Just Kaz

Art tutoring at a college

2011-12-01T21:31:00.001+09:30

Art tutoring at centralian college, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic. did this for my favourite teacher - whose name shall not be mentioned. I've really enjoyed working with her and have the highest respect. I figure this is a nice way to thank her for the good times n happy days spent working in her classes.

Art tutoring at a college

2011-12-01T21:30:00.001+09:30

Art tutoring at centralian college, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic. scored another awesome gig oh yeah.

Art tutoring at a college

2011-12-01T21:29:00.001+09:30

Art tutoring at centralian college, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic. So I've been hangin out in the art room, tutoring. I know, what an awesome job eh? So anyhow I made this little tigger out of a cork, wire, some wool/cotton and fishing line

Body of music

2011-12-01T21:28:00.001+09:30

Body of music, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic. A sculpture / decoupage I made for the music teacher at school. He's indij and is doing a dot-painting on a bicycle helmet for me.

Wise woman

2011-12-01T21:27:00.001+09:30

Wise woman, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic. A drawing I did for my mum "Abuelita" in Spanish means like "Nana"

Embracing My Shadow

2011-11-24T18:09:00.001+09:30

photo.jpg, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic. I was a little insomniac last night so was fiddling around and doing a little bit of photoshopping - to interesting effect...

Rockabilly

2011-11-24T18:08:00.001+09:30

photo 2.jpg, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic. more practices for birthday party

Burlesque

2011-11-24T18:07:00.001+09:30

photo 3.jpg, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic. trying out some looks for my birthday this Saturday...

Gothic with weird eyes

2011-11-24T18:06:00.003+09:30

photo 4.jpg, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic. the final "look" with white contacts

Gothic

2011-11-24T18:06:00.001+09:30

photo 5.jpg, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic. think Brandon Lee in The Crow?

Leo Freakshow

2011-11-24T17:57:00.001+09:30

Leo Freakshow, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic. Whoops I freaked the freakshow

Poster Girl

2011-10-03T13:22:00.003+09:30

Life drawing, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.Working on a poster design for Alice Springs Bicycle Film Festival... Too risque?

Life drawing

2011-10-03T13:22:00.001+09:30

Using a stick of graphite, broken into a small piece and use it on it's side. Life drawing, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.

Life drawing

2011-10-03T13:21:00.003+09:30

Life drawing, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.

Life drawing

2011-10-03T13:21:00.001+09:30

Life drawing, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.

Press

2011-09-29T09:23:00.003+09:30

Managed to get my mug in the media: http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2011/09/16/3319446.htm made with mac 

Boho bar, Adelaide

2011-09-28T09:38:00.001+09:30

Boho bar, Adelaide, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.weird how one half of the bar ended up way lower than the other half, unsure how I did that in my mind. Right and left hemisphere? Probably the scale is all out, but hey that's artistic license and the fun of sketching whilst dining. This drawing took me roundabouts a bit less than an hour.

Date for SketchCrawl #33

2011-09-26T09:43:00.000+09:30

Date for SketchCrawl #33 the 33rd World Wide SketchCrawl will be held on October 15th 2011.the upcoming event post for SketchCrawl.com 33rd will be posted at that time as well.Please visit http://sketchcrawlalicesprings.blogspot.com/made with mac 

Edda

2011-09-26T08:49:00.002+09:30

Edda, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.Finally my life-drawings are starting to look better. Step by step...I didn't find out about breaking the charcoal into a small bit and drawing with the side of it until just now, but I think the result is much more satisfactory. Also this piece of paper is quite big; about almost a metre wide I'd say.

Edda

2011-09-26T08:40:00.002+09:30

Edda, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.

Life drawing @ art shed

2011-09-20T13:36:00.012+09:30

Life drawing @ art shed, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.

Life drawing @ art shed

2011-09-20T13:36:00.011+09:30

Life drawing @ art shed, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.

life drawing @ art shed

2011-09-20T13:36:00.010+09:30

life drawing @ art shed, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.

