Is my painting any good?
I've been tuning in to quite a bit of artists chat recently, where artists have been asking themselves this question. So naturally, it...
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Here you'll find all my latest musings on everything from practical art making tips and tricks to newly discovered insights. Check out my work in progress videos and selected links to other online resources and artists that I've found helpful in exploring and furthering my own arts practice.
- 5 days ago
- 1 min
Rekindle Series Catalogue
Check out my latest collection of artwork. This experimental series of mixed media paintings is now finished, framed and ready to view!...
- Jun 14
- 1 min
Studio News - June 2022
This month I've been reflecting on what 'failure' means to my arts practice and how embracing the things that go wrong can lead to new...
- Jun 8
- 2 min
Buying art with a twist!
This year I'm taking part in the Incognito Art Show, a fundraiser for Studio A in Sydney that supports professional development for...
- Jun 2
- 2 min
Little Limitations
Day 4 of Louise Fletcher's 'Find Your Joy' taster course was about limiting materials as a way to boost creativity, which sounds...
- Jun 2
- 2 min
Get, Set, Fail!
Every painting I make has failure points in it somewhere and most of them teeter on the edge of failure for days or even weeks! But I...
- Jun 2
- 2 min
Shake It Up!
Louise Fletcher's 'Find Your Joy' course - Assignment 2 The first part of the challenge was to pick up colours that you don't usually use...
- Jun 2
- 2 min
Play with Paint
Louise Fletcher's 'Find Your Joy Course' - Assignment 1 There were a few materials limitations ( 3 colours and black and white, with...
- May 9
- 1 min
Capturing Energy
A challenge for any artist is to capture and portray energy and dynamism on a static surface. It really comes down to the marks that are...
- May 9
- 1 min
Studio News - May 2022
Among other things this month I've been thinking about 'artists' mindset' and how, with the right approach we can move past those all too...
- May 6
- 1 min
Watch me work!
This painting is from my Curiosity Series, and amazingly I managed to catch most of it on video for you! All the paintings in this series...
- May 1
- 1 min
Something from Nothing
I'm not a hoarder exactly, but I do confess to being a saver! Whilst tidying up the studio as my latest series nears completion, I...
- Apr 30
- 3 min
Freedom to Respond
With my latest series nearly complete I'm taking some time to look back on this body of work, that began many months ago, to draw out the...
- Apr 12
- 4 min
Influences - Moorside Mills
Working on the latest piece in my Rekindle Series, I became aware that machine like references were presenting themselves to me and...
- Apr 10
- 1 min
Studio News - April 2022
As the season is changing, so are things in the studio, with my latest body of work nearing completion. It will soon be time to plant the...
- Apr 1
- 3 min
Looking at the dark side
Do you avoid using black in your paintings? Or do you wonder if black is the secret missing element in your work? Avoiding black...
- Mar 31
- 2 min
Rustling Up Some Sunshine
Wow, what a special evening at the launch event at the Caloundra Regional Gallery for the Local Artists - Local Content Art Prize. It's...
- Mar 28
- 2 min
Studio Magic
I came home from running a workshop last week on a sunny afternoon and was struck by how lovely and inviting my studio looked at the end...
- Mar 24
- 2 min
Travelling Circus Creates Momentum
I was recently invited, by my artist friend Dale Leach and the Tinbeerwah Art Group in the Noosa Hinterland, to deliver a print and...
- Mar 10
- 1 min
Tranquil Space
Tranquil green spaces in cities seem exceptionally restorative, perhaps because they are so closely juxtaposed with the built...
- Mar 10
- 1 min
Studio News - March 2022
Welcome to the first edition of autumn! I'm not sure if we really had a summer to speak of, it was so wet and wild day after day. Enjoy...
- Mar 10
- 2 min
Book me a Tangent
My paintings always reach a point where I need to let them sit for a while. I prop them up on the easel or hang them on the wall and...
- Mar 10
- 1 min
Art Prize Finalist!
What a lovely surprise! My painting Rustlers has been selected as a finalist in the Caloundra Regional Gallery's Local Artists - Local...
- Feb 20
- 1 min
Curiosity Series Catalogue
It's always very satisfying to complete a body of work, even more so to present new paintings against a lovely white background, without...