Kick starts

Kick started the year with a clean out at Barney View and the new Gillies Ridge Art Studio will soon be in full swing.  The studio at Barney View lies at the foot of Mt Gillies, nestled underneath an imposing granite ridge, in the middle of a 'returning' forest of spotted gums, ironbarks and other gems.

It was selectively cleared for timber in the 1980s so it is with some heartfelt determination that Ian defends it now and enjoys the regrowth.

It is the competing regrowth of tall gums which creates the dominant vertical stripe in the Gillies Ridge landscape.  Everything is racing for the sky.

Watch this space for a tree-house warming in July!

Kick started the day at Paper Moon Cafe.  I woke to no coffee! Well, beans-without-grinder. But a morning at PMC listening to Leonard Cohen and I am revived.

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I'm testing new software to see if I can get my blog posts to share on Facebook correctly.

Using IfThisThenThat software :) ifttt.com

The image below is detail of a recent work, liquid graphite on paper on board.

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Painting trees at 28 Young Street today.  Preparing for an exhibition at Percolator Gallery in September 2016.

Loving the serendipitous detail of the trees. Liquid graphite on paper on board.

The Still, detail, 7 February 2016