Springtime

By Anita Murphy / March 10, 2009 /

As promised some spring photos – didn’t spend much time taking these, would have liked to have much longer but was lucky enough to catch the bumble bee making his rounds. The blossom is just about to come out on the citrus trees so there will be more pictures of that when it opens. I…

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Jeanette

By Anita Murphy / March 5, 2009 /

March’s offering to the portrait group to which I belong is a portrait of Jeanette, wonderful and talented artist, printmaker and maker of delicious jewellery. Not sure how much more I will do to this, maybe a little tweaking. Seeing it here I wonder if I have her nose at the right angle. Trying to…

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New Pastels

By Anita Murphy / February 3, 2009 /

Half of my birthday present arrived today – yes I know its late but better late than never. A lovely box of hard pastels. I just love the way these colours all look in the box. Now I have to figure out how to use them! I’ve read some interesting techniques lately and I want…

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