Two for one

This first one gave me so much anxiety and anguish I nearly just threw it away. 

Judie, our art teacher, just put it quietly away so that I couldn’t see it. 

We began our next paint, and last week she brought it out again 

I did a little bit last week. And I finished it today. 

I’m much happier with it now 

The latest painting is of Uluṟu (Ayer’s rock)

This was a much happier project. 

I just kept painting and I didn’t freak out at all lol

So that’s why it’s been so long between posts. 

I hope you like them. 

Kilcunda bridge

Photo was taken during the Aurora in may. The bridge is less than an ours drive from my house I’ve past if many times 

It was hard getting the colours just right. In the end we just went with what looked good. You cannot match Mother Nature 

For us this was a quick project. Taking about four or five weeks 

Now the hunt begins for the next project 

Giants causeway

It has taken many hours but it’s finally done 

I was so excited to get to the giants causeway. It was a bucket list tick. And to now having painted it. Well I’m very happy 

I hope you like it 

Tooradin foreshore

Well it’s done. This has taken months. We started it in November. To be fair. We did stop classes over Christmas. But still. So many little details. 

Not perfect. But then again neither am I 

Our teacher was very proud of us and that’s good enough for me 

Sunset over water

This one took weeks and weeks. 

I learnt so much.  

As always stand back and squint. 

It looks better that way 

I’ll sign it next week. As it was too wet

Fairy tree

While travelling through Ireland  we were told about a fairy tree   A new highway had the be redesigned so as to not hurt the fairy tree. 

We all lined up along the bus windows to get a shot of the tree 

I got one! 

It’s a very unassuming little tree 

So to make it special I decided to paint it 

It kinda looks more like an olive tree than the original 

But oh my. Trying to make it stand out from all that green was tough 

Anyway it’s done  now. And it will remind me of my trip to the Emerald Isle 

Always 

Lake Hume

Finished today. 

The picture we used was taken by my sister in laws, brother in law lol. 

A very talented photographer who kindly, and bravely, allowed me to use one of his masterpieces. 

I’m really happy with this 

I spent a lot of time looking at the sky to get it the way I wanted 

I’ve decided the “step back and squint” advice should be applied to all aspects of life