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Day 33 of #the100dayproject and #100daysofcolour_m

Day 33 of #the100dayproject and #100daysofcolour_mwa
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Small work in my sketchbook as the beach curlews call outside my window. Such a piercingly, haunting call.
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Enjoying the greens that come from #nickelazogold and #cobaltturquoise. Good end of day relaxation practice.
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Free day tomorrow after a wonderful week working with a group of inspirational leaders who are making change happen at their community level.

This week, hot on the heels of the exhibition open

This week, hot on the heels of the exhibition opening, I’m diving into an art course with @nicholaswilton for 12 weeks... #art2lifecvp2021
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I so enjoyed thinking about all the things that fill me up - nature’s beauty, the small and sacred, my dog Lulu, going for walks, the rainforest and the coast, travel, colours, design and patterns - and making this Inspiration Board. It will hang in my studio when I get home!!

I’m back into my #100daysofcolour_mwa and #the10

I’m back into my #100daysofcolour_mwa and #the100dayproject... not letting the lack of a glue stick stop me from doing a ‘collage’ from my mixing pages...!?! 🤣👍 i’m in a hotel room away from home.
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It’s been a huge week - this time last week I was at home at the farm waiting to pack my car but we had lost power. It did come back on - blessed be the essential energy team - and I got on the road! and last Thursday we did a big installation of our exhibitions, opening night on Friday, art talks on Saturday then on Sunday, getting ready to jump on a plane for a week’s work with a great client - I put my back out. I really nailed myself well. 😳😊😂
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Funny how I had the thought a week before when I had a little twinge in my back - ‘wouldn’t it be terrible if I put my back out and couldn’t do the work for my lovely client?’. And then when it actually happened after the initial pain passed and I’m lying on the hotel floor I got the giggles. I wasn’t sure where it came from and it actually hurt my back while I was laughing but I couldn’t stop and I realized I was fine. Yes, I was in pain, yes it was inconvenient but I would be fine. And that just made everything OK. 😍🌸💕

Friends + art!! Winning duo for life and happiness

Friends + art!! Winning duo for life and happiness.
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Grateful to all the friends and family that joined us for the opening on Friday night and for the art talks yesterday. what a blast it’s been.
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Shenanigans galore! . Install all done Photos done

Shenanigans galore!
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Install all done
Photos done
Food and refreshments in the fridge
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Rest and then get our glad rags on!
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They may be some bubbles!!
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@reberhard1 at the install with her beautiful prin

@reberhard1 at the install with her beautiful prints of shells and fish.
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“Out of the Blue” and “Land Weaver” are now hung! 👍🏼☺️🔆
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Time to sort the catering and refreshments for opening night.
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Feeling blessed that despite a string of calamities and ‘out of the blue’ happenings (lightning storm blew our transformer at the farm so no power for 24hrs the day before leaving for the gallery, phone smashed during the blackout, constant rain when trying to 1) get artist blurb posters attached to foam board and 2) loading the car with 30+ works... ) we are here now and nearly done 👏🏻☺️👍🏼💕
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And it looks pretty good!!

30 artworks packed - just the ‘big one’ to go

30 artworks packed - just the ‘big one’ to go in last.
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Heading to Brisbane early- tomorrow is going to be HUGE! Install both exhibitions and get ready for Friday’s opening.
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It’s about to get exciting ☺️🌸🙏🏼

Day 24 / 100 of #the100dayproject and #100daysofco

Day 24 / 100 of #the100dayproject and #100daysofcolour_
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This is the 4th day with this colour set - nickel azo gold and cobalt turquoise...
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I enjoy doing the mixture sheets, slowly adding more cobalt to the gold... but I am challenged to add both white and black! I only ever seem to manage the white additions!
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Need to work on that!
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Also cutting my time in the studio short today - the anxiety about the upcoming exhibition and all the moving pieces of getting myself and 31 works and the exhibition posters to the venue 3hrs away... and all the things I need to have sorted at the farm so I can leave are starting to mount.
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For those of you who’ve been through this - the pre exhibition jitters, what’s your best tip to staying calm and managing the nerves?
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I’d appreciate hearing what works for you.

Abstract marks with my new admixes... earthy teals

Abstract marks with my new admixes... earthy teals and oranges and warm olives... Day 22 / 100 of #the100dayproject and #100daysofcolour_mwa
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I played with darker values on the left, lighter values on the right. I’m trying to resist the pull of mid values... You can see I was only partially successful 😜
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What ‘ruts’ do you find yourself having to watch out for in your practice?

Today is the start of set no. 3 and day 21 in #the

Today is the start of set no. 3 and day 21 in #the100dayproject and my #100daysofcolour_mwa
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here’s my selection... quinacridone nickel axon gold, and cobalt turquoise. I’ve decided to just do 2 main colours in this set and focus on developing a range of muted colours and chromatic greys.
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Aren’t these olives and khakis lovely?

A flip through of my sketchbook from the 2nd set o

A flip through of my sketchbook from the 2nd set of 10 days of #the100dayproject and #100daysofcolour_mwa
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It’s interesting to see what’s changing as I record the colour mixes during the set. How different they can be even though I’m using the same 3 colours as a starting point.
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I’m feeling like I could spend another 10 days with these... but the impatient side of me is ready to play with the next lot!!! 😜😊

*ooops* ... grid!!! 😮 . what does an artist’s

*ooops* ... grid!!! 😮
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what does an artist’s dining room look like 5 days out from a big show?... 🌸
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like a packing room!!! 😜😊🔆

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