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"let's pretend the tree is the sea"

I loved having the opportunity to use my imagination when my children were little, turns out it's not so easy to play these games when they are teenagers.

A New Painting

Here is something new for me, a painting that is pretty big - about a metre high. This has popped up a few times in my facebook posts, and now I think it is finally finished. Here are some closeups:

So now I have put together all the paintings I have done this past year and realise it has built up to quite a few, and now I am ready to let them go. I have been selling limited edition prints of my work, but if anyone is interested in purchasing an original, I am soon going to setup a section in my big cartel shop with paintings for sale. I will post more about this soon!

New Painting

A new painting, and my illustration friday submission this week for 'burst'.

New Paintings...

these will available as prints in my etsy and big cartel shops soon

- for enquiries on the originals, please contact me -

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I have also entered this image to a competition for the Perth Fashion Festival and it has been shortlisted! If you would like to see this design selected as the winning iPhone cover design, please visit this Facebook link and like!

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This weeks Illustration Friday topic is Refresh.

Seahorse-sea

Across the Sea

On my table...

I love it when I come across a great find in a garage sale! My new drawing table gives me room to do bigger illustrations. Here is a work in progress which I will post when finished...

New Painting

This painting is larger than it appears, so I have included below a photo showing the scale (with one of my favourite opshop-found pieces of furniture!)...

...and here are some closeups showing the detail...

New Painting

New Painting

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New Painting

Here is a painting from a batch I have recently finished. The 1st in the series was posted here.

An Infinity of Uniquenesses

I found an old drawing I did in 2008. It is a quote Barbara Blackman (one of Australia’s great figures in the world of the arts) made while she was being interviewed.

When asked about God, Barbaras' reply was:

"I think I know what God is, in fact, I know I know God. Everything in nature and in the universe is an infinity of uniquenesses – No two leaves are the same, no two people are the same – an infinity of uniquenesses. And the origin and source of this is what is conveniently called God. And the whole world and everything in it is God making himself known to himself, through love."

I'm not religious, but I liked this :)

The entire interveiw, which I loved, can be found here.

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New Painting

Here is a painting I recently finished. It makes me think of the conversation and ideas that come up over a cup of coffee (and I do love a good coffee!)

~Coffee Break~

When I began this painting I had no idea what I was going to do, and it changed a lot -

so below is the work in progress:

I have also finished 7 small paintings, soon to be posted. Also I have almost finished a mural:

The photo is not too good, I took it in the afternoon with the sun shining on it. Unfortunately it doesn't capture the perfect day... sunshine, music and cold beverage I was enjoying while doing it!

The wall that the mural is on  is next to an outdoor bath in a lovely plant-filled courtyard :)

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