Life drawing @ art shed

2011-09-20T13:36:00.003+09:30

Life drawing @ art shed, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.

Life drawing @ art shed

2011-09-20T13:36:00.001+09:30

Life drawing @ art shed, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.

Life drawing @ art shed Alice springs

2011-09-20T13:34:00.003+09:30

Life drawing @ art shed Alice springs, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.

Life drawing @ art shed Alice springs

2011-09-20T13:34:00.001+09:30

Life drawing @ art shed Alice springs, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.

Painting

2011-09-20T13:18:00.001+09:30

Painting, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic. view from my porch, MacDonnell Ranges after rain

Life drawing @ art shed

2011-09-20T08:47:00.000+09:30

Life drawing @ art shed, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.

32nd International SketchCrawl - Worldwide Drawing Marathon

2011-07-13T14:31:00.002+09:30

call for Expressions of Interest for next SketchCrawl in Alice Springs. Saturday, July 23rd 2011, pls leave a message here or at http://sketchcrawlalicesprings.blogspot.com/ or here: http://www.sketchcrawl.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=57&t=6638or if you know my number, just call moi...Thank you!Karyn made with mac 

Tribal Gypsy

2011-06-30T12:10:00.001+09:30

Tribal Gypsy, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic. Bellydancing Goddess

experiments with triangles...

2011-06-27T14:44:00.002+09:30

Life drawing, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.

Life drawing

2011-06-27T14:43:00.002+09:30

this model was skinny, but I like to draw fatties, so I went all Rueben-esque on 'er ass!Life drawing, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.Sunday sessions...

31st International SketchCrawl - Worldwide Drawing Marathon

2011-06-25T12:39:00.000+09:30

Well, so I finally got around to posting the pix of the last SketchCrawl!Thanks to all who came out and made it a lovely day of sketching in the Alice Springs Mall!The next SC date has been set at Saturday July 23rd. Please contact me by leaving a comment here /call me/ send email if you're interested in coming to the next one, we shall have to discuss where & when?http://

Life drawing

2011-05-23T12:24:00.002+09:30

Life drawing, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.In Alice Springs. Visit www.caas.net.au for more info.

Life drawing @ art shed

2011-05-23T08:44:00.003+09:30

Life drawing @ art shed, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.In Alice Springs. Visit www.caas.net.au for more info.

Life drawing

2011-05-15T17:05:00.004+09:30

Life drawing Sundays @ the Artshed in Alice SpringsLife drawing, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.@ The Art Shed In Alice Springs. Visit www.caas.net.au for more info.

2011-05-14T19:06:00.001+09:30

Just found this drawing that I did when I was living in Madrid. It was for one of my students, who was a big fan of this popstar - whoever she is?made with mac 

My Guru...

2011-04-15T19:00:00.000+09:30

made with mac 

31st Sketchcrawl

2011-04-13T12:11:00.002+09:30

Pretty excited to get a mention on the Central Australian Art Society's blog! http://www.caas.net.au/caas.net.au/Blog/Entries/2011/4/11_Sketchcrawl_2011.htmlOK, here's the deets for this weekend:31st Worldwide SketchCrawl, this Saturday 16th April, 2011 Meet at SOMA Cafe in Todd Street Mall (Just found out that Cam's is closed, so have to change venue) at 11am for sketch-a-thon! This is a

Another Self Portrait

2011-01-13T22:15:00.004+09:30

originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.

Love hurts

2010-12-13T10:41:00.000+09:30

Love hurts, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.

Mish and little fish

2010-11-23T10:42:00.001+09:30

Mish and little fish, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.Done as a thankyou note for a dear friend

Halloween in wirrumanu

2010-10-30T10:43:00.003+09:30

Done in wirrumanu, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.This was after 3 weeks in the Western Desert staying on an aboriginal community. No grog! LOL! I was desperate for a beer by this stage...Also, it was Halloween the next day.

