Sunday, 6 October 2013

Palettes and Perth



I use disposable vegetable parchment palettes for my acrylic paintings and these are the ones I used in the 30 day challenge. They looked too pretty to throw out and I thought they would collectively make a nice work of art in themselves. I was waiting for a nice sunny day to peg them on to the clothesline en masse. It was rather windy but I got a few good shots amidst the buffeting.


I set myself a challenge to spend 10 hours this week working on my manuscript. I did over 11 hours and was pleased to fulfil the challenge considering how tired I was this week. I hope to do more writing hours next week and a small painting too!

For my blogger friends who have shown an interest in the area where I live, I found this short video promotion of Perth that you might find interesting.

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16 comments:

  1. Unknown6 October 2013 at 15:08

    Oh my goodness, you are such an inspiration! You take on one challenge after another and fulfill them admirably! I'm curious about the childrens books. Where do you print them?

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    1. Wendy Barrett7 October 2013 at 07:10

      That is very kind of you to say so Katherine!
      The children's books were printed by a publisher in Melbourne in 2005. Around 50,000 copies have been sold to date. There are stocks still available but no new editions have been printed for a while now. They have been sold mainly in Australia and New Zealand and parts of Asia.

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    2. Unknown11 October 2013 at 09:12

      That's awesome, 50,000!

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  2. Anonymous6 October 2013 at 15:58

    Hi Wendy, what a great photo and nice idea to keep the tear off palettes! Good to hear you are writing again. Looking forward to see your new painting. Love the video of Perth, you live in a beautiful place!

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    1. Wendy Barrett7 October 2013 at 07:15

      Thanks Hilje! Glad you enjoyed the video. I always feel torn between my writing and painting - and illustration (which has been very neglected of late). I did enough writing last week to break through the barrier that had built up again but now I feel a bit obsessed with it and fear I will spend all my time on that now and neglect the painting. So hard to get balance in not just my creative life, but life in general! Hope you had a great weekend. Will email very soon!

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  3. Celia Blanco7 October 2013 at 03:09

    Wendy, I love this idea! Your palettes look beautiful drying in the sun.They are works of art! I don't need any more convincing to visit Perth. Beautiful video and I am happy you are getting your writing done! Good day mate! :-)

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  4. Wendy Barrett7 October 2013 at 07:18

    G'day Celia, I'm glad you liked the palettes - it was fun hanging them out in the sunshine. I couldn't leave them out there too long as they were beginning to get blown to pieces! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Ciao!!

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  5. Jane7 October 2013 at 08:51

    I want to come and live in Perth, looks like paradise on earth , I think you are so lucky ! Only a true artist could think of using the acrylic palette as a work of art , love the idea :-)

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    1. Wendy Barrett8 October 2013 at 03:13

      I'm glad you liked the palettes on the line Jane. I do feel very lucky to live here and am grateful to my ancestors for choosing to come to Australia. Some of the first to arrive were from Denmark in the late 1890s!

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  6. Diane Mannion7 October 2013 at 09:03

    Wonderful place you live in, Wendy. I'll be looking forward to your plein air work!

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    1. Wendy Barrett8 October 2013 at 03:14

      Thanks so much Diane for all the great plein air info you gave me on your blog! I really admire your style enormously!

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    2. Diane Mannion9 October 2013 at 06:54

      It's a treat communicating with a terrific artist on the other side of the world!

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  7. art by Michael Perchard8 October 2013 at 17:14

    Okay Wendy!
    I am loving the "Floating Palettes!" Beautiful! Unique! One of a kind! PUre art! Do more of it! Wonderful idea! Imagine if all the peoples in the world did the same for one day! Wow! You are the best!
    Love the Perth video! A magical wonderland. So very very beautiful. Very different from my little corner of the planet! We do have the fantastic ocean in common. Your beaches remind me so much of our Cape Cod Massachusetts beaches! Thank you mate for a wonderful post! Take care buddy! Again,thank you!
    Michael Perth!

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    1. Wendy Barrett9 October 2013 at 04:40

      I like all those very complimentary descriptions of my "Floating Palettes" thank you Michael!
      I would love to see the beaches around Cape Cod! I think I will have to google them!
      Love your wildly vibrant ocean paintings!!
      Happy painting!
      Your art cobber Wendy!

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  8. Unknown17 October 2013 at 05:17

    loved the video Wendy! what a great idea. It looks absolutely gorgeous, and I'd love to visit Perth one day. Also love love love the palettes on the line, maybe you can do a collage of them or something. Is that your puddycat? You did a good job of him!

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  9. Wendy Barrett18 October 2013 at 18:08

    Thanks Sally! It's not our cat, just a welcome visitor. I saw my opportunity for a nice painting and grabbed my camera.

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