Category: Art
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Exploring the Colours of Bay of Fires, Tasmania
White, orange and mint blue These are the colours of the Bay of Fires, a marine conservation area on the north-east Coast of Tasmania. Granite bedrock, ground into fine grains, becomes the pristine, soft white sand of the beach. The water is ice-cold blue, but so clear. Nature brings together what we humans call a…
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Embracing Creativity During Insomnia
How a sleepless night led me to find calm in chaos NOTES FROM MY ART JOURNAL 10/11/16Wake up before 4.00amDonald Trump won the election.I am anxious so I get up. Let Jimmy in. Go to my art room. Mess everywhere, just like my brain at the moment. Chuckle. The external representing the internal. Embrace the…
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Embracing Change: Creative Responses to Uncertain Times
A commitment to the present We live in unsettling times that require our engagement. Clear away the cumulated clutter of the past. This is a moment of redefinition that requires a letting go of complacency to make way for definitive action. I visually document changes. I’m curious about the ways in which artists express or…
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Reimagining Art: Digital Meets Traditional Techniques
This project aims to redefine an artwork by merging digital techniques with traditional methods. The work in progress shows how colour, in particular blue, can create different meanings and moods. I illuminate the creative thought process using concept ideas from my art journal. Two disparate themes emerge, alienation and live music.
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The Journey of Serpent Artwork
I had two prints of the photo I took in the Kimberleys of the serpent. The image was for a specific artwork. Ordering the second photo was a “just in case something went wrong” addition. After completing the first work, I grabbed an off-cut piece of canvas, glued the extra photo down and blocked in…