Month: February 2011

  • Inspiration point – Gumnut’s gum trees

    Inspiration point – Gumnut’s gum trees

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    Liz

    Eucalypt bark is rather unique. Some species (and there are hundreds of them) have bark of many colours. The Snow Gum that lives on the very top of our higher mountains literally has bark in a rainbow of colours, subtle but distinct in its own way. Another, the Lemon-scented Gum, has pink bark that almost…

  • Nutty interview

    Nutty interview

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    Liz

    I have been honoured to be the subject of a ‘Meet the Artist’ interview on 365 Days of Inspiration. If you would like to get to know a little bit more about me, and visit a great site for inspirational resources, I hope you drop in for a gander.

  • Spectrum Square – Electric Lime and a new colour

    Spectrum Square – Electric Lime and a new colour

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    Liz

    So how did you go? Are there lots of electric lime artworks out there? I hope so 😀 To submit your work to the challenge, either upload your art to the brand new Spectrum Square Flickr group, or add a link in the comments section of this post. Then we can all bask in the…

  • Inspired People – Sheila Arthurs

    Inspired People – Sheila Arthurs

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    Liz

    Today’s inspired person is Sheila Arthurs, an artist of remarkable flexibility and diversity. I’ve drooled over her doodles for some time now, but she also creates some gorgeous hand painted fabrics and dabbles in another love of mine, crochet. It is great to have her here as my guest and to grab a peek at…

  • Of the Forest

    Of the Forest

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    Liz

    I’ve mentioned a few times along the way that I used to write. Most of the writing I did was purely recreational, but some was aimed towards developing the four universes stored in my brain into something productive. So I thought I would share some of my snippets from time to time as my writing…

  • Sunday Sketches – KJ

    Sunday Sketches – KJ

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    Liz

    This week for Sunday Sketches, I decided to crank up my portraiture skills. I then promptly found I didn’t really have any and that I really need to practise more.

  • Shadow Shot Sunday – Cloud shadows

    Shadow Shot Sunday – Cloud shadows

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    Liz

    One thing I learnt a few years ago is that sometimes clouds make for much more interesting photography than blue sky. Travelling around in winter when the weather is very changeable (remember Winter Rains?) can give ample opportunity for dramatically lit shots.

  • Drawing Lab Challenge #14

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    Liz

    This is the fourteenth challenge post for the Drawing Lab Challenge. Grab your copy of ‘Drawing lab for mixed media artists: 52 creative exercises to make drawing fun‘ and join us as we tackle the book together. Details of the challenge and joining can be found here. This week the challenge is… Lab 34 (Page…

  • Inspiration Point – Winter rains

    Inspiration Point – Winter rains

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    Liz

    I think when you are free of constraints and out travelling, you see the world from a different perspective. Too much of our time is spent rushing there, dashing here, closetting ourselves at whatever workstation gives us money, and we don’t have the time to stop and look, really look at the world around us.

  • Spectrum Square – Dark Red results and a new colour

    Spectrum Square – Dark Red results and a new colour

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    Liz

    So how did you go? Are there lots of red artworks out there? I hope so 😀 To submit your work to the challenge, either upload your art to the brand new Spectrum Square Flickr group, or add a link in the comments section of this post. Then we can all bask in the glory…