Category: Art

  • Exploring Artistic Ideas: Joint Work in Progress with Friend from Melbourne

    Exploring Artistic Ideas: Joint Work in Progress with Friend from Melbourne

    My creative friend Helen and I had a great time playing with collage images when she came up from Melbourne. We had bounced around artistic ideas. Helen has a natural talent for composition plus a really imaginative approach to collage. Here’s a joint work in progress. The three shapes, based on termite mounds represent fire,…

  • Art and Nature: A Deep Connection Reflected in Colors and Shapes

    Art and Nature: A Deep Connection Reflected in Colors and Shapes

    My artwork has a deep connection to the natural world. The colours and shapes of nature’s awe-inspiring tableaux inspire me to paint, take photos and create art along with others who share my passion.

  • Rubbish Art

    Rubbish Art

    I’m doing a few more pieces of rubbish art. It’s a fun way to draw attention to something serious; how plastics pollute our oceans. During Noosa Open Studios, in a corner of the studio (aka garage) I’ll display my rubbish collection.  There is too much anxiety and dispair in the world. Sometimes being creative can…

  • Rememberance Art

    Rememberance Art

    An artistic tribute to Jill Tulloch, a trailblaizer in her own quiet way.

  • Andy Warhol Art T-shirt

    Andy Warhol Art T-shirt

    How could I resist this Andy Warhol t-shirt bought at the Kelvin Grove Museum and Gallery in Glasgow? A very  “Andy” holiday purchase indeed, as it goes with so many different colours, dries quickly, needs no ironing and is a comfy, shapely fit. The playful “cool dude” look energises me. Every time I put it…

  • My Marimekko t-shirt

    My Marimekko t-shirt

    When I bought this T-shirt in an upmarket Op Shop, on a trip to Melbourne a few years ago, it was already well-worn. I don’t know when my T-shirt hit the retail market for the first time, but I do know that Annnika Rimala created the original design, called Keidas, in 1967. Imagine how different…