My entry in the Waterhouse has been delivered to the museum and now it's just a waiting game. The show opens to the public on August 2nd and goes through until September 7th. Eeeeeeeee the excitement!
Drawnwild
At the moment I am busy working on a big pastel but in the meantime, I have done my first dog...a really cute Basset. 
I will be doing a lot more dogs, and cats, and....well....pets in general.
I am excited to announce my first solo exhibition "Drawn Wild"! It is to be held at the old Adelaide Gaol as part of the SALA (South Australian Living Artist) Festival from August 7th to August 23rd 2009. If you are in Adelaide, please come along and visit!
I couldn't be more excited if I tried right now! I have made it through the juried selection into the finals of one of the biggest art competitions in South Australia, the Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize which is held here in Adelaide at the South Australian Museum. I am so thrilled and honoured as it was my first attempt (and apparently it's not easy to get through. Only 102 pieces were chosen from almost 700 entries!)
My entry is "Happy Endings", a portrait of mother and child....from the rear! I am not expecting to win anything but just knowing that my work will be shown amongst some of the best national and international entries is mind blowing.
This is a picture I did as a commission in 2007. The cats (or rather 2 of them) were quite difficult to do.
The one on the left was white but had a grey face so it actually looks like the face has been darkened too much...it hasn't been. Oh and yes, it's crosseyed. That isn't an error.
The photo of the cat in the middle was taken with a flash so it had massive pupils, so I had to adjust it to match the other two. A tricky task but one that actually worked okay...they were thrilled with it!
So there it is....3 cats.