Art+Culture of Central Australia

2010-07-13T10:43:00.000+09:30

Grafitti in toilets somwhere between Alice and yulara, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.Grafitti in toilets somewhere between Alice and Yulara

Black on Black still life

2010-07-12T14:10:00.002+09:30

A3 In charcoal, ink, pencil, guache, chalk, oil pastel & conte crayonmade with mac 

Bi-culturalism in Post Colonial Australian Society

2010-05-22T17:32:00.009+09:30

Coincidentally, it's National Sorry Day on the 26th of May. I didn't actually plan it like that, but happy with the result...Front coverAlice Springs circa 2021Class rules ~ ironicDrum Atweme teamBear pulling coffee at Alice Springs marketsLino print on newspaperDirect method print - inside of bookSome of my students performing a traditional dance with their aunties at an art exhibition at Olive

visual diary

2010-05-22T16:00:00.004+09:30

made with mac 

more Uni stuff

2010-05-18T21:09:00.003+09:30

So for uni we have to collaborate and re-transform someone else's image. The original artist said this about her piece: So basically whats happening is that the boy is in his uniform incl. school bag and has come home from school. He is crossing the hall whilst listening to his ipod. There are lyrics shown in the picture of the song he is listening to.I've pasted her image into a photo of a boy

School+Art+Work

2010-05-14T17:49:00.004+09:30

Today I had the 10-12 y.o. students write a letter to their teenage penpals in Norway, Spain, Japan, Korea and the USA. I asked them to tell a story with pictures. Their guideline was to explain about their culture and lifestyle here in the Central Australian desert by making drawings to communicate this. They didn't know that kids in other countries don't eat kangaroo tails, goannas and honey

Australian Female Indigenous Artist

2010-05-14T17:45:00.002+09:30

Emily Kngwarraye lived in Utopia, a community near Alice Springs, her paintings sold for hundreds of thousands, sometimes over a million dollars (AUD). She started painting when she was in her 80's. Her art stands up to contemporaries in New York, Paris, London galleries. This piece is about the creation period in aboriginal law. Click below for more infohttp://www.aboriginalartnews.com.au/2009/

uni assignment 3

2010-05-11T21:03:00.003+09:30

The first attempt - foil that I scratched the text with a toothpick, it looked a bit rubbish...would make a nice background though...So then I cut out letters on bits of sandpaper, and glued the letters to cardboard... only it wasn't "deep enough" and all the back was printing up...This is in arrernteSeveral attempts with different consistencies of inkI cut out all the letters again, with the

another uni assignment (almost) in the can...

2010-05-09T12:42:00.002+09:30

I'm still struggling with my theme a little... made with mac 

26th and a half sketchcrawl :: Alice Springs :: Australia

2010-05-06T21:18:00.002+09:30

Dancehall workshop, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.Dancehall workshopHere in the central australian desert we had an amazing festival over the labour day weekend, and we went out with our little sketchpads & colours to capture some of the magic: flickrThe next sketchcrawl will be at the Central Australian Aviation Museum, Memorial Drive, Alice Springs, at 11am on Saturday 15th May. Come

Bike Film Festival

2010-04-21T21:20:00.004+09:30

, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.So there was a Bicycle Film Festival on the weekend at Annie's Place Backpackers in Alice Springs. Local people made a load of short, 5 minute films about their bikes. Some were serious, some were hilarious! A bunch of friends and myself made these little flags to decorate. Also, Mulga, the owner strung up all these old bikes to the ceiling. Looks pretty

Finished product

2010-04-19T08:50:00.001+09:30

, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.We painted the canvas with acrylic paint for the background, then printed the lino cuts onto the little flags with block printing ink. The tops of the flags were sewn by machine to make a little loop for the string to go through.

Dykes on Bikes

2010-04-19T08:49:00.001+09:30

, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.Alice Springs is the lesbian capital of Australia. Also it's really cool to ride a bike everywhere, hence....

