8 Jul 2015

How to draw a forest (Part 1) – or seeing the wood for the trees

posted in: Forest portraits, Tales of science, Wildlife illustration, Writing | 18

Look for depictions of forests in art and you won’t find many. Sure, there are plenty of landscapes with trees. But look closer and you’ll notice there are only a few trees, probably to one side of the picture, and … Read More
1 Apr 2015

Little red nomads head north for the winter

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  Around Easter-time it starts. The stirring of retired folks – the ‘grey nomads’ – as they load up their 4WD’s and caravans and head north for the winter. In south-east Queensland you see them on the freeways, mostly up … Read More