Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Betty's Xmas



"Betty's Xmas", 2008
Oil on linen on board, 18 x 12.5cm (7 x 5 inches)
SOLD

Season's Greetings to all my readers, thankyou for all your support, comments and purchases this year. I wish you all a very safe and happy festive season and all the best for 2009. My Xmas gift to you is this specially priced work. Hope you like her.
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Frog Cakes


"Frog Cakes", 2008
Oil on linen on board, 10.2 x 25.4cm (4 x 10 inches)
SOLD

Which one, which one! I've heard so many wonderful stories about these Adelaide Balfours iconic frog cakes. My favourite is of a lady who was in her eighties at the time and was telling me how her mother took her into town once a month on a Saturday and her special treat was a green frog cake, somewhere around the 1920's era. As the sweet ol gal was telling me, her eyes became young and I could see she was suddenly five years old again, it brought a tear to my eye actually. My grandmother also spoilt me, with a trip to the bayside cake shop when I was a little girl, where she would buy me a green frog cake, they always had to be green for me and they always seemed so special. Its a pity that simple pleasures are not appreciated as much today.

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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Retro Astro Boy


"Retro Astro Boy", 2008,
Oil on linen on board, 14.6 x 14.6cm (5 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches)
SOLD


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