LAST NIGHT

SUNSETS have been lovely the last few nights - last night was no exception, no wind and not the predicted 33, a lovely day

FINITO!

FINISHED THIS yesterday, i'm enjoyed using oils again

PROGRESS

43 today - after a great dinner at helen's last night - sonja, martin, and lovely friends of helen's, i drove home to wenty early.   collapsed on the couch and veged out to a few episodes of crazy ex girlfriend - love that show!   then did some more painting on the current spread for 'when the war is over'

HOT HOT HOT

36 TODAY 43 tomorrow, summer is well and truly here although everything is thick and green after the rain of last week.  i had an early walk to the newsagent, beautifully cool at 8 o'clock.

down at the pool

COMPUTER IS HOME

MY MACS are all updated and happy and home on the river so i'm back on the blog after a week and a bit away and socialising.
Lovely times spent with friends, my book launch, xmas drinks, shopping and generally having down time.   very nice

TRAVELLING HOME

HAYSTACKS? or giant marshmallows

STAYED AT HELEN AND DON'S  After a day on the road what better than a roast lamb dinner and a game of scrabble with my great nephew finn  :0)   thanks don for a great meal  -  another great meal :0)

details from a

large painting

helen has on

the go

BACK IN THE LAND OF WIFI

I'M DOWN SOUTH AGAIN   i caught the Edith Head exhibition at bendigo gallery on thursday on the way down to jenny's for a catch up with the crew in torquay

 

Drove up to Melbourne friday morning to see the court case of Children's Book Council and the sentencing of Gerry Flynn - i was very pleased to be there to see him admitting his theft but the case didn't finish that day and i'm too tired after the weekend to drive back today.  
My book launch was on saturday and i was thrilled to have so many people there, people i really wanted to see. it was a lovely afternoon and after so much rain it was great to get such an attendance. i sold all my books.

my dear editor erica and libby :0)

AWAKE AT 2.15am

IT'S HOT but the days are dry and still, not bad but i can't sleep tonight. i've just been outside to photograph the moon which was shining straight in my bedroom window.

Yesterday from the riverbank

BACK TO WORK

SUNNY'S HOME AGAIN and i'll get back into the book today - drawing an atom bomb sky   -  lots of water soluble graphite and water i think

we were watching 'the player',
a robert altmann film the other night and suddenly there was
the jacket i bought in the op
shop in melbourne years ago.

BOOK LAUNCH

LAUNCH NO. 2

- the art vault launch went beautifully, lots

 of people, sold lots of books, rob did the intro with his usual style, sunny very kindly manned the bar

a very nice roomful of people and young finn japp brought along his violin and played in the background

with holly, who modelled so beautifully for the swan queen

                      queueing with books to be signed