Facebook comes up with memories each day that make me smile. Our last anchorage on board our yacht Lati before we sold her was in Poros, an island in the Aegean. I was fascinated by the mountain range that looked like a reclining woman when standing on the waterfront. Inspired I made 2 small drawings…

Whimsical and a bit of fun. I had collected a few Cupid collectibles and had been thinking of creating this mirror for a while. The base is a heavy old dressing table mirror and the white cupids on the left I broke from candle sticks. Gold jewellery, broken Westminster plates and pearls all came together…

I have very fond memories of our last anchorage on board Lati in Poros, Greece in 2014. From our cockpit we could see a beautiful old building of red bricks ‘Villa Galini’ which I found out was used by artists and playwrights many years ago. Marc Chagall was one who painted from under its eaves.…

My 7 year old granddaughter is visiting and loves my art studio. When she saw the new space I created for a model she insisted I draw her portrait. She was dressed in a mermaid costume at the time. She seemed to like it. “Now I will draw you Nanny!” Both works are pastel on…

Today on a wet drizzly day I facilitated our first Life Drawing group in Cawongla. An enjoyable session indeed. Our model couldn’t come at the last minute but no matter I posed in my red bra and leggings followed by one of the other women. She found it quite liberating to be at the opposite…

How it was….How it is now…. I first painted ‘Twins’ 10 years ago. Using acrylic and pastel on canvas I began painting from a model. Once the model left I decided to paint another one of her so there were now 2 women side by side. When I showed her the painting the following week…

I love Iluka Emporium. It’s such a happy place with many many beautiful things. I play relaxed music and the people who wander in are also relaxed and happy. I have my own space to display my work and each time I volunteer I tweak and change my display changing artworks to look just right….…

8th May 2017 – I found some photos of when I first painted it!!! Here they are : I can’t remember when I painted this originally – I think it was around 10 years ago. It was sketchy and pale missing something. I used the same model for both figures but imagination and colour dictated…

I’ve been making prints from original works for local galleries Recently I have been playing with black goauche and pointy brush. I like to add a hint of colour with the accessories or background.  I have been very fortunate in being able to paint and draw from an experienced model who is happy to pose…

Stay tuned – a new art space near my home http://www.cawonglaartstudio.weebly.com Lots of fun with my friend and neighbour Yvonne