And the winner is… ME!
St Luke's exquisite palette exhibition 2013 My first ever art prize win and how perfect that it's been awarded by people whom I treasure, and people who inspire me, not only with my art my practice but with my life also. Sending out a huge thanks to Louise, David and crew at St. Luke Artist Colourmen and Langridge Artist Supplies. Who would have thought that all that chronic pain could lead to this much happiness. Bewildering really, but I'll take it! Read more, see more palettes: www.sixtoeight.net Post [...]
Finalist for the 2012 AME Bale Art Prize
Indeed! Clearly, studying during pelvic pain hell was worth it and not just for sanity's sake. Thank you Jeff Makin for your wonderful tuition (and your great selection of objects!). Artist's Journal and Palette has been selected as a finalist piece for the 2012 AME Bale Art Prize in the medium of oils and/or acrylics. 10" x 14", oil on canvas panel. Not for sale. Exhibition dates: 1-16 December 2012: Exhibition open to the public. More details on the City of Glen Eira website. About A.M.E. Bale A.M.E. Bale was born [...]
Borough of Queenscliffe 150th Anniversary Art Award finalist
The mail can be so nice sometimes. Another wonderful art surprise this week with notice that my Drying Cutlery will be a finalist piece in the Borough of Queenscliffe's 150th Anniversary Art Awards. There are three galleries displaying finalists and mine will be displayed at Tussock Upstairs. This piece came about when I was on a retreat (from the pain ritual) in Hepburn Springs. After my tutorials with Jeff Makin I wanted to continue the simplicity he taught me of finding ordinary objects to paint. So I took [...]
Early Spring for me in Daylesford
I've heard people say artwork can take on a life of its own... well now I believe it. Not having been able to make new work for a few years now, somehow my arty life has managed to have fun for both of us. Now, with my Portrait prints of Lynn Savery having crept out of the studio for a recent group show at Steps gallery, and the few remaining Winter Light paintings returning from their Parisian adventures, my artwork has found itself hanging at the wondrous Convent [...]
Art, Design & Chronic Pain
How do you communicate Art, Design & Chronic Pain. Graphis Advertising competition 2013. Medium: Photographs printed on cotton rag paper, pencil drawn on by Soula and then rephotographed. Photography: Marija Ivkovic Marionette: Colleen Burke Vote for us: www.graphis.com
Artist’s Materials
Study has been wonderful with Jeff Makin for many reasons, and I intend to resume with it just as soon as I have some reliable capacity so I'm not throwing out my luscious paint and having to clean brushes for a few minutes of activity! One of the very enjoyable aspects of study has been revisiting simplicity. Keep it simple Jeff says and then begins to look around my studio for objects that will become the next still life arrangement. Knowing this task was coming up, I went [...]