Artist's Drawing and Inspiration

Just Do It

I loved art at school. It was my favourite subject! Then I left school, started working and life just took over. I married, had children, then became a single parent and worked. Life was so busy I rarely even thought about art. I would admire any artworks I saw in offices, and very occasionally would visit a gallery … and sigh. ‘One day’ I would get back into my art.

About 10 years ago I married again, and we moved from suburban Adelaide to rural South Australia. We bought an old schoolhouse which was built in 1880 and sits on two acres of land situated about 20kms out of Mannum. It was the best move of

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