“Red Dust and Eucalyptus”
Acrylic paint and recycled paper collage
100 x 120cm

Last week I presented this completed commission to the collectors in Australia and it was so rewarding to hear their delight with it.

Happy dance!

Happiness is… seeing their joy at their decision to buy these 3 of my #paintings from my “April in Paris Study” series to display together in their home.

This morning we hung 25 of my paintings for a solo exhibition at St Antonius Hospital in Utrecht.

It makes me very happy to think of my art bringing the enlivening joy and delight of creativity and beauty to healthcare workers and patients and their families.

Exhibition is on till 23 May!

And what a delight to find these geometric and combed concentric circular field patterns, the meandering line of the Macquarie River, the clustered dots of eucalyptus trees, and of course the lovely rust and terracotta shades and textures of the soil!

For now, I’m feeding my intuition with research on the landscape, colour and shape explorations, tonal sketches, composition play, and more … and trusting the process. #creativeprocess #painting

I don’t always pre-mix colours, but I find it’s a handy thing to do when I’m working on a large canvas, and especially if I want my colours to evoke memories of a particular landscape, then I like to carefully select my colours before setting off. #painting #originalart #creativeprocess

Happy news to hear this afternoon… “Timeless Sea Breezes 1” found its new home. 🔴❤️

Grateful for the opportunity to share my work in the UK with the warm support of @foxyardstudio Gallery and @artmagnitude

#originalart #ukgallery #paintings #artexhibition

Looking at these images, can you guess what natural landscape is the inspiration for my next commission?

You know what… let’s make this fun! If you correctly guess which continent AND the region of the continent, I’ll give you 15% off an artwork.

Such lovely colours and patterns in the sky and water on my morning walk today. 💙 #sunrise #morningwalk #dailydelight

A big thank you to @artbyshaniuk for this lovely video of our paintings hanging together at @foxyardstudio Opening last night. (Mine are the 2 blue abstract seascapes. Hers are the abstract florals just above mine). It helped with the FOMO of not being able to be there. #paintings #art #exhibition

Between my blurry vision and the mist diffusing the light, today’s walk was magical. #visionimpairment #partiallysighted #blindartist

These are the 9 artworks that are my favourite out of all of the art I created in 2024. I love doing this little “contest” as part of my Annual Creative Review. It’s such a great way to get clear on what art I want to make next.

These are the #paintings that will be in the #artexhibition. The series is titled “Timeless Sea Breezes” - from the first line of Rilke’s #poem, “Song of the Sea”.

So pleased that my two “Timeless Sea Breezes” #paintings will be a part of a group #artexhibition in the UK titled “Encountering Nature”…

Friends in the UK, let me know if any of you would like to attend the private viewing or will be stopping by some other time, and please send me pics if you do!