Regent Park Tasmania - lifestyle of artist in country Tