Apologies this blog is so very neglected of late - been on the sick list and now we are moving house (again!). All my art gear is packed away and I'm busy, busy, busy.
I am rather happy because one of my paintings just took out 2nd prize at a local art show (in the watercolour section). First prize went to one of Canberra's most well known watercolour artists, Isla Patterson. I can't wait to get back to creating again, but it will be a few more weeks before I can start to unpack the art gear and have any time to get stuck into things.
I have temporarily closed down my Artfire and ETSY sales sites until after the move as everything for sale is also packed, but you can purchase art reproductions and other items featuring my work at my new Red Bubble shop.
It is unlikely we will have internet for a few weeks, possibly not until end of October, so until I return online.
Below is the painting that won 2nd prize "Old Ruins Near Bordertown."
Sorry this blog has been so neglected of late. Packing up 20 years worth of stuff, including a lot of art and craft stuff, took me more time than I thought it would. I sit now in an empty house, all my worldly possessions in another State. No art and craft for me for a while unfortunately. The only painting I will be doing is to continue trying to paint the walls of our house so that it can be sold, and that is not nearly as much fun as doing my watercolour painting. We have had to downsize and rent a tiny, tiny house, so I have no idea where I am going to be able to create, which is a cause for considerable concern!
Anyway, as I have no TV to look at I decided to go to my neglected blog sites and to finally publish an article I researched into Sun Printing. If anyone has an interest in art or historical photographic techniques and would like to read it, it is on my other blog. This was mean to be a longer blog, but my computer's mouse is playing up badly and giving me no end of problems - I think it is trying follow the my household appliance trend of the last few weeks by trying to die. First the tumble dryer died, then the washing machine, closely followed by the exhaust fan in the bathroom, and now the Logitec mouse has taken a bait or something and is not acting too well - if it doesn't stop messing me around it is going to be humanely disposed of with a blunt instrument (if I can find one in an empty house). My patience with it is at an end, so cheers to you all, I will write something more interesting next time. Here's the Sun Printing Blog.