March 8, 2017Published by avrilejean at March 8, 2017Categories Australian Landscapeavril e jeanavril jeanbeachbeach paintingblairegowrielandscapeoil paintingFinger painting in OilI did this left handed. I tried a brush, then a much stiffer bristled brush and just wasn’t getting the texture down right, so I used […]
January 28, 2017Published by avrilejean at January 28, 2017Categories Australian Landscapeavril e jeanavril jeanlandscapepaintingwatercolourLefty McLeftersonsMore painting with the left hand. I’ve yet to start a close up picture with trees cause I fear the lack of control. This has a […]
January 25, 2017Published by avrilejean at January 25, 2017Categories Australian Landscapeavril e jeanavril jeanlandscapepaintingwatercolourNorthern GrampiansWe found a bit of landscape in the north part of the Grampians that had been burned out quite recently. The understory vegetation was returning/small trees […]
March 13, 2016Published by avrilejean at March 13, 2016Categories Australian Landscapeavril e jeanavril jeanpaintingpastelKata Tjuta/The Olgas looks like Homer Simpson Lying downFrom the angle we watched the sunset over Kata Tjuta in the Northern Territory, it was pointed out that the rock formation looked like Homer. It […]
January 24, 2016Published by avrilejean at January 24, 2016Categories Australian Landscapeavril e jeanavril jeanCamping at the Murray riverAfter getting a new camp bed (this time with no puncturs!) we ended up camping at at Barmah, which is an utterly beautiful section of the […]
January 19, 2016Published by avrilejean at January 19, 2016Categories Australian Landscapeavril e jeanavril jeanlandscapeHolidays; camping in the arid north of VictoriaOne of the things I like to do for a holiday is a few nights camping here and there. Back in the 90s when I was […]
December 30, 2015Published by avrilejean at December 30, 2015Categories art boy galleryart showAustralian Landscapeavril e jeanavril jeancoloured pencildinosaurdrawingegg temperagalleryglueillustrationlandscapelearningoil paintingpaintingpastelpen and inkpencilqueenregina rexsewing and embroiderySock MonkeywatercolourThe Ubiquitous 2015 RetrospectiveI guess it’s inevitable so I will bow to it – what’s my year been like, art-wise?. What skills, highs, and lows, has this year brought […]
March 25, 2015Published by avrilejean at March 25, 2015Categories Australian Landscapeavril e jeanavril jeanlandscapelearningpaintingpastelStorm clouds over wheat field – pastelI took some photos from the car window when I was out and about near the Grampians over the christmas break. There were wheat fields everywhere, […]