Speaking out for people with mental health issues in NSW Yesterday I enjoyed a unique experience. A lunch at Parliament House in Macquarie Street, Sydney, with my very good friend and fellow artist Denise Kassis. Why Parliament House? Because this is where BEING the independent state-wide peak organisation for people with mental distress hosted an...Continue Reading

This morning Sutherland Shire welcomed in it’s own Farmers Market for the first time in Flora Street, Sutherland. I had been waiting for weeks after seeing the write up in the local paper, so arrived early. Which was good because after browsing the various stalls the crowds really started to fill up the markets. This...Continue Reading

Having always had art in my life, pursuing my passion, having attended art school and workshops over the years, it didn’t occur to me that anybody not involved in the art scene would not know just how much time, effort and money actually went into this. Speaking to other artists, I heard the same story...Continue Reading

I am a traditional painter as that is how I was trained, but for some time I have wanted to loosen up my style.  It was hard to switch to another style after so many years, but I decided to attend various workshops over a period of time to learn other techniques and styles. I...Continue Reading

I’ve been away for awhile so no blogging. Having just recently returned from a fantastic trip to Cambodia and Vietnam and settling down again which is a bit hard to do, I thought it would be nice to share my experience of plein air painting, which I had not done for many, many years. The main...Continue Reading

Apologies to William Shakespeare Another Hidden Treasure in the Sutherland Shire I recently visited an open day at the Illawarra Beekeepers Association in Sutherland, mainly because I have been interested in the sorry plight of bees around the world. There have been programs on 60 minutes and other tv stations that brought the problems being...Continue Reading

Another Hidden Treasure in Sutherland Shire Recently I visited the Sydney Tramway Museum at Loftus. A place I’ve been meaning to go to for some years because although I was very young when trams stopped running in Sydney, I do have very fond memories of travelling by tram to the city with my parents and...Continue Reading

Having lived in the Sutherland Shire for well over forty years I have come to appreciate this beautiful part of Sydney more and more each year. Having grown  up in Birchgrove and Balmain, Sutherland Shire was a bit of a culture shock when I first moved here. I’ve found that there are so many “hidden...Continue Reading

I spent a very enjoyable day painting at Shire Art House Gallery with the owner Denise Kassis and fellow artist Don Kibble. This is the newest gallery in the Shire, with a wonderful space which shows off paintings at their very best. I tackled a large watercolor and Denise set up her encaustic workbench. Don...Continue Reading

I’ve already written about my previous, first experimentation with Yupo paper using inks and have now worked on two painting using mainly watercolour and some drawing with ink to finish the painting off. I found it rather strange working on this paper initially and didn’t really like it. But then found as I started to...Continue Reading