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Help needed
OK, because you guys were so great at suggesting titles for my previous abstract pastel, would you be able to suggest any thoughts for this? I really enjoyed painting this; so relaxing when you can be a bit more intuitive and not have to study tiny details to try to replicate. I will do another […]
Let’s go surfing
May 23, 2011
Here is my first ever wave in pastels, done very quickly in class. We had to use a white background first and then repeat the exercise on a burnt red background.
It’s Friday, no?
May 20, 2011
So many good ones, so little time. If you’ve taking a little break on work time and want more visit the Unhappy Hipsters home page.
Artist of the. . .
May 20, 2011
“Organization”by Arshile Gorky, 1935, oil on canvas “Painting”by Arshile Gorky, 1936-7, oil on canvas …week is Arshile Gorky who was heavily inspired by Picasso and thought originality was overrated. I like his style (he he) and the title of the second work featured above. Today in my pastels class I started on my second abstract work which I […]
Round & round
May 18, 2011
Round and round the garden like a teddy bear, One step, a’ two step and a tickle-y under there! This is a little pen and ink sketch of a tiny hand-made teddy bear that I was given before I went overseas on my first backpacking adventure. He was made from brown mini-corduroy, with a lemon, loop-edged ribbon and […]
Friday thought
May 13, 2011
I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific. Lily Tomlin
Little gem
May 10, 2011
Where am I? At an old school, a country homestead, a laneway cafe in Melbourne or a dance hall in Belize? When I pop these pics together I find it hard to believe that they are all taken in the same place. But they are and it is a pretty special little place that I […]
Down to the wire
May 7, 2011
It never ceases to amaze me how productive a deadline can make one. Me, in particular. Tomorrow I have booked the Printmakers Assoc studio so I can use their beautiful big etching press. This afternoon there was a veritable lino frenzy as scraps went flying… I spent Tuesday afternoon cutting up suitable sizes and drawing […]
On the table
May 5, 2011
Here are pics of some of the cards I made the other day, as promised. Let me know which ones you like the best so I can try to predict demand 😉 P.S. I think I will need to improve my product photography before I’m ready for Etsy. Wish the downstairs of my house wasn’t […]
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