Posts Tagged ‘dale’

can you see me?

this is a new species (not) of praying-mantis only found in Garden Du Halyard.. having lost its sense of touch and smell, it developed rather large ears… Mantises are masters of camouflage and most species make use of protective coloration to blend in with the foliage or substrate, both to avoid predators themselves, and to [...]

highlights-of-me

not much doing in the creative department of lawson photographic industries, so here be a picture of me.. lomo highkey style

bear-models

this was our first week back at drawing class after a 3 week break.. part of the art class is life drawing.. when Jane (the teacher) said this week we will be doing Bear Models, i thought this was the week for nudes.. but i guess i heard wrong.. our first drawing on the night [...]


killer-shoe-laces

i was bored at morning tea the other day, and got playing around with dr’s new Canon PowerShot SX200.. it has a very good macro, and super macro setting.. i think this was on Super Macro

big-salad

this is my new big salad mix.. 1 x juicy tomato 1 x lebanese cucumber reduced fat australian feta cheese loads of basil leaves shredded hot hungarian salami balsamic vinegar

grandma-wright

grandma wright living it large in townsville with warragamber highball (glass of water)..


sunset-on-the-plains

the sun sets low over the plains to the north west of townsville

stormy-castle-hill

this is one part of Castle Hill, Townsville.. there are amazing views from Castle Hill, you can look over to Magnetic Island, and inland the Mount Stewart.. here is some more information on townsville

peeping-frog

while i was in townsville last week with the wright’s, this little fella kept poking his head through the timber slats… the area was dark, and it was striking to see this bright green frog, on the timber background..


mum, grandma and i – 1973

this one of mum first ever quilts.. hand stitched in 1990, it’s almost 20 years old. the photo in the foreground is from a day at the races 1973.. this is my mum (denise 25), me (3), and grandma wright.

mothers, daughters and their quilts

this quilt was one of mum’s last quilts..

mothers and their quilts

this is my mother and one of her many patchwork quilt creations, and it also my baby niece grace…


tangalooma wrecks – dolphin edition

it was the end of the tangalooma 2009 trip, and I was getting in my last photo’s of the wrecks before we boarded the barge home. and as i took the photo, the dolphin surfaced for a breath, and then swam away.. it was an amazing photo opportunity, right place, right time..

grandpa & grandma wright

this is my mom’s mother and father, shortly after world war II. noel and phyllis wright. grandpa passed away earlier this year on the Jan 6th, 2009 aged 89

brisbane city by night

this is brisbane city by night, from mt coot-tha.. mt coot-tha lookout provides a wonderful place to look out over brisbane, and the view at night is amazing. mt coot-tha is also home to brisbane’s four free to air television stations.


denise lawson

here is mum in her younger years B.K (before kids), as bridesmaid at a friends wedding.. 20.1.1948 – 29.03.2007.. sunday was two years since mum passed away.. i love you more than ever mum, and miss you dearly. parting is temporary, you will be in my heart for eternity.

5th birthday

i was up in bundaberg on the weekend with my grandamother, and I found a family photo from 1975.. it was my 5th birthday party.. back row: Mum (Denise), Dad (John), Nana, Grandma, Uncle Ian front row: Jason (friend), ME, Kim (sister), Jody (sister)

legend of black skull

more tone drawings this week at art class i think i’m progressing… its still not perfect but its progressing..


crazy yellow flower

at the sunday mt gravatt markets last week, the sun was shinning thru this amazingly crazy yellow flower.

the-dark-apple

this weeks lesson was tone drawings.. firstly we had to practice the art of shading from dark to light.. to do that we attempted to gray scale with 11 steps.. secondly we had a black and white photo of an apple with a dark background.. the light shone on the top left of the apple, [...]

rock-sun

wandering through the roma street parklands you will notice how amazing this place is. there are so many things going on there.. Roma Street Parkland covers 16 hectares in the centre of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Roma Street Parkland is adjacent to Brisbane Transit Centre and the Roma Street Station, and is the world’s largest [...]