Happenings/Blog
Beijing Mural
Like so many things these days, it is so easy to do something and then move straight on. Well my...
Mural painting in Beijing for Royal Stacks
Good morning all from Beijing! I am so happy to be here painting for Royal Stacks Beijing in their...
A painting to #giveaway!
-UPDATE- The painting was won by Lucy Purchas. You can watch the video on my instagram feed....
Kids are growing, New paintings and an Interview
Hi guys! Earlier this year I became part of the Fenton and Fenton family of artists, which is...
Royal Stacks Sydney (Westfield Chatswood) Mural
I recently had the opportunity to paint for Royal Stacks again, this time at the Westfield in...
“The Artful Mum” Book Launch & Exhibition. Sydney
One of the best things about writing my book, "There is a Paintbrush in my Coffee" has been all...
Mural for ROYAL STACKS in Collins St Melbourne
Last year I designed a Food Truck for Royal Stacks , that project was a lot of...
Hong Kong Art Central & Art Basel 2018
Hi everyone, The Art Fair week is always a busy week in Hong Kong, with the time change, even less...
Hello Hong Kong Art Fair Week 2018!
Well what a treat to be back in Hong Kong for the Art Fair Week. A big thank you to my beautiful...
“Creativity within Chaos” (with Rachel Power & myself)
Hi guys, Well the long weekend has left me feeling like I am just chasing my tail this week. I...
A few new things !
Hi Guys, I have been thinking of how I can give more value to you, the ones who have followed me...
Jasmine Mansbridge X My Crafternoons Workshop
Well I had a great time today, putting on my teacher hat and hosting Stacey and her My...
Hello 2018-Hello new studio! plus an upcoming workshop!
Last year, 2017 was a big year for me. I had the Koskela Exhibition and then the Hong Kong...
My countdown to Christmas 2017!
Hi everyone... I can't believe how quickly time is going and that it will be Christmas in only a...
New Paintings for Sale
Hi Guys, This is a super quick Friday afternoon post to let you all know that I have two brand new...
My Royal Stacks Food Truck Design
These last few months I have had the pleasure of working with Dani Zeini from ROYAL STACKS on...
Mama Disrupt Magazine
I am honoured to have been included in the current, (Spring 2017) issue of the Mama Disrupt...
My time as the Jacky Winter Gardens, September 2017, “Artist in Residence”
I have long had the suspicion that my constant multi-tasking is actually counter productive to me...
My upcoming Jacky Winter Gardens Residency (Sep 2017).
I have had a really great year this year work wise and so many things are falling into place for...
Introducing Curatorial & Co (new paintings available for sale).
I am very pleased to announce (YAY!, YES!, YAY!), that I am now working with Sophie Vander from...
Taking Stock in June 2017 (not the ATO kind)….
Do you follow Pip Lincolne from "Meet me at Mikes" ?. I really like her warm, down to earth blog....
“Ask me anything” Creative Womens Circle event. Melbourne July 8.
Hi guys, Just letting you all know that I am taking part in a Creative Womens Circle panel event....
What the eye can not see, and other things.
The big (2m X 2m), painting in this photo is titled "What the eye can not see". Next to it is...
Like a moth to a flame & other paintings…
The titles of my paintings are an important part of my work. When the right one drops into my...
Hey SYDNEY-I am back to speak for MAMA CREATIVES!
Hey everyone, I wanted to let you know that I have been invited by Mama Creatives to speak in...
My family and a mothers day book bonus
Well I hope you all had a wonderful break over Easter. I have been extra busy lately and so...
Where to purchase my paintings.
Below are the Galleries you can find my work available for purchase, or you can contact to...
Art Basel and Art Central Art Fairs Hong Kong 2017
One of the main reasons I went to Hong Kong at the time I did, was to go and check out the major...
Workshops at Mirth HK with Style Brief Hong Kong
While I was in Hong Kong I had the opportunity to teach workshops hosted by Style Brief Hong Kong...
Mural painting with Eico Paint & HK walls 2017.
One of the big reasons I said YES to go to Hong Kong was because I had the opportunity to paint a...
Artist Talk at Eico Paint HQ in Hong Kong
One of the things I have been doing more of lately is talking about my art. Writing my book "There...
