It’s not often that a car event co-incides with an art exhibition, but that’s just what’s happening this weekend! The Annual Cranksters Pipeline Picnic run to Mundaring is this Sunday, and it’s also the last day of the Guy Grey-Smith Exhibition at the Mundaring Arts Centre – right across the highway on the corner of [...]
There were tales of last-minute spit and polish, a bomb-scare evacuation, and the artist even hanging his own paintings, but the opening of Outré Gallery Perth on Friday night went off with a Shebang! It’s a great thing to have Shag ~ aka Mr Josh Agle ~ in Perth again, and he was at his [...]
A new Dean Bowen painting for the collection: Bird with Stick Insects. He’s made friends with the nest of blue-toned mid-century ceramics.
The Art Gallery of WA has a special celebration of Barbie’s 50th birthday, with a selection of Neil Taylor’s vintage Barbie collection on display. I love the 59-66 couture era of Barbie’s wardrobe, and Neil has some pristine examples of original outfits, all with great accessories… and several Ken friends to choose from! But I [...]
Just returned from our R+R break in Sydney: 5 days and about 500 kms walking! One day we hiked from our hotel in the CBD to Woollahra and back – in teeming rain! We also covered Darlinghurst, Surry Hills, Newtown (don’t ask) and even Parramatta Rd one day (Deus ex Machina the highlight there). Not [...]
