companion shopper

now this fellow is the partner to the lady we saw with the shopping and the pram. He waits outside the shop, and falls asleep !

Photos from opening night

 This exhibibition is open from 23rd October - 2nd November 2012, At the Hunter Street Art School "Front Room"

this is me with two of  my paintings

fellow artists

a view of the gallery space

Exhibition at the Newcastle Art School

This is a really great Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures by 2nd Year Diploma Students, with several sales of work on the opening night.
It's a great way to start collecting works from up and coming artists, while they are affordable!

And yes I have a few in there too!

Melbourne Cup Day !

And here's a funny one ! 
makes me smile whenever I look at it.

Racegoers enjoying the Day  :)

Oil on Linen

Acrylic Painting

We went to a shopping centre and sketched and photographed shoppers! Back in the studio , this is a composite of the weary women I saw, struggling with unhappy toddlers , shoppping and finding the car in the carpark!

Acrylic on canvas.

oil painting

This is my latest oil painting. I  did not use any solvents, only linseed oil and a CSO which is a paste made with Calcium carbonate, and sun thickened linseed oil.
I added this to my oil paint to give it densitiy and a beautiful butter like texture.
So NO turps at all.!!
Just like the masters used to use,  :)

printing and drawing

 Hansel and Gretel

Dry point etchings 

Gumleaves

 

coloured pencil on canson paper

Waratah bloom

Copper etching

My Left Hand ... pen and wash

Ink sketches

collage and ink ...the fight of his life

And so we moved to Newcastle, and I began studies at the Hunter Street Art School.

Beginings ...

Well, here it is the start of my Blogging Career!!

And because we are talking about beginnings, that can also mean endings.
I drew this picture towards the end of 2008 when I realised that my family life was about to change, with end of High School and children moving to Newcastle for Uni.

I used acrylic paint, pastel and conte on paper, and called it  Empty Nest.

I know the title is rather corny but it was true!!!