Making art

Painting the coast

I’ve always meant to walk into South Cape and I finally got round to it a…
My new studio

We’ve now been in our new home for 4 months and I’ve almost completed the conversion…
What to do with those scrappy demos from class?

This one almost painted itself as I let go of everything except the memory of two…
Painting ordinary things

Painting ordinary objects can really help us learn to see shapes and values. Join me as…
Painting Drip Beach – pastel demo

Living on an island I have access to lots of glorious coast and Drip Beach is…
Early morning on the mountain

A very enjoyable painting experience as I played with a snow scene on kunanyi/Mt Wellington.
Abstracting nature.

Looking for abstraction in nature.
Painting with emotion

Earlier this year in my pastel class we focussed on sharing our emotional reaction to the…
A little Plein Air kit

I needed a portable, travel plein air kit for pastels so I made one! Saved a…
Painting the wilderness

Last week my husband and I walked into Lake Judd in Tasmanian’s South West wilderness area.…