Blog: dappled sunlight
Finalist Du Rietz Art Awards
I am so thrilled to have been selected as a finalist in the Gympie Regional Gallery Du Rietz Art Awards 2024, 2D section. The exhibition opens this Friday, 23rd August. There are so many wonderful artists selected so I’m feeling pretty honoured to being amidst them, and I’m looking forward to seeing their entries. A…
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Lazy, Hazy Summertime
Lazy, Hazy Summertime – acrylic on stretched linen 61 cm (Width) x 91.5 cm (Height) x 3.5 cm (Depth). Created from a phone photo while taking a late afternoon walk in the Dandenongs while holidaying down there. Some images of the work in progress are in a previous Blog post: 2023/04/05/wips/ A big ‘Thank You’…
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New Landscape Painting
An Urban Oasis I’ve painted ‘An Urban Oasis’ in my studio, and below are some photos of the work in progress. The resource was one of my graphite sketches I did last November in the gardens of the Caloundra Regional Gallery in Queensland. It was a beautiful day, sunny and inviting, and I was again…
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New Small Artworks
Green, Green Valley I love the green, green valleys and hills of Maleny and the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. No wonder there are so many contented cows up here. This view is just down the road from our home and I enjoy the changing colours and atmosphere every time we go for a walk. Green, Green…
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New Art – Romancing with Nature
Just listed this new painting @bluethumb – Acrylic, on stretched canvas and ready to hang – 60.7cm (W) x 50.6cm (H) x 3.6cm (D). More details @bluethumb – https://bluethumb.com.au/…/Artwork/romancing-with-nature The original little watercolour resource for this painting was done at one of my en plain air mornings with a group of artists at Curramundi, on…
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