The Gamble of Exhibiting.

100 Bluebells is That Enough, 2009, Acrylic and Pigmented Ink on Watercolour Paper. 76cm x 56.5cm.

Going back to Brisbane to show my work last week, so soon after leaving, turned out to be a really positive experience.

I would really encourage any other artists to get together and share the expenses of a group show at an Artist Run Gallery.

Sales have not been fabulous and I haven’t covered my expenses but there were so many positive outcomes from the experience.

The group show in a familiar space was non-threatening and encouraged me to experiment with the way I showed my new work.

I really enjoy showing again with Lyndal Hargrave and Jacinta Howard because they are both fantastic artists and we have heaps of fun together.

Lots of other artists and friends came to the show and it was great to get their feedback about the new work.

The exhibition gave me the opportunity to consolidate the experience of my residency at Ragdale.

Images of my work are finally on my website and the exhibition at Doggett Street Studios, 85 Doggett Street, Newstead, Brisbane 4006, continues until 5 September.

I have rewritten this post which previously appeared on 18 August as an exercise for the Blogging Workshop I am currently doing. After I reread the original post I thought that my voice was too distant as I had written for old friends, the members of BAD Co-op, the artists group I was a member of when I lived in Brisbane.

The Joys of Exhibiting

Last week I travelled back to Brisbane, seven weeks after leaving, to exhibit my work in a group show with Lyndal Hargrave and Jacinta Howard.

Madness you might think, especially as I have yet to cover my expenses, but it was a really great experience.

Firstly, I just love showing with Lyndal and Jacinta who are not only very good artists but are also great to hang out with.

The exhibition gave me the opportunity to look objectively at the new work I had produced while at Ragdale and since I have moved to New South Wales. I also got some feedback from peers whose opinions I value.

I will soon post images of the new work on my website but in the meantime here are some hanging shots of our work.

The exhibition at Doggett Street Studios, 85 Doggett St Brisbane 4005 continues until 5 September

Exhibitions, Bower Birds and Country Life

It's been a full and lovely day. I spent a lot of time sending out email invitations to my upcoming exhibition, gardening and making strawberry jam. And here are two images of the bower bird nests in the garden. I took a blue milk bottle top (not the ring) into the garden for them and it was gone before I could turn around to walk back. I am now on the look out for more blue items.