Australia Day
Every time I see someone drunkenly staggering around wearing the Australian flag as a cape my inner, humourless, po-faced lefty just screams to get out. I could go on and on about it, but John Birmingham has done a much better job of it.
This opinion piece is one of the best articles I have read about Australia Day in ages.
Straya, take a bloody chill pill.
Jennie Rosenbaum at Summer in the City
Earlier this month, I went to see the Summer in the City Exhibition at:
Guilford Lane Gallery in Melbourne's CBD.
There were a lot of interesting works on display from many artists, but the main reason I attended was to see my friend Jennie Rosenbaum's beautiful art work:
I love Jennie's art, and am fortunate enough to own some of her smaller pieces, including Heart and Cross (pictured below, hanging on my bedroom wall).
I thought two or her new works were stunning: Composed, where she has been experimenting with using volumetric lighting, and Release - I love the detail and perspective in this work, particularly in the hand and arm.
She also included some of her earlier works, and you can see how her technique has evolved. From these pieces, my favourites are Spirit and Glow, which I adore.
Jennie has recaped how she felt about the exhibition at her blog.
She also has an online gallery of her works, including her Ochre Nudes.
New Year’s Resolution II
I'm now in my mid-thirties, and I really need to seriously work on improving my strength and fitness. I know it's a cliche to make this a New Year's resolution - but what the hell, now is as good a time as any to start working on it.
I've decided to start working with free weights:
I have also been reading all the fantastic information at:
www.stumptuous.com
New Year’s resolution I
I have made a New Year's resolution to blog more regularly, so I've decided to work with something more manageable and shift to wordpress. I'll probably distract myself for a while with tweaking themes before I post anything too serious.
