Art and Abart

The garden today Sometimes Mother Nature sends a perfect day. Today is one of those. The sun is shining but it is not too hot, the air...

Exposure to our harsh southern sun fades cotton materials very quickly. I made chair covers five years ago to protect my newly upholstered ...

Window sill in need of some paint The first thing I did when I moved into this house was to paint all the window sills.  However our ...

Playing Haydn Packed hall, mouse-quiet intent audience, immersed musicians, warmly-felt rousing applause.  This week's evening of Ba...

 The unforgettable Fred Dag There is no one like him and he will be sorely missed.

Horrible Harriet set at the Sydney Opera House Horrible Harriet is a children's theater piece currently at the Sydney Opera House Dr...

Rain ... surprisingly hard to capture in a photo Cyclone Debbie has smashed its way through northern Queensland and is now bringing floo...

My mother was an avid gardener with a wonderful garden. She loved flowers, particularly roses, and enjoyed having them in the house. She h...

Daniil Trifonov plays "It isn't about rapport with the audience, but total obsession with the instrument," said a man besi...

Long-tailed tit by Robert E Fuller copied from his website If you want a different perspective on cobwebs, have a look at the latest p...

Yaay! I got my copy of Blue Tulips: A Love Story in the mail today! It is looking good ... quite a hefty tome at 430 pages. Blue Tuli...

Wagner's Music as Love Potion? Blue Tulips: A Love Story is a book that demonstrates how potent this love potion can be. Blue Tu...

One would not normally compare a chamber orchestra with an opera company, but I happened to see the Australian Chamber Orchestra and an Oper...

You think you have outwitted the cockatoo, but then he shows you otherwise. Y

Pears, Nectarines, Frangipani Acrylic on Canvas 30 x 40cm In summer at least two pictures of fruit and flowers seem to paint themselves....

My pears and Frangipani picture has been undergoing a transformation. Five year old Sophia said the pears look as if they are made of pla...

December January I planted some sunflowers in front of the garage as a 'Blickfang' (eye-catcher) this spring and they have g...

It has been a tumultuous year and we are confronted with a new world.  Reading online comments sections that follow political posts wou...

Pears and Frangipani Acrylic on Canvas, 30 x 40 cm Warmth, summer fruit and flowers, a general relaxed feeling - they all conspire to ma...

Ferry with sheep The Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) in Hobart is a Museum you don't easily forget. I was there two weeks ago but i...