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Bush Garden series of 3 in black and white
Unusual for me not to use colour! I drew with charcoal then added some wet brushwork followed by a little acrylic paint in white. Inspired by my garden on Mackellar Range, Larnook NSW. click to see all images
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Sketches Gili Air, Lombok
A holiday with my grandson included an island with no cars, just horse and carts and bicycles. We stayed in 2 little bungalows side by side a few steps from the beach. I enjoyed the company of 2 ginger cats, one is featured in one of these sketches with pen and watercolour.
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Sketches from India
Last November I had the pleasure of being able to tour India both north and south for 3 weeks. The colours and constant whirl of subject matter made me photograph constantly but I did have time to do a few sketches
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Life Drawings on display
I’ve enjoyed Life Drawing since I was 18 and run regular sessions in my studio. With so many life drawings lying around, I was trying to think of a way to display them. I decided to buy wooden clip skirt/pants hangers and plastic sleeves for my drawings. It kind of works except the bigger drawings…
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My space in Iluka Emporium
Iluka Emporium is a community art space where I’ve been a member for 8 years. My space is in the front room and I have fun reorganising and changing my space with my paintings, mosaics, cards, prints, sailing books and mermaid shirts. There is a new mirror titled ‘Frida’s Mirror’ and a painting titled ‘Bush…
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The Nimbin Spring Art Fair
This will be another fabulous exhibition of local art. I have 2 pique assiette mosaic mirrors, 1 small table and 2 water lily paintings on show. It’s on every day until 12th October from 10am to 4pm
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Small Iluka Mermaid painting sold
This small painting was part of the Clarence Impressions Exhibition recently and has now sold. This little mermaid painting has a mosaic tail just like the real one that sits at the end of the boat harbour.
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Scribbles from Bali
I’ve just returned from Bali and Lombok and was so relaxed I didn’t complete much artwork. Here’s a few scribbles from Sidemen, up in the hills and still has a feel of the ‘old Bali’. Our villa did have a view of Mt Agung behind the rice fields but it was covered in cloud. So…
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Pique Assiette mosaic on vintage mirrors
I’ve been lucky enough to find several art deco or vintage mirrors to work with. Here is a selection. (Some have been sold). I love using recycled materials such as broken unusual china, jewellery, stained glass and collectibles to create something different. Click to see a few of them









