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I've just listed five new paintings in Charcoal over in my Etsy shop.'Sea Coral III in Charcoal'watercolour on paper, 210mm x 297mm (8" x 11")copyright 2011'Sea Coral IV in Charcoal'watercolour on paper, 210mm x 297mm (8" x 11")copyright 2011'Sea Fan II in Charcoal'watercolour on paper, 210mm x 297mm (8" x 11")copyright 2011'Sea Fern III in Charcoal'watercolour on paper, 210mm x 297mm (8" x 11")

It's another scorcher here in sunny Qld today. The past few months have been anything but typical weather-wise, but the typical heat and humidity have now arrived with a vengeance. The crew and I spent most of yesterday in and out of the pool, and that's my plan for today too. Paint - swim - paint - swim....sounds pretty good to me.I'm not the only one who enjoys a refreshing dip. My studio

Years ago, I was lucky enough to stumble across an old school blackboard, complete with easel, at a garage sale. I snapped it up for the princely sum of $5, and I've used the easel ever since in my studio. The chalkboard, however, has sat in my shed until yesterday. I've decided it's time to have a more organised system for keeping track of all my paintings on order, and as I'm a very visual

Cast your mind back about a month or so, and you might remember the makeover of my eldest daughter's room. Of course, things all and sundry have managed to slow things down to a snail's pace, but the painting is almost finished, and I'm now working on the fun stuff - all the details to be precise. In my travels, I came across this bed head, which I picked up for all of $15....score!  Now, I'm not