This painting seemed to take months. Actually it did take months! Each time I worked on it, I would take infinitesimally small steps forward, and end the session feeling frustrated and lost. But I think the end result was worth it. This is the second of my wooden disk paintings - the first being the CRYSTAL WREATH G I L D E D C A G E angel, why do you hide in your gilded cage … Continue reading GILDED CAGE
It's was perfectly cold and miserable mid winters day when I wrote this, but I love this time of year. Against the back drop of heavy grey skies everything seems much more vibrant and alive with colour. I find myself constantly stopping on my walks trying to capture the vibrancy and darkness with my phone’s camera, only to find myself disappointed with the results. (Although this could definitely be due to user error!) I used to … Continue reading Tiny Little Things + Joy
JULY 2021 UPDATE. 2021 saw the addition of an art journalling practice to my weekly rituals. I have written about it in depth here . Today I want to share some more of the journal pages I have been creating lately. Some of which have inspired new larger paintings. I am so happy I had added this practice before covid and lockdowns began again, with toilet paper again being rationed and with so many plans and … Continue reading ART JOURNALLING [JULY UPDATE]
Adding a art journalling practice to my day has really helped with my creative ebbs and flows, and I find that often paintings I have made in my art journal are begging to be recreated into larger paintings. Mademoiselle was one of these paintings. Starting as a quick paint and then graduating to the a larger canvas. She spoke to me so much that I had to put aside the painting I was currently working … Continue reading MADEMOISELLE
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]
