Now hanging on our fence in the garden is Deodar Lavalliere, a sculpture created last year while attending the Sydney Gallery School's Open Studio program. Rubber bike inner tubing over welded wire holds together resin coated cedar blocks. Our felled tree lives on! 

Where the material ends, art begins. (Etienne Hajdu)

Happy New Year Sydney - Watercolour 15x30 cm.Unframed
In 2014 watercolour maybe my medium of choice as plans to travel and paint are underway. Trying to capture the spectacle of Sydney at it's best, I can say with hand on heart this little painting is very special to me. My Dad's name was William Waddell Sydney Sommerville.

From Our Family To Yours - Watercolour Sketch - 10x6 cm. Lots of brush mileage here. Fifty little abstract artworks created individually by hand for Christmas this year.

Pasa Doble: the Pride of Spain. A dance that is full of energy, strict and powerful.
This is my interpretation of " the dance of the master "
100 x 80 cm  Acrylics on canvas. SOLD

Life Drawing practice - graphite on paper 75x50cm.
Foreshortening is closely linked with perspective, although it usually comes into play when drawing the figure (or animals). The effect of foreshortening can be very difficult to achieve convincingly. You have to draw what you see, not what you think it should look like. 

Exeter Tablescape - 20 x 25 cms Acrylics on board. $60.00

 Tablescapes are a great way to show off your most cherished items or collections. Be it art, books, family heirlooms, or vacation souvenirs - tablescapes are just a pleasing arrangement of objects.  

Friday Art Group, drawing practice .....Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence. Henri Matisse