Organiser Girl

My first ever In The Mix (ITM) article has been written and approved and you can now see it on the ITM website.

During 2000 when I was in London I visited a Salvador Dali exhibition. Having studied art at high school and being brought up by a creative mother I was already familiar with Dali’s work. Nonetheless, I was still fascinated by his paintings and sculptures. I fell in love with Dali’s work all over again.

2003 saw me visiting an Australian Surrealism exhibition at the Art Gallery of South Australia where I discovered the work of James Gleeson. I have a postcard print of one of his paintings up at work near my desk.

I love the pre-raphaelite art movement, in particular the work of John William Waterhouse.

I have two of his prints on our walls at home:

Miranda - the Tempest

I’ve put together an art album; the album includes some of my favourite John William Waterhouse paintings.

There is a fantastic children’s book illustrator that I would like to introduce you to.

Anna Pignataro is an Australian woman, I’m not sure where she is based but I’d recommend (if you appreciate a good story and some great artwork) to head on down to your local (library, not pub) and see if you can get hold of some of these books.

§       Great Big Animal Ask (2004) with Libby Hathorn
§       Dancing Night Tonight (2003) with Ian Bone
§       The Little Red Bear (2003)
§       Loni and the Moon (2003) with Esther Takac
§       The Tobbley Twins (2003) with Phil Cummings
§       Waiting for Mum (2002) with Helen Lunn
§       Delightful Delilah (2002) with Nigel Gray
§       The Very Super Adventures of Nic and Naomi (2002) with Venero Armanno
§       Fish for Breakfast (2002) with Gael Cresp
§       The Mermaid of Bondi Beach (2001) with Gillian Rubinstein
§       Quicksilver (?) with Errol Broome
§       No Place Like Home (2001) with Colin Thompson
§       Unknown (2000) with Colin Thompson
§       Uncle Albert’s Seal (2000) with Romie Claridge
§       Whisper Wild Freedom Child (2000) with Rachel Flynn
§       The Staircase Cat (1998) with Colin Thompson
§       I’m in the Sky and I Can’t Come Back  (1997) with Holly Huth

Wow, this is OLD.

I’m featured in the LOUD Online Gallery for 1998.