Merry Christmas

Wishing you and yours all the best for a wonderful Christmas and a fantastic New Year xox

More Paintings

Here is the entire piece that the previously posted detail is from:

Mexican Standoffish

And here is another:

My Treasures do not Glitter or Clink Together; they Gleam in the Sun and Neigh in the Night

The title for this piece is an old Arabian proverb that I have always found incredibly moving and evocative. 
Both of these paintings are on show in my little gallery at 309 Racecourse Road, Flemington Melbourne.  There are new works for sale and old works for show. Viewing is currently by appointment only (but you can pretty much see all the pieces from the street)

A New Painting

Here is a detail from a new painting.  I'll post the whole picture once it's been photographed.

Muffins!

Here's the recipe for the lovely ladies from my life drawing class
(everyone knows you go to life drawing for the cake, right?)

Mini Marmalade Muffins

(makes 12 mini muffins)

Ingredients

110g plain flour

45g castor sugar

1 tsp baking powder

pinch of salt

30g butter

¼ cup marmalade

1 egg

100ml of milk

1 tsp vanilla essence

Icing

lemon juice

marmalade

icing sugar

Melt butter and marmalade and set aside to cool.

Grease a mini muffin tin and preheat oven to 180 degrees.

Sift flour and baking powder into a mixing bowl and lightly stir in sugar and salt.

In a separate bowl whisk egg, milk and vanilla essence then add butter and marmalade mixture.

Add to dry ingredients and stir carefully to combine.

Don't over mix as muffins will be tough.

Pour in to prepared muffin tin and cook for around 15 minutes, depending on your oven.

The tops of the muffins will still look quite pale when cooked so use a cake tester.

Ice when cool (not sure on the exact amounts so maybe start with juice of half a lemon and a tsp of marmalade, then stir in sufficient icing sugar with a fork to form a stiff icing).

 

Another one

I had a spare piece of wood so I painted a companion piece.

I See You

It's 9 x 5 time again!

This years Illustrators Australia 9x5 exhibition theme is Rapture

So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish.

You can view the entries, vote for the Peoples' Choice award and make a bid on any of the pieces here.  The reserve for each piece is $195.
All artwork will be up for silent auction on Opening Night, Friday October 14. 
So come along, everyone's welcome!

Tears for Norway

I have no words...