Posts Tagged ‘Creativity’
Wire and lines.
I am settling in to my new studio above Paper Bird Children’s Books and Arts. In the beginning it felt lonely and I would go for a walk rather than work but slowly the muse took over and now I want to be there every minute of every day. The Garden Dwellers story has a new life and is taking...
Read more‘Vivid’ exhibition.
A new exhibition brings so many challenges and is expensive so why bother? For me it’s an opportunity to see my art displayed as a cohesive body of work and get some feed back. Manning the exhibition gives me a feel for where my strengths and weaknesses are. The dead line makes me focus and can throw up surprises. I...
Read moreLine, mark and colour.
A new painting begins as something not quite there; a colour or colours seen together, a need to draw without knowing where the line will go, a twist of the wrist that makes a mark. I reach for a certain brush, a tube of paint and begin. Soon I am there in that place where I sense a flow, sometimes...
Read moreUnchARTed
I have joined a new art collective called UnchARTed, 745 Beaufort St Mt Lawley, next door to IGA. UnchARTed is a collective of almost 40 artists who contribute to the shop. The standard of merchandise is high and the artists dedicated to creating a beautiful space. In the back are rooms for workshops and exhibitions. It’s a long way to...
Read moreThoughts on maintaining a creative life
Some days I paint and on others I write, take the dog for a walk or hang out with my grand-daughter Molly. When life speeds up and leaves no time for painting, writing , walking the dog or hanging out with Molly then I need to take a deep breath and re-arrange my day. A good day is when the...
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