Art and Abart

These houses are .... guess where... The first, third and last are in Dunedin's North East Valley. The second is in Melbourne's Brun...

Cockatoos are wonderful to draw, especially when they are tame and sit around on balcony furniture like model subjects. I have just put a se...

I just discovered what must be the best use of land under high tension wires that I have ever seen. Ceres is a community based garden in Mel...

The Yarra River runs from wooded hills in the east through Melbourne to the sea. Only about 40 minutes East of the center of Melbourne you c...

It takes about 7 hours to travel from Sydney to Albury by car and longer if you make a detour to Canberra to see the Masterpieces from Paris...

Finally, finally. It took a while, but now many of the drawings and paintings I made at the wonderful Maribor (Slovenia) Music Festival in S...

A peaceful evening in a beautiful spot....

Happy New Year! Sydney's Fireworks were blue this year (well, amongst other colours). Blue is sexy according to the organisers, even if ...

If you want to see a captivating show that leaves you feeling the need for a cup of tea, a bex and a good lie down, then go to the Museum of...

Patonga is one of those places that is lovely, rain or shine. The sand banks disappear and re-appear with the tide and you can sit around ....

Merry Christmas everyone and I hope we all have a healthy, happy and hopeful New Year. My wish for 2010 is that our politicians become lea...

Shame on the Chinese! Shame on the wealthy West! Shame on the Danish! Shame on the UN! It was a shock to to be confronted so dramatically wi...

It looks as if the rocks these pelicans were sitting on when I drew them will be well and truly under water in a few years. Not only the roc...

Sulphur crested Cockatoos are playful creatures and do all manner of tricks to catch your attention. This group was sitting on a powerline ...

New South Wales has some hidden gems and one of them is the southern part of the NSW Central Coast. It is only and hour north of Sydney by t...

When I am in Sydney I am always drawn to the opera house. Drawn to draw the opera house.

I am back in Sydney house sitting. Bubby has gone to Scotland with her parents but before she went I drew her. She sits on the desk and watc...