Art and Abart

It was a knockout opening. The King Street Theatre opened last night after long rennovations and the assembled guests couldn't believe ...

I dropped in to the theatre today to see how the paintings were hung and found the place crawling with electricians putting in lighting a...

One Direction T shirt with figures by my friend Ruby. (If you are into One Direction and you like this shirt there is a link under the pict...

The King Street Theatre has had a major revamp and is almost ready for opening night. new paint - new lights - new vibe The new paint ...

Strelitzia flowers are so fantastical that they can easily overtake a canvas, which they did on my first attempt to paint them.  I gessoed o...

At my front door there is an enormous Strelitzia plant that should be dug out, or at least divided. Digging up and/or dividing would tak...

Love this picture taken at a German opera house. This is what the singers see before the curtain rises.  Translation: Breath calmly, take a ...

If you drive up, up, up Dolly Avenue in the Gosford suburb of Springfield, then on into the Rumbalara Reserve the narrow road leads to picni...

The days are getting shorter and daylight saving has finished. Sunrise is just after 6 am. Sun rise last Thursday at Umina Beach Sta...

Its red and black, with a four stroke engine which runs along by itself if you pull the right handle. Yes, my new lawnmower is much flasher ...

I bought a bunch of lilies on whim the other day, then decided I should paint them before they wilted. So, quite unexpectedly, I now have tw...

The Picasso Exhibition has finished and judging by the number of people there on the day I went, it must have been the most visited exhibiti...

The Aboretum in Pearl Beach is a santuary for over 90 species including threatened species like Koalas, Glossy Black Cockatoo and Barking Ow...

The first watercolour class was last night and it was good fun. We painted pears on the cheapest and the most expensive paper I could find. ...

It was pointed out to me the other day that we are all one transport catastrophe away from starvation and the best risk management strategy ...

Twenty years ago I lived next to a Qantas engineer who complained bitterly about sliding maintenance standards; 10 years ago I sat in an MBA...

At both tables next to mine in the coffee shop today people were talking about relationships, how to manage blended families/access rights/t...

The Patonga Pub is a wonderful old building set right on the water at Patonga which is just over the hill from where I live. On Saturdays an...

The Archibald Portrait competition held at the Art Gallery of NSW always features prominently in the media and is the cause of much discuss...

Suddenly my garden is full of spiders webs with curled leaves stuck in them. Inside the curled leaves sit the spiders, waiting for prey. I...