Tag: Artwork
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Artistic Collage: Tips for Minimizing Frustration and Maximizing Creativity
Avoid the pitfalls and frustrations of creating a collage and mixed media artworks. My advice: take a break and come back with fresh eyes. Snap photos as you go and don’t be afraid to experiment or start over. If all else fails, get ready for some artistic recycling!
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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,…
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Artroom Insomnia
Normally, seven-year-old George who lives across the road doesn’t pay much attention to my artwork, but this question mark series really had him interested. “What are they?” he asked. “Question marks” I said, as any other explanation would have been too long and complicated. “Oh,” he said as he noticed the collage work. He looked…
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A painting & a photo celebrating Spring
Spring blooming in the Botanical Gardens, Melbourne, Australia
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Banksy: from Kirkwall to Glasgow
I am one for letting journeys unfold, as planning ahead is not my forte. Sometimes one experience segues into another, like when I managed to get a ticket to the Cut and Run Exhibition at the Glasgow GoMA. This exhibition is probably the closest Banksy will come to doing a retrospective and sharing something of…
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New Growth Follows Fire
Glorious colours from emerging ferns on the wet heathlands behind my house where the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service did a controlled burn.