I just want to say a HUGE “Thank you!” to everyone who has supported me and my business since I started 9 years ago in 2013. I just love what I do and I couldn’t do it without you all.
The year is zooming by and it will be 2023 before we know it!
I am at capacity for events for this year but am now taking bookings for 2023.
There are only a few spots left for commissions for Christmas.
I have over 60 Greeting cards designs – including my Augmented Reality range which can be personalised with a message before sending.
I have created a colourful 2023 planner which can be customised with special dates and birthdays which is a great gift, even for yourself.
To find out more go to https://shop.thejourneystudio.com.au/ or message me.
Please also support the businesses that make all of this possible:
NAR Design
Blue Goanna Digital
Cockadoodle Stu – Artworks by Stu Nankivell
Art by Alexia Prokopec
Raphael Sabu – Reject Realism
Clare Valley Wine, Food & Tourism Centre
Clare Valley Flowers
The Duke of Brunswick
The dob on King William
Clare Valley Business and Tourism Association
Puddleduck Vineyard
Bungaree Station
Category Archives: Exhibitions
Augmented Reality Art
What a fun exhibition opening we had at The Duke of Brunswick with artworks by myself and Cockadoodle Stu – Artworks by Stu Nankivell for the SALA Festival
Each artwork includes an augmented reality animation by Blue Goanna Digital using the Artivive App to make it come alive.
Thank you to everyone who came along and joined in on the experience.
Also, a shoutout to Up In Frames, our official framer for the exhibition, for great work behind the scenes making everything work seamlessly and look amazing.
The exhibition will run until the end of August so please drop in, enjoy some fantastic food and be entertained. A great activity to do with the family and it’s free!
If you are unable to get to Adelaide to view this exhibition you can still enjoy the fun online by scanning the artworks on your screen using the app.
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 the Artivive app then scanning the artworks for a fun surprise.
Great fun for the whole family.
Platters provided by the artists for you to enjoy while perusing the artworks.
The exhibition will continue to run for the month of August.
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 Dark’ and Alexia Prokopec who was runner up with ‘First Light’.
Thank you to all of the sponsors, especially Margaret Baker who sponsored my prize, and the wonderful team of volunteers at the 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 but she has a great smile and I liked the challenge of painting her with her trusty Singer sewing machine as well as some different fabrics.
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 I have put together an exhibition called ‘Vintage Glamour‘ which is currently on display at The Beautique Beauty and Massage Therapy, Clare. The theme fits in perfectly with the beauty business. There are paintings from the 1920s through to the 1980s. Which beauty decade is your favourite?
This exhibition will be on display until the end of August and works can be purchased from here.
Clare Valley Portrait Prize Delivery
My helpers and I dropped my paintings into the Clare Valley Wine, Food & Tourism Centre today for the Clare Valley Portrait Prize, a small local competition where you are encouraged to paint someone that you know.
Featuring Willow and Gemima of course painted in Derivan Matisse acrylic ink plus my amazing sensei Richard from International Sessendo painted in Derivan Matisse Fluid Acrylic.
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.
A Love Affair of all things Fowl
The official opening of ‘A Love Affair of all things Fowl’ had a great turnout and the food and drinks were amazing.
This is an exhibition featuring chickens, chooks and roosters in memory of Nancy Barry, a sweet old chook and local icon.
The artworks have been created by members of The Journey Studio Art Group.
A huge thanks to Wild Saffron for hosting the exhibition and supplying the delicious food.
Birds and Beasts SALA Event
What a wonderful evening we had at the opening event of the Birds and Beasts exhibition.
Wild Saffron provided the best platter I have ever seen and Good Catholic Girl Wines provided their delicious wine.
I hope everybody enjoyed my artwork.
Thank you to everyone who came along making it such a fun night. Thanks to Stu from Blue Goanna Digital for the wonderful photos. Also, a huge thank you to Rob, my amazing husband and biggest supporter for giving the opening speech.
