Blog: en plein air
My Holiday Moments – Inspiring Landscapes
Why I haven’t been in my studio 🙂 xx Capturing the colours and changes in our amazing Australian landscapes was my main interest in my little sketchbook, worked from a different perspective to the above photo. For this WIP of a billabong in Arnhem Land I first roughed in a few of the amazing colours…
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Exploring Watercolour Pencils
I have used watercolour pencils before when on holidays. No mess, easy to pack, travel well, and easier for traveling than the wet watercolour palette box. I’ve always loved sketching, so the sketching aspect appeals to me, especially being able to hone in on detail. They can also be used with a shading technique to…
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Tabula Rasa
I have really loved painting this sunrise. It is on beautiful stretched pure linen that has three layers of transparent primer which I have taken advantage of in my interpretation. The painting appears ‘unfinished’ as I’ve used some thin transparent acrylic layers and have left the edges of the canvas unpainted to emphasize the ‘clean…
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a week of green art
2014 – Photographer & Videographer Sculpture on the Edge Exhibition – Spicers Tamarind Retreat, Maleny. Digital Documentation of different aspects of this national competition which was held from Thursday 25 September to Wednesday 1 October 2014. I was commissioned by Arts Connect Inc. to document this exhibition, and the project was made possible by a…
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en plein air
Early in Jun I enrolled in a few courses with The University of the Third Age on Sunshine Coast. Two courses are for health and fitness with my husband, the third is for my love of en plein air sketching and painting. Our group meets twice a month and I am discovering some very picturesque…
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