Very pleased to have joined the Pastel Society of Australia (PSA) and hope to be an active contributor to their various activities. See https://ozpastels.com.au/ . I have really enjoyed working with pastels, particularly after lessons with the fabulous Lindy Whitton at Colour Circle. I now have a wonderful collection of artist quality sticks, pencils and Pan […]
Will again be entering the Clarence City Council’s Poochibald Art Prize 2018. The Poochibald is an opportunity for Tasmanian artists to submit a painting, drawing or print of either their own dog, a dog they know or perhaps even a famous dog for exhibition in the Schoolhouse Gallery for Dog’s Day Out on Sunday 7 […]
Just recently attended a line drawing and pattern workshop at the Lady Franklin Gallery by the Art Society of Tasmania. Had a go at producing this peacock in Scratchboard (8 by 10 inches on Ampersand Scratchboard) using the information provided by Carol Sheppard who is a Zentangle accredited teacher. I used her philosophy that there […]
Attended a 3 hour workshop today at the Lady Franklin Gallery organised by the Art Society of Tasmania. The instructors were Jenny Miller and Carol Sheppard. The group of 15 students was split into two and we spent 1.5 hours with each instructor on line drawing and pattern drawing. I learnt quite a lot including new drawing […]
As an artist who loves to paint animals, including wildlife, it is important to be able to source copyright free images. In this regard, there are a number of invaluable resources including the Pixabay and Wet Canvas websites. Wet canvas has a great reference library of over 22,000 pictures of various animals. I also am […]
Delighted to see a major article “Artist’s Pictorial” on much loved Tasmanian Joan Humble OAM in the May 2018 edition of Australian Artist magazine (pp.18-19). The article refers to her latest exhibition “New Horizons” which was staged at Hobart’s Lady Franklin Gallery to celebrate her 80th birthday. The article states that the exhibition “epitomises the […]
Just finished this 11 by 14 inches Ampersand Scratchbord of a Jaguar for the annual Colour Circle exhibition in Kingston later this month. The exhibition is themed “It’s a Wonderful World”. Lots of scratching in this piece to get it right!!
The next members’ exhibition by the Art Society of Tasmania at the beautiful Lady Franklin Gallery (LFG) with the theme of “Patternations” opens on Friday 29 June at 6.30 pm. “Patternation” is an artists’ word, a noun that is a combination of both patina and pattern. I am turning my mind to what pieces I can […]
Next Friday 15 June 2018 I am attending the “Have-A-Go At Pattern with Pen” at the Lady Franklin Gallery in Lenah Valley. The workshop is an initiative of the Art Society of Tasmania, of which I am a proud member. The session will be run by Carol Sheppard (Zentangle) and Jenny Miller (illustration). The workshop […]
The first Australian Pastel Expo will be held at Caloundra on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast from 13 to 16 September 2018. See https://www.australianpastelexpo.com.au/. The event will include workshops, demonstrations, paint-outs, plein air
sessions and Master Pastellist exhibitions.
I am hoping to attend as pastels are one of my […]
