215 ART and VIRGIN DREAMS
ART AND TELEVISION So those of you who read my art blogs regularly know that I met Richard Branson last year when he was in Adelaide, South Australia for a couple of days. It was all organized by a reporter Paul Makin from Chanel 7 for their Today Tonight program and if you wish to […]
214 Triki En El Mundo, Cookie Monster for ART & CULTURE
ART AND CULTURE Funny thing about Facebook you find both old and new friends from around the world, some are only acquaintances whilst other come to mean much more than that over time. ACRYLIC PAINTINGS Here is one of my acrylic on board paintings from the Zoo series of naive art (most of those sold […]
213 ADELAIDE THE CITY OF ART FESTIVALS
ART FESTIVALS For an artist Adelaide in South Australia is a wonderful place to live, it is a buzzing metropolis for the arts with various festivals and exhibitions and excitement. We just manage to get over Christmas and then it starts again with the Adelaide Fringe which is the largest annual arts festival in the […]
212 ART and Valentine’s Day
WEDDING PAINTINGS Growing up in Sweden Valentine’s Day was called “Alla hjartans day” which means “Everyone’s hearts Day” and even though the day was probably more geared towards lovers it was also a day to reflect on love in all it’s forms. The special day became popular in the 1960s and heralded from the American […]
211 MODELS, TANYA POWELL & PAINTINGS
FASHION PARADE PAINTINGS This painting is the backstage version of what happens in the changing rooms during a fashion parade, it is part of a diptych I did on the subject close to my heart. As many of you know I was an international model (former Australian Model of the Year), modelling as Marie Jonsson […]
210 THE ART OF AL FRESCO DINING
CERAMIC AND MOSAIC SCULPTURE This wall based mosaic and ceramic sculpture hung at Adelaide Airport for many years before the new renovations it was one of 3 commissions that hung in the only cafe open at the airport. Of course it was lots of fun to make and hopefully cheered people up after a […]
209 The Art of Failing New Years Resolutions
PAINTING So how many of you made New Years Resolutions and how many of you are still going steadfast keeping up your promises? We all have good intentions for the most part but it is a struggle isn’t it? In this acrylic on canvas board painting you can find one of my resolutions that seems […]
208 ART & DECORATING IDEAS
ARTnBED I was thrilled recently to see a well respected interior design company Classica Decor feature my art and the bedding designs from ARTnBED on their website. If you would like to have a look what they wrote in their blog use this link CLASSICADECORBLOG. This acrylic on board painting of hot air balloons flying […]
207 HAPPY HOLIDAYS & HAPPY ART & Carpe Diem
PAINTING HOLIDAYS Happy holidays and a happy 2014 to you all across the world. On this painting you can see my husband and I kicking back and relaxing on our farm seizing the day. Sitting under a tree having a picnic, sipping champagne, reading a good book all whilst being watched by the kangaroos and […]
206 The Art of CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT
CERAMIC & MOSAIC Carols by Candlelight is such a lovely Australian Christmas tradition. Last week my art blog and painting featured the acrylic painting of Swedish Lucia which was used for Project mapping on the Swedish Embassy in Poland see this story 205 Projection Mapping & Art in Animation This week however the artwork is […]