Life of an Artist in Rural Australia — painting
SEA CHANGE - The story behind the exhibition - APRIL 2021!
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In January 2020, after a full year of painting and planning, I held my second solo exhibition and that's where I met the talented Tim Freeman. Tim paints landscapes, but while mine could be described as fairly classical, Tim reduces the landscape to flat shapes creating striking, modern artworks. I love his work! We followed each other on social media for the next 6 months or so and as I flew into full flung panic over COVID-19 and what it would do to my art business, I asked him to consider a joint exhibition with me. Good idea. Scheduled for...
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- Tags: art, artist, Australian Landscape Painting, exhibition, landscape, painting, Peterborough, Port Fairy, Sea Change, Seascape painting, Warrnambool
My studio is now his nursery. I now have two loves (...and my husband lol)
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I've just applied for an award created for parents who are also artists or writers. Or perhaps it's for artists or writers who are also parents...this will be my last blog post (probably) about the juggle of parenthood and creativity/starting a business because I have other way more interesting things to talk about. :-) Below is the final part of my application. It's a bio, a description of how I came to be a working artist and how having a child has inspired and challenged my art and self. If there's one bit you read, make it the last paragraph. Sustainable...
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The first day of my career as an artist…Daycare Day 1.
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All parents are going to relate to this one…it’s the night before the big day, in our case DAYCARE DAY 1! Who wakes up at midnight and then DOES NOT GO TO SLEEP FOR 3 HOURS??? It was a perfect storm of bin night, husband on school camp and anxious mother.
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On Being a Mother and an Artist
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On juggling new motherhood and the relentless pull to create. P.S. A playpen in the studio garage is not the answer. :-/
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