Postcards for Palestine Finding Hope fund raiser

 I have been busy making postcards (size A6) for a fundraiser Finding Hope organised by artist Hannah Lewis. (IG hannahs_paddock). They will be for sale at Abbotsford Convent on September 13th and 14th September. (details below)

As inspiration I used the concept of Kintsugi the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with gold, silver of platinum mixed with lacquer.

As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise. A key concept is resilience: the repaired object is stronger than before.

Art for All at Fairfield Primary School

I am looking forward to the Art for ALL exhibition at Fairfield Primary School this weekend.

It is always a great event, with lots of variety among the works by a range of artists.

Four of my works will be there!

 

Winter Arts Salon

I am so looking forward to the opening night of the Alphington Community House Winter Art Salon tomorrow night. There is always such a terrific range of works on display, and it is a lovely community event.

Big thanks to the staff and volunteers who make it happen.

 

Gallery Unbound

First time showing at Gallery Unbound in High St Nortcote in the group show called Tangent.

Details below.

The show was very well curated, and it was a great opportunity to meet other artists

 

Stillness Beyond the Edge

 Stillness Beyond the Edge from the recent

 Evolving Horizons at the art gallery at Space2B in St Kilda.

40cmx40cm on board

mixed media

 

Evolving Horizons exhibition at Space2B

This is my image on the invitation to our group exhibition Evolving Horizons at the art gallery at Space2B in St Kilda.

The title is Fading Light, Lingering Shadows.  It is mixed media on board. 50 x 50 cm

The exhibition  is open from 8th April to 9th May, 

the opening, where you can meet the other 3 artists is on Friday 11th April at 5,30pm

at 144 Chapel St St Kilda

Check out the Space2B website: we are very privileged to be part of this social enterprise community.

Mixed media works

Two of my works that will be displayed at the Melbourne International Flower Show from 26th to 20th March at the Exhibition Buildings in Melbourne

30x30cm collage and mixed media on board
Thanks to Anne Warren, @annewarren for her feedback and suggestions.

It was a great season for cherries this year.

 

Enigma

Mixed media on paper 70cm  x 60 cm

This work titled 'Enigma" was created as part of the art exhibition at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, happening 26th -30th March at the Exhibition Buildings. 

            I am participating with the Northern Artists Group  

Three of us

Titled "Three of Us", this painting in mixed media on canvas (90cm x 60cm) will be displayed at the Melbourne International Flower Show from 26th to 20th March at the Exhibition Buildings in Melbourne.

Drawings of pears

These  will be  displayed at the Melbourne International Flower Show from 26th to 20th March at the Exhibition Buildings in Melbourne. They are pencil, ink charcoal on paper33cm x 24 cm

"Collaboration"

"Affinity"

Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show

 It's almost that time of year when our group exhibits art works at the MIFGS. 

Here is a painting that I will exhibit.

It is mixed media, and is 60cm x 50cm and titled Morning still life

It was inspired by a workshop that I did in January with Anne Warren where we used gouache and collage to compose and complete a small work on paper.

Below is the work on paper that I completed in the January workshop. It was fun doing it and Anne shared some very useful techniques.