Let's Talk Art Blog

A painting isn't just something to look at or to hang on an empty wall. Spending time at the Affordable Art Fair in Brisbane last week, naturally got me thinking, about all sorts of things. Primarily because the joy of it all provoked a reaction in me that doesn't often happen in the studio when I'm working away on my own. Seeing so much art in one place, bursting with vibrant colour; from landscapes to abstracts, installations and sculpture, still life's and whimsical print

Where's the 'Off' switch? There must be one somewhere.... I'm working on a big painting at the moment, which is actually three panels..

In this VLOG I'm creating some simple shape monotype prints to use in the initial collage layer of a new painting.

What makes you happy? It could be any number of things....a coffee and catch up with friends; a family celebration; an ice-cream on a sunny day or a swim in the ocean....

Easing gently into 2025? Sounds like a perfect way to start the year....... That was the plan. In fact I considered not even writing a January newsletter as I thought things would be so quiet I'd have nothing to share! How wrong can you be?

What do you give an artist for Christmas? There's something that's top of my list this year...... No, it's not paint, or new pencils or brushes or even workshop experiences or a special gallery visit (though I'd love to be gifted a quick trip to Sydney to see the Magritte exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.....) But in reality, it's none of those things.