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Dreams Continue

Thanks to the wonderful team at Umbrella Contemporary Arts my Dreams of Verdant Decadence exhibition has been extended until the April 21st. One advantage of being downstairs is that the vault space isn’t in constant use, unlike the upstairs exhibition … Continue reading

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From the mundane to the magical

It’s amazing what lighting can do for an installation. Some of the flowers in Dreams of Verdant Decadence are pretty without the UV lights but as can be seem in this collage of the same flower and leaves with and … Continue reading

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More in the Decadence corridor

Hi Folks, It seems I can’t help myself. With only a couple of weeks left of my exhibition, I’m still drawing on the walls. It’s fun to ‘sneak’ in and add some more, though I do wonder if any of … Continue reading

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Installation Fun & Games

Talk about cutting a fine line. I was still installing Dreams of Verdant Decadence right up until people started arriving. Granted this was the wall drawings in the corridor approaching the vault. I really would have liked a day or … Continue reading

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More Flowers

I’m still cutting flowers from recycled plastic for my Dreams of Verdant Decadence exhibition in the Vault space at Umbrella Contemporary Art. I’ve developed RSI; a trigger thumb, I think. I hope my poor thumb holds out until February 2 … Continue reading

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Santa’s riding a heatwave this year. Stay safe, stay cool and have a brilliant 2024.

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Whale Watching on the Sealink Ferry today

On a glorious day with a calm sea, we went on the inaugural SeaLink ferry whale watching trip. Our time out with the whales seemed all too short but it was wonderful to be there. .

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Roving Artists at Cotters Market

Today, Prudence Terry and I made page 10 of the Townsville Bulletin. We are among several artists employed as roving artists by Townsville City Council’s gallery services as part of their promotion for the Glencore Percival Portrait Painting Prize at … Continue reading

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Jailbait

Graeme’s third novel, Jailbait, is now available at amazon.com. To find out more about the book and to read the chapter go to his blog site at Graeme Buckley Author Blog

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Last days to see our exhibition

Our exhibition, Benthos Illumination, is coming down on Monday, 10th April. Sunday is your last chance to see it and the other two excellent exhibitions accompanying ours, Tribal Odyssey and Fragments of Moments, so I urge you to visit Umbrella  … Continue reading

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