Town bike of bike town

2010-04-19T08:48:00.002+09:30

, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.We wrote/drew directly onto the lino with textas and oil pastel crayons. Then cut around. This is the first time I've done it like that and not started off with a sketch and transfered it onto the lino. It works OK. Sometimes I reckon it's better to be a bit less precious about the artwork and just get stuck into it, without worrying too much about how it

Bruce Lee

2010-04-13T17:47:00.001+09:30

, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.Finally the prints are starting to come out nicely...

Woman finding her roots

2010-04-13T17:31:00.001+09:30

, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.Linocut on silkcut lino, water based block printing ink. Probably could be improved with more water in the ink/mixed up more thoroughly...

cutting lino with dremel

2010-04-13T17:29:00.001+09:30

, originally uploaded by karynzlatkovic.recommended to wear a facemask and goggles/glasses if you try this at home...

Linocut 2 - Bruce Lee is my Birthday Buddy

2010-04-09T12:08:00.003+09:30

Around the time of my divorce I went to martial arts classes for 2 years. I wanted to travel the world solo and decided that I need self defense skills. Throughout this time I learned a lot about the ART of controlling my body, my own emotions, managing my anger, moving my arm or leg at an exact angle and gauging the speed or force with which I would hit an opponent. I learned about meditation

Another great female Australian artist

2010-03-29T10:05:00.007+09:30

It's high time I mentioned her. We've been twitter friends and following one anothers' blogs since about this time last year, and I love her work. Hazel Dooney is from Sydney, and there's not much I can say about her that you won't find out from clicking on this link:http://hazeldooney.blogspot.com/2010/03/ready-for-it.htmlmade with mac 

Linocut Project

2010-03-29T10:05:00.006+09:30

I found a 3x2m sq piece of old kitchen lino at the dump for $7 and decided to use that instead of the expensive stuff at the art supplies store. I kinda like how it looks all aged and blotchy because it's not a smooth surface, it has lots of marks in it from years of use as a flooring surface. I used the 'back' side, or the part that's usually touching the ground.The picture is from a drawing I

Art as a device for social change?

2010-03-21T21:32:00.005+09:30

Joseph Beuys' artist statement seems to encapsulate the idea of sculpture (art) allowing us as artists to change and mould the way we think, speak and the very social fabric around us through our art. Thought provoking.Src: Stiles, K (ed.) (1996) Theories and documents of contemporary art : a sourcebook of artists writings. London: University of California Press.made with mac 

Visual Art Diary Pages

2010-03-21T15:18:00.009+09:30

DRAWING METHOD: I put blank paper over a charged plate, then put the original sketch over the top and traced the outline with the back end of a paintbrush. Unfortunately I leaned on the page with my fingers, hence the black dot effect, however it's not all bad as the original DID have dot paint on the kids' skin so I think overall I'm happy with the result.Print of aboriginal kids, done from a

ex de medici - out of the machine

2010-03-14T12:58:00.006+09:30

I first came across this awesome contemporary female australian artist when I went to visit APT5 in Brisbane. Her gigantic watercolours really caught my eye. Such perfectionist attention to detail, on such a grand scale. I liked the statement she was making. She's also a screenprinter, photographer and tattoo artist, and she is defo one of my big influences.MPRG | APT5 | ArtNetmade with mac 

I am for the art of dead birds

2010-03-14T11:46:00.006+09:30

I have to say Kiki Smith comes up as my absolute favorite contemporary feminist-artist. Check out her stuff online http://www.artsjournal.com/artopia/2006/12/kiki_smith_glass_is_the_new_fa.html and she's really mad huh? I think the best artists are the really kooky ones.I saw an exhibition of Kiki's when I was in Barcelona, at the Miró gallery. It was about a woman dying and all of it was ink/

Visual Art Diary

2010-03-07T19:36:00.004+09:30

For uni I had to make a Visual Art Diary, here is the result:This is my workspace; Mum's backyard. Doesn't seem to be in the middle of the desert huh?These little guys are called Chicago screws, or pole and post, for making books easy to add more pages.For the cover material I used a fabric that was given to me by a Japanese student when I was teaching English in Brisbane earlier this year.Part

Sketchcrawl is ON for tomorrow!

