New website and nostalgia

New website and nostalgia

Oh my, I am so excited that I am finally finishing off this website!  It’s third in line of things I’m building to enable my ART PRACTICE:

  1. Spring 2017: Garden Shed (to empty future studio into) Check.
  2. Autumn 2017: Studio (refurbished that) Check.
  3. Autumn 2018: Website. Check.

And in-between I’ve been making lovely art. Check.  So, today, as I launch my website quietly in-case-it-doesn’t-work-perfectly-yet.. I’m celebrating by including a little gallery of some works which were on my previous site, which are now making their own way in the world and may never be seen by me again… Which is the whole point – hooray:

My Creative Haven

My Creative Haven

Photo of My Studio in My Garden

My Studio in My Garden

My first studio! I’m so grateful to have a dedicated studio now! So far in my life I’ve fitted my art in, wherever, in my home, any corner.  Now we’ve insulated, lined, painted, cleaned, and I have a room of my own!  It’s at the end of our garden amongst mature eucalypts, with our chickens close by for light entertainment – they also make good life drawing models, as long as I draw super-fast.

My studio, and my home, is on the edge of the beautiful Yarra Valley, which is on the edge of Melbourne, so we’re surrounded by greenery – which I find I need – but also plenty of Arts and Culture.  And at last I can create, uninterrupted, for hours at a time.  This has been my aim for so long!

I also built the shed on the right from scratch – I’m pretty proud of that too.

Aboriginal Art.. ongoing deep appreciation..

Aboriginal Art.. ongoing deep appreciation..

I will always be in awe of good Aboriginal Art, and what a wealth of it there is! A good example is the amazing art of the Tjungu Palya Artists.

Here are some examples of visual references that I have collected from work for my own education, in this case to learn about how they build up the impression of depth in the painted surface, normally with a dark, sometimes earth-coloured, background.  These images were taken at the National Galleries of Victoria, and of Australia (in Canberra). The artists are too numerous to list as they often paint in groups, but I’m including these images here with sincere appreciation for their unique work, their unique use of colour and brushwork, and of course the unique depth of meaning, drawn from their personal and cultural histories, in the works.

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