Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Beautiful Brown Paper
I love brown paper! I keep playing and exploring and I love it even more. It still amazes me that this beautiful brown paper was once our waste that has been recycled. Such a wonderful circle!
I even managed to pause long enough in my painting to take a couple of photos while one layer of paint was mingling and merging. My main concern was trying to keep the paint on my hands from getting on my new camera. At least I didn't attempt this during the dying process :) Whoever said 'watching paint dry was boring' cannot have had an artist's soul.
The photos in the slide show are from my painting efforts this week. As I do most of the different processes outside, I needed to do a lot of juggling in between the wind and rain to complete the painting. I am not complaining about the rain though - such a joy to see it finally here again. Just that I need to learn new skills of how to paint in short sessions.
Some of these papers are already cut and bound into books. I love the finished items, but I do so love the whole sheets before I cut into them. It's a whole Recycled Brown Paper love affair from start to finish really :) I love my work.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Painting in Autumn Leaves


Angels in my Artroom





Autumn Sunrise Shadows

Sunday, April 5, 2009
WATERCOLOUR NOTES

I was surprised to learn that my artist friends at the Market hadn't realised that I was creating originals for each book :) The Prints are a great success and mean that I can create the notebooks at a lower price and I am able to keep some stock on the table. Although they're still selling very quickly so I'll have to keep up my stitching.
I also have to ensure that I keep very accurate notes of the print numbers too because as well as signing each notebook I now also which Print Number it is too. Such Fun watching the numbers grow!
I'm so looking forward to my painting break in May at Port Fairy. Hopefully I will be able to produce some new works of the Pt. Fairy region. Such a beautiful place.
The Substation - First Artists Market
How exciting - yesterday I attended the very first Artists Market at the newly refurbished Substation in Newport, Victoria. What a wonderful day!
The beautiful Foyer Windows
And I was very fortunate to be able to attend as I almost missed it. Don't know where my head was but sent my application on Monday thinking that the market was to start at the end of April. Not So.... And hence I was so fortunate to receive a call from the lovely 'Tess' who rang me on Friday to tell me that my application was approved and would I be ready for tomorrow :) Mmmm! Seems the market is to be held on the First Saturday of each Month - not the third as was scheduled in my brain. So I'm feeling very grateful.
Such a wonderful community of people - both those that have spent many years on the project to transform this beautiful old building into an Arts Centre but also the local residents who were very encouraging and supportive on the day to see the Market happening. Thank you to all those lovely people that I met that made it such a special day. There was such an energy in the building. And here is a link their website. It's well worth a visit. www.thesubstation.org.au/index
Photos. Mmmmmmm! Well again - not sure what was happening with my head - I thought I took lots of photos - appears when I get home that the total was 10. Mmmmm .. and can you feel of the market, the people and the whole building. Well no... not exactly. Seems they reflect my fascination with the incredible windows, bricks, ceiling, reflections, lighting on the windows and some great metal thing on the upper level that the sunlight hit in the afternoon. And well it looked really beautiful and I have no idea what it did but I have a photo :) Have included some above for you... but then that's all I have really. You'll have to trust me that there were a lot of people there, even the Mayor came to officially open the day - she was lovely - mmmm no photo of course. And the volunteer organisers - they're real too and made us all feel so welcome but sadly - again no photos. Mmmmmmm! Perhaps next month. That FIRST Saturday in May :)

And I was very fortunate to be able to attend as I almost missed it. Don't know where my head was but sent my application on Monday thinking that the market was to start at the end of April. Not So.... And hence I was so fortunate to receive a call from the lovely 'Tess' who rang me on Friday to tell me that my application was approved and would I be ready for tomorrow :) Mmmm! Seems the market is to be held on the First Saturday of each Month - not the third as was scheduled in my brain. So I'm feeling very grateful.
Such a wonderful community of people - both those that have spent many years on the project to transform this beautiful old building into an Arts Centre but also the local residents who were very encouraging and supportive on the day to see the Market happening. Thank you to all those lovely people that I met that made it such a special day. There was such an energy in the building. And here is a link their website. It's well worth a visit. www.thesubstation.org.au/index
Photos. Mmmmmmm! Well again - not sure what was happening with my head - I thought I took lots of photos - appears when I get home that the total was 10. Mmmmm .. and can you feel of the market, the people and the whole building. Well no... not exactly. Seems they reflect my fascination with the incredible windows, bricks, ceiling, reflections, lighting on the windows and some great metal thing on the upper level that the sunlight hit in the afternoon. And well it looked really beautiful and I have no idea what it did but I have a photo :) Have included some above for you... but then that's all I have really. You'll have to trust me that there were a lot of people there, even the Mayor came to officially open the day - she was lovely - mmmm no photo of course. And the volunteer organisers - they're real too and made us all feel so welcome but sadly - again no photos. Mmmmmmm! Perhaps next month. That FIRST Saturday in May :)


Thursday, April 2, 2009
Beautiful Red Leather


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