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  • ROCK DATA BASE by artkleko's weblog on Nov 20, 2009 in Uncategorized

    Today’s collection of images are some of the rocks I mentioned in yesterday’s blog from Hawley Beach. Most of them may look similar, but closer inspection reveals that each image has much to offer the artist. I have now built quite a larg...

  • BEACHCOMBING FOR ABSTRACTS by artkleko's weblog on Nov 19, 2009 in Uncategorized

    Sometimes when I go in search of ideas for my art, I go with a specific subject matter in mind. On a recent trip to Hawley Beach on Tasmania’s northern coast, I wanted to collect images of rocks and rock patterns, the latter being resource mate...

  • HUNTER/GATHERER by artkleko's weblog on Nov 18, 2009 in Uncategorized

    During September I photographed the church candle at Trinity Uniting Church in Launceston. I took about 70 images and they are now filed on my IMac. Why would I do this, especially when at this point in time, I’m not interested in candles as a...

  • SYMBOLIC LANDSCAPE by artkleko's weblog on Nov 17, 2009 in Uncategorized

    My latest drawing, Symbolic Landscape, owes its creation to Irish artist April Jarocka. I love her work and was very impressed with her paintings of rock piles, so much so that I spent some time “playing” with some of my rocks and sticks...

  • COMMISSION COMMISSIONED by artkleko's weblog on Nov 16, 2009 in Uncategorized

    The Journey Together – coloured pencil on pastel board Yesterday I delivered the commission that Christine  and Andy had engaged me to draw to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. I thoroughly enjoyed this commission although it wasn̵...

  • CHRISTMAS BANNER by artkleko's weblog on Nov 15, 2009 in Uncategorized Christmas Banner starburst symbol

    With the season of Advent not very far away, I thought it was about time I completed a banner for Christmas on the theme of light. This replaces a banner that I had shown for a number of years that was on a similar theme. I wanted a simpler illustrat...