Hong Kong- March 2017 (Art Basel & Art Central Fair Week)
I am learning as I go, to say YES to the things that make me nervous and get me right out of my...
Last days at Koskela (tomorrow is the last day)
Hi guys, This is just the tiniest little blog post to say that the show at Koskela is having it's...
Sydney – Koskela Exhibition – 11/03/2017
Hi guys. Well the work has come out of my little studio here in Hamilton, Victoria, and is now...
Koskela & Hong Kong
I am cleaning my house today and trying not to nervous eat my way through the pantry. Because the...
More about “Musings & Mysteries” my March 11 Koskela show.
I thought I should expand on the title I chose for my upcoming exhibition at Koskela, Musings and...
Ways to find work as a “country” creative
I originally wrote this post last year for the Creative Women's Circle blog, it got great feedback...
Sunday musings…….
I took my 17 year old daughter to Melbourne this weekend, to spend some one on one time with her...
Hello 2017, first up a Koskela Exhibition and Art Edit Magazine.
Hi guys, A big welcome to 2017 from me! I hope this post finds you well.... I arrived home from a...
“There is a Paintbrush in my Coffee” book launches
Hi guys, I am pleased to report that after my previous blog post, my book arrived (I sold all the...
About my book LESS, book launch at the ROX tonight..
Well what a journey it has been writing this book for you all. Like anything you do that is new,...
A “Newsy” blog post! {Murals, Book, Koskela 2017}
Hi guys, So much has been happening around here {Murals/Book} and I have been neglecting my blog...
Dame Rebecca West {writer, journalist} 1892-1983
I first came across Dame Rebecca West, (who here on after I will refer to as Rebecca), when I was...
Workshops with Megan Morton’s The School
These September school holidays I taught six workshops at the Eastland Shopping...
Dorothea Tanning {Artist} 1910-2012
Dorothea Tanning was another inspiring artist I wrote about in 2015, on the Creative Women's...
Lady legends like Georgia O’Keeffe
This is a post I wrote some time back, that was never published. It was to summarise all the women...
New Paintings at the Scott Livesey Gallery.
Hi guys, It has been a crazy long weekend hasn't it? With the best and the worst of human nature...
Creativity BLOCK Busting.
Hi Guys, I have been working on a little side project for quite a while, developing a workshop...
where it all began (mothering & painting)
Today (being mother's day), has me reflecting on my journey as a mother and an artist. For me the...
patti smith {writer, artist, rock and roll legend}
Since writing this post about Patti Smith for the Creative Women's Circle back in 2015, my...
Paintings I have been working on….
I have been very busy painting lately. So, when I finished a work yesterday it was the next thing...
Marina Abramovic {Performance Artist}
This is a post I wrote in 2015 for the Creative Women's Circle blog. You can visit the site and...
The journey of my work… {Who is the us, and who is the them}
I struggled to title this post. What I paint about is what I think about most, the things I think...
My advice {Art Expo New York 2013}
I have been asked quite a few times now about the experience of exhibiting at an overseas art...
The life of Hilla Becher {photographer} 1934-2015
In 2015 I wrote a blog series on female artists I found inspiring and interesting, for the...
Happy New Year {2016}!!!!
Well I can’t believe that 2015 is done. It was a full and productive year. A year with a new baby...
Work in the Scott Livesey Gallery, Melbourne
I completed several large (2m x 2m), paintings this year. "Naval Gazing" being the most recent. It...
Mural painting in the Monivae College Basement
The Monivae College class of 2015, got together and decided to gift their school with a mural. I...
My guest christmas post for Haymes Paint.
As an artist I am fussy when it comes to the products I use. This year I have painted several...
Three Point Portals
The idea for these portals came to mind late one night, when I was thinking about how nice it was...
NAB Bank wall Mural {Community Pocket Garden}
I recently collaborated on...
New Floor Talk Date; Sunday 25th October
Hey Everyone, A quick post to let you all know that I am doing a floor talk at the Hamilton Art...
Visiting Broken Hill
Right after I got back from my trip to Katherine, (and we all got sick).. the family and I...
Going down in a blaze of glory… (Cancelling tonights floortalk)…
I can't remember the last time I got sick, or cancelled anything for that reason, but Hamilton, I...
