One day at a time in lockdown 5

Spirit of Tasmania and Golden Princess at Station Pier in Melbourne. Golden Cruise was the ship that arrived last week and it took a while before over 2000 passengers and crew were allowed to disembark, after being cleared of corona virus. Station Pier with the Spirit of Tasmania and Golden Princess Australia has closed it’s …

One day at a time in lockdown 4

View from Green Point looking towards Melbourne city. A page from my sketchbook, the citrus tart on the top left corner was sketch a week prior. A sketch of the view from Green Point occupied the rest of the spread. I went plein-air painting last Saturday at Green Point in Brighton. It’s a lovely green …

One day at a time in lockdown 3

The view of Saturday’s farmers market at Gasworks Arts Park Last Saturday’s farmers market at Gasworks Arts Park. I went to give my support to the local producers but it looked like they were doing very well. A number of stalls had sold out - I was told by a vendor that when the market …

One day at a time in lockdown 2

How quickly things have changed . 3 weeks ago, I was in the city and life went on as “normal” - people were doing what they normally do. I went to Royal Arcade, and while I was sipping hot chocolate at Koko Black, I sketched this scene below. People in Block Arcade - passing through, …

One day at a time in lockdown 1

Hope everyone is doing ok. Life has changed dramatically in the past weeks; I have had my panic moments and whist I still have those moments, I guess I have accepted the fact that there is a new normal and that I will now be spending a lot more time at home. I finished my …

St Vincent’s Gardens

Some plein air painting with friends some time ago. I never got around to posting these. I hope to paint these scenes again to see what has changed 😃.

Selling art prints

I have sold 2 art prints recently, and once again the idea of putting my work on an online platform/online shops (like Etsy) seemed attractive. However that idea was stashed away quickly! The next day, while out painting, I was thinking of what would sell rather than what would make a good scene or what …

Still life in Gouache

The other day I wanted to paint something different so I got out my gouache and painted the closest thing I could find in the studio - my brushes in a bucket. It was so enjoyable that I continued to investigate still life paintings - see below, my new shoes and found objects in the …

Auckland sketches

New Zealand has been a special place for me since my first trip there about 8 years ago. I went there 3 times in a period of 2 years then, and when a friend from Scandinavia suggested we meet there recently, it didn't take me long to say yes. I flew into Auckland and had …

Sunny spring in Melbourne

A beautiful day out - sunny but cool... The day was just perfect for an outing to the beach. Here is a spread from my sketchbook for the afternoon 😃. On the top left is a simple ink sketch from my walk in Port Melbourne. The suburb is close to the city and from where …