a cracker of a day.....

A local nippers comp on an absolute cracker of a morning.

The day was headed for the high 30's 

but it meant a great morning for a swim, a run, and just hanging out 

on the beach.

A  sky and sea so still, so calm, so blue.....

so, so perfect!

                             Jo     :)



(ps: as a mum I think the "safety -pink" rashies and caps are brilliant.....

........but as an artist I think they may give me some grief !! )









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'The Gang from the Shed'

'The Gang from the Shed'
Jo-Ann Hunt ©
'The Child Within - Summer' Series
H122x122cm
H48x48ins
Acrylic on Canvas
sold

 I worked on three 'boating' paintings at once.....when I have an idea

I like to stay 'in the flow'.....

....and so whilst one was drying I would move on to the next.

'The Gang from the Shed'
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt ©

the second 'boatee' to be completed was 'The Gang from the Shed'

....( the third is still  'a work in progress....)

'The Gang from the Shed'
detail
 Jo-Ann Hunt ©

I was blessed to have childhood holidays and weekends  that revolved around fishing, sailing,

surfing, swimming, and just plain old 'messing about in boats'.

I think that it is this love of the sea and the beach lifestyle that resonates

with people and draws them to my work.

'The Gang from the Shed'
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt ©

......If only I could have the scent of the sea permeate the canvas.....


                               now that's an awesome idea!


                                                         Jo    x












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'spot the difference....'

Did you spot the difference?

.....from the original painting in August 2012   ......

detail....original version

....and now......

.....I gave him 'plastic surgery ' on his mouth....and  nose....

detail... final version
'The Boat Shed Crew'
Jo-Ann Hunt ©

                   .....I wish I could fix my own so easily!

                                                     Jo   :)

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'The Boat Shed Crew'

'The Boat Shed Crew'
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt ©

I thought you might like to see how my young 'boatees' ended up.

I first wrote about them here ...last August,

and they were delivered to the galleries in time for the Summer Exhibitions.

'The Boat Shed Crew'
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt ©

'The Boat Shed Crew'
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt ©

I love the smell of a boat shed..... that combination of musty odours 

from wet timbers and canvas, lifejackets and ropes, 

and the fresh salty tang of fibreglass hulls and oars dripping in salt water.

'The Boat Shed Crew'
Jo-Ann Hunt ©
'The Child Within - Summer' Series
H122x132cm
H48x52ins
Acrylic on Canvas
sold

....painting these transported me there! 

"The Boat Shed Crew'
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt ©

                                            .....Jo  x







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'Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo'

'Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo'
Jo-Ann Hunt©
'The Child Within-Summer'Series
H122x122
H48x48ins
Acrylic on Canvas
xxxx

'Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo'
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt ©

'Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo'
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt ©

                ...why is it  impossible to resist a cuddle with a child in a towel?





                                               Jo   x

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and a happy new year......

'Cheers to a New Year and another chance to get it right!'

  Oprah Winfrey

                          ....and I'll paint to that!

                                                                  Jo x

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'It's a Wrap'

We had a place at Sorrento and everyday we'd take the kids to the beach.

We bought a few large black plastic rubbish bins,

and we'd half-fill these with cold water in the morning.....

and leave them smack in the middle of the yard...in the full sun.

We'd leave the hose out in the sun too.... snaking over the hot grass.

Then off we'd go to the beach for the day.

When we returned, instead of a shower, we'd put the kids

in  the rubbish bins!

The water was hot by now....warmed by the sun.

They loved it....squealing with delight they'd sink down up to their necks.....

Sand off! Job done!

then we'd bundle them all into towels, and take them inside for tea.

'It's a Wrap'
Jo-Ann Hunt©
'The Child Within-Summer' Series
H92x122cm
H36x48ins
Acrylic on Canvas
sold

'It's a Wrap'
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt ©

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...two Christmas dinners.....

Two Christmas dinners.....

              the first.... 40 degrees..... 16 pairs of shoes abandoned.....

                             cooling off with feet dangling in the pool....

....and a new baby with angels curls and chubby fingers and dimpled toes...



The second....

                 .... two tables joined together.... Christmas Day lunch....

              ...fourteen chairs and happy chaos all around....

                 ....followed by cuddles, cricket and kites in the park.

.... a good-old-fashioned Aussie christmas!

                               Hope yours was fine too!



                                                Merry Christmas 2012!


                                                                             Jo   x











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