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The War Artist
Tomorrow is ANZAC day, where we honor the Australian and NZ soldiers who fought for our countries. It was so named in WWI after what can be described as ‘heavy casualties’ at Gallopoli. Tomorrow is...
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More Theraputic Art
After the other week where I did some pictures of things that i needed to clear the air for, I have spent a bit of time doing some more paintings which sum up for me my feelings about certain things....
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Other doodles
I’ve not been painting or drawing much these last two weeks – instead I’ve gone through the house with never before seen determination, in order to get rid of THINGS. Things I no longer value or don’t...
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Look! Artichokes!
Goats ARE kind of cool. I painted this one a few years ago when I was working in Acrylic (before I discovered water based oil paints and after I had to give up normal oils after the nasal streaming...
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Holidays and Illnesses
I took two weeks off work and as it turns out, I took two weeks off painting and blogging and doing my normal stuff too. IT WERE MOST GLORIOUS. Sometimes the break is worth it! I actually took a...
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Latest Landscapes
I have finally managed to get the scanner reconnected and I got off my butt and scanned these in (SO SLOW) so I can show you my latest landscapes! Tribble grasses and sheoaks I call this tribble...
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Queen Anne
I finished this one a while ago but took me a while to photograph it. Here’s a big (not so) secret: I’m terrible at photographing artwork. I bought an A3 scanner and i stick with a3 as much as possible...
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Blowing one’s own trumpet
Sometimes in a work situation you get involved with someone who is pretty fond of themselves and do like to talk about themselves. These people you usually just have to sit there, hope they shut up...
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The actuarial school
The actuarial school I’ve worked with a number of actuaries in my time (usually they are no longer actuaries when I encounter them) and I have noticed they have a something in common. THEY ARE ALL...
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Executive Leadership Team
You know all the dudes in your company who run things? One of them asked me if I’d be able to do a painting of them all for the CEO, who is leaving, for his good bye present. I obliged: Executive...
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Mary and Barwikia downunda
Mary Tudor and lungfish Queen Mary, daughter to Henry VIII, elder sister of Elizabeth, had a troubled life and a short, troubled reign. I always felt sorry for her, in historical accounts she gets lots...
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Restoration Rex
It’s good to be the king. You get to have a pet allosauraus. Charles II with Allosaur This one was a lot of fun to paint. was completely dressed in white and it was interesting figuring out how to make...
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Elephant in the room
Professionally, I’m a pessimist – a test analyst. I get to look at stuff in a corporate environment that other people are doing and point out what is broken or an issue or what will be an issue. With...
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Mozart on the Misery Stick
I was with the Murrumbeena High School Band from 1985 to 1988, from year 7 to year 10. IT GOT ME OUT OF PE. Which I hated, being asthmatic and blind and with an astigmatism (therefore I was TOTAL crap...
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Guardians of Oz
I keep an eye on a local gallery as they are pretty cool ( art boy gallery) and a while ago they were accepting submissions for Oz related works for a show. What the heck, I thought, I can do that. I...
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The Project Pool
A pool of project managers, business analysts, etc, are all scooped out of a massive pool, trudge around for a bit during the duration of the project, and then morph back into the giant pool. the...
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Henry VIII
So this is the painting that has taken me months to do, the latest in my Monarchy with dinosaurs series. My photography skills alas are shocking so this does not do the painting justice however i...
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Battle
I am clearly not over this dinosaur obsession yet. I needed a bit of a break from painting Henry VIII and the hadrosaur so i took to the skies and did a pterosaur. This one is from Lyme Regis (where i...
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Sunset over wonga campground
I decided to paint a sunset landscape. The original was taken between Christmas and new year, when i was camping last year at Wyperfeld National Park. This view was from a sand dune that overlooked the...
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UAT Testing
Greetings all! Doing that Henry VIII painting finished me off well and good and I’ve been in a bit of a period of non-painting. However it’s powered up again in the last day or so and I’m working on a...
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