As you can guess, I did do that small natural history illustration course with the University of Newcastle. My camera was a help in doing so – not that the photos that I used were the sort of thing I needed a Nikon D800 for. Basically, my source photo was dreadful from both the composition…
Diversions
It is easy to get sidetracked. A few months ago a post called Creating Painterly Photographs popped up on my Facebook. A few like minded friends had ‘liked’ it so my curiosity quickly arose. Eventually I couldn’t resist so enrolled (while a CreativeLive special was on) and it turned out to be a totally enjoyable…
Finished!
Yesterday I finished my degree in fine art through Curtin University by producing a 7 metre long artists book – and yes, many, many years too late. But, better late than never. Obviously I have some time on my hands now so have postponed the housework and shopping and getting my hair cut – and…
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton. Normally I would remove the WordPress default post, but seeing about 20 years of my life had revolved around boats and the sea, and that I had circumnavigated the globe in our 40 foot cutter, Burramys, with my…