Swing the bat! Take the risk, roll the dice, suck it up! Its just a plain piece of paper! I tell myself. I’m not a pilot, a surgeon or …. hey, a bank teller. No life is hinging on my choice of what colour to mix here. With any new venture, we’re all a bit […]
Triumph, a tantalising brushstroke away. Inspiring and encouraging watercolour paintings by BE Minns, still glorious 100 years on!
Watercolour Wednesday again! Fun and exciting, Watercolours are predictably unpredictable. With their own unique Quirkiness. Love them! Watercolours Wonderful and Unpredictable You just never know with watercolours, they seem to have a mind of their own at times. You tell them to go right and they go left! And then you have all […]
At DAYBREAK, the quiet stillness – thunders. At Daybreak, roses cry…. my heart, dances
Do I create to copy a thing seen? Or do I create to answer the call of my hidden artist I’ve secreted away in a safe place? Hidden Artist There lies buried deep within a spark that will not die an ember that never slumbers a mere breath of fresh air fans […]
Do you think colour can be too bright, too bold, too distracting? Sometimes it is! Bright glaring red, yellow, black and orange colours shout in nature “Stay away, I’m Dangerous!” Bright Colours can be too loud Generally, when painting I like to neutralise and subdue my ‘brights’ so they stop their shouting. I’d like a […]
I fished out the netting from my oranges this week with the plan of recycling. I thought I’d reuse my net for a lovely textural pattern. But I wasn’t sure what or precisely how. .. Yet. I needed to do a bit of research. Recycle Household Items First I did my recycling. My oranges came […]
Inspired to create, using the colour orange! So, how Does the creative mind work? What prompts the creative processes and inspiration? It usually starts with a small thing. Something ordinary. Inspiration starts in mysterious ways It began with getting my family glass treasures out and cleaning them. Yes, my inspiration all started with a chore. I’ll tell […]
John Olsen is easily recognised as one of Australia’s most iconic and productive artists. An Australian legend and inspirational artist whose landscapes clearly reflect his intimate knowledge and feelings for the land. Five Bells, oil painting 1973, New South Wales Art Gallery NSWAG in Sydney, Australia. A lovely […]
“We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today.” Dale Carnegie I do confess, I’m probably more focused on the future, than the present a lot of the time. Its just the way I am, I like to plan to […]