Competitions, Featured 15 February 2010

Here’s a competition for all of the wildlife photographers out there. Go on, grab your camera, get out and about among the wildlife in your area and take some photographs.

 Wildlife 14 February 2010

I adore photographs of wildlife in the rain and came across this beautiful shot of a mountain gorilla on the National Geographic Website.
There are roughly 700 mountain gorillas remaining on Earth, and nearly half live in the forests of the Virunga mountains in central Africa. These gorillas live on the …

 News from the Studio 7 February 2010

I have just added more Valentine’s Day Gifts to my Zazzle store including mugs, cards and t-shirts. You’ve still got time to buy your sweetheart a romantic gift and Zazzle is also offering 50% off the cost of shipping if you spend $25 or more….

 Competitions 3 February 2010

I’ve just caught up with this news which is really sad, not only for Spanish photographer, José Luis Rodriguez but also for the competition itself and all of the other participants. The winning “disqualified” photograph of an Iberian wolf jumping over a gate is suspected to have featured a “trained animal” which the competition rules will not tolerate.

 Uncategorized 1 February 2010

In my last post I mentioned that it was wet and blustery but I had no idea it was as bad as this!  While I was calmly taking pictures in my garden of the lorikeets in the rain, this is what was going on at Cleveland Point which is about …

 Garden Guests Diary 1 February 2010

The weather in Brisbane at the moment is extremely humid but over the last couple of days we’ve had heavy rain which has cleared the air and today was quite bearable and very blustery. When the sun manages to sneak out, there is a moist, golden glow in the air which I adore for taking photographs and the wet foliage is lush and tropical.

 Featured, Featured Artist, Recommended Books 26 January 2010

I sat mesmerized and enthralled the whole way through this video and it is a sheer visual delight.

 Art and Photography, Featured Artist 25 January 2010

I came across these artworks which I thought were not only very creative but also effective in raising awareness of the problem evolution and the environment faces due to global warming.

 Art and Photography, Featured, Featured Artist 24 January 2010

I have admired the macro photography of Brian Valentine (LordV) for a few years now since I discovered his jaw-dropping work on Flickr. I also did an article on Brian in my Nature’s Paint Box eZine Issue 4 where he kindly agreed to be a featured artist.

 Wildlife 21 January 2010

I was recently asked the question re. my kookaburras drawing which is currently in progress “What is graphite?” which inspired me to add a new category to my site called Art Media Guide.  Being an art teacher to Middle and Senior students for over twenty years now (eek!), I have …