acrylic abstract

part 2 of abstract works

After the acrylic preparations, I worked on the canvases with oils

abstract preparations

 Acrylic undercoats

More abstracts

inspired by collage

Collage fragments

Looking for something to paint... and started looking at small parts of my collages.

Gardens and the beach

Stepping into the Treasury Gardens and walking at Mentone beach - such freedom and joy - spans the decades and generations.

Walking in the park

Brings back memories of childhood. I remember being here and enjoying such perfect days as a child, as an adolescent and a young adult. These gardens give me a sense of time suspended.

 And a trip to the beach ... and below... Mentone beach - was there in the 50s and nothing has changed....

Collage workshop with Marco Luccio

Spent a very absorbing afternoon with Marco Luccio where he helped us learn how to construct a collage.

These are the outcomes for me. It was good to just be free- to just move colour and images and textures around.

'I have been using fragments of these images to explore new directions.

I highly recommend Marc's classes if you need a kick start and some inspiration

Walking around Richmond

Walking down Bridge Rd Melbourne, there was this lovely gate in front of a place that was being demolished. Hope the gate survives.