187 ART and Culture in Kings Cross (part 2)
ART IN KINGS CROSS A couple of weeks ago I posted the art blog 185 PAINTING KINGS CROSS, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA and featured the first half of my acrylic on board painting of Kings Cross. This time here is the second panel of that painting and as you can see the night life in this street […]
158. Fifty Shades of Grey in Art
ART & SEX Like millions of women across the globe I have been reading Fifty shades of Grey and just finished the first book in the trilogy (Fifty shades of Darker and Fifty shades of Freed). I had actually had the book in my possession for about 3 months without reading it. The reason was […]
153 The Art of Saturday Night
THE ART OF HAPPINESS My husband and I have always had a happiness trick that we have used throughout the years and that is to play Saturday night! The art of happiness, what is that I hear you ask – well it goes something like this; You know when you have those days or weeks […]
151 The Art of not sweating the small stuff
ART AND FEELING GOOD All of us sweat the small stuff from time to time but really we shouldn’t, however that’s easier said than done. So what about making a list of the things that make you happy, the things you either love to do or think about. I have created such a list here, in […]
136 Quote and Unquote in Art
THE ART OF QUOTATIONS I have always loved quotations, clever things people have said over the years that resonate with me. They feel like a painting put into words, much like a poem with music or for that matter the perfume of flowers – yes and of course I have a painting that fits right […]
80 Cashed up and Arty Farty
ART & FRIENDS Isn’t it interesting how friendships are, how people come and go in your life? Some are there all the way others appear and disappear only to reappear again. Just like I imagine these cats do in my painting “Cats in Case” in a Louis Vuitton bag (which is also available as a limited edition Giclee Print) If […]
79 ART & You and Me and Bunny makes Three
ART & EASTER Happy Easter to everyone and I hope you are all having the loveliest of times wherever you are and whatever you are doing. This acrylic painting “You and me and Bunny makes three” was one I painted many years ago when I first started out as an artist. I have always been […]
76 Renewing our Vows in Vegas & Art
ART IN LAS VEGAS As part of our trip to the US we were going to Las Vegas and having always heard about the Little White Wedding Chapel and the celebrities who got married there which include Britney Spears, Demi Moore & Bruce Willis, Joan Collins, Michael Jordon, The Who, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Patty […]
75 Story about Pooh & Art
ART & DOGS Now you think this is a story about dogs don’t you? – the kind when you are out walking and the dog does his business and you being a good citizen and all, you’ve bent down and scooped it up in a little plastic bag eh? Well you couldn’t be more wrong……. So this […]
71.Post Cards at the Bay Art Competition
PAINTINGS IN ART COMPETITIONS I have just returned home after delivering my new entry an artwork into this year’s “On, Under and By the Sea” Postcards Exhibition at the Bay, Glenelg, which will be held during the Adelaide Fringe in the 175th anniversary year since European settlement in South Australia. The title to this art […]