busting out
drawing classes are coming to an end at the end of next month.. our skills are slowly being honed towards drawing the human figure.. its been a hand, or a foot.. then hair, then the face.. last week it was a plaster cast of the upper body.
jumping jack flash
was so chuffed when the rain stopped for an hour, he headed outside to cut sic on the jumps. looks fully sic large on black
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 [...]
desk-of-zen
i often get in the zone working on my photos, and before you know it, i’m floating on air. the genie says look HERE cause it looks better larger (and on black)
you are what you eat?
if the saying “you are what you eat” is true, then the refrigerator must be “a window to our soul”….
rock-jetty
this is the rock jetty which reaches out into waterloo bay.. but today the tide was out.. do you ever have the feeling the tides gone out? i feel like the tides been out for the last few months, but thank godness for the moon.. the tide’s coming back in…
foot-sketch
tonight’s drawing class was all about the foot.. we did about 10 sketches of the foot, and the only angle i had any clue about was this one.. from underneath.. the sole.. i don’t understand why…
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
let me eat cake
just got my copy of “Let Me Eat Cake” by Leslie F. Miller thanks for a great read leslie
grandma-wright
grandma wright living it large in townsville with warragamber highball (glass of water)..
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 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.