Over the past few days, I've been progressing on my prints, spending from 9am to 4pm every day in the studio, with only a few excursions to get groceries and visit the gallery. The location of the studio on the fringe of grassy paddocks is quite different - lots of open space with very few trees so the visiting bird species are limited to wood ducks, masked plovers, willy wagtails, sacred ibis, magpies and cattle egrets. But they are great to watch and photograph from the verandah.
I'm enjoying the change of scenery and being away from urban living, the everyday domestics and my usual routines, where I usually find many excuses not to focus on my art practice.
I have a few goals in mind with an upcoming exhibition and artist book projects, but its nice to also be able to pursue some loose ideas and experiment with techniques that I've had on my to-do list for some time.
My intention is to maintain my creative momentum when I return home, to change how I spend my time so I can work on my art more.
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| Enjoying the library at the gallery,so many books, so little time! |
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| Work in Progress |
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| In the studio, my happy place! |
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| And of course I took my bike, a great way to explore the local area and get some fresh air after a day in the studio |
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| The view from my studio - sunset over Wollumbin (Mt Warning). Its a shame the National Parks are closed due to the fire hazard, but its important to protect natural areas (or are the closures to protect the humans?). |
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| The same scene, a few days earlier, during a bad day of thick bushfire smoke. Made for beautiful sunsets but sad as well. |
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| This young cow was giving me 'the look' as I ate breakfast on the deck |
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| A juvenile magpie attacking detritus in the paddock, nope nothing to eat there! |
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| A flock of Masked Lapwings (Plovers) hanging around the paddocks, making lots of noise. |
Next post - some of my prints, both good and bad!
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