A very good question, but luckily while I have not been keeping you updated with what’s happening, both Carmen and I been busy with painting and other art ventures. But I will try to give you a quick visual update.

Our July 2022 exhibition ‘Shared Journey’ was very successful, with lots of visitors with positive responses to our work and plenty of sales to lovely new art buyers and previous loyal art lovers. The Richard Randall Art Studio in the Mt-Cootha Botanical Gardens, is a lovely gallery space and we are pleased to be able to exhibit there again in February 2024. So, keep an eye out for future posts, hopefully!

In August last year, we both enjoyed a family road trip to Outback Queensland which was just wonderful. We were exploring the dinosaur country but thoroughly enjoying family time in some wonderful spots. Great landscapes and inspirational views were experienced by all. We even managed to make time for painting and drawing.

Moving on to September and I was thrilled to have been selected as a finalist in the Clayton Utz Awards for 2022 with my painting ‘Heading to the Coast’.

Carmen has also had success with her selection in the John Villars Outback Prize 2022 in Winton with her work ‘Remembering the Gorge’ oil on canvas.

More recently I was delighted to have presented a solo exhibition at the Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery titled ‘Open Roads, Closed Borders’. This exhibition continues the theme from my solo in Gladstone in 2021 with some newer works. The exhibition concludes on 16^th July 2023.

Cheers, Joanne