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My life in limbo

I have recently become widowed. As such my life is in limbo. I have no idea of what to do or how to live my life.

I have a hankering to write about things. Random things that come to me such as my frustration with traffic not obeying my rules and making it impossible for me to get somewhere on time, or my absolute delight at seeing an art exhibition that leaves me feeling joyful and inspired. Awed, thwarted, amused orContinue reading “This wondering life”

Creative serendipity

I need to de-clutter.

Yoga and the chanting of mantras

The collective chanting of ‘om’ in a yoga class presents a challenge to many. To om or not to om?

Modernism in Queensland

In a post-post-modernist world, how many people are familiar with the amazing accomplishments of the modernists? They were the pioneers of colour, form, daring simple styles and subject matter previously deemed unworthy of artistic endeavour.

David Hockney – a master colourist

I first came across David Hockney’s work way back in the 1970s when I was an art student studying printmaking.