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painting liquid sunshine - new zealand kowhai
painting liquid sunshine - new zealand kowhai

It's been several years since I've kept a blog, and this is my first time blogging about my art and art process.

Up until now, for my art journey, I've been keeping everyone up to date on Facebook (www.facebook.com/art.scatterlings). This works well for little snippets and photos and has been a great way to connect with those who are interested in my work in the studio and my sketchbooks while I'm travelling.

But, lately, I've been wanting to share in more detail what I'm up to. Particularly in my home studio -where I create almost everyday when I'm not adventuring in the hills. I also realised that while I have a mountain of sketchbooks which document my travels over the last few years, and I've been quite good about dating my paintings and sketches over the years, I don't have one place I can refer to that shows everything.

Hence a blog. A place to hopefully inspire others. And a place I'll be able to return to, to revisit my artistic journey and jog my memories.

  • Since this is all new to me, if you have any ideas, requests, or comments, then please send them along. I'd love to hear from you.
    R.*
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