Last week Ras al Khaimah held its first Fine Arts Festival of which I was fortunate enough to be a part of. The event is designed to introduce the art of local artists like film makers, musicians, photographers, jewellery designers and artists to the community. It was a wonderful opportunity for all of us to…
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Resin Disaster…..
Many years ago when my kids were still toddlers decoupage was very fashionable and I used to play around with endless decoupage projects which involved wrapping paper, stenciling things and hand painting trays and it was here I learned of an epoxy resin that dried like clear glass over the base of a serving tray….
A caravan of camels……
Creating an organic landscape is always a labour intensive and time consuming process. It starts with preparing the composition and sketching it onto the canvas just so I have a general idea of where to lay my various texture and gel mediums. Once this is completed the layering and drying process starts and only when…
Painting Camels 101
Marrying a geologist has resulted in a fascinating, but not always easy life, and many years were spent living in tents in various deserts or arid climates. I am not someone that deals with heat well so when I started my married life in the Richtersveld and Kalahari Desert I knew I had a good…
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