DISCOVERING ART THROUGH EXPLORATION
A personal journey exploring art making to find out who I am as an artist. See post. I ruled up a few squares (10x10cm) and using a 2B pencil drew an egg pre-dawn, morning, noon, afternoon and dusk. I chose an egg because it had a clean, simple surface and shape, but with some level... Continue Reading →
I made a significant lifestyle change last month where I ended full-time employment and went part-time. Although it was only a two-three year stint (a temporary situation after a stretch of freelancing), minimising my working days to just three days a week will be a new circumstance for me. My whole working life has been... Continue Reading →
Who likes storage containers?! I'm not talking about any Scandinavian interlocking eco-friendly pantry organisers. I'm talking about the big mac of storage containers, like so... You know you are an artist when an industrial site gets you excited. So on a cool winter's day I met up with the Sydney Sketch Group in St Peter's,... Continue Reading →
My work had moved office location, and the final destination wasn't ready yet. So we were temporarily located to the end of George St, which is the more touristy part of town. It's a hop, step and jump to the Harbour Bridge, the Rocks and Sydney Opera House, plus several museums and galleries. To make... Continue Reading →
Chinese New Year came a lot earlier this year as it follows the lunar cycle rather than a set calendar date. I missed most of our lion dance performances this season so only did Friday and the weekend but that was exhausting enough! Usually I feel this tired after doing 2 weeks worth, not three... Continue Reading →
One of my all-time favourite bands from the UK came to Sydney in December. The Stone Roses were only ever an alternative (i.e. not mainstream/Top 40) band in Australia. Although they have fans here, their impact was not to the extent of say Oasis or the Cure. In the UK however, they were on the... Continue Reading →
Most of last year has been an absolute blur and I can’t believe its already 2017. I think the reason time flies for many people is that we try and cram so much into each day (well I do anyway!) it makes the days, weeks, year go so much faster. I had more than enough... Continue Reading →
Back in January I went down to Melbourne for a short break to catch up with some friends, and in particular sketching friends. I chose Melbourne Zoo as a location for a day out having not been there since I was probably 16. Its very different from what I remember, a lot more trees and... Continue Reading →
I've had so much on this year that getting out to sketch on location is a luxury. I've allowed myself once a month to go out with one of my local sketch groups. On the weekend we went to the Sydney Fish Markets. The weather has been really unpredictable lately so packed mediums that I... Continue Reading →
Sydney Sketch Club organised a meet up for the annual Hidden Walk art exhibition at Rookwood Cemetery in Sydney. Thankfully it was only in a small section of the grounds as it is one large mother of a cemetery. This is my third or fourth sketching venture to a cemetery so won't bore you with the reasons... Continue Reading →