Agnessa and Afifa

 Working through the questions that Agnessa poses to me.

Afifa patiently waiting to see if further changes are needed to make it itself.

After Fire

I took these photos beside the freeway between Moe and Morwell. I was particularly struck by the completely blackened trees in the first photo. It will be interesting to see how the gums react. As scorched as they look they will probably spring back to life; so that in a few years it will be hard to believe there was ever a fire.

Williamstown Botanic Garden

Monet springs to mind

Afifia inches forward

Inching my way through Afifa. I think that I'm close to stasis.

Drawings?

Saturday afternoon.

Agnessa

I've been working Agnessa which is in acrylic and I'm finding it quite frustrating because when it dries it's done. There's not that interplay that I get with tempera. Part of my problem is I think, that I'm not painting generously. I need to take the risk and mix paint and be prepared to waste. Ah well, if all else fails, persist and in the end almost certainly something worthwhile will appear.  

Towards the end of Summer

 Summer evening

 Looking northwards. In that direction is the smoke from the open cut fire that blankets Morwell at the moment.

Silver Wattles

Trying to Create Delight

I'm sort of twiddling my thumbs until I get around to stretching some paper and gessoing it. There is something that I need in a larger scale; a presence.

Agnesina

Saturday afternoon was playtime.

A Bit More Adomo

I've been trying to find my way through to the end of Adomo.

Adomo

Adomo a bit battered, but still waiting.