I recently attended a 5 day intensive, live-in Artable retreat (with 10 students) at the Red Feather Inn in Hadspen (near Launceston) with the much loved and revered Lyn Diefenbach. Lyn won Australian Master Pastellist of the Year last year and has recently featured prominently in the Australian Artist magazine. She is known for her […]
I was thrilled to be able to visit my first Glover Exhibition in Evandale (just outside of Launceston) on Sunday 10 March as part of the Artable 5 day live-in retreat with Master Pastellist Lyn Diefenbach. The exhibition is open to artists from anywhere in the world and defines “landscape” painting in its broadest sense. […]
Delighted to be conducting a workshop at the Colour Circle here in Hobart on Saturday 11 May on Pet Portraits in Pastel. I have been doing pet portraits for over ten years now, initially for family and friends as gifts.
This course/workshop will cover the basics of a pet portrait (primarily cats and dogs) particularly bringing […]
The Art Society of Tasmania is soon holding its biennial Waterways exhibition at the Long Gallery in Salamanca. The exhibition is held in conjunction with the Australian Wooden Boat Festival. The exhibition is open to the public from 8 to 17 February 2019. The artworks on display will be about water in all its forms […]
The Art Society of Tasmania is currently holding its annual Xmas Gift exhibition at the Lady Franklin Gallery in Lenah Valley. All works are for sale and can be taken with you after purchase. Some unique, beautiful and very affordable artworks on sale. The Gallery is open on weekends between 11 am and 4 pm. My peacock pastel is […]
The Tasmanian Association of Recreational Artists (of which I am a member) is holding its annual exhibition entitled “The Creative Spark” this month at the Battery Point Hall in Hampden Road, Hobart. It is open daily from 15 to 23 December. I will be attending the opening this Friday night at 6 pm. All works […]
I very much enjoyed the 2 day scratchboard workshop on Saturday and Sunday 3 and 4 November in Bicheno on Tasmania’s stunning East Coast. The workshop was conducted by Carol Gorenko from Melbourne, who is a brilliant scratchboard artist. The event was hosted by the Tasmanian Miniatures Society. I am very pleased to have been […]
I am heading off today to Bicheno for a 2 day scratchboard workshop on Saturday and Sunday to be conducted by Carol Gorenko from the Mainland. The event is hosted by the Tasmanian Miniatures Society. I am applying to be a member of the Society and have produced the requisite 3 miniature pieces for consideration […]
I recently entered 3 scratchboard pieces into the Royal Hobart Art Show including 2 miniatures. The exhibition proved that there is a wealth of diversity and artistic talent in the Hobart community. Joan Humble OAM, a much respected and loved artist, mentor and teacher, opened the event, which I attended, on Monday 22 October 2018. […]
After a recent discussion with my hairdresser during the process of a haircut, I discovered the brand new world of acrylic pouring! After detailed research on Facebook, You Tube and Google, I had amassed the necessary information and then hunted down/sourced the materials, including the hard to get silicone oil and the very interesting OGX Coconut Hair […]
