Screwing up helped my creativity
Surprisingly, I’ve found that screwing up helped my creativity, along with trying to embrace the chaos in my construction-site home.
01/07/2022
Creating Art Around Life
The Blog
Balancing a Hectic Life AND creating art is tough, but it can be done! Purshing through obstacles and getting back into the studio to create meaningful art is a big part of of who I've become in the past 30 years
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Why my art style is changing
My art style is changing. Does one simply wake up one morning and steer their art practice in a new direction? I know I didn’t.
16/06/2022
Throwing out the rules of art for more fun! In the Pink!
Throwing out the rules of art was paramount in my desire to loosen up and have more fun. I pondered what would happen if I intentionally played at making art.
06/04/2022
7 wins with my number 1 studio tool
My number 1 studio tool has proven so powerful in my life and art practice that I spend much of December working with it.
07/03/2022
4 lessons learnt from the Dunedin Art Show
What are the lessons learnt from participating in the 2021 Dunedin Art Show? Calm and order are slowly returning to my home and I’ve gathered a few thoughts.
26/11/2021
Spectacular cloud show out my studio window
Spectacular cloud shows seen from my window make it difficult to focus on creating art inside. Long white clouds scudding captivate.
10/11/2021
Amazing Invercargill skies
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.
07/11/2021
Driving foreshore from Riverton to Oreti Beach
Driving foreshore from Riverton to Oreti Beach in Invercargill was an impromptu delight this past Sunday. What a magical journey.
05/11/2021
Dynamic Oreti Beach Skies
Oreti beach is perfect to watch spectacular cloud formations blow in from the Southern Ocean. The flat beach lets you easily drive to your fave spot.
04/11/2021