Wadi Rum, Jordan - painting

I have enjoyed working in soft pastels to make a painting from the photo I took in Jordan just over a year ago.  It has so many different colours and shades that are often found in desert areas.  Here it is



My next post will be work in acrylic as I am doing a 4 day workshop over two weekends with Michael Winters who always challenges me to do new things.  The topic is "How to Paint a Quirky Landscape."

Canberra - Enlighten Festival

Last night I went to the Enlighten Festival which is one of Canberra's main autumn events.  As well as films, performances and music, the thing everyone wants to see is the projection of amazing images onto the walls of the iconic buildings here in the parliamentary triangle. When the sky has become dark the images look fantastic. They change every few minutes.  I'm sharing with you here the photos from two hours strolling around the National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Questacon, National Library, Old Parliament House (now the Museum of Australian Democracy) and a glimpse of the famous Spiegel Tent from Belgium with cabaret and other performances. The images on the National Gallery reflect the current big exhibition on Toulouse  Lautrec.

This is the lead in event to the One VeryBig Day on Monday 12th celebrating Canberra's centennial. There are heaps of celebrations on this day but also events that run all the year. I am involved in the Centennial Tapestry.

 Click the link at the bottom of the pictures to see them full size and a slideshow.

Canberra - Enlighten Festival, a set on Flickr.