Enjoy a couple more of the Loveletter images.

I decided to create a few more loveletters for sale so I went through all my papers I created as demonstration pieces for the course "Colour, Collage & Calligraphy". As I end up with so many background samples I may as well put them to good use.

In preparation for the upcoming winter school in the Southern Highlands of NSW here are a few of the Loveletters I will have for sale at Sturt. Over the five days we will be covering three pointed pen styles. The traditional copperplate, an upright copperplate which is a variation on the traditional copperplate that I created for a University of Canberra commission and a rendition of one of Mike Kesegg's contemporary pointed pen styles.

I hope you enjoy these!

x gb

A couple of pics.

I am off to Wellington New Zealand tomorrow for a Colour, Collage & Calligraphy workshop. I have packed the large suitcase with supplies and the small overnighter with my clothes! :-)

Hopefully when I return I'll have time to attend to this the most neglected of blogs and let you know how the long haul of "setting-up home" is going.

x gb

Here I am ... I have come out from under the boxes ... air at last!

Enjoy this little snippet:

A2Z

Hobart, Tasmania

I have arrived in beautiful Hobart and am up to my ears in boxes, cardboard, bubble wrap and paper. I'll get back to you all soon with photos of our travels, our new home and adventure stories of the "high Bass Strait seas" ... actually it was smooth sailing all up.

Split-colour palette

Cool Colour Theory - this one with watercolours
The first segmented ring holds all three, primary, secondary and tertiary colours.
The outer segmented rings hold the chromatic greys

It was with much pleasure and delight that I worked for the Buderim Calligraphy Group on the weekend. I ran a split-colour palette workshop with the "Ford Colour Wheel". I call it the Ford colour wheel in tribute to my tutor at the ANU School of Art. The beauty of this colour wheel is that not only do you mix the primaries, secondaries and the tertiaries you learn to mix the stunningly beautiful chromatic greys and draw them out with water ... there really is something about colour which just grabs you! Whether you love soft pastels or striking vivid colours, warm or cool colours just experimenting, researching and developing a palette is soul rewarding.

The class was divided on their choice of first colour wheels, almost half and half, warm to cool. It was good for observation purposes.

Thank you Buderim Calligraphers for inviting me to teach three times over the past ten months. Your support has been much appreciated. Love the camaraderie and the superb shared lunches!

A bientot!

A wonderful day with thanks to James our pilot, Lidwina and Janna. All creative and wonderful friends.