226 ART AND IT’S COMING UP CHRISTMAS AGAIN
CHRISTMAS AGAIN It doesn’t take long for the year to roll around and before you know it is Christmas again! This year as we often do we are going to see the spectacle Carols by Candle light in Elder Park, Adelaide. It always inspires the creative process and I am sure many artists feel the same […]
179 ART AND CHAINED TO THE RAIL WAY TRACK
PAINTING IN THE STUDIO Oh boy what strange 6 weeks I have just had!! Life happens to you whilst you are busy doing other things as John Lennon said. Normally I sit in my art studio with an amazing view, the house perched up high like an eagles nest, high above a train track and […]
166. Rondellhund, Roundabout dogs Sculptures
ART AND ROUNDABOUT DOGS SCULPTURES The time had come to leave Sundsvall and it is with sadness that we do so. Our visit with my lovely cousin Kent and his gorgeous family was not nearly long enough and the setting and town so picturesque that I could have stayed a long long time! TRAVEL AND […]
88 Chevy Chase and Roundaboutdogs – Sculpture for Charity
ART AND CHEVY CHASE LOOKALIKE We’ve just had Chevy Chase here to stay, all the way from California via Sweden, without a word of a lie – see for yourself down below is the picture to prove it. Well ok then maybe just a little untrue, but you have to admit he is a dead […]
83 Art & Are you fond of Fondue
CERAMIC AND MOSAIC I had so much fun making this ceramic and mosaic artwork piece, firstly because I am a little piggy when it comes to food and just love to both eat and look at pictures of food and also it was fun to make the people all have open mouths with bits of […]
19. All Creatures great and small in ART
SCULPTING IN CLAY I had so much fun designing and creating this work, all the animals are hand made out of clay, set to dry over several weeks on boards on the floor of my studio and then fired bisque. Followed by, in some cases up to five coats of paint, two coats of glazing […]
14. Adam & Steve 2 Sculpture
CERAMIC AND MOSAIC I have actually painted a couple of paintings on this theme, as well as the original “Adam and Eve”, which I will tell you about another time. What inspired this particular artwork which is done in handmade ceramic and mosaic was that my gallery here in Adelaide was having a Christmas show […]