2010-02-26T19:01:00.002+09:30

C'mon alice folk, don't let the rain stop you, in other cities it will be snowing tomorrow and they're all still doing it! We can just go someplace indoors and sketch each other, the view out the window or whatever. See you at Olive Pink at 8.30 sharp!made with mac 

Sketchcrawl warm-ups

2010-02-23T17:13:00.005+09:30

Sand goanna that used to visit me at my humpy (house) in Yulara. I used to feed it raw egg every 3 days. Naughty, not sposed to feed live animals but I felt sorry for it. And besides I think we worked out there were at least 3 of them due to different colour and size.Pied Butcherbird that lived near the kitchen, I stood and watched it sing the song of every other bird for about 20 mins whilst I

Urban Sketchers+International Sketchcrawl Marathon

2010-02-17T07:22:00.004+09:30

So people have been asking me about the sketchcrawl, and I thought I'd post a little more info about it. Basically, the best sketches from around the world after the sketchcrawl marathon (next Saturday, Feb 27) are selected and uploaded to this site: www.urbansketchers.com so that people can take a trip around the world through the eyes of local artists.If you want to get involved you need to

First Sketchcrawl of 2010! February 27th

2010-01-15T08:28:00.004+09:30

Well we had a small but enthusiastic turnout to the last sketchcrawl and with some terrific results! http://sketchcrawlalicesprings.blogspot.com/http://www.sketchcrawl.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=4670This time I think we can start at Olive Pink Kiosk at 8am on Saturday 27th February. Contact me by leaving a comment, or leave a message with further suggestions of where to

Art from the Heart ~ Part 2

2010-01-06T10:43:00.009+09:30

Native birds of Central Deserts region, done while I was outbush for a few weeks. I've recorded the names in common english and Pitjantjatjara, which is the local language down there.Whilst down in Yulara - which is the town nearest to Uluru & Kata Tjuta, I learned a lot about aboriginal culture and language as well as bush tucker and bush medicine. After just a few weeks I began to see the broad

Art from the Heart ~ Part 1

2010-01-06T10:26:00.004+09:30

Pieces I did whilst outbush in Yulara...made with mac 

Chinese Koi Tattoo

2009-12-03T16:51:00.005+09:30

The fish, argh! Those scales were painstaking and took like, forever! (but it sold within a couple of hours. Yay.) The skullfük proudly displayed with all the other groovy art pieces in Cam's café, Alice Springs.made with mac 

Skull Tattoo and Catedral in Black and Red

2009-12-02T19:09:00.007+09:30

Getting more into the tattoo style, which I think lends itself really well to watercolour, the blending and shading comes up very nicely.Experiment with my new red ink pen on black paper, (which I picked up in Soho, London). Came up quite well, I like this: I sold another painting today, the tiger tattoo from yesterday. Pretty impressed - wasn't even on display for 24 hours - not bad...made with

Tiger Tattoo & Desert Goddess

2009-12-01T18:27:00.005+09:30

This is the sickest! I did this today while I was 'sitting at the gallery'. Yes, that's a posh, art-wanky term for waiting around for people to come in and buy stuff. I'm quite stoked with this little number as I've been harbouring a secret desire to become a tattoo artist, and think this worked out quite well. Might start getting into this style more from now on...Desert Goddess ~ bit of an

Macdonnell Ranges

2009-11-25T13:41:00.004+09:30

This is more or less the view from outside of town, like when you're driving in from the airport. On the other side of those hills is the township, after that it's pretty much this again for as far as the eye can see. I'll go up Mount Gillan and do a sketch from there at sunset soon. Lovely view.made with mac 

Central Crafts

2009-11-25T12:12:00.006+09:30

My first encounter with the ladies at Central Craft Alice Springs produced this little sketch:I sat with a lady named Barbara, who is an extremely talented wildlife artist, and also watercolour tutor here in town. I'll defo be heading over to her class next Monday to brush up on my skills. Although, I think this one turned out rather nice - what do you think?made with mac 

