Royal Botanic Garden flowers

Ads, this is for you. I believe you left a little message on Facebook that you expected to see a painting of this photo I took and because your wish is my command, here it is. Hope you like it. Missing you, play my piano for me won't you, it's a bit hard living without it.

I went to artists gathering again last Wednesday - they had a Maestro swordsman/fencer speak on how to make swords and the reasons for different sword forms in different centures. Also had a free form fencing fight which was cool. I now know a pommel on a sword actually is there for a reason, as well as all the pretty swirly steel on rapiers. It means I will now watch my favourite medieval tv shows and movies with renewed enthusiasm and ofcouse, greater understanding!

The tissue box

Yes, inspired by a tissue box. I know, it makes you want to cry doesn't it... go ahead, grab a tissue, I know you want to. Mmm, I think it was the photo of the flowers, the way the petals opened and the creases in the tissue that compelled me to draw it. I would like to give credit to the photographer of the flowers, but unfortunately I can't as the name of photographer is not on the box. I went to an artists gathering the other night, where there was a script-reading and a forum after to give feedback on the reading. Very cool and very inspirational, not that it's related to the tissue box, except that it made me want to try harder so I can improve and maybe give people enjoyment of my art in an exhibition one day as the script-reading gave me enjoyment.

On site

I sketched this tree while in East Princes St Gardens this morning. A young Brazil man told me it was beautiful. If only I could speak Spanish! I'm proud of the wine glass because I used the idea in The Art of Travel with a Sketchbook (by Mari Le Glatin Keis) to use materials on site - so the wine is painted with the cab merlot I was drinking!