Playtime

Playtime, 2008, oil on wood.
A teeny, tiny work available over here.

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The unexpected arrival

On Friday night, Manyung held a public opening to their December Groups exhibition, featuring the very  talented Daniel Sanger.
What a beautiful show!  Daniel’s work shone amongst a very diverse group of artists, and it was a thrill to see a red dot on ‘Unexpected arrival’ straight off.  What a lovely way to start.  I’m sorry [...]

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Wrapped

Backtack4 is on it’s way to my buddy.
It’s been lots of fun to be part of Backtack, but a bit nervewracking to be honest.  Making, collating and preparing a present to send to someone I don’t really know and will probably never meet is a strange experience.  Nice though too.  It feels really [...]

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Yo ho ho!

I wish I could give my kids an aerial treehouse, but it’s not going to happen in our backyard.  Our only really established tree is a fig, which is too soft to bear construction or traffic, so this is the next best thing I think.
We like pirates in our house.  Nice ones of course.  That [...]

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Nestle and bustle

Nestle – new small painting.  Available over at Painting Small.
Busy week coming up for me.  Dr Sketchy midweek, my friend Daniel Sanger’s opening at Manyung on Friday night, the gathering and posting of my Backtack parcel for Tatjana, and a 4 year old tea-party birthday to plan for this weekend.
I’m dizzy just thinking about it, [...]

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SELFish

Flickr, is a joy to me.  And a fairly recent indulgence in internet terms. Years ago I scooted in and out admiring, bookmarking, flitting around the edges.  After tentatively dipping in, I got progressively more addicted.  Joined some groups, enjoying the ride, branching out, being inspired, gathering contacts to share images with.
It’s fun.
One of the [...]

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in which I gush

Yesterday, my son asked me ‘apart from people, what’s your favourite thing in the world?’
What an awesome question.
I thought about it, and finally replied – ‘being able to see colours‘.
The answer came fairly easily after a visit to this studio yesterday.
Colour feeds, and nourishes, it makes my heart skip and soar.  It makes me tranquil, [...]

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11pm

At the moment, the only time I seem to be getting for painting is when all the other members of my household are in bed.
I am in danger of becoming a peculiar night owl.
The ‘wrigglies’ get me at 9.00 and the craving to be painting gets uncontrollable.  All children tucked in, all household duties over [...]

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Painting Small

The new idea, oil on wood, 18.5 x 13cm, 2008
Quite a few artists that I’m familiar with have taken the plunge and are offering small paintings, available directly from the artist.
For a while now I’ve been tossing up the idea of joining the movement, because small paintings offer a unique challenge and are an affordable [...]

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Dreamhouse by the dam

Dreamhouse by the dam, oil on linen, 2008, 91cm x 91cm.
New work from me.

Feeling quite giddy after a week of painting woodwork in the house.  The fumes from the enamel paint combined with the hot weather are unlovely and unhealthy, so I’m taking a break today, and wandering around looking at the bits that need [...]

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