So, picture this: Wellington’s iconic 70’s art installation the bucket fountain, in Cuba Mall. A small boy is standing on the edge, … More
Author: alittleart
A while back I ran away from a twentymumble-year corporate career to be a feckless art student. Since then I've dirtied my hands with, metaphorically and/or literally, bronze and ceramic sculpture, photography, and digital and traditional illustration. Mask making was one discovery, dovetailing with my interests in teaching and performing improvised theatre.
Inky Thursdays continue
A3 brown paper, opaque white gel pen as well as coloured fine tip markers, 2 1/2 hours. Next week, … More
Reaching that part of mind where time doesn’t run to usual rules
This morning was well spent, looking and drawing and looking and trying and failing and nearly succeeding just a bit to … More
Emperors of Newtown
Snapshots of Nero, Julius Caesar and the rest, after they decided to ditch the regal togas and move to a more informal neighbourhood. … More
After the festival is over . . .
Last week was a wonderful hectic roller-coaster of improv theatre. The New Zealand Improv Festival, 2015 edition. It was sometimes stirring, … More
My first wedding shoot, sort of!
One of my favourite NZ Improv Festival 2015 shows was Nelson group Body in Space’s “Do I“. The groom plucked … More
My name is Ali and I like to stipple . . .
Where stippling = making an image with tiny dots of ink, recklessly applied to paper for fun. I spent today life … More
Quick budget lens review – Tamron 70-300mm
Specifically, the Tamron AF70-300mm F/4-5.6 LD Macro 1:2, Model A17S for Sony. I am waiting for Sony or someone else … More
Not yet flash with flash . . .
I’ve just started to experiment with using off camera flash for outside portraits – and I have an uneasy feeling that … More
Katydid? No, she didn’t . . .
The perfect model for my experimental use of back lighting flash just happened to land on the back doormat. And I … More
A Little Art 