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Acrylic & mixed media abstracts/semi-abstracts in bright colours & textures!
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~ Mandala, Mandala ~ 2008-12-16 00:41:00 Acrylic on canvas20.5 x 20.5 cm3.5 cm sides painted in copper click on image to enlarge What is a 'mandala' you ask?. . . "an artistic representation of the cosmos, a focus for meditation, a sacred circle"Much like the feeling I get when creating a 'zentangle', I was totally in the zone & at peace creating! (of course it did help that I had the 'voice of mass seduction' -Chris Issac serenading
Thanks Juanita! 2008-12-15 01:45:00 This afternoon we had a lovely cuppa with owner of Kristine's Coffee Shop, Juanita Zischke ...BAVA Coordinator, Kym Simms thanked Juanita formally & we presented her with some small gifts of artworks & flowers :DSome exciting news for us local artists in 2009 ...two other venues have offered their walls next year, the Biloela Civic Centre & an accounting office in town! Yeah!! Read more:Thanks
Me too Serena! 2008-12-14 07:55:00 Couldn't resist . . .Serena
, we could have been sisters in the 80's! hahahaour 'helmet perms' match almost exactly :DYeah, what were we thinking?Taken at Byron Bay, 1985
BAVA end of year celebration! Ladies night out!! 2008-12-12 21:39:00 What a fabulous night! !Great food, great venue, great bunch of ladies ... lots of chardonnay flowing ... plenty of laughter!Here we are:L to Rthat's me, my mum Catalina, Odette, Lorraine, Jenelle, Karen, Gwen, Kym (our leader), Gail, Jean & MichelleWe missed you Olley, Bronwyn, Shirley, Val, Judy & Sarah :(Kym's speech outlining the past year's events . . .me & mumand then it was time Read more:celebration
New specs! 2008-12-10 07:30:00 I usually wear contacts, which I've used for 25 years now (I am very short-sighted) . . .but I'm loving my new specs at the moment :D
My art group's xmas party! 2008-12-08 06:44:00 BAVA's xmas breakup party is this Friday! This one I'm really looking forward to . . .we each make a small artwork which will be a 'secret santa' gift on the night :DI'll be posting photos of the night!Have a great week everyone :D
Oh, the Xmas parties! 2008-12-05 06:33:00 Doing the rounds of the parties
at the moment ...third one this week (work ones) & one next week (our art group's).This weekend we put up our tree & a few outside lights.I've already eaten too much & drunk too much & it's not even Christmas yet, hehe :DAs for the Christmas shopping ... I have started! Have a great weekend everyone!! Read more:Xmas
Christmas Season 2008-12-01 01:52:00 Only a few more weeks left of this year! Hard to believe! I'm looking forward to some quality family time during Christmas
, eating, drinking & enjoying each others company :DHave a great week everyone! Read more:Season
~ Kristine's Coffee Shop exhibiton ~ 2008-11-30 07:16:00 Thanks again Juanita (owner of Kristine's Coffee
Shop, Kariboe St, Biloela) for supporting us local artists!I'm very excited about exhibiting some of my current work at Kristine's! It's one of the popular meeting spots in our small rural town & my second time exhibiting there . . .this time for 2 consecutive months, December & January !!Enjoy a quiet cuppa & take in the atmosphere surr Read more:Coffee Shop
~Completed & renamed ~ 2008-11-25 07:25:00 Acrylic on canvas61 x 71cmTitled: Wings click on images to enlargeI'm feeling frustrated with my paintings lately. I feel like they're all fragmented . . . not quite coming together.I'd like to do more abstracts again, but in more subdued tones & lighter colours . . .I really love the feel of Misty Mawn's work! I know I'm jumping ALL over the place! I just wonder with all these different style
Metka Skrobar 2008-11-21 03:33:00 One of the workshops I would like to do next year is a mixed media one with Metka Skrobar. I LOVE her work & I was booked in to do a 2 day workshop with her earlier this year in Toowoomba, but had to cancel unfortunately.I didn't get a chance to see her work (in the Brisbane gallery she exhibits in) last weekend, butI've promised myself that I definitely will next time I'm there.I asked my fri
~ Sneak peak, 'Flight' ~ 2008-11-19 06:55:00 Working on this second butterfly painting (this one on canvas) which I started earlier . . . Read more:Flight
From the quiet seclusion of Tallegalla to the bright lights & bustle of Brisbane . . . 2008-11-17 00:13:00 View from 23rd floor . . . Window shopping on the mall . . .Dusk in Brisbane
. . . Ann, ex- Bilo girl ! Sunday morning walk to the markets on the wharf & brekky . . .Talk to the hand :D big bottle tree . . .huge fig trees . . .pretty, little church . . .St John's Cathedral . . .shhh . . . mass is onYum, yum . . .that's my brekky :DIt was great spending time with our friends Ann & Steve, wh
A visit with Lyne Marshall! 2008-11-16 16:43:00 How exciting is this!As some of you may have read in my previous posts . . .Just over a year ago when we were taking Nick down to arrange his Uni accomodation, we had a look around the UQ campus & dropped into their book store.Amongst all the displays I spotted & was immediately drawn to Lyne's book. As I flicked through the pages I got very excited about her paintings. OMG! These painting Read more:Marshall
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Surprise tomorrow . . . 2008-11-16 07:49:00 Sorry to tease, but it's getting late & I'm very tired after our big trip home today, but I promise I'll have a write-up & photos posted tomorrow
.Nite all :D Read more:Surprise
Carol McCormack exhibition 2008-11-16 06:56:00 Back home safe & sound :DA whirlwind 3 days, a very interesting weekend, one of contrasts, but more of that later . . .First of all, our son Nick is home at last having finished his first year of Uni in Brisbane. Results are looking good! He's changed in positive ways, so much more independent which is a great thing!Okay, moving on to Carol
's solo exhibition in Toowoomba . . .I have been looki
Off to the big smoke tomorrow! 2008-11-13 05:13:00 We're travelling down to "BrisVegas" (as we jokingly call Brisbane) tomorrow
to pick up our son Nick from Uni . . . his first year there over already. Wow, that went so fast! He'll be home for 3 whole months ! YAYY!!along the way we'll drop in to see Carol McCormack's Exhibition in Toowoomba . . . and another exciting surprise in store, which I won't reveal till we get back (Sunday night )!!We'll
~ Wings ~ 2008-11-11 07:05:00 Worked a bit more on this tonight.The colours are more muted compared to my usual taste, but as you can see I've used my favourite add in . . .MUST have gold leaf on my paintings! Don't know what it is about gold leaf & me!Anyway I'm enjoying these softer colours :DHere's a look at the Distress Ink I'm using . . . I really like the look it gives BUTwhen I go to apply a coat of varnish it smudg Read more:Wings
~ A little sneak peak, work in progress ~ 2008-11-10 06:01:00 Trying out some of those new techniques from Kelly Rae's book. Using some softer shades, collage, texture, gold leaf . . . & Distress Ink. I've worked on canvas boards previously & liked that too, but I'm finding painting on a wooden surface is even better!The only problem is the weight, so I can't go too big! I got this off-cut mdf wood from the hardware store on the weekend, measuring 41 Read more:little
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Xmas card for BAVA supporter 2008-11-09 07:23:00 I was working on this also on the weekend & finished it today . . . each BAVA member will produce their own which will be sent out to all our art group's supporters & tutors throughout the year. Read more:Xmas
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