221 The ART of Modelling for Mothers Day
ARTnBED This photo was taken for ARTnBED and features my painting “The True Colors of Hindley Street” which was chosen for the launch of the ARTnBED in New York. It also features us – mother and daughter together modelling and that was lots of fun to do. It is something my daughter Hillivi and I […]
172. The ART of the Hair SCULPTURES
INSPIRED BY ARTIST SANDRO BOTTICELLI This painting was commissioned by my US art gallery a few years ago; the Director wanted me to paint a naive version of The Birth of Venus which was originally painted by Sandro Botticelli in 1486. My brief was just to paint the head but with various items hanging in […]
58. A Lifetime of Pix – Photography
EXHIBITION OPENING We had a most interesting weekend recently. I had been asked to open an exhibition for my dear friend Ted James who was celebrating 50 years of being behind the lens of his trusted camera. It was held at the Rustons Rose Garden and Convention Centre in Renmark, South Australia. This Artwork Sold […]
51. ART of Laughter is the best medicine mmm…. and maybe a little bit of snake
THE ART OF FRIENDSHIP My long time friend Debonella (my nickname for her) had her birthday this week, and although she lives in another state and we see each other very rarely, I still treasure our friendship and the mad times we had together and she is every bit as beautiful now as she was […]
50. Not a trout pout in sight in Art
ARTIST & MODEL Wow had an awesome night and got to bed at 3.30 am a little worse for wear! So today I have to use my face as the canvas and paint on a pretty face not in my normal naive art style though! Last night was the Model Reunion for one of the […]
37. The Golden Years of Modelling in Art
ART INSPIRATIONS This painting “Happy New Year at Regine’s” was inspired by my mad modelling days, and crazy mad they were too, but sooo much fun. As you can see from this artwork (which sold in Japan) we models know how to kick our heels up and we did! However I have to admit to […]
12. Salvador Dali and C’est La Vie
SCULPTURE BY GAUDI My son Kai has recently been to Spain a country that I love. I spent a considerable bit of time there in my modelling days, enjoying lots of great work, great food, people, language and culture. Most of my time was spent in Barcelona, where I actually did manage to go and […]