anita murphy

“Don’t be afraid to take a big step. You can’t cross a chasm in 2 small jumps.”– David Lloyd George

I signed up with Michael Newberry’s mentorship programme and am really excited about the direction this is going to take my artwork. Having to think more about the why in what I am doing I hope will make the art more engaging. I do believe that work that the artist was excited about and was…

So today I sneaked this photo while I was out on photography assignment for work. Its also pretty much my first view of what lies outside our compound. Maybe this next weekend I will wander out along the wadi and see what there is out there – apart from sand! Have started working on some…

Morning Shadows Noon shadows Afternoon Shadows

I’m still waiting for my stuff to arrive and so am still not painting – I need to focus more and get out and sketch. I’ve been set a task to photograph some stuff for work so I am going to take the opportunity to photograph a bit more than I am supposed to! Shhh…

Someone left and left this door – not sure what they intended to do with it but I am thinking of making it into a dining table. The colours are more obvious than they appear here, ultramarine blue and burnt umber on the raw wood. My office looks out onto a little patio area with…

No art as yet though I fully intend to get down to it by the end of this week. Thinking a lot about interiors and also some still lifes. In our new home we have some interior angles that are very interesting and might lend themselves to some Hopperesque work. I am a little stumped…

Endless miles of brown sandy landscape. City of sandy brown houses.No photography allowed.Hot, Very Hot, VERY VERY HOT, dry, Very Dry, VERY VERY DRY.

Today is our last day in DC – flying out tomorrow night. Next post will be from …………. “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” Henry Miller