Not A Career Thing
May 15, 2025
It’s entirely possible for administrators to have a career in the arts. As for artists… is art really a career thing? … More Not A Career Thing
An Art Journey S1 Ep1
April 27, 2025
Originally, I titled this post My Art Journey, but I always feel titles beginning with My have a whiff of the sort of book you might write in prison after a failed coup in Munich. So, it’s just An Art Journey. One among so many others. I’m writing it for two reasons: people keep asking … More An Art Journey S1 Ep1
Creek
April 23, 2025
I got back from a year overseas at the beginning of winter last year. As soon as I could, I was out in the bush with the dog. The first thing I noticed was how dry everything was. We finally got to the creek crossing where doggo would get a swim and a drink and … More Creek
Grampiana: creative connections to Gariwerd
April 9, 2025
I have this painting in a group exhibition of artists who make work in the Grampians Gariwerd region. The theme is ‘recovery through creativity’, a community response to the recent bushfires in the area. An invitation from Willaura Modern to join us at our special event to Meet the Artists on Sunday April 13th at … More Grampiana: creative connections to Gariwerd
Flanagan Art Prize 2025: Celebrating Finalists in Ballarat
March 1, 2025
Very happy to be a finalist in this year’s Flanagan Art Prize in Ballarat. It’s nice to see the return of this Australia-wide art competition. COVID suspended some of these prizes and the Art Gallery of Ballarat no longer hosts national events as the Rick Amor Drawing Prize or the Guirguis New Art Prize, leaving … More Flanagan Art Prize 2025: Celebrating Finalists in Ballarat
Grampians Brushes 2024
September 14, 2024
I’ve just got back from teaching workshops in Hall’s Gap, where we explored using colour emotively and non-representationally, while also making colour choices that took us beyond simply copying photographs. … More Grampians Brushes 2024
art about place 