Tag: All things creative

  • I imagine… underwater fantasy

    This work had a long gestation period – nearly two years. It started as pencil drawing while on holidays, then for a long time stayed as a blue and white abstract, waiting for further inspiration. Whilst retaining the basic structure, I altered the some of the forms so that I could experiment with warm and…

  • Expanding Horizons

      The Marcus Beach Artisans met today to start planning our Exhibition called Horizons. It’s not until April 2018 but we are all hard at work. Lee’s signature beach paintings – one of which was highly commended in a recent Brisbane art show – will sit alongside other works that have water as their subject.  Kris is…

  • Market in Thimpu

    Market in Thimpu, Bhutan, oil on canvas, 46x46cm, (18×18″)

  • Market in Bhutan

    I love unscheduled travel stops. We had to wait for a convoy on the road that leads to India from Bhutan. How lucky that there was a roadside market to enjoy while we waited.

  • Collage holiday momento

    The photo in my post The things we do to trees was the inspiration for these collages. Embedded in the materials used, is the story of a journey. It began at the workshop at QAGOMA (Queensland Art Gallery of Modern Art) with Brisbane artist John Honeywill. With the intention of doing collage on my recent trip,…

  • Life is like linen

    Life is like linen

    I like my clothes better when they have a worn-in feel. It happens over time. When did my favourite t-shirt transform from bright and shapely, to a little baggy and faded?  The once crisp linen shirt softened as the fibres weaken, allowing it to sit more comfortably against my skin. An old cotton or linen garment…