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
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Balancing a hectic life and creating art is tough...
…but it can me done! Pushing through obstacles and getting back into the studio to create meaningful art is a big part of who I’ve become in the past 30 years.
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
Southland skies are stunning
Southland skies are stunning! We’re a rainy and blustery lot down here. Thankfully, the difficult weather doesn’t hang around for long.
02/11/2021
Big sky at the Stead Street Wharf
Stead Street Wharf inspired my Day 12 painting. As one of my favourite spots to cloud gaze, I chose one of many photographs of the cloud show.
02/11/2021
Painting Southland Skies
Painting Southland skies was as challenging as they are amazing. Fantastic formations often compel me to steer off to the side of the road to enjoy the show.
01/11/2021
The best thing about a painting challenge
The best thing about a painting challenge is that I’ve learnt to make art differently. Sometimes daunted, always rewarded, I ditched routine.
29/10/2021
How daily painting liberated me
Daily painting liberated me to take more risks because I didn’t have a great investment in material or time. The small sized paintings alleviated problems.
28/10/2021
Learning impasto painting
Learning impasto painting for these daily paintings, rather than usual method of using increasingly thicker paint over previous thin layers, build confidence.
27/10/2021