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Animals Eat Flowers
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Don't feed flowers to your pet - dogs and cats though, as some flowers are poisonous and highly toxic. We once had a cat who couldn't resist jumping up onto the kitchen bench to have a good munch on freshly bought shallots. Goodness knows why? He must have loved the smell! Shallots may be toxic to cats though so we had to take them away from him. I know shallots are not flowers.!! :) -
Pygmy Possums Are Endangered
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It is only very recently that I learned of the existence of Pygmy Possums. I had no idea that a possum so small existed.
There is a Banksia plant called a Pygmy Possum because it is a dwarf version of of the ‘ Old Man Banksia’ which is featured in the children’s book Possum Magic by Australian Author May Gibbs. -
Artist Inspiration - Happy New Year!
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This artist has had a complete break from creativity and is looking forward to letting the creative juices flow again. Let 2023 be full of colour, ... -
Passion Brings Joy
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It’s a belief of mine that we should live every moment of our lives with fun, laughter, and joy. Some would say live life with passion!
Portraits That Bite offers to share passion with you through stunning colourful Australian Flora and Fauna paintings and Custom Pet Portraits.
Jacarandas, not Australian natives, flower in October in Brisbane Australia where I live, and they are absolutely beautiful creating huge umbrellas of soft purply blue and dropping blooms to the ground below creating a gorgeous carpet of colour. Before they finish flowering, I plan on wearing my new Jacaranda coloured Cycling jersey and laying down amidst the carpet of blooms to get a photo. (Watch this space as the joyful but crazy photo is coming.) Awesome!! Yay!!
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Fine Art Reproductions NOT Prints.
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Having learned that I should be using the words Fine Art Reproductions instead of Prints I have spent a great deal of time this week going through my whole website making required changes.
Can’t wait to get back to my easel to splash a bit of colourful paint around and stencil a bit of exciting texture. I want my wildlife creatures to growl at you out of my paintings.
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Natures Beauty
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Aspire Gallery in Paddington Queensland are having an exhibition called “Natures Beauty”.
My original acrylic and mixed media painting Turtle Surfing has been accepted and is now hanging in the gallery.
We are out of lockdown now so Aspire has been able to schedule the opening of the exhibition to Friday 13 August. It runs until the 28 August.
Aspire gallery 53 Kennedy terrace, Paddington.
Open Fridays and Saturdays, 10:30am - 4:30pm
Check out the link below for an online sneak peek at the Natures Beauty exhibition.
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Wondering how to Frame your Print?
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All artworks on paper must be framed behind glass to protect them from the environment. Humidity, sunlight, dust, and pests like silverfish can damage artworks on paper unless they are protected.
Pastel artworks framed behind glass have endured since the 16th century so if you frame your print it should last more than a lifetime.
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Why I Love Being An Artist
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Being creative is a type of growth as I learn something new from every artwork I produce. Perhaps it makes me feel a little powerful to be in control of how a painting is going to look. Ha ha. Yes, I am a control freak. However, I also believe that we all need to live life to the fullest and I find creating something new, from scratch is a lot of fun. It is exciting.
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My Creative Inspiration
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My love of literature inspires me to write poetry so I have begun to write poems to go with each painting I create some of which you may already read on this website.
Now that I have just finished a painting of a Unicorn for my next grandchild’s nursery, I am excited about my next creation. Will it be a whale, wombat, possum, kangaroo, or an emu?
