The first PictureWire collective pop-up exhibition, offers a chance to see some of the art currently showing at www.picturewire.com.au, meet some of the artists, and take advantage of special offers. Find this exhibition on Facebook. See also a selection of my contemporary artworks from $449 – $1100, also available for purchase online. May 19 – [...]
Back from exhibiting at the International Showcase Barcelona, my reaction is simply ‘wow’. What an amazing place to showcase art. The exhibition location at Gaudi’s Casa Batllo was beautiful, and the organisers did a fantastic job of ensuring a smooth running show from set-up to closing. Browsing past the many artworks (paintings and photography) spread [...]
How do I stop this patchwork heart of mine Crying over tears that once were – In my heart, holding back but waiting To love and hear the drum and the beat. Shall I take your hand and just pretend That Im ok and sew these pieces one by one, Or shall I wait for [...]
“Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.” RWEmerson I think at some stage in our life, we question the beauty that presents itself to us. We wonder if its real, if its true, if we are deserving. When we have experienced a degree of pain, there [...]
There is a beauty sometimes that shines from unexpected sources, a light that we find in something or someone. I believe that we see it because it is a reflection of ourselves in some way, of our spirit, of our wishes, of a secret we hold, or of truth that are trying to discover or [...]
“Lady with a Rose” is a new portrait artwork from my collection titled Reflection. The portraits from this collection are very much focused on capturing the light and energy of the subject in moment of natural reflection. If not of an actual subject, then they are created to reflect a moment that is familiar to [...]
In times of uncertainty, change, or renewal we call upon reflection. Chuang Tzu (c.360 BC – c. 275 BC) said “The sound of water says what I think”; echoed in the piece I have created. Soft yellow and brown tones are that of the earth, and as her hair falls to meet the water, she [...]
When change is coming I believe we can feel it if we listen to the wind, and feel the way it brushes against our skin. It feels like something is shifting, and though the change may not be a physical one it tears at our soul or very essense of being. It begs to be [...]
I was extremely honoured in May 2011 to be invited by curator Adelinda Allegretti to be part on an International Artist residency in Varese with a group of artists from all around the world. Sponsored by Lindt, the event took us to Varese where the aim became to produce artwork on the grounds of AtaHotel [...]
I have been looking at my journey as an artist. When I was young, my mind searched to understand the complex, the complicated, the intricacies, the conundrums of the world. My art too, was more complicated. Each brushstroke and each fragmented shape explored yet another aspect of consciousness, or an attempt to connect with the [...]
Pictured Artwork: Fly to My Arms, by Leni Kae (c). > More People sometimes ask me why I often paint faceless figures. To me, it’s not that the figures are faceless, it’s that they are ‘every face’. When all colours are combined the result is white; and so my paintings of blank faces to me [...]