Artist and Illustrator
Whenever the end of the year rolls around, I like to take a moment to appreciate some good things from it (otherwise it all seems to just pass me by!) and also think about what next year might bring. There's something about this period between Christmas and New Years that feels like it's meant to …
This post is a segment from my September Newsletter - if you'd like to receive full length newsletters in future (including the exclusive shop discount codes) sign up below: Hello! Happy belated Spring and hoping you've all had a good September 🙂 In the Studio This month in the studio I've been working on some …
About Our Tour At the beginning of this year, my sister, Monique Clare, invited me on a tour to perform live painting alongside herself and Joe D'Esposito. We toured for around 3 weeks down NSW, Victoria and ended in good ol' Queensland. During each show on the tour, I worked on this painting while Joe and …
April has been a wonderful month - arriving back from Japan gave me a burst of energy and inspiration. Also because my March blog focused solely on my travel journal in Japan, I thought I'd include a few other March highlights here too. This blog is a jumbled mess so I apologise in advance for …
Sketching Everyday In March 2019, I travelled through Japan for three weeks with my friend Bridie. I set myself a challenge - to create a small sketch for each day. I thought this would be a fairly unrealistic goal as travel is often busy, energy draining and unpredictable, however I did manage to have something …
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Beginning in January, I've been working on a project that I'm so excited to see come together. I'm creating a wall calendar that features plants that flower in each month/season of the year. I've been looking at plants native to where I live (South-East Queensland) using the GroNative app and other resources. I really wanted …
Oh what a lovely time of year it is to spend near the ocean. The first few days of Feb were spent with my partner's family at Tugun beach. It was so good to go swimming each day and paint by the sea. IN THE STUDIO While at Tugun I worked on my calendar designs …
January has been a bigger month than I had anticipated. I've attempted to form a general plan for how this year of freelancing/doing-the-art-thing will be structured, but who knows how much that will change. I also did few weeks of house and dog sitting in a lovely bushy area early this month, which provided the …
Let's start the New Years resolutions rolling! Next year I am planning on writing myself little monthly recaps. I've always found journaling to be a vital tool in the creative process (and also it helps my terrible memory). I'm starting off with a practice round for good ol December 2018 to get in bright and …
INGRID BARTKOWIAK 