Why my art style is changing No one simply wakes up one morning and steers their art practice in a new direction, do they? My main interest, until recently, had been that of pursuing greater excellence in the narrative representational style of my previous exhibitions in New Zealand. My Exhibition and Narrative Works Click Here …
Tossing out the rules for art for more fun! I desired to loosen up and have more fun in the studio. So,I threw out my old rules for art and went on an adventure. As a naturally compliant woman, sure to follow the tried and true, I pondered what would transpire if I intentionally played …
Throwing out the rules for art for more fun! In the Pink! Read More »
My number 1 studio tool What is my number 1 studio tool? Is it possible for an artist to choose a favourite tool? Is paint more worthy than canvas? Does the pen trump paper or ink? Will a digital artist favour a tablet over an editing program? Is the sketch journal most important? There is …
Art shows are not for the faint of heart It’s now three days after my return home from The Dunedin Art Show. Calm and order are slowly returning to my home and studio. Unpacking artwork, setting up the display, and then selling. This was followed by packing up and driving back home—not for the faint …
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Spectacular Cloud show I have to confess…the spectacular cloud show seen from my window sometimes makes it difficult to focus on creating art inside the studio! The streaming long white cloud formations is captivating. I spend moments every day enjoying the show, requisite cup of coffee in hand. The clouds that inspired today’s work are …
Amazing Invercargill Skies and Progress Amazing Invercargill skies can be easily viewed from Tramway Road and Rockdale, I often pull my car off to the shoulder for a good view of the city. Beyond that, the Longwoods. Further north, the majestic Takitimu mountains tower over Southland closer to distant Fiordland. I couldn’t resist the allure …
A spur of the moment drive from Oreti Beach to Riverton on the foreshore over the weekend prompted me to be inspired by an earlier journey to Oreti to watch the sun setting over Riverton Aparima way from the northern part of Oreti Beach in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand. We finally made the drive all …
Oreti beach skies spectacular cloud formations blown in from the Southern Ocean inspired todays challenge painting. Flat and long, the beach easily affords a drive on it to your favourite spot to watch the weather systems move in from the Antarctic from the comfort of your own car. Our municipal beach provides today’s painting …
I really appreciate the Maori name for New Zealand–Aotearoa, Land of the Long White Cloud. Especially where I live! Southland skies are stunning! We’re a rainy and blustery lot down here in Southland. Thankfully, the difficult weather doesn’t hang around for long. Copious precipitation and strong winds, interrupted by periods of sparkling sunshine, blow up …
The Stead Street Wharf, inspiration for today’s painting, is one of my favourite spots to cloud gaze. I’ve taken dozens of photographs of the cloud show from there, so it’s a given I would use them for my painting challenge. In earlier times the reserve served as Invercargill’s shipping passage to the Foveaux Strait, the …
