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Menhir

This 5cm piece of coral has such an imposing present that I   nicknamed it Menhir. It’s shape reminds me of a standing stone.

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Benthos is nigh

Our exhibition is fast approaching. We’ve been busy framing (now I remember why I never used to frame anything!). It’s been great working in the studio downstairs at Umbrella among such a lovely group of people. I am so fascinated … Continue reading

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Printmaking and the Mystery of a Barracuda

As part of my PressNorth residency at Umbrella Studios, I am creating a series of linocuts based on the benthos region (sea floor) of Townsville shores. Graeme and I went to Geoffrey Bay on Magnetic Island this week on another … Continue reading

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Cod snoozing in a low tide pool

Here’s a cod I spotted trapped in a small pool at the bottom of a big low tide. The pool wasn’t much bigger than it, but the tide had turned and he would soon be free.

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Low tide walk below the boadwalk at Jezzine Barracks

Graeme and I went on a low tide beach walk with Wildlife Queensland – Townsville Branch Inc. members, led by the erudite marine biologist, John Collins. We found some marvelous seaweeds and corals, among other things. Below are links to the … Continue reading

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Community Rehab NQ Painting Auction

Twenty of the paintings from the Beach Shack in Strand Ephemera 2015 are to be auctioned on September 17th at 5 pm at Community Rehab NQ. These were all painted for the shack by some of our lovely artists. The … Continue reading

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PressNorth Printmakers Residency

Wonderful news. I’ve just been selected to do the PressNorth Printmakers 3 month funded residency for 2015/16 at Umbrella Studios. Both are great Townsville art groups to join, if you are not already a member. Their website addresses are: http://pressnorthprintmakers.com/Continue reading

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Ship of Fools: part of Fenstoration

Rhonda Stevens, Margaret Robertson and myself teamed up to create the Ship of Fools installation as part of Fenstoration during the Magnetic Island Festival. The concept is a comment on the amount of rubbish that finds its way into the … Continue reading

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Faces of Townsville

Graeme and I are writ large in the lightboxes, back to back in Flinders Mall, Townsville CBD as part of the Faces of Townsville, a partnership between ABC Open and Perc Tucker Regional Gallery. I couldn’t resist the temptation to … Continue reading

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Faces of Townsville: Locals feature in outdoor exhibition

              Portrait photos of Graeme and I, larger than life, are back to back in the Flinders Mall lightboxes, Townsville.

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