Flourish 2

Flourish 2 Acrylic collage on canvas 4'h x 3'w

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.

A view from the Hummock

With the  Graydon Gallery exhibition fast approaching, I have been contacting the artists to get an overview of their availability in regards to the transporting of works, attendance at the exhibition opening and so on.   Lists of the works are  slowly coming in.

I have been sorting out my works on paper to be shown in folios in the small room. I also have some small framed drawings.

I would also like to show a folder of my digital works, some of which I produced for the New Mexico exchange exhibition.

I have so much work that has never been seen.  One day when I finally sell my house and shift to
Brisbane,  I will  have a studio sale, to find homes for some of these artworks.

In the meantime I have produced another canvas titled  'A view from the Hummock'.  A nightscape generated from some quick sketches I made of the Hummock at twilight. (Above)

Blue Moon 2

I have created this work for the group exhibition I am organising at the Graydon Gallery in September/October, this year.

I am still enjoying creating landscapes.  I will have to produce another four or five for the show.

Big Sky and Blue Moon

My recent visit to Brisbane included a trip to the Roma St Apartments to view Big Sky and Blue Moon in their new home.

It was really lovely to be able to explain to the  owners how the works came about, and to share  some of the techniques used in the process.

I was so happy knowing that the works bring joy to the owners every day.

The Tall Trees

This is my most recent work.  'The Tall Trees' is an acrylic collage on canvas, 150cm sq.   The work was created over an old collage.  It is probably a shame to lose the old work, but storage is a huge problem, and new work takes priority. cx

Enchanted Wood.

'Enchanted Wood', acrylic collage on canvas, 150cmsq.  This is my most recent work.  It combines my form of patterning, with images of the landscape.  I feel there may be a series of related works to come.  I certainly hope so.......!  CX

Blue Moon

'Blue Moon'  is my latest painting. Acrylic collage on canvas.  92cm h x 122cm w.  I took a road trip to Alpha with my son Ben a couple of years ago...this image evokes my memory of that journey.

I am so happy to see that there have now been over 100,000 page views of my blog.  Thank you for your support!!  C x

Breathing Space

Christmas and New Year has been a very busy time for the artists involved in the Graydon Gallery exhibition. It has been especially busy for me as I have been  helping my son to shift houses  and  my house is going on the market.

A name for the exhibition has been found, and it is 'Breathing Space'.  Artist Jennifer McDuff put forward the title saying...'Breathing Space' is the time you allow yourself to think, to regroup, to reflect on ideas.
It is also the space where you can make mistakes and from them learn to assimilate ideas or discard them.
Nothing is more precious to an artist than this time.' 

Some of the artists have finished the works for the exhibition and some have a little more work to do. I am finalising the price list and have touched base with our marketing guru, Jess Marsellos.

I will be transporting a couple of large canvases, so I will be trying to find a  courier that handles artworks.

All of the artists are getting excited now.

'Landscape' Acrylic collage, 76 x 105cm

Dancer

This is the first work to come from my latest photo shoot with Adam Anderson. Let me know if you like it.  cx

Big Sky

This is 'Big Sky',  an acrylic collage on canvas, 150cm sq.  It is one of four artworks that I produced for WBHD 2.  Two of the four works were sent to the beautiful Unsettled Gallery in Las Cruces, New Mexico...(one of which was sold)...please see previous post.

Enquiries about the 'Big Sky' artwork can be made to me or to the Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery.  cx

WBHD opening

The WBHD opening was at BRAG last Saturday morning at 10am, in order to link up with our Las Cruces, New Mexico counterparts.

Trudie, Jenny and their gallery assistants had the space beautifully set out.  There was a good turnout of appreciative artlovers who enjoyed the delicious appetisers and the live music while they perused the artworks.  Our Skype link up failed for the opening speeches,  but mysteriously became operative at a later stage.

I had the chance to talk via Skype to the lovely lady who purchased my work, 'Cane Cutter's Moon' seen below.

This work was my favourite of the four I have on show.  It is an acrylic collage on canvas. It was inspired by memories of the night-time cane fires that were once so prevalent around Bundaberg. Smoke haze and cane 'trash' would fill the air - the thick, dusty smell of the burn invading our senses.  Orchestration was  conducted to the sharp snaps and cursing crackles of the ravaging blood red and gold flames that whipped themselves into a frenzy, desperately penetrating the big sky. Trying to hold on.

But to no avail, the performance was soon over. Trash eventually falling to the ground, arranging itself into a fragile black veil that encompassed all.

These days, the cane is mostly cut green.

Underworld Interior

I posted my two works that are off to New Mexico last week.   The works will be exhibited in the Unsettled Gallery late  in August.  Two other works of mine will be shown at the Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) at the same time.  There are 12 artists taking part in this year's exchange exhibition. You can read more about the exhibitions  if you click the following link:

WBHD

I am still producing a lot of digital prints and I will probably plan a Brisbane exhibition for the best of them.    I have just become a member of the Queensland Centre for Photography (QCP).  That will be interesting.  I am keen to go to the first meeting which, will be in August.

The members  apparently give each other a lot of support, and importantly they offer critiques, which is very helpful.

Attached is another of my new works.  The series I have been working on utilises photographs I took of Adam Anderson a couple of years ago.  Working on the photos once converted to black and white has been really exciting for me. I am learning a lot about Photoshop Elements on the way also. Let me know what you think of it!!!  I call the piece 'Underworld Interior'.  It is almost finished.  I hope Adam likes it!

Talk Art soon!
c x

Rose Garden

At last, I have finished my latest collage called 'Rose Garden'.  It is an exercise in patterning and is made of pieces of plastic tablecloth and doilies etc., on canvas.   It is 150 x 150cm.  It is basic black and gold.  Hard to photograph successfully.

It will be one of my entries for the Bundaberg Art Festival, coming up shortly.

Detail