Category Archives: AnneLawsonArt

Sewing on paper

Posted on May 9, 2018 by anne54

Lately I seem to have blogged about non-arty things, although I have been talking about what I have been up to in my newsletter. (If you would like to have my art news delivered to your inbox each fortnight, simply … Continue reading →

Posted in AnneLawsonArt, My art work, Texture | Tagged Anne Lawson, AnneLawsonArt, creativity, machine sewing on paper, Melbourne artist, nature art, sewing on paper, sewing over watercolour, thread painting | 28 Comments

The Exhibition is Open!

Posted on March 5, 2018 by anne54

Some of you have been following the progress of Beckler’s Botanical Bounty for years, from the first visits to the outback town of Menindee, through my paintings of the plants I found there, to working on things for the Exhibition … Continue reading →

Posted in AnneLawsonArt, Beckler's Botanical Bounty, Botanic Art, My art work | Tagged Anne Lawson, Anne Lawson Art, Art Gallery of Ballarat, Beckler's Botanical Bounty, botanic art, botanic art exhibition, exhibition opening | 27 Comments

Playing, with purpose

Posted on December 28, 2017 by anne54

I have been playing with fabrics this year, playing and stitching and fraying, to create abstracted tree tops. I have been thinking of them as samplers, because then I didn’t have to worry about them being something real, something finished. … Continue reading →

Posted in AnneLawsonArt, My art work | Tagged embroidery, quilting, running stitch | 23 Comments

Another adventure in the pipeline

Posted on November 12, 2017 by anne54

Much of my time lately has been taken up with painting our hallway. Our house is an older Victorian terrace, with a loooong hall — over 11 metres — and ceilings of about 3 metres. It has been waiting to … Continue reading →

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Winter textile work

Posted on August 10, 2017 by anne54

When I create a post I write, add photos, edit and then press ‘publish’. Most of the writing has happened in my head, so I am usually happy with what I write. This post has been different; this is the … Continue reading →

Posted in AnneLawsonArt, My art work | Tagged AnneLawsonArt, embroidery, exhibiting work, hand sewing, textile art, textile artist | 20 Comments

Now, here’s the nest

Posted on July 9, 2017 by anne54

Last post I put the nest in the title, and made no more mention of it! So, here’s the nest. Kate from Tall tales from Chiconia had the joy of watching a sun bird build and raise a family in … Continue reading →

Posted in AnneLawsonArt, Birds, My art work, Texture | Tagged drawing a nest, inspiration, nest, sun bird, watercolour and oil pastel | 25 Comments

A workshop and a nest

Posted on July 7, 2017 by anne54

Way back in May I did a workshop at Bendigo Art Gallery with Mark Dober. Bendigo is a regional Victorian town, with a very good gallery. I had only been up there for special exhibitions, so I was pleased to … Continue reading →

Posted in AnneLawsonArt, Artists, My art work | Tagged Art, Bendigo Art Gallery, inspiration, Mark Dober | 27 Comments

An update on the Beckler’s Botanical Bounty Project

Posted on June 23, 2017 by anne54

If you have been following my blog for a while you will remember the annual trips that the Fella and I make up to Menindee, a little country town about an hour out of Broken Hill. If you are new … Continue reading →