Speedpainting...

19 . 05 . 2012


 


Here is a sped up video of a recent drawing I did on my bamboo tablet! It took an hour to draw, and it has been sped up to 4 minutes! This is my second drawing done on a tablet and I'm still trying to get used to it! But its awesome to be able to watch my drawing progress! Hope you enjoy :)

Mums the word...

13.05.2012

Happy Mothers Day to all the lovely Mums out there, and also the ones that are unfortunately not with us today!

Here are two miracle stories about my most two favourite women, who without them, I would not be alive today:

Mum

18 years ago, Mum was diagnosed with 4^th grade breast cancer, the worst kind, the kind you aren’t supposed to survive. In general, women who have advanced breast cancer such as this live approximately 18 months after diagnosis. The survival rate for a woman who was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancers over a span of 5 years is about 16 to 20%. I was only 3 and my brother was 1, and the saddest thing is, that if she had passed away then we would not have remembered her at all. She knew she had to fight the cancer it for her children, and that’s exactly what she did. Months and months of chemo therapy, radiation, whilst still going to work! The odds were slim but she survived 5 years, 10 years, 15 years, she still isn't cured because It can always come back. It is an absolute miracle that she is alive today, and 18 years later! I thank God every day that she is still alive, I don’t know where I’d be or what I’d do without her.

 Nanny

5 years ago Nanny was diagnosed with lung fibrosis, which is a serious medical condition that involves scarring of the lung tissue, reducing the ability to breathe. There is no known cure for the disease and it is fatal within 3 – 5 years of diagnosis. Nanny is on oxygen and gets breathless easy, she can’t get out of bed. She is so incredibly strong willed, when she was first diagnosed, we were told she had a year to live, it’s been 4 years and she is still battling away. Every Christmas she says it will be her last, (although she has been saying that since she was 70, and now she is 86!! I think we will get one more. ) She's such a fighter, nothing can defeat her!

One day I hope I can be just as half as strong as these inspiring women. I am so incredibly lucky that’s they are still alive, I am truly blessed! Words cannot even describe. My Nanny and Mum mean the world to me! 

Don't take Mum's for granted, you don't know long you will have them! 

May the fourth...

04.05.12

May the 4th is considered National Star Wars Day due to the popular phrase 'May the Force be with you.'
For the Star Wars fans out there, I decided to join in on this momentous day and design a poster.

Having never seen a Star Wars movie, I think today might be the day.....

LEST WE FORGET

25. 04. 2012

This is a poster design I did for ANZAC Day, dedicated to my Grandpa.

Anzac Day is a national day of rememberance in Australia and New Zealand to commemorate and honour the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who fought at Gallipoli in World War I. It now broadly commemorated all those who died and served in military operations for their countries.

Grandpa was called up for service in the army as an electrician in 1941 when Japan commenced the war in the pacific. He was stationed in army workshops in Newcastle and Sydney and then was transferred to watercraft workshops. His unit was moved to Cairns in Queensland where they stayed for 2 years, then the unit moved overseas to a base on Moritai Island, then to North Borneo and finally stationed on Labian Island where he remained until the war ceased. 

This poster features photos of my Grandpa and a Women's Weekly paper clipping of him protecting his country as seen below. I couldn't be more proud!

Graduation Day

21.04.2012

It was last November that I actually finished studying and here I am five months later Graduating at the University of Newcastle. It's taken me 16 years to complete my education and to reach this point in my life, it was a beautiful day and I got to celebrate it with the ones I love most, which made it just that more special. A big thanks to everyone who has supported me over these last few years, you know who you are! All my hard work paid off and I graduated with a distinction!This is not the end, but just the beginning. I look forward to what the future has in store for me.

Surprise Mum this Mothers Day....

15. 04. 2012

Feathered Friends...

14. 04. 2012

I love birds if you haven't already guessed!
I love watching them, painting them, and photographing them.
I just find them so beautiful and fascinating! I could watch them all day!

I love going on walks with my camera at hand, taking photos of birds, I don't care what I have to do to get the magic shot, even if it means running after a bird like a maniac in front of a group of people. (This has happened on several occasions, people get a good laugh out of it.)

I particularly LOVE close ups, I like to show intense detail that some people may have never seen before because they have never had the chance to get close enough.

Here are some photos I have taken recently on my walks: