·WHAT I AM WORKING ON IN THE STUDIO· There is a lot happening around here at the moment and it is not only the studio that is a hive of activity. We decided to renovate our bathrooms this year, so in the studio the usual music that plays all day has been accompanied by the sounds of jackhammering and grinders. In the studio however I have so many exciting ideas in the works, and I … Continue reading NEWS FROM THE STUDIO
· PAINT LAPSE VIDEO: THE ELEMENTS - AIR · I have been sharing a lot of paint lapse videos over on my socials at the moment - especially on my youtube channel. I have been sharing videos mainly of my art journal painting sessions, but also documenting moments of my life, the Rouge Angels journey and tutorials etc. I wanted to share today a paint lapse of the painting AIR. I did a quick study of the elements … Continue reading PAINT LAPSE VIDEO – AIR
YESTERDAY I STOOD IN MAGIC - A NOTE FROM MY JOURNAL Yesterday when I was on my soul walk, I stood in magic. And no it wasn’t the dog poo that litters the path I walk, I stood amongst hundreds of dragonflies! If you have been reading my newsletter for a while you know that dragonflies are one of my spirit animals. (And if you have only just joined me here you now know they … Continue reading YESTERDAY I STOOD IN MAGIC
THE EMPRESSES AND ANGELS COLLECTION Selene the moon godddess is the latest in my Empresses and Angels Collection (although since this is the second goddess that I have painted I am thinking of calling it the Empress, Goddess and Angels Collection!) My wee beastie was unintentionally named after two goddesses. In fact one of her names is a derivative of Selene. So when she saw I was painting her next she was naturally beside herself … Continue reading SELENE the Moon Goddess
I have totally been putting this painting off. I started it last October, and for the next four months, every week I would put 'Finish Draco' on my to do list! Seriously every week. So I didn't want to keep disappointing some of my HUGE HP fans who have been asking me if I have done any more and I was sick and tired of writing down 'finish draco' every week. … Continue reading IT’S FINALLY FINISHED!
JULY 2019 It seemed logical for me to combine my love of Bullet Journalling, my love of Hand Lettering and my love of mixed media to create a monthly spread that I would use to both keep me on track and to inspire me to create and play. I have had this on my to-do list for a while now, with the thought of sharing my page with my newsletter gang, which they could down … Continue reading Journalling and Art [july 2019]
half-done adjective 1. unfinished or only partly completed. "the job is now half-done" THE POTS A few years ago now, I was in Kmart looking for some teacher gifts for the girls teachers and I found these super cute terracotta pots. No taller than 6 or 7 centimetres, I thought the girls could decorate them and pop in a plant for their teachers. But as always the end of school also coincides with dance concerts, … Continue reading Half-Done Projects [the pots]
Beatrix and Grace have made an appearance in two paintings this year so far. I have already shared the Beatrix and the Butterfly painting in another post. The next painting I did with Beatrix was with her friend Grace. As a kid I would often climb my tree in the backyard. My tree (mine because I didn't want to share it with my sibs) was this big ole gum tree which had a branch perfect … Continue reading Beatrix + Grace: A Quiet Afternoon
Mermaids have always been a favourite of mine to paint. When I was little SPLASH with Darryl Hannah and Tom Hanks was my favourite movie. I cannot tell you how many times I watched that movie (but I could quote it line for line!) My sister and cousin would play 'splash' for hours in the summer in my grandparents pool, swimming like mermaids, making that high pitched 'eeeeeee' noise that Maddison did. And when winter … Continue reading The Mermies are in da house!
