View from the Hummock

Hello,  I have been enjoying playing with paint, seeking texture.  I am looking to this small canvas (36" x 36") to provide me with some answers.

Talk art soon! cx

View from the Hummock 2018 

36" x 36"

Acrylic on canvas

Detail below

Graydon Gallery Stockroom sale!

Hello all, it's coming up so quickly to Xmas now.  It's the perfect time to pick up a fabulous original artwork at Graydon Galleries Stockroom Sale! There are many treasures to be found there including  a couple of mine!  The Stockroom Sale will be on Nov 1 to Nov 4

Digital image

Contact: 32542325

29Merthyr Rd

New Farm

Qld

David Hockney

Well hello!   My week has been chaotic as usual. Helen and I attended an art exhibition in Manly.  The show was in aid of our drought stricken farmers. They are doing  it tough.  It's heartbreaking hearing some of their stories.  The art group that organised the event ran it as a silent aüction..  All the artworks were donated by the artists.

Later that week we had the second meeting of the artbookclub.  Helen had chosen David Hockney's 'Secret Knowledge' as our second book to read. I was fascinated.  In all of my thirty plus years as an artist, l had never heard of the controversy surrounding the possible use of lenses by some of our best artists.   In particular,  some of the great masters.

David Hockney put forward a strong case that lenses were used in the creation of  a number of these artworks. He noticed areas of some paintings had an 'out of focus' look and this is inconsistent with how we see.    There were several other reasons  too.  You will have to read the beautiful book Hockney produced that explores this assertion.

Hockney did not feel that his revelations diminished his appreciation of the amazing  masterpieces that were produced.

I love the beautiful tree paintings that he is producing in his later years and I admire his explorations of digital imagery.

If you have the chance to read the book, I am sure you too will find it fascinating .

CX
 

 

                                                Van Eyck

Back to work!

I am really happy to be getting back to work after such a long time.  I should be quite happy here at Wynnum West.   Being so close to the Brisbane CBD  (20 minutes by train) is such a bonus and provides me with so many options.  Galleries and exhibitions and all manner of entertaining things to do.  Now that I am back to my work, I feel I am home.
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Tall Trees
150cmsq
Acrylic collage on canvas

Brides and Drones

The school holidays are upon us and I often  have my grandaughters to look after.  They are very interested in art, so it is quite easy to find  projects for them.  A friend had given them a drone which  has been lots of fun for them.  I am interested to  import some of the files the drone creates, to see if I can incorporate them into my work somehow.

Here are a few photographs taken by the drone.  With a little Photoshopping to brighten them,  the photos should come up quite nicely.  

I was invited to view the wonderful exhibition titled 'The Bowerbird and The Bride' at Old Government House.  Forty-five stunning bridal gowns from the 1880s to the 1970s were on display.  The gowns are part of a vast collection that is in the care of the award-winning costume designer Marion Boyce.

The exhibition continues until 19August.   Book online at www.ogh.qut.edu.au
Ph: 3138 8005

My wedding collection comprise a mere sixteen dresses, so I have a lot of catching up to do!

Some new friends!

I was really excited to meet two artists from the Wynnum/ Manly areas in the last month.  Linda I posted about  after our visit to her exhibition at West End with her friend Helen McIntosh.  They came to visit me at my new home.

We had our afternoon tea and shared images of our works.

As it turned out, we had a great deal in common.  Our works championing woman. and

her symbols in particular.  I was so impressed with Helen and Linda's work.  I just love 

artists...they give so much of themselves.

Attached is a textile work by Helen. Below is a collage by Linda. You can see more works by these two very talented artists at:

theiconlady.com

OUTBACK MEASURES

1200 x 780 (71 x 70)

Shibori dyed silk (Made by Margaret Barnett), fish skeleton beads, emu feathers, acrylic paint, machine stitched on cotton rag paper.

"The Iconlady is an old friend. She has travelled with me for 30 years , Criss-crossing. Textile and painting terrain, with side trips into new territory such as mosaics, doll making, and jewellery. Our journey is progressing and will last my lifetime".    Helen Macintosh

Poster for Helen and Linda's exhibition, by Linda Murray.

An exciting week!

I have had a busy and interesting week.  I had been patiently for 'The Writer's of Wynnum/Manly (WOW)' meeting which is held on the second Tuesday of the month at the Wynnum Library.  The day  had arrived  at last! I  found the group to be comprised of talented writers of all levels of ability under the guidance of a lovely woman called Heather, who was very supportive and kept us all focused.

At the writers group, I met a fellow artist called Linda who was having an exhibition with a friend in a cafe at West End.  A couple of days later, Linda and I went to check out her interesting collages before heading up to the Museum to take in the wonderful 'The Egyptian Mummies' exhibition.

The mummies exhibition was very interesting and Linda and I were quite amazed by the condition of the mummies sarcophaguses which were beautifully decorated.  The jewellery on display was quite magnificent also. The exhibition gave a great insight in to this ancient culture.  Really worth a look!! cx

Still settling in!

Oh goodness,  there still so many things to do before I can get on with my art practice, but I have managed to produce another 'Tall Trees' painting.  Its close to finished now.  I have found time in    my quiet evenings to dabble a bit with some videos.  I will be reworking some of my older prints too. Cant wait to get started!!!
I am keen to meet some Brisbane artists.  I will drop in to The Edge this week sometime to let the people there know I am here to stay and to find out what's happening around town.

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I'm back!!

I am so excited to be back to my blog!! Thank you for your patience.

I made the decision  to shift to Brisbane a year or two...or three ago  as I no longer have family in Bundaberg.  It was hard to leave all my dear friends...and hard  to say goodbye to over thirty years of memories. Hard emotionally as well as physically...packing up my house, my Gallery - Dirty Linen.

With  my group show at Graydon Gallery finished in October, I started packing in earnest.  I finally sold my property last month. I was in Melbourne when my son Ben found my new house in Wynnum
West...Ten minutes away from Ben and his family.

Liking the property  very much, he suggested to me that it was the one we were looking for. He was right.

So I have been in my new home about two months now.  Settling in...preparing for new adventures in art!