Artist’s Blog
Insights, painting techniques and news from my Blue Mountains studio
Upcoming Artist's Talk
Perhaps you are wondering why I start my paintings with bright acrylic washes, why I have so many paintbrushes, or how I work out what to paint next... These questions and more will be explored in my forthcoming artist’s talk.
Into & Beyond - Creating From Within and Without
I’m excited to invite you to see the new paintings from the Warrumbungles and the studio. Come and hear about the personally challenging, wonderful and mysterious process of creating them.
Journey With Me to Warrumbungles and Wollemi NP
I will journey with an open, receptive curiosity and awareness – anticipating that the unique spirit of the places I encounter will lead me to respond. Join me in this adventure on Facebook.
Blue Mountains Artist run Paint & Sip!
I’m excited to be offering authentically creative Paint & Sip workshops, in my Blaxland studio or in the majestic landscape of the Blue Mountains. You will leave with an artwork that is totally unique to you.
Transform the Way You See the World - Colour Painting Workshop
In this full-day colour immersion, you will acquire practical know-how on mixing and arranging colours, understanding warm and cool, intensity, hue and value, contrast, relationships and dynamics. By the end of the day, you will know how to lighten red without losing intensity or how to create a warm blue to vibrate next to a cool one. You will leave with a finished painting and a new experience of the world!
Creating and Caring - A Path Through Suffering
The past 2+ years have been a time of uncertainty, pain and suffering for many of us. I invite your to share my journey and bear witness to the acts of care and creativity that saved me.
How do Anxiety and Uncertainty Birth Creativity?
Being creative is something most people want, but few of us feel confident about being. Confronting the unknown, with its accompanying anxiety, is the very birthplace of creativity…
Wishing You a Joyful Christmas
As Christmas approaches, I am still painting at the lagoon and loving it!
What a Wonderful Occasion!
A wonderful exhibition opening and a thousand dollars raised at the charity auction of my painting!
Join Me to 'Capture the Spirit of Landscape'
My last workshop for the year is happening next month, 24 & 25 November. ‘Capturing the Spirit of Place’ will be a wonderful opportunity for you to learn new skills, meet like-minded people and have fun.
Lagoon Landscapes - New Exhibition
A year’s work culminates in this new exhibition. I’d love you to come and see these paintings of Glenbrook and Huskisson Lagoons.
Painting Towards my Own Death
Lately I have challenged myself to get more embarrassed, uncomfortable, even scared - to stop using familiar methods and rather to explore uncharted tracks, that possibly lead nowhere in particular.
What do you do when your trust is betrayed?
It's a cliché, but it's true... 'pictures tell a thousand words'... so I give you a story in paint.
Travelling Sketches and Paintings from South Africa
When I travelled to South Africa recently, I was captivated and inspired by the landscapes of my childhood. I returned home with a portfolio filled with images, sensations and ideas to explore in my studio.
Out of 'The Blues'
I’m always saying to my kids, ‘You are the driver of your life…’ yet somehow recently I felt like I’d climbed into the backseat.
Understanding Your Child's Art Part 2
Do you wonder what to say to your child when he shows you his drawings? How to encourage your daughter as she gets frustrated with paint? Read this - it may just help!
Understanding Your Child's Art
Do you understand what your child creates and why? What do you say and do to encourage him? As Picasso famously said, 'Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up’.
Painting and Pavlova
What do painting and cooking have in common? In my case, they are both sensual and courageous...
