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"Canoodling inthe Mist" shortlisted in Click! Photography Competition 2009

I am thrilled to say that my photograph "Canoodling in the Mist" has been shortlisted in the current Click! Photography Competition run by Steve Parish Publishing. canoodling-in-the-mist

This photograph depicts the c… Continue

Added by Lesley Smitheringale on September 9, 2009 at 8:00pm — 1 Comment

Art Theft

Hi everyone, I've decided to take down my images for a while until I can properly watermark them. Unfortunately, art thieves think that they can take my work without crediting me or acknowledging me as the artist, so until then, I don't feel comfortable having myimages up whilst I am working to resolve this issue. I am sure you can understand. Bettina Continue

Added by Bettina on September 3, 2009 at 12:08am — 1 Comment

Show is going well and my apologies for not posting earlier

Hi everyone. I'm so sorry I haven't posted anything before now (I seem to keep saying that...sigh) but I have been so busy lately both with drawing and family commitments. My SALA Festival show is going really well so far even though the venue (Old Adelaide Gaol) is far more quiet than I had anticipated. Unfortunately it's the 'quiet time of year'. I've been in there a couple of days where there has only been a couple of people through. Having said that, I've sold 4 originals so I'm absolutely… Continue

Added by Terry Jackson on August 16, 2009 at 10:12pm — 2 Comments

Another Free way to sell your work using ArtFire

This is another fantastic option to sell your work online which I have just discovered and it is probably better than ShopIt in some ways because you have more postage options and you can charge a local and international fee plus offer postage discounts if the customer purchases several items in the one order. There are two shop options available: free basic shop and the verified full feature shop ($12 per month). The feel and layout is similar t… Continue

Added by Lesley Smitheringale on July 30, 2009 at 7:15pm — 2 Comments

Selling your art on this site!

If you are interested in selling your work on this site, the easiest way by far is to use the shopit application which is FREE. 1. You need to register then set up your store first on Shopit. Add your products, prices and shipping charge. Disadvantage: You can charge a different shipping fee for each item but only a flat shipping fee is available whether you are sending it locally or internationally.… Continue

Added by Lesley Smitheringale on July 21, 2009 at 8:34pm — 4 Comments

Dreams

Wether or not I am an "artist" or not is up to the viewers. But... I do have between 20 and 30 avid gardeners coming to my home on the 29th to look at my garden and my art!! The Coffs Harbour Garden Club is on its way! :)) Continue

Added by Julie Gilmore on July 19, 2009 at 8:00pm — 2 Comments

My first solo (ish) show!!

Hi everyone, I'm really thrilled to say that I'll be having my very first solo (ish) exhibition as part of the SALA (South Australian Living Artists) Festival in August and I am so excited about it! I say solo-ish because there will actually be five artists in the building, which is a big cellblock in the historic Adelaide Gaol, but we will display as solo artists (we have an entire wing of the cell block each!). The SALA festival is on from August 7th until August 23. The Adelaide Gaol is op… Continue

Added by Terry Jackson on July 6, 2009 at 6:20pm — 3 Comments

Moving up a step!

Hello everyone! I have been as busy as a blow fly in a jam tin (again!!) with setting up a new site where I can sell my photos and photos of my art as greeting cards, prints and calenders. Its very exciting and the quality of the products is excellent! I am still waiting to hear more news regarding the wall murals I have my sights set on (sigh!), so...to keep myself busy and perhaps get some further recognition..I took this path http://gardenjools.redbubble.com . Please let me know what you thin… Continue

Added by Julie Gilmore on June 29, 2009 at 7:41am — 2 Comments

Major league donation!

I have donated 35 paintings to Planet Care (My Space)..with ongoing committment to paint more. Please go and have a "look"...food for thought! Continue

Added by Julie Gilmore on June 14, 2009 at 6:40pm — 4 Comments

Public Murals

Hi everyone! I have such exciting news. I have been asked to paint a mural on the main wall of the toilet block at the Beach Reserve here in Woolgoolga!!! I have some ideas for such a large piece (it would have to be at least 15m!), but am wanting to involve some art students and other local kids to help me. So...once I get the "official nod"...I'll round up the budding young artists and throw some ideas around. There is also talk of me commanding a much larger project in Woolgoolga...more on th… Continue

Added by Julie Gilmore on June 8, 2009 at 7:47am — 4 Comments

Meet Merlo, my new buddy!

