This miniature was painted by me in 2017 while up the coast at the beach shack. It's a small acrylic 4 x 4. As the clarity of the photo didn't come out great I digitally rendered it tonight. I sharpened it and then put through a mosaic filter. Hibiscus at Bennetts - D Grant 2017 … Continue reading Hiatus Art – Hibiscus at Bennetts
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#Poetry – Yellow Banksia on a path
Yellow Banksia on a Path I watched two lifetimes for you to grow. Your fronds, like staccato lines, envelop generations of life and death.
#Art – Salvaging Disasters
How do you turn something that you think doesn't look OK into something that you can use? As an artist there are times that you just aren't inspired. I sometimes have a spare canvas to muck around with in the meantime. Let that other painting dry. Don't make it worse. Document as you go I always … Continue reading #Art – Salvaging Disasters
#Art – Painting Miniatures – Little Treasures
This is my journey as I try painting miniatures for the first time.
Australian Waratah
Below are some artworks of my Australian Waratahs. I love their intricacies. They are so beautiful. Over the years, and through the various styles they have been created in, I still go wow. My first Waratah was drawn in colour pencil over 25 years ago when I was studying fine arts at college. It is … Continue reading Australian Waratah