […]
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Children’s Artwork makes you smile
We are hitting the road for ten days on a spur of the moment road trip north. It’s my birthday tomorrow, and George came over early this morning with his Dad and little brother to wish us a good trip. George had been busy on a birthday card drawing for me. It’s a sophisticated piece […]
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Glimpse of a life: the unexpected joy from a gifted collection
Rosemary’s mother was an academic, who, when she retired, took up painting. Amongst her bookshelf-lined walls were three rows of art books. Would I like them, Rosemary asked? My bookshelves are full to brimming, but how could I resist more art books? I will take them over time I said, and go through them at […]
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