I decided that I could not be without a cat since I lost my lit… Continue

Added by Lesley Smitheringale on May 26, 2009 at 7:00pm — 2 Comments

My meeting with a Tawny Frogmouth

Like owls Tawny Frogmouths are nocturnal and it was after returning from an evening walk on a spring night that this wise bird caught my eye. The evening was warm, still and silent and although he sat motionless perched high on a telegraph wire, it was his yellow eyes, as bright as the stars surrounding him that caught my attention. I gazed into his eyes for what seemed like a couple of minutes yet it is was as though time stood still. I too felt like I was motionless and blending into the stil… Continue

Added by Geri on May 23, 2009 at 10:20am — 2 Comments

Goodbye my little buddy!

Our cat "Domino" who has been with us for 15 years has been very sick these past few days and after a second blood test this morning she has been diagnosed with having an incurable cancer so we made the heart wrenching decision of putting her "to sleep" and I am an emotional wreck at the moment. Domino was a beautiful cat who enjoyed a wonderfully happy life and I know it was the right decision but it's still very, very hard and I miss her so much.

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Added by Lesley Smitheringale on May 22, 2009 at 4:06pm — 4 Comments

North Coast alert

Am sitting here watching and listening to the cyclonic conditions of outside!!! This is unbelievable. It is like a cyclone that has lasted for 48 hrs and does not look like letting up just yet. There is massive power shortages, destruction to homes, businesses and vehicles. Roads are getting washed away as well as shorelines and river banks. Schools have been shut and residents have been advised to stay indoors and off the roads. Grafton is in serious trouble with the banks of the river predicte… Continue

Added by Julie Gilmore on May 22, 2009 at 9:53am — 5 Comments

The Kimberley is in danger!

The Government (in its great wisdom!) is, as I speak arranging to build a gas pipeline through The Kimberley region In Western Australia. Why they think this a much better idea than using the infrastructure already set up in the Pilbara is totally a mystery to me and the rest of our country! Our Federal Environment Minister - Mr Peter Garrett is promising to stall this project, but needs our help by nominating The Kimberley for World Heritage status (I always thought it had it!!!). Once the nomi… Continue

Added by Julie Gilmore on May 20, 2009 at 12:20pm — 4 Comments

Lean on Me "Highly Commended" in Wildlife Portrait Competition

I have just heard that my photograph "Lean on Me" of a pair of rainbow lorikeets was selected as "highly commended" in the Wildlife Portraits competition run by Will Burrard-Lucas and his younger brother Matthew. Here is the article from Burrard-Lucas Blog site

Wildlife Photography Competition Results

We would like to thank everyone who entered our recent… Continue

Added by Lesley Smitheringale on May 8, 2009 at 12:16pm — No Comments

The Voyage

It’s been quite a while since I last updated properly, due to a couple of reasons. Uni assignments and exams are building, and sadly I’ve had not much time to create many artworks of late. Secondly, what time I have had has been spent completing the illustrations for ‘The Voyage‘ - the debut poetry chapbook, by Brisbane poet Zenobia Frost - which has been a delightfully imaginative project. This has been my first, published illustration project, and I am grateful I was granted full creative fre… Continue

Added by Bettina on April 1, 2009 at 11:28am — No Comments

Nature Journaling in Currumbin Valley

A few weeks ago I visited Currumbin Valley in the Gold Coast Hinterland, Queensland which is one of the most beautiful places I have been to. The drive through the valley was stunning with canopies of green trees over-hanging the narrow roadway which wound its way past homesteads, scattered along this scenic drive. It was a beautiful sunny Sunday morning with hardly any other traffic on this secluded twisty road. I had my binocul… Continue

Added by Lesley Smitheringale on March 29, 2009 at 10:55pm — 1 Comment

New Username

I will be changing my alias to Faelenath, as this is the name I am most used to and use on other websites / blogs. :) Almarea is sadly a name I have grown distant from. :( Continue

Added by Bettina on March 29, 2009 at 8:10pm — No Comments

Featured Artist - Nafisa Naomi

Nafisa Naomi has exhibited extensively overseas and in Australia and has recently won the Gold Medal for her painting "Regeneration" at the Florence Biennale from a field of 800 artists from 60 Nations. Since beginning her art career 8 years ago, she has won over 40 awards and commendations and has been in over 100 selected group shows. Nafisa founded the national association of portrait artists in 2002 and having just completed a Masters of Fine Art in Syd… Continue

Added by Lesley Smitheringale on March 27, 2009 at 3:05pm — 1 Comment

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