A surprise wedding came my way recently. The bride and groom and all the friends and family had travelled from Adelaide and interstate to attend the wedding at the Australian Arid Lands Garden when unfortunately the wedding photographer fell ill.
The requirements were not too strenuous... I find 4 hours is about the most I can endure and this results in plenty of pics to work with ... and so a new adventure unfolded.
The weather was perfect but unfortunately the flies thought so too so there were quite a few smiles with clenched teeth and quite a bit of photoshop work to be done in editing.
The scenic shots at the Matthew Flinders lookout and at Ticklebelly Hill were pretty spectacular so we had a lot of fun and the sun managed to shine long enough to get those all important family shots.
Congratulations Dana and John..
Time has flown and I am only just getting around to documenting the second of the birthdays.
Polly turned two in August!
We travelled as a group and Claire experienced her first plane trip ;-)
It was delightful seeing the girls happy reactions as they explored their relationship in real time instead of Skype and Ipad movies, Claire succumbing willingly to Polly's hugs.
We rented a house and held the party there, a little more room for the visiting tots to play. As usual the cakes, bubbles and balloons were the highlights and the adults had a chance to catch up on the latest news.
It was a busy few days with visits to Monkey Mania and the Zoo and a few Melbourne Coffees thrown in
The Flinders Ranges "A Brush With Art" is an annual event which showcases the art and artists of the Flinders Ranges.
This year I am exhibiting pastels and a couple of felted pieces at the North Star Hotel in Melrose. I particularly love this venue, with it's rugged outback feel, in the delightful town of Melrose.
The Flinders Ranges is looking spectacular at the moment so hopefully people will take the time to venture out and enjoy the artistic offerings.
John and I managed to fit in a weekend away and headed up to the Flinders Ranges . The weather was perfect with a taste of spring after the cold winter.
I haven't seen the Flinders looking this green for a long time and it reminded me of my first years in Port Augusta when I was under the delusion that this part of the world greened up every winter.
I actually found that from a photographic point of view the green was overwhelming and I missed the usual warmth of the yellows browns and reds that contrast so beautifully with the purples of the ranges, but I took on the challenge ;-)) and love these panoramas and the solitude they convey.
The next exhibition at Yarta Purtli Gallery " New Life Old Objects" is one that encourages artists to explore the use of recycled objects. I'll bet I have more objects stored on the computer than most people I know.
When I was creating the "Face Up" portraits people often asked if I had done a portrait of myself. Well I did experiment on myself before I felt confident enough to work with others and in this latest portrait I have used some of those early techniques but with much greater knowledge and skills.
If you look closely you will see the objects, layers and textures that I used in the "Face UP" portraits . I would have used close to 200 layers, some overlaid on others to give specific effects.
The video gives an idea of how the process works.
