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Ruby – beloved family dog

A hug is always the right size

Winnie the Pooh
A special artwork celebrating Ruby. “A hug is always the right size” (Winnie the Pooh)

Last week I created an artwork celebrating the love between a man and his dog.

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Urban sketching

I had a few minutes over a coffee waiting for the shops to open in Perth City so I grabbed my Moleskine Book and did a 10 minute sketch of London Court. I always keep a little blank notebook, a pen and a tiny tin of watercolours I made especially so I can carry them wherever I go. There’s some lovely old Perth architecture if you take time to look around.

International Dog’s Day!!

Happy International Dog’s Day

Can’t let International Dog’s Day slide by! Our family got a dog a few years ago and she has absolutely turned our lives upside down!! Here’s to all the fuzz balls out there giving their undivided attention and love to their humans every single day! We are now a family of five ;-)! This painting is part of work I am doing for a book – featuring – dogs. How did you guess?

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In the dark hours of the night she cradles her little one. No matter how tired, no matter how many times she was up last night – and the night before that. No matter if she has a toddler who also wakes. I foolishly thought my second baby was going to be the “easy baby” but my husband and I spent a good few months holding, rocking or walking a very unhappy baby with a sore tummy up and down the passage trying to comfort her. She’s a darling big girl now but you never forget how upsetting it is and the total exhaustion. Love to all the parents out there struggling in the first months – it is hard at times but you get through it and things improve 💓 #newborn #maternity }birth #gebtle #motherhood #baby #doula #childhealth #precious #artistsoninstagram #artvideo #processvideo #penandink #perthartist #watercolour #dessin #painting #loved#motherhoodunplugged #mim #momsofinstagram#thismotherhood

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Last pages of my contribution to the global art project in #newyork A glorious double page of flowers: wherever you are on your journey keep the faith – something beautiful is right around the corner. The pages were built layer upon layer. First I painted the background with watercolour before drawing the tree tree trunk, cutting and flying it it place. The first lot of flowers were hand painted on watercolour paper, individually cut out and glued. I created raised centres to give them extra dimension. I then hand painted tulle fabric flowers before adding them. For an extra sensory experience I sprayed a little perfume ✨#fremantlestory #process #sbpprocess #perthartist #westernaustralia #sketchbook #collage #painting #penandink #flowers #westernaustralia #fremantle #fremantlestory #happy #rainbow #colour #color #winsorandnewton #artistsoninstagram #insidemysketchbook #art @brooklynartlibrary #thesketchbookproject #drawing #penandink #passages #processvideo #artvideos #australianartist #nyc #brooklyn #freolove #freo @thesketchbookproject

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