I had to use a ladder and a shovel to get the paw paws down, almost hitting myself and my dad with rock hard fruits that kept bouncing off things! I noticed the reflection when I sat it on the windowsill in the sun.

This photo was taken down at my sister and brother-in-law’s place, I love the red dirt!

I have been on the move this week so I am using some of my older photos for the next few posts, this is one of them…

Recently I experienced the unpleasantness of having a bug in my eye – it flew in while I was reading my book and I couldn’t get it out. I thought it best to go to sleep, hoping that the bug would make it’s way out of my eye by morning…it didn’t…as a result my eye was so swollen I almost couldn’t open it. This watercolour is based upon a photo I took the morning after, the technique is inspired by Cherry Hood’s awesome watercolour portraits.

As I turned the page of my sketchbook I noticed that the mirror ‘ghost’ image on the back was just as interesting (if not more so because of its amibiguity) so I photographed it too.

After finishing yesterday’s painted portrait I thought I would add some detail with a white pastel pencil, using a different reference photo to alter the light/shadow patterns. I might add more layers on top later.

I took a series of photos in my bathroom because I loved the effect of coloured light: the blue curtain made one side quite dark and the other side was lit by natural light diffused through another room. This is my first attempt to paint something for this project and I am hoping my skills get better over the next twelve months!

This drawing began as a completely different idea and morphed into a drawing of a sweet potato! It was originally supposed to be more doll-like but I decided that the body shape I’d originally drawn looked very organic and I was inspired to reference one of my favourite vegetables. I suppose it is also a little bit autobiographical in the sense that I may have been over zealous with my food and drink intake over the Christmas and New Year period!!

I took this photo in the bedroom window with a bedside lamp as the only light source.

This image was inspired by a number of sources: Kate Granville’s novel “Dark Places” and a camping trip to Waychinicup National Park in Western Australia’s south west. It is also an exploration into the duality of the nature of women and our struggles to find our balance in an increasingly stressful world.