25th Sketch Crawl :: Alice Springs [Results]

2009-11-23T16:18:00.008+09:30

These are in reverse order, as we had a couple of 'coldies' here at Bo's Saloon at the end of the day (well at about lunchtime, I had to go to a cousin's baby shower in the arvo).We stopped here for an apple juice mid-morning.There was plenty of wildlife just hanging around in the shade up at the Old Telegraph Station.The Old Telegraph Station.Olive Pink Botanical Gardens, a rockery.Olive Pink

Hair and Makeup

2009-11-20T08:34:00.007+09:30

Kelly, in our backyard, circa 1997Phil, our flatmate - he actually let me shave his head for the sake of art. Fantastic.Some of my nerdiest, dorkiest friends, we did a 'drug addict' scene. LOL (it's funny because, if you knew them, you'd know how different this is from reality.)Hayuri as Björk and Uma Thurman, cute!Julie being a 'diva'These are all from back in 1997, when I was training to do

Postcards from The Alice ~ watercolours

2009-11-18T12:46:00.006+09:30

The Outback...I do realise it's not really politically correct for whitefellas to do dot-paintings, but it's not as if I'm going to sell it! I found it really gave me an appreciation for how much work goes into those paintings.this is behind my Mum's house, nice reflection on the water.

Postcards from The Alice

2009-11-15T17:25:00.002+09:30

Gettin' the desert vibe...

25th World Wide Sketchcrawl - Sat Nov 21st '09

2009-11-11T10:26:00.007+09:30

What is SketchCrawl? Well, it's rather like a pubcrawl, but with pencil and paper (and paint, pens, what have you). Only it happens worldwide on the same day, roughly every 2 months. It's fun, and it's free! The best sketches from around the world are gathered and displayed here: www.urbansketchers.comWell this sketchcrawl is the 5th anniversay and I will be in the Red Centre of the Universe. I

Travel Diary ~ Thailand (Phuket)

2009-11-10T15:16:00.003+09:30

OK so I was trapped in my jungle hut during a monsoon and happened to have some footage, so I put this little number together one afternoon. I enjoyed it so much, shall have to do it again one day! I've got so much more footage here now, of Spain and other parts of Europe... Perhaps I should make it my little project for this week?posted from my lovely mac :)

My skydiving video ~ Byron Bay

2009-11-10T15:07:00.003+09:30

I re-edited this one from the video I got at the drop-zone, as the music they chose wasn't to my taste! LOL, I'm uploading it as an example of my handywork. It took me a bit of mucking around but eventually got it off the video & into the computer, then separated the audio from the visual and laid the new soundtrack over the top before burning the whole thing to DVD. There is a full lenghth

Barcelona & London sketches

2009-11-09T09:41:00.006+09:30

These I did in the last few days in Barcelona. All a bit rushed but I wanted to capture some stuff before I left, as it just is way different to sketch in open air than doing it from photos...Catedral in Barrio GoticoSagrada FamiliaDebussy by Catalan Sculptor Maillol @ La Pedrera, BarcelonaEva by Lluis Montane and Mullfulleda in the Museu Dali, Portal de Angels, BarcelonaLecester Square, London (

What I did on the plane...

2009-11-09T09:29:00.004+09:30

Somewhere between London and Abu Dhabi (after that I pretty much fell asleep for the remainder of the trip). The picture was drawn from a photo on the inside cover of "Homage to Catalonia", a book written by George Orwell in the 1930's about his time living in Barcelona and fighting in the Spanish civil war - it's a must read for anyone who has ever lived in Spain, extremely insightful. You may

Barrio Gotico

2009-10-19T21:40:00.004+09:30

A quick sketch session with Cesar the other day in Gotico, I really need to figure out how to turn these pix around...hrmph! It's starting to get cold over here now and we got the last bit of sunlight, it seems.

Correfocs ~ Firerunners

2009-09-28T00:16:00.002+09:30

I've uploaded some photos to flickr of the big event at Le Merce (Barcelonas' Big Party); Correfoc, which means Fire Run. Here's a little more info about the tradition: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correfoc. It was a ton of fun!

