A Nativity Mural

The kids at Jaffas worked on this. I had to do a bit of finishing off, but love the effects.

Zae Between Joy and Despair

The journey of Zae Between Joy and Despair

Restless Something

The itchy urge to make something.

Before the War

We listened to this as we drove the roads around here. I really enjoyed the story and the authorial voice intervening from time to time, responding to her own creation. The death of Vivienne its concatenations spiraling through the characters lives.

 

Oliver Jeffers

I acquired this book and am enjoying it immensely. I like the glimpses into an artists meandering way.

Extravagance Decays

Camellias lie rebuilding the soil.

Floral Tribute to Spring

I can't claim the flowers, just barrowing the mulch, however they are wonderful.

Paintings in Albumin Tempera

I wasn't too excited by these while I was painting them. They were frustratingly, not delightful, but with the distance of time and photograph I can feel some delight.

 

Life Continues to Happen

 Blossom the hope of new life.

 A prosaic image seen askew draws me reappraise what is interesting.

 Figures and lines.

 The shore line was littered with shells.

A slumbering weight balanced in the sky.

Wattles in Spring

There hints that warmth is coming back as wattles mark it out

Four colour Bic Drawings

Four-colour Bic pens and drawing on the road.