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View fullsize After 3 years ( or was it more) i made that decision you never want to make, time to leave the studio. The artists at 550 Swan street studios in Richmond are not only a diverse and talented bunch, they are also a great collective of personalities. I
View fullsize Jack & Jill, finished at last. Oil on canvas. I have really enjoyed working on this, the photos don’t really capture the subtlety in the different skin tones. Very happy with how this worked out, - like keeping it loose. #oilpaintedfigures
View fullsize Two paintings picked up maybe 5 years ago, the morning light on them caught my eye. Unsigned studies, by a competent hand. Oils on light board, i never tire of looking at them. #luckyfinds #oilstudies #artathome #artmakesthehome
View fullsize Another 3 hours down on the canvas, happy enough with the sand, will hopefully finish off in one last session, #sunbakers #beachtime #tubbyandtess #sunshine
View fullsize Next stage... not really coming together as hoped but pale rig will definately be better. A work in progress,
View fullsize .... all still roughing in but in two minds about the colour of the beach rug? With sand to come... any ideas?
View fullsize Soaking up the rays, a new piece under way, early days of summer when things were a little more relaxed. Will build this up - oil on canvas. #sunbakers #summerdays #vitd #b4thevirus #oilpainting #slipslopslap
View fullsize Bit keen on antlers down in “Bayern”... i remember a slightly weird fascination as a kid, always hoping i’d find one on a forest walk... never did. These ones hung in a local ‘kneipe’... we loved the snow, Until now we h
View fullsize Early morning in Marktschellenberg, snow fall during the night. New years day was white and bright, a few booms echoing through the valleys, stunningly beautiful, freezing my butt off on a park bench, so happy to finally see some snow. #thealps #germ
View fullsize Ja ja, ein kleines bierchen’ In Marktschellenberg, - the locals here are quite devout, all the men have 70’s style porn star moustaches and lots of acid wash denim. But who cares right, they have heaps of crackers the size of sticks of dy
View fullsize Hansi at bedtime, the air outside was starting to finally have a bite in it, maybe snow afterall. Not far from Austria, loving the mountains, the winter, the bells from the church tower... oh yeah, the beer isn’t bad either # bavaria # sketchbo
View fullsize New Year... a million years ago or so it seems. Damn, i do like fireworks, we were in Markschellenberg, base of the mountains, that night we joined the party, crackers are fun, didn ‘t even lose any fingers or set anyone on fire. I am indeed &l
View fullsize Our rather fancy room, we spent 4 nights here, visited both castles, ate ourselves silly, Hotel Müller, thumbs up, the nicest staff ever, i guess we were a bit of a novelty being from Australia. Time to confess though... after breakfast Hannah w
View fullsize Hannahs green hat, in B&W - she so loved it, wore it everyday, and received plenty of gifted badges. Ralph, from the hotel presented a very special one to her, it’s all still there, but her head now has doubled in size... not in an ego way.
View fullsize Hotel Müller, christmas eve, no snow but what a view to Mad King Ludwigs castle. It was surprisingly mild, 15 degrees, we walked around the lake and had the biggest dinner ever downstairs. Not one to waste food i polished off the kids meals... n
View fullsize Now we wind back the clock, a long way back. One of the first journals from a trip to Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic. The girls were still young kids, hoping for a white Christmas... in Rothenburg, markets everywhere but no snow. #Rothenburg
View fullsize From 32 to 14, middle of winter in Melb. We arrived home via Sydney, can i just say “ Big Country’ 8 hour flight and and $ about the same as flying to Europe... seriously Qantas... greedy. We had seats coming home that had been specially
View fullsize Our last sunset over the Indian ocean, we gave the camel ride on the beach a big miss but couldn’t help think, damn, will miss this place. The next day it was a matter of eating the fridge bare, drinking every drop, packing our bags and memorie
View fullsize ...late one afternoon some clouds crept in, the first clouds we’d seen in 16 days, hence the slightly befuddled look on my face. The days were getting shorter as we neared the end if our stay, you know that period in a holiday when you wake up
View fullsize Back to Cable Beach. These guys ran the best business ever, deckchair and umbrella for $25 bucks, they threw in some sunscreen and bottled water, by the looks if it they made a killing, and we kept the sand out of our private bits. Lying there, looki