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Aanor... 2008-08-11 01:21:00 New drawing (just for fun), Aanor... drawn with graphite pencil and her eyes are coloured in photoshop.
What The ??? 2008-08-11 01:04:00 While walking to the post office the other day, i came across this sign, 2 SMILES per hour....What The?? Have you ever seen this sign before? Does anyone know what it means?
Inspirational Quotes... 2008-08-07 19:47:00 Well, im feeling a little un inspired, but i found these helping quotes..."Do not worry about your originality. You could not get rid of it even if you wanted to."-Robert Henri"When you are painting you should take a flat mirror and often look at your work within it, and it will then be seen in reverse, and will appear to be by the hand of some other master, and you will be better able to judge of Read more:Inspirational
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I'm related to Kevin Rudd... 2008-07-31 20:12:00 Well, OMG! I just found out that im related
to Kevin
Rudd. Weird! Below i have pasted the article from the age. The family that we both come from is Thomas and Eliza Winnel. They only had a small family, so its always a surprise when us Winnel's find more decedents from them. So Kevin Rudd and I are third cousins, having the same great, great, great grandparents !!!FROM THE AGE TODAY...A 12-YEAR-O
Drawing Stages... 2008-07-31 01:39:00 With this drawing, i decided to take a few quick shots of the stages (sorry for the crappy photos as they were taken with my phone). It's interesting looking back. Click on the image to enlarge :) Read more:Stages
Cecilia Carlstedt.... 2008-07-30 18:53:00 I am in love! Im sure her images can say more wonderful wordsthan I, so take a lookies...Want to see her full gallery or know more about her?Her website is here. Read more:Cecilia
Likher Pusy Portraits Group Show..... 2008-07-29 19:52:00 The annual Likher Pussy Portraits
(inspired by Liker the cat) at 696 is coming up again. Here is what i have created for it...PS. Likher is Audreys mum :) xxx Read more:Group
It's Moments Like These.... 2008-07-25 22:26:00 ....that melt my heart ! Charlie has finally accepted the new little kitty, Audrey, and they are becoming friends :) I think Charlie welcomes the company whilst im away at work during the day.It's moments like these that make it worth having a pet after you have cleaned up after them, had your friends doona drycleaned from a little accident, nursed your scratches from super sharp kitten claws and Read more:Moments
Lori Early... 2008-07-24 21:29:00 Lori Early
has a new website! Its very beautiful and her gallery now has a zoom feature, so you can see her work in detail. She is one mighty fine artists!Click HERE if you would like to go take a squiz.
Summer Days... 2008-07-22 19:18:00 Whilst lurking my friends myspace pages, i came across this old photo of me and it reminded me of how much i miss summer and cant wait for it to return !!! I miss not having to wear so many clothes, no shoes, beer, eating outside, BBQ's, ice-cream, swimming, summer evenings, getting home from work and it is still light, going for walks, clothes drying in an hour...Please come back summer, and soon Read more:Summer
Meet Audrey... 2008-07-17 19:48:00 Audrey is the newest addition to the household.I picked her up the other night from the lovely girls at 696. She was way to cute to put down, so she came home with me. My dog Charlie and her are slowly becoming good friends. They will be good company for each other when i am at work.Im so lame, i even created her her own myspace page hehe. Read more:Audrey
Carnivool Princess... 2008-07-11 05:39:00 Recently i bought a new, hard covered, art diary. Didnt really need to buy yet another one, but it was so nice, the pages are a heavier weight than standard diaries, and they are a beautiful off white colour too! I could have bought it just to flick through the blank pages, looking at them an feeling them (hehe, weirdo!). I dont know what it is, but i love blank diaries, sketch books, journals etc Read more:Princess
Wallpapers... 2008-07-07 00:42:00 I made a little desktop wallpaper of Gisele, so i thought i would put it up here for anyone who wanted to download it. Just click on the image and let it open in a new window, then right click and do a save as!PS. I might keep adding to this post, it was fun to make! Any requests? Read more:Wallpapers
Babushka Heaven... 2008-07-06 22:51:00 On the weekend i took my friend Maggie to Babushka's (Shop 9, Royal Arcade, Melbourne). She is a massive Babushka Doll fan, and i just knew she would be in Babushka Heaven
when she seen the shop...and she was! She loved it :) Ive never seen so many of them all at once!Babushkas is a shop filled with Russian and Eastern European gifts and jewellery ranging from Easter eggs and icons to wooden boxes
Cedric Rivrain 2008-07-02 19:26:00 Cedric Rivrain is an artist i recently (and happily) discovered. He is a Paris based fashion designer and illustrator. Read more:Cedric
Curvy 5 images on Sunday Arts show 2008-07-01 21:40:00 Images from Curvy 5 appeared in the ending credits on the Sunday
Arts show the other night. I missed the program, but i was able to download the episode :) My little Georgia is pic number 3 :) A massive thanks to Jodie and Nick @ SIAM Studios for editing the episode and making it a smaller file to upload :)
New Girl... 2008-06-30 06:26:00 Heidi...the newest addition! She is created with pencil and pastels. I bought some new pastel pencils, they are amazing, super smooth blending :) Must go back and get some more colours :)Its really hard to show you what the original looks like...as you can see from the following photos, some are scanned and some are photographed, and they are quite different. I used a glitter for her bracelet and
I am in love.... 2008-06-21 22:29:00 Found this pic of Jenifer Garner last night... i love every thing about it... did i forget to mention im a massive Alias fan? the pose, the rain, the dress.... its just beautilful !!!
