Alla prima style

Flower paintings completed in the alla prima style- my preferred method of painting. Done in workshops with Graham Drendel who gave invaluable advice and feedback.

Invitation to Artist Night at the Centre of Italian Studies Carlton

This is a great opportunity to come to our wonderful Italian School in Melbourne on Friday 15th June and see the artistic talents of the students. As well as art there will be music and wine tasting!

Still Life

At last I  completed the still life that I started ages ago.  It is 70cm by 50cm. 

Virtual tour of Jordan

Here is an excellent link to a series of virtual tours of Jordan.
I looked at it prior to the trip, and have just looked at again, and can really recommend it for people interested in this beautiful country

https://universes.art/en/art-destinations/jordan/

Shirin Neshat exhibition in Qatar

A very powerful work by Shirin Neshat called "Our House is on Fire" at the Modern Art Museum in Qatar. Through portraits of those who lost their loved ones in the Egyptian 2011 revolution she shows the anguish of familes dealing with loss and the personal sacrifices made in the struggle for change.

Laundromat by Ai Wei Wei

One of the reasons for visiting Doha, Qatar was to see an exhibition by Ai Wei Wei.  Called Laundromat, it was an installation of items of clothing left behind  by refugees in a temporary camp during their attempts to enter Europe. On the walls were photos taken by the artist when he visited the camp. On the floor a print out of a newsfeed about the plight of refugees all over the world. A video recording the story of the camp at Idomemi. It was overwhelming due to the poignancy of the images and the feeling of being immersed in the story.

The mosque at Natanz

A simple but elegant mosque at Nantanz on the way from Isfahan to Tehran. A fragment of carpet on the floor  coincidentally echoed the features of the Mosque itself.