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Yearly Archives: 2021

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Sunlight streams through an old gate and fence.

Fences

Latest NewsBy Christine Atkins29 December 2021

We have all been feeling fenced in by the Covid virus. Here are some paintings of fences in case we haven’t already seen enough of them.

The plate is on a shelf with mandarins.

Syrian Plate

Latest NewsBy Christine Atkins18 December 2021

I brought back a plate from Syria, I didn’t realize at the time the wealth of joy and horror that it would come to represent.

Cows graze in front of an old shed.

Queensland Landscapes

Latest NewsBy Christine Atkins8 December 2021

This post shows a selection of my landscapes from south east Queensland.

The design can be seen on the small jug.

Mak’Merry

Latest NewsBy Christine Atkins29 November 2021

I borrowed a design from Scotland and have used it in some of my still life paintings. It conveys, happiness, homeliness, celebration and joy. We could all do with more of that!

A pool in a clearing in the forest.

Tropical Pool

Latest NewsBy Christine Atkins20 November 2021

On coming to Queensland my imagination was fired by my first visits to the rainforest and I painted many scenes with imaginary rainforest pools.

Pottery and daisies on a shelf.

Blue and White China

Latest NewsBy Christine Atkins9 November 2021

Blue and white ceramics have been popular in many countries over hundreds of years and they make great subject matter for still life painting.

A photograph of Rose Apple fruit buds in a red coffee pot.

Rose Apple

Latest NewsBy Christine Atkins22 October 2021

The Rose Apple tree grows in the warmer parts of Australia and produces beautiful flowers and fruit – great as a still life painting subject.

Two women enjoy morning tea.

Pergolas

Latest NewsBy Christine Atkins15 October 2021

The tropical climate of Queensland lends itself to outdoor living. Entertaining in the pergola as shown in the attached paintings is a large part of Queensland life.

A photo of an antique ginger jar.

Chinese Ginger Jar

Latest NewsBy Christine Atkins4 October 2021

I started seriously painting still life after the gift of an old Chinese ginger jar. The marks the potter made long ago contrast with the brief life of the flowers in a still life painting.

Tractor and boats on the beach at Waddy Point, Fraser Island

Fishing, Fraser Island

Latest NewsBy Christine Atkins23 September 2021

Fishing at dawn on Fraser Island is an exciting Queensland experience, albeit also a wet and a freezing one.

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