24th Sketchcrawl - 19 Sept 2009

2009-09-21T00:23:00.011+09:30

I participated 24th World Wide SketchCrawl event with several other sketchers on September the 19th. We went to Barceloneta in Barcelona. There is a beach and a port there. This was my second sketchcrawl and wandering in the district and trying to park my bike took more time than drawing (sometimes I think it would just be faster to walk!). I didn't get there until lunchtime but most of other

Euro Roadtrip Extravaganza! Paris

2009-09-11T21:21:00.004+09:30

PARIS! The first thing I noticed about France was the black men. Speaking French. That's hot. Then I noticed that the guys seem to dress well, have iPhones and regular jobs. They have EQUALITY. I even saw a black man reading the news on (in French) on TV. That was pretty cool. You'd never see that in Oz or Spain or Thailand...I'm beginning to get the rhythm of Euro-life. Work your ass off, then

Euro Roadtrip Extravaganza! Amsterdam

2009-09-11T21:20:00.003+09:30

Lunch in Luxembourg, coffee break in Belgium, and dinner in Amsterdam ~ with a side order of hash thanks! The most astonishing things about this famous city are: The lack of noise and pollution, due mainly to all the canals, the modes of transportation are bicycle, boat or tram. The quietest and most freshly oxigenated city I've ever visited. Yet there's loads to see and do and buy. They have a

Euro Roadtrip Extravaganza! Belgium

2009-09-11T21:20:00.002+09:30

Another blink-and-you missed it quickstop in Belgium, we took a boat ride through the canals of Brugge ~ a city dating back to the 10th century. Rather unusual flemish style architecture, quite charming. The Belgians are not messing around when it comes to chocolate and beer either. A lovely place, worth a drop-in if you're in the area. The fountain with all the sculptures just outside the centre

Euro Roadtrip Extravaganza! Luxembourg

2009-09-11T21:19:00.001+09:30

Luxembourg is kinda posh! Wow! Nice park, made another watercolour, in the rain...I was lucky to find one of those nifty water-pens that you fill with water and use for watercolour painting. It's less messy than using a pot of water and you have more control over where to put the colour.The people of Luxembourg seemed rather reserved ~ I tried to strike up a conversation with a few locals working

Euro Roadtrip Extravaganza! France

2009-09-11T21:18:00.001+09:30

In Dijon we stopped for lunch and I did a quick sketch of the park with a fountain which rather nicely started just as I was doing the painting...In Metz we saw a lot of swans, and also along the way we stopped at a crocodile park, so I got to see some animals. Not to mention the roadkill: skunk and rabbits. At least I know that there are some wild animals, even if I only saw dead ones, or ones

Euro Roadtrip Extravaganza! Costa Brava

2009-09-11T19:47:00.013+09:30

Doing a roadtrip through Europe is interesting in that it is rather a lot like home; the back highways have a lot of factories, dodgy little hotels and daggy subrubs. We even came face-to-sweaty-face with French bogans at the Caravan/Camping parks! And yet... when we arrived at the centre of an old village or city, we saw the most beautifuk and ancient architecture -- all completely intact and

Space Tourism Video Project

2009-08-24T01:14:00.004+09:30

Yep! That's my voice and hand! One of my Spanish students was a rocket scientist (really!) and his professor wanted an Australian female voice for a little marketing video he wanted to put together, it was all very low budget and we put it together over a couple of days earlier this year. It was fun! Such a cool experience, plus I got to hang around with some really cool & super intelligent

Beyonce and Penelope

2009-07-31T17:04:00.006+09:30

I did these in class, on the train and waiting at the bus stop. In case anyone is wondering, I didn´t use the graph method to do these drawings, I drew them freehand. It´s just that here in Spain all the notepads have graph paper, and all the students use these for taking notes in class. Gives it a pretty groovy effect, I think! :)I got 80% in the final exam for Spanish class, but to be honest I´