My homework assignment for the week: This was the week I was looking forward to most of all. Mark Rothko has been my inspiration since seeing his 'Red on Red' painting at the National Gallery in Australia a decade ago. I still remember my first en...
Read moreBarnett Newman...
My Newman study. (I hadn't learnt the crop or centering program at this point for the upload!) Now that my course with MOMA has finished I have time to share with you the artists we studied and some of what I learned about their techniques and the...
Read moreI am doing a course at MOMA in NY!
Last month I went back to school! Not just any school???.I am studying at MOMA. The Museum of Modern Art in New York City!!! The course is titled ???Materials and Techniques of Post War, New York Abstract Painter???s???. The instructor is Corey d???Augustin...
Read moreOut and about in Dallas!
We have been making the most of our weekend???s to take in some Dallas Art Culture! This weekend we went to ???The Dallas Flea???. A well run flea market, housing designer stalls selling everything from jewellery and designer tee???s to Artist???s showcasin...
Read moreArrived in Dallas!
It has been some weeks since I have written, my apologies. We are finally settled in to our new surrounds and ready to start work again! My art supplies are still in transit from Australia but I have bought a small selection of paints and a couple...
Read morePainting again!
I have managed to have a couple of nights in the studio in the past two weeks! It is so good to have wet brushes again! I have just been playing with nothing specific in mind, no plan. It is invigorating on so many levels that I have resolved not ...
Read more"Off the Wall" ArtMelbourne10
There is a section at Art Melbourne 10, devoted to unsigned. unrepresented artists. It is called ???Off The Wall???. The purpose of this memorial award is to provide a showcase for up and coming unsigned artists. There are 10 artists chosen from vario...
Read moreCountdown! 4 weeks to go!
As usual, the lead up to an exhibition has it???s moments of chaos and vulnerability. There are decisions to make regarding which work makes it in to the show, which doesn???t and what is still left to be painted! At this point I am happy with the wor...
Read moreStudio News for September!
I sit here in the studio amongst a sea of color. Yet again, new colors have emerged and reflect the changes in my personal life. The color is vibrant! Energetic and lively movement forms the basis of a series related to the previous; ???Wavelength??? ...
Read more15th September...how time flies!
It is all systems go here at present. We moved and are now unpacked and mostly organised to function. The studio is set up in it???s basic form and I look forward to spreading out as we sort through various boxes still in the shed. There will be an ...
Read moreAll is well in the world of painting!
A triptych has been born in pastel hues of Cerulean Blue, Magenta, Sapphire, French Ultra Marine and Flinders Red Violet. They have been my solace and fuel throughout a busy week in which our family found out the house we have been renting, has be...
Read moreThe Wood for the Tree's series is born!
Five beautiful paintings have been born in honor of the Bushland. They range in tone from Deep Sepia???s and Burnt Umbers to Olive and Copper hues. There is new life. They are highly linear, though having their origins in ???The Tree???s from Brazil??? se...
Read moreBack in the studio!
It has been a very busy couple of months! Now the group shows and competitions are over, it is time to get back in the studio! What a joy to be painting again. Interestingly the work is coming through in different series, out of sequence yet again...
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