Art and Abart

Still life with tomatoes 60.5 x 80 cm (24" x 30") There has been a large canvas sitting on my easel for a while, but I hadn...

The Brian Wood ceramic jug has been joined today by some tomatoes and onions. Now it looks a little less lonely. Addendum (19:30) ... ...

Brisbane waters - flat calm in December Summer is meant to be sunny, calm, warm and perfect for the beach but this year we have alternat...

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Phew ... 30 paintings hung in two hours. The Gnostic Manor Cafe has a proper hanging system but a very overworked one, with hooks that a...

' ... hear a little song' 'One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture and, ...

'Children and Cats' by Sophia  (6 years)

If, like me, you have overdosed on American jazzed up Christmas Carols , here is something to set the world to rights. Pene Pati sings Don...

Like a flock of seagulls on the beach but then they took off ....

I am getting work ready for a January exhibition at the Gnostic Manor in Woy Woy, part of the Gnostic Corner, shops known for alternative st...

Today I went to a discussion hosted by the Anglican activist pastor, Father Rod Bower. If you follow Australian politics you might have s...

My neighbours across the road take their Christmas display seriously, touring America to see what is available and spending lots of time in ...

Program cover Pinchgut Opera is an unlikely sort of name for a company that performs Baroque and early Classical operas but it sticks in...

I couldn't resist making a little movie of our girls in the garden. A childhood idyll.

I am in Sydney on an impromptu babysitting mission.  Six year old Sophia and her friend Elisabetta have dressed up in their party clothes a...

Sol Gabetto - once you see her you wont forget her. She is not only a startlingly good cellist, but she has a wonderful stage presence. Toda...

Today I got to vote on the new New Zealand flag. I love the fact that my birth country includes me in these decisions even though I don...

There are not many journalists who blog from their hospital bed after a major brain operation but Adele Horin was one of them. She blogged a...

Patonga Inlet A bloke from Patonga rang me recently to tell me he had seen a painting of mine in a local cafe and had decided to buy it...