Jean Paul Gaultier at the NGV

Have you been to the Jean Paul Gaultier exhibition at the NGV International?

I think this is the best exhibition I've ever seen .

Going into the various 'rooms'...people were smiling and gasping with sheer

delight. ... the mannequins talking to you, their eyes following you around

the room ...and then just when you were about to turn away, they'd wink!

what a delight!

The clothes, the workmanship, even the huge 'graffiti-style' face ...

(was that just a 'Melbourne-thing'  ?)

....everything fabulous!  so wonderful!

I'm going back...hopefully very early in the day to avoid the crowds!

                                     Jo  :)

photos: blog.thatsmelbourne.com.au

....happy 'Australia Day' !

'We Love a Sunburnt Country'
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt©

.....happy 'Australia Day' !

....and for all of you from overseas that drop in to this blog....

some Aussie kangaroos....and a trip down memory lane for me!

....and a 'reminder-to-self' that one day....soon... I should

 commission myself to paint my own kids!    

                                           :)   Jo

PS  : you can see  'We Love a Sunburnt Country'  by clicking here ...


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.....getting back into the flow.....

detail from a work in progress
Jo-Ann Hunt©

....and as a diversion from the past couple of weeks' events,

a detail from a painting I'm working on.....a painting from 2011

with a much younger-looking me.....

and some penguins from my recent trip to Western Australia

and the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park.....

that's to cheer us up!

'Team Captain'
 Jo-Ann Hunt©
'The Child Within' Series
2011
H 50x14ins
H127x36cm
Acrylic on Canvas
sold

.....broken...

photo:dailymail.uk

more than 3 million people in Paris gathered to show their respect and their belief in unity, freedom and tolerance

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'Hello Summer'

I really got carried away with this one!

I use a lot of different acrylic colours, and I know that I probably use 

way more than I need. Sometimes I try to ignore my inherent rush 

to load my palette with the usual suspects, and restrict my colours 

to just a few.

'Hello Summer'
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt©

'Hello Summer'
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt©

'Hello Summer'
 Jo-Ann Hunt©
'The Child Within' Series
H 122x92cm
H48x36ins
Acrylic on Canvas
sold

This painting is one of those and I'm really happy with it. 

It's in my current Exhibition and has quickly found a new home.

Every artist has their signature approach to colour but sometimes 

you just need to try a different colour-menu.....

even if it means going on a colour-diet!      ........Jo   :)

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..stepping into 2015....

photo: Sun Gazing on Facebook

I wish I knew who said this because I like it....so for those who like to set goals....

"Life is think and do, think and do, think and do.

Small steps can be greater than great leaps."

photo: Sun Gazing on Facebook

...so here's to many small steps making your year a great one!

Sydney Fireworks, New Years Eve
...from recorded TV live coverage.

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'Sandy feet and Salty Hair'

'Sandy Feet and Salty Hair'
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt©

I'm often asked where my ideas come from.

Family photos....that group shot typically with the heads accidentally cropped

at the top, with one kid wriggling and not interested in standing still...

...that's the obvious starting point. But then I'm frequently jolted by seeing

something unexpectedly.

This little button used to drive us crazy she was so tiny and cute....

...now she's driving herself around and preparing to start university...

.....and yes she's still cute!

'Sandy Feet and Salty Hair'
 detail
 Jo-Ann Hunt©

'Sandy Feet and Salty Hair'
 Jo-Ann Hunt©
'The Child Within' Series
 H120x90cm
H47x35.5ins
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This photo inspired a couple of paintings in my current exhibition.

I've still not been down to see it....four paintings have already sold

and there's only two left. I'm hoping to drive down there in the next

 day or two....say hi if you see me  !

'Sandy Feet and Salty Hair'
 detail
Jo-Ann Hunt

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..good morning it's Christmas.....

'Percy Button's Aspiration' wearing his Xmas finery
Hay Street Mall, Perth
Sculptors Joan Walsh-Smith and Charles Smith 1996

Three days of  Xmas dinners...

.....the first with adults outnumbered by the ankle-biters, 

santa and a summery breeze on the deck .....

.....the next with a new baby and perfect weather for the pool....

and then a table that filled the room and a game of Kubb.

and now to diet! 

after we polish off the leftovers !  :)

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