Alice in Wonderland – a dark ‘tea party’ themed group shoot
A few months ago I saw a call out on Facebook looking for creatives to join a dark ‘Alice in Wonderland’ themed shoot. It was like all my...
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Jul 23, 20186 min read
If Trees Could Talk – a visit to Lamington National Park
I’ve mentioned in previous posts my desire to run away into the woods and how spending a few days at O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat in...
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May 8, 20182 min read
A Burden Too Big To Bear
A little over four years ago I was standing in the kitchen and noticed how lovely the light was hitting my mother’s desk so naturally I...
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Apr 23, 20182 min read
Forest bathing
For some time now I’ve been feeling the call of the wild, a desire to run off into the woods and shack up in a log cabin away from...
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Jan 8, 20184 min read
New series: All the times my heart awoke
When I was 16 I overheard someone in an elevator say ‘why waste the emotion’. At the time I was riddled with teenage angst and thought...
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Jan 1, 20172 min read
The making of ‘The Stars are Falling’
If I haven’t mentioned it before my favourite artist is Charles Blackman and, in particular, his Schoolgirls and Angels series. He...
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Oct 24, 20163 min read
The making of ‘Enchanted’
Lately I’ve spent a lot of time staring at mountains and experiencing that feeling–you know the one–that is a mix of awe and wonder,...
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Sep 12, 20163 min read
Cherry Blossom (sakura) season
Last spring I created the image, ‘Dance of the Jacarandas’ to celebrate the month when my city turns purple, so after a trip to Japan...
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Aug 15, 20165 min read
Twelve things no one tells you about being an artist
I got into creating art because I love it. I live for it. Because nothing else has ever made me happier. And so I rode the wave and...
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Aug 1, 20162 min read
The making of ‘The Woods Welcome’
There are some honeyeaters that flit about my house feeding on nectar. A few years ago one of them got trapped inside the house and after...
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Jul 14, 20162 min read
A newborn photo shoot with a difference
Recently the opportunity to do a newborn photo shoot literally fell into my lap – when my neighbour handed me this doll and suggested I...
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Jul 4, 20162 min read
The making of ‘Where She Wanders’
When I was small we lived in a house that backed onto undeveloped land and so the neighbourhood kids and I would grab our bikes and head...
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May 23, 20163 min read
Behind the scenes of a special commission (with free compositing tool!)
Recently I was asked by some work friends to create a special birthday commission. The gentleman subject, Russell, is a golf fan and...
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May 9, 20162 min read
The making of ‘Luminary’
To get between work and home I regularly drive a busy highway and as those who drive highways know, the traffic can often stop for...
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Mar 14, 20163 min read
The making of ‘Metamorphosis’
As part of my current gallery exhibition I had to create didactics, which are wall panels that describe your art. Being primarily...
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Feb 17, 20162 min read
The making of ‘Wonder Falls’
My next tutorial was going to be about making glass transparent so after some thought I came up with a concept that involved a girl in a...
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Jan 18, 20162 min read
Run Red, and some musings about failure
It’s been six whole weeks since I last released a photo which is probably more of a surprise to me than you. Back in November I...
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Nov 30, 20152 min read
Wallflower
‘Wallflower’ came into existence because I found this tutorial by Andrei Oprinca, which is a technique I’ve always wanted to try (mainly...
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Nov 23, 20155 min read
How to ‘break the fourth wall’ using Photoshop compositing.
‘Breaking the fourth wall’ is a more a concept than a technique and explains situations when a fictional character acknowledges that they...
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Nov 9, 20152 min read
Jacaranda season in Brisbane
Every September my city (Brisbane, Australia) turns purple when the Jacaranda trees begin to bloom. The purple flowers are feared by...
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