Moonlight on Water

I was thrilled that Daniel Nistico played my recent guitar composition called Moonlight on Water. Daniel included this piece in a livestream concert with his other classical guitar students. You never really know what a composition will sound like until a great player performs it, and I'm fortunate indeed to have Daniel play my pieces. I was doubly pleased when Daniel chose one of my moonlight paintings as a background to the concert.

If you have the time, you can listen in at Moonlight on Water youtube. It goes for about an hour and twenty minutes and my composition opens the concert. Enjoy!

A Summer Wind

A Summer Wind, 2022, oil on linen, 65.25 x 65.25 cm

As the title suggests, my aim was to capture a feeling that the wind was stirring the air and the landscape. There were four trees but I felt three was enough for the composition and they were the last thing I painted. This painting took about 8 sittings which is relatively short for me. I put a few additional brushstrokes in the studio but I never want to do too much in the studio as it defeats the purpose of painting on the spot.

The Big Kitty at Ballarat

As the poster says, THE BIG KITTY made its Ballarat premiere at Cinema Eureka recently. The cinema is a 16-seater and is in a private house run by Bryan Putt and Megan Finlayson. They have regular screenings so it was doubly special to have Tom Alberts and Lisa Barmby bring the film  to Ballarat. Tom and Lisa made THE BIG KITTY over a 12 year period and they star in it as well,

Check out the poster more carefully as it lists all the awards it has won internationally.

Tom and Lisa checking out the hilarious sign 

Tom and Lisa standing next to a poster Bryan had

 printed especially for the occasion.

Deborah Klein, Shane Jones and Tom and Lisa

 

Talking to Bryan 

From left - Christine Hickson, Gaye Britt, Lily-Mae Martin, Tim Gresham. 

Background, Tim Jones and Bryan Putt.

Tom and Lisa giving a fascinating Q&A after the screening.

Pictured at top of poster - Lewis Miller as the DA. Deborah Klein as Madame F

 and Gavin Brown as a passionate artist

Megan Finlayson serving refreshments. Bryan and Megan are such generous hosts as 

they always provide drinks, snacks and supper after a screening.