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[...] and pips to throw at the cars on the road below. “Because I like flowers”, Oil on canvas, Nicola Taree Todd 2010. Close up of the tui, one of New Zealands most beautiful sounding birds. [...]

[...] portraits. Actually that is what I am going to do. “Ataahua Hannah” Oil on canvas, Nicola Taree Todd, 2009 Close up… I was surprised at how the strong colors blended together well. [...]

[...] in such a good mood and happy and I am enjoying it. There were no grumpy people in Chile today! Viva Chile! Photo sourced from the Saigon Daily [...]

[...] Gustavo Lopez Armentia is the artist that most captured my attention at ArteBA, and I have thought about his [...]

Gustavo Lopez Armentia is the artist that most captured my attention at ArteBA, and I have thought about his work since the exhibtion.  I loved t [...]

[...] New Statesman and BBC. Delicious empanadas Sweet alfojores with my favourite filling Manjar The beautiful Cueca [...]

This is my favourite room in the world. It is here that I paint and sit at my workbench to make jewellery.  It has everything I need and some treasur [...]

[...] is a couple of links to (english) articles on this in The New Statesman and BBC. Delicious empanadas Sweet alfojores with my favourite filling Manjar The beautiful Cueca [...]

[...] at this story. It would be great if they would take a couple of minutes out from the trapped Chilean miners up north who have displayed courage, solidarity and strength, and report on the [...]

[...] jacket. The smell of wild roses aways brings her back to me. At my recent wedding my Aunty Beverly reminded me how Nana used to make a porridge to put up on her roof everyday for the [...]

Most of my paintings so far have been a way for me to record a memory of recent places or people that I hold close. With this painting  I set out to [...]