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Nov 17, 2020
5 min

For The Children

Some things can't be rushed and it can take almost a lifetime to realise this. When I paint, some of my work can come out really quickly ...

Oct 24, 2020
4 min

Give me some of your loving

A blog of two halves ..... Without the old, there would be no young. When we were young we often thought the old were annoying. They knew...

Jun 19, 2020
3 min

The Solstice is here! We are half way through the year already!

It’s that solstice time again. The mid year turning point, where we are half way through and have time to reflect. Have we learnt anythin...

May 4, 2020
3 min

I am complete.

I am complete. I don’t have anything missing, I just needed a make-over. And I don’t mean I needed my hair done or new nails. More like a...

Jan 6, 2020
5 min

The World Is On Fire

Australia is on fire. The world is on fire. Unless you have been living on a different planet over the last few days, you will know about...

Nov 21, 2019
3 min

The Ink and Words Project Begins

This is a project that has been bubbling under for a few weeks. I’ve held off launching it fully until after the Open Studio here at Ways...

Sep 21, 2019
4 min

I wished we would run out of time

At school I would wish so hard that we would run out of time and the lesson would end so I wouldn’t have to read out loud. I thought abou...

Sep 13, 2019
3 min

Ashes to Art.

Something different is emerging. It may not be everyones taste, but I was recently asked to create a piece of art for a client using a sm...

Jul 25, 2019
4 min

Do you want to change?

Now, don’t get me wrong, some people are very happy in their jobs and live their whole life doing what they do never wanting or needing t...

Jun 16, 2019
3 min

And all because it snowed!

“…and all because it snowed!” a client said this week. Things seem to be moving very quickly, but that’s me all over. I’ve learnt a lot a...

May 9, 2019
5 min

What does a ‘Commission’ mean to you?

Since I’ve been working more within the art field, I’ve come across people who have no idea what a ‘commission’ really means. It’s either...

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