This Old Chimp

The small zoo near my house is a pleasant place to walk.   I’ve been intrigued by the chimpanzees since I was a … More

Picking up the ol’ digital paint brush again

Not nearly finished, but well underway- Presenting Miss Fish.  Based on this lovely tintype photo from the 1880s.   The tiny original is, in … More

Ridiculously festive week

Improv, impro, improvisation: however you say it, spontaneous theatre reached soaring heights and delicious joyful nadirs at the 2013 New Zealand … More

Inky fingers = happy afternoon

Life drawing, 15 minutes, black and watered ink applied with a brush on watercolour paper, A3

In the Gardens

A local photography group organised an afternoon meetup in the Botanical Gardens with a model, so we could practice portraiture … More

Miss Amanda Fish

I love the aesthetics of old photographs, the careful poses, the natural light, even the soft decay of an image. … More

Drawing from life

I’ve started spending a couple of hours in a life drawing group once a week; working from a photograph just isn’t … More

Old postcards – Anita, The Living Doll, Ruby Westwood

The freakshow mentality has long outlived the literal freakshow.  Now we look at people who are other than the norm … More

Secrets ready for exposure

Another poster off to the printer today.  This intriguing improv show uses audience input as starting points for some well … More

Hello Photoshop, my old friend . . .

It’s good to play with you again (yes, that darn song is stuck in my head.  The ukulele version). Mixing … More