Virtual Exhibit of My Amateur Art

One of my favorite parts of not working full time is having the time to paint. I'll sit at the kitchen table some mornings for an hour or two and try to capture in acrylics some moments from our adventures.

It all started with a local art competition where participants were asked to buy something at a thrift store and repurpose it. I bought this 7o's style wood plate and used the wood grain as negative space for the tree trunks. It's the only painting I've done where I made up the scene.

If you read the blog regularly, you might recognize some of the images below from our photos.

A winter piece that captures our most common scene at Lady Bay.  

My sister turned me on to the style of Diebenkorn. My first attempt

This was my favorite painting of a New Zealand scene.

Middle Island - but these are Shearwaters, not Little Penguins.

The most amazing Aussie moment of our entire time here

Three Coastal Views

Full Moon Over the Dunes

I've been having fun doing little 4x4 studies of my favorite wildlife.

A silly xmas gift for Andy, reminiscent of NZ trip

This is a view from the beached whale carcass- I thought the little rock on the right looked like a whale.

Kangaroos and sunset near Hepburn on New Year's Eve

Sailboat Regatta