Visiting Katherine (Northern Territory)
I spent twelve years living in Katherine when I was growing up and Oscar (my baby) and I recently...
Gallery Floor Talk about “Creative” Parenting
Hi Guys! I was in the middle of a post all about my recent trip to the Northern Territory, when I...
Opening Night at Hamilton Art Gallery 2015
It has been several weeks since my exhibition opened at the Hamilton Art Gallery and I am finally...
featuring on the Studio Home blog..
This week I featured on the Studio Home blog, you can check it out here;...
Exhibition Invite (Hamilton Art Gallery)
Well the time is fast approaching for the opening of my upcoming exhibition at the Hamilton Art...
Introducing Adrian Newstead-Cooee Art Gallery
Well I am happy to share that all my paintings for the Hamilton Art Gallery exhibition are now...
Anyone want to help me out?
Hi Guys, This is a super quick little post, as I am looking for some people who would like to give...
painting as a “career” … {the Korean Children’s Art Award}
I recently received an email from one of my subscribers. In the header was the title "painting as...
Sydney Morning Herald review on my town
There was an article in the Sydney Morning Herald this weekend, all about my wonderful town....
the seventh solo exhibition {opening July 31}
It only dawned on me the other day when I was re doing my CV, that the exhibition I am about to...
How “big” do you want to be {mothers day musings}
This post has nothing to do with the size of your waist, nothing at all. It also doesn't have...
Crazy Days.. painting BIG
My life is very, very full at the moment. The dynamics at home have changed, with my oldest...
An “instagram” giveaway
I have a bit of a giveaway going on over on my Instagram page. Do you have instagram? You can find...
friends with benefits (i.e cameras)
I first met my friend Danielle Thomas when I needed a photo taken for a story that was going into...
Painting for the Exhibition Space at Maddens in Warrnambool
Hi there everyone! School is back (bittersweet feeling that one), and I am trying to get through a...
My Mural For Roxburgh House
I am really enjoying painting on a large scale and recently had the pleasure of doing a mural in...
Mural painting in Warnambool {with Bonsai, Ghostpatrol, Twoone & June}.
Well I have had lots of exciting things happening for me art wise lately and it has been a...
the garage mural
I will keep this post short, and let the pictures do the talking! Here is my latest painting...
Planning to paint …
I generally write about things I am dealing with once I have figured out some kind of solution. I...
Painting in the Fletcher Jones Gardens {Warnambool}
Last weekend I was involved in a painting challenge at the Fletcher Jones gardens in Warnambool....
jackass, playing it safe and live painting
I was up late a little while ago and I ended up watching an episode of Jonny Knoxville's show...
painting favelas {my heart is pumping}
https://www.ted.com/talks/haas_hahn_how_painting_can_transform_communities A friend of mine put me...
talking babies, parenting and painting!
My blog is something I write to keep in touch with those of you who like the paintings I do, and...
The Watermark Charity House Project {my lil contribution}
There has been a wonderful project happening in my local community, which has been made possible...
“Balancing Act” {Acceptance}
I seem to spend a lot of my time thinking about this very subject... the balancing act. This...
new in the shop {little paintings}
Hi everyone! Just letting you know first, about the ten new paintings I have just put up for sale...
Growing things
There is a time in my childhood that stands out as an especially happy one. I was only very small...
Paintings on sale !
Its not all that often I have anything for sale in my shop, but I wanted to make the most of the...
Painting Megan Morton….
Am I right in saying that life would be boring if you didn't act on random ideas sometimes? One of...
How big do you want to be? (right now)
Ever read an article in a magazine about someone who is kicking goals in their field, very...
being like a tortoise & what that has to do with fear & success (for me).
I wrote the following for a blog post by Rachel Honner of Hip Brown Home. I encourage you to...
bittersweet {Kasey Chambers}
I like something in the background while I paint and before spotify and all the many new ways to...
Blueberry Muffins
I my ageing oven was replaced with a beautiful new one last week and so I am in cooking mode even...
sunday screen printing sesh…..
Hi everyone, just a quick post to let you know that I have a spare spot in my screen printing...
finding inspiration {black & spiro fabric}
I never know what will inspire me, or when something in particular will grab my attention. On my...
taking a Brisbane break {baby bucket list}
Those of you who have followed my blog for a while, will probably know that I am having a baby. It...