Mash-ups Exhibition Opening

You’re invited! Our Mash-ups Exhibition for the SALA Festival at The Duke of Brunswick will be held on Sunday 31st July from 2.30pm. Join Stu Nankivell and myself as we share our artworks (a mixture of painted and digital) displaying a combination of the familiar and the fantastic. Enjoy an augmented reality experience by downloading… Continue reading Mash-ups Exhibition Opening

Works on Paper Prize Winner at Balaklava Courthouse Gallery

I’m truly humbled to be the winner of the Works on Paper Prize as part of the Balco Art Prize at the Balaklava Courthouse Gallery today with my gouache artwork ‘Porcelain Kitty‘. A huge congratulations to my very talented art buddies Stu Nankivell who won the Balco Art Prize (overall winner) for ‘Onions in the… Continue reading Works on Paper Prize Winner at Balaklava Courthouse Gallery

Incentive Prize awarded for ‘Liz and her Singer’

At the Clare Valley Portrait Prize, held annually at the Clare Valley Wine, Food & Tourism Centre, I was fortunate enough to receive the Incentive Prize for my portrait of Elizabeth Haywood, author of ‘The Dressmaker’s Companion’ and ‘Zero Waste Sewing’. I chose to paint Liz as she is not only a very interesting person… Continue reading Incentive Prize awarded for ‘Liz and her Singer’

SALA is here!

SALA (the South Australian Living Artist’s Festival) is a little different this year with COVID-19 restrictions but it hasn’t stopped artists from around the state preparing artworks for exhibitions. With the uncertainty in these times, there are a lot less exhibition openings although there is more of an opportunity to view works online. This year… Continue reading SALA is here!

Visiting the Picasso Exhibition in Adelaide

I took my daughters, Willow and Gemima, to have a look at the Picasso exhibition at the art gallery while in Adelaide. There are some very interesting prints and one bright blue sculpture that deviates from his usual style. Both girls had a go at sketching their toys after looking at the artworks.