Baboons, despite being the most evil of all apes, are quite photogenic, with eerily human-like eyes and looks-like-a-smile-but-it’s-not mouths. Dithering … 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.
October in Wellington = NZ Improv Festival!
So, 20-27th October, stop everything else, it’s time for the annual Improv Festival in Wellington. This year I was one … More
Digital Painting – Gill
More digital painting on the Surface Pro, working from a live model over 2 hours or so, and using Autodesk … More
Distracted by baubles
Such a silly, simple camera toy – a small glass ball, costing about $8. But, great fun to take a … More
Eh, lookee, I won a thing!
Well, I won a part of a bigger thing, the macro segment of The 2018 Sigma D-Photo Amateur Photographer of … More
Creatures, all the creatures
Today was day one of a two day workshop on creature creation, part of ‘The Lonely Artist Event Series’, run … More
Learning curves and painting with the pixels
When I bought a Surface Pro I romantically imagined drawing directly to the screen as I traveled; drinking in cafes … More
Making puppets and making puppets
Another week, another puppet finished – in a little over a week Late Night Puppets will be opening in Wellington, … More
Bee yoga
This little bee’s grooming routine on my hotel balcony was like some kind of impressively athletic workout. 35mm macro lens, … More
Faces, faces everywhere
Hmm, even at life drawing classes, when there’s a whole person to draw, I seem to be most enjoying just … More
A Little Art 