Virtual travel

Since we can’t travel internationally for a while, I did some virtual travel using google map. It was fun to see places that I have never been before without having to leave the house. It was also really good to so have some painting references to continue practising and painting at home. I went to …

Pleinair painting in Organ Pipes National Park

The Organ Pipes National Park is only about 30 minutes drive from Melbourne. When I was there a few days ago, there were a few people visiting. The interesting pipe-shaped rocks were formed by lava a million years ago. If you are curious about this place, follow this link. It’s a fantastic place to visit …

Exhibition at Studio Kura, Itoshima

I found this post in my draft folder and have forgotten about it! It was a year ago and how quickly time has flown! My artist residency at Studio Kura finally came to an end after 2 months in Japan in June and July 2019. It was a wonderful and fruitful time. I had an …

Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens

These were completed before the pandemic when I was still able to visit and paint in the gardens.

One day at a time in lockdown 8 – reducing information on COVID19

There is so much news about COVID19. For the past few weeks, I have spent time reading about the disease - daily updates in Australia and the world, medical reports on the coronavirus, how to stay safe, etc. The works - there is so much information and it has consumed me, panicked me, kept me …

One day at a time in lockdown 7

I saw my neighbour working in her garden yesterday and it reminded me that my plants need some TLC. My neighbour furiously attacking her weeds So this morning I thought I would do some gardening too, since I am staying home. An hour later, this is what I have done…😃. I got a little bit …

One day at a time in lockdown 6

We are advised to stay at home to curb the spread of COVID19, but we can still go out. I have been for a walk a few times to get some fresh air and exercise. The number of people out on the streets have reduced significantly. I thought that because there were less people about, …

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 …