Lost Aussie on the loose

A Serene Life

Now that it's dark I can safely say that I can do no more housepainting, at least until tomorrow. That means I have a few precious hours to work on a some art projects.

My current target for the week is to complete a series of collages that will be sent off for an international exhibition.

This one is captioned "Serenity, your interior world"

Inspire Me Thursday

  OK no laughing  - and of course, I neglected to paint in the freckles and the "laughter" lines.  However, since I can't draw worth a fig, I feel somewhat satisfied that my first attempt at doing a self-portraint at least looks vaguely human!!

Hitting the Target

Preparations for putting the house on the market continue... and the weekend has passed by in a blur of painting, organising, and more painting.   Ithink, we are finally getting there.
Some of the outside contract jobs were taken care of last week and the rest will be addressed this week.

I feel rather sad that I have not had time to sit and get together a piece for Illustration Friday or had a play with Inspiration Thursday ...perhaps later in the week when "The ToDoLIST" is a little shorter!!

What I Feel...

the text on this collage reads... what I feel, a wild exuberance, emphasis on the interior life...make it more.

Probably some intuitive response to all the blah blah I have going on at the moment, but who knows?  The goop collages seem to arrive with a will of their own and I daresay some Freudian introspective could read deep and delightful meaning into what ends up on my paper.

I said goodbye to my best Charlotte friend - Mary, tonight.  No tears, as for some reason I don't feel like I am saying farewell.  Mary and I have been fast friends from the moment we set eyes upon each other several years ago - one of those quaint, oft despised "internet" hook-ups that has proved to be the saving grace for each of us.  I wish her well in her new home in Michigan and will hold her to a promise to come and vist Australia with me next year!!!

I arrived back home from dinner with Mary to find my Sweetie flaked out on the couch.  I have come to the conclusion that 14 hours a day in the name of corporate goodwill is pushing the limit.  Folk in this country need to take a leaf (or a whole jolly book for that matter) out of the Aussie manual...where what happens before 8am and after 5pm is your OWN business and not schtuff you do for the big kahuna...(and I am sure that one will get me shot down in flames)

Ergo...  life, make it more (than just work)

Plastered

..is the title of a book that I was given for my birthday last month.  It's a compilation of the poster art of the Australian music industry from the 1950's to 2000's and it's a book that really 'floats my boat'.  I love the odd and bizarre colours and graphics in the book and the font variety is to die for.  This is one of a number of books now that I have in my collection that feature poster art.
My other favourite is a junk store find which features the posters of Glasnost and Perestroika of 1985.

The power of poster art is not to be denied....as the editor of Plastered writes "...At it's most powerful, a single poster can transport you back in time, challenge the way you think or simply work as a beautiful piece of art."

So, being suitably inspired..I tried my hand at one of my own...

A Little Repose

I'm taking the day off from home repair to get a few of my art chores done.  I have a couple of Fatbooks that are due by the end of the month and some stamp orders that need to go out in the mail - and since I was up bright and early (for me) there is lots of day to get playing with!
Ciao for now!

Dis-tressed Dais-EY

Well this is about the best I can managed with the digital paintbrushes after two solid days of wielding the home acrylic sort.
We've managed to paint three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a hallway and attended to sundry other clean-up, spackle and repair chores.  All in preparation for listing the house for sale.
Amazing how many things that sit right under your nose for days, weeks and years even, that seem like glaring defects when viewed from the perspective of a buyer.  It's almost irritating that they are all getting fixed NOW!

For a Friend

Thoughts and prayers go to my friend Celine who recently lost her beloved sister.

Illio Friday - Song

"Song - in the Key of Life" is my contribution for Illustration Friday this week.

It's a regular "paint and goop" collage.  Having been restricted to using my computer so much of late, it's nice to be able to play with the stuff in my studio again.