Jervis Bay

A few months have passed since my last blog, in which I've been very active! I will concentrate this
blog on a week I spent in Jervis Bay on the south coast of New South Wales with my brother Alan. The bay formed 11,000 years ago after the last ice age, so the traditional owners, The Jerringa People would have witnessed the event, as they have had a presence in the area for 20,000 years!

Moona Moona Creek Jervis Bay

I attended a Plein Air course conducted by Alasdair McGregor. Alasdair demonstrated the use of gouache paints to a small class, a medium I have never used before. It was a wonderful way to get a deeper understanding of the Shoalhaven District. We met at the Moona Moona Creek near Huskisson and Alasdair demonstrated the technique then set us loose! Here is my own attempt:

The 1 day course was organised by Alison's Artworks in Jervis Bay and I thoroughly recommend it.

Alan and I stayed in a self contained bush cottage at Worrowing Heights, a lovely little place surrounded by native fauna and flora.

Worrowing Heights Cottage

Throughout spring I have been busy painting. I've completed another picture for my daughter Karlie of an ocean wave. The technique is not dissimilar to painting a flower,  in fact a wave's edges are akin to the edges of a petal:

The Magic of Waves.

My other recent paintings are again taken from nature, whilst having a sundowner at the Huskisson Pub, we watched the treetops change colour as the sun set. The two painting show the last of the sun's rays, then dusk.

Apart from my painting I have kept busy with family, especially  my beautiful grand children.

Until next time,

LotsaluvVal x