The 40 Thieves group show photos... 2008-06-20 19:41:00 Thought i would share some photos
from the opening night. It was a really fun night, and there were lots of people !! A big congratz to Gorker Gallery as it was their first exhibition. I got to meet some of my fav artists who were in the show too. I have a piece in there, there is a close up photo of it below.
Small Works 08 Photos... 2008-06-10 01:50:00 Here is just a small peak of some of the art at the show. I have heaps more photos, i'll edit them and post the rest soon. Read more:Small
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Gisele... 2008-06-10 00:18:00 Ive finished off Miss Gisele
and she is now up in my shop. She was created as my second piece for the Small Works Show, at Brunswick St Gallery. The show is still up, and will be for the next two weeks if you wanted to pop in and have a look. There is heaps of amazing art. I got heaps of photos too, which ill blog soon. If your interested in getting a limited edition print of her, you can find her
The Forty Thieves at Gorker Gallery 2008-06-09 21:59:00 The forty Thieves group show is coming up soon, and luck me is in it. Its at Gorker Gallery
, a new gallery in Fitzroy. This will be the first show for the gallery. So spread the word, there will be an amazing body of work there im sure :)Timba from Wooden Toy Quarterly and Nate Holmes Trapnell from The Southpaw are curating the exhibition.I havent started drawing for it yet, hmmmm, what am i going
Need some therapy ?? 2008-06-03 02:04:00 This is my fav ad in the whole wide world. It makes me smile every time i watch it :)
Small Works 08 Show @ Brunswick St Gallery... 2008-06-02 18:39:00 Ok, here is the invite for the SmallWorks
08 show at Brunswick street gallery (the show i have been calling 30x30...oops!)It on this friday at Brunswick St Gallery
, Fitzroy St, so come along if you can! (and see if you can pick my new drawings :)ScarlettCat (Kate Lightfoot) is in the show too, amongst others.Click on the invite to see a larger version.
No title 2008-06-01 21:20:00 Here are some gorgeous illustrations by Liz from the Ink House...Liz, from Melbourne, works as a Graphic Designer and Children's Book illustrator.
OH REALLY MAGAZINE !!! 2008-08-23 03:04:00 (Click to enlarge)Picked up my copy of OH REALLY
!! magazine the other day, and my two girls, secret and whisper are gracing some of the pages hehe. Its such a nice publication, with little hand made pieces stuck to the cover. The other artwork ive pictured here is by Mayo, Ghostpatrol, Dylan Scott, Pierre, Catlin Shearer, Beastman and Jorge Rodriguez. If you would like a copy, there is a few left
I WANT TO PAINT !!! 2008-08-21 22:07:00 Photo by OutallnightWell the time has come where i wish to turn my hand away from drawing and towards painting! Im excited but overwhelmed as there are SOOOO many options...what to paint, oils or acrylics, on wood or canvas.....hmmmmm. But i know i DO want to paint female portraits! Hopefully i will get some painting done over the weekend :)Happy weekend everyone xxx
With a coat of paint.... 2008-08-17 05:05:00 My lovely neighbour recently gave me an old magazine rack she had, which was in her back yard, rusting away. With a little love and a coat of paint and a new top, I now have a funky little bedside table / magazine rack :) Im really happy with how it turned out. I love revamping old, forgoten furniture :)The finished product. Audrey thought she would jump in for the photo :)Up close - see the print
Quotes from Audrey Hepburn... 2008-08-11 22:15:00 Ok, I've gona a little 'quote mad' lately. Here are some from my Favourite AudreyHepburn
...“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.”“The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.”“I don't want to be alone, I want to be left alone.”(This one is for you Lissy Read more:Quotes
Wooden Toy Quarterly Online Feature... 2008-09-17 20:31:00 Thanks heaps to the crew at Wooden
Toy Quarterly
for creating a little feature on me :) Wooden Toy is an awesome magazine that comes out 4 times a year. The next issue is the Hand Made issue, and is number 5. Issue 4, the Chica's Edition is still on the shelves at Borders and Magnation, or you can order online from their website. You can see the feature here as well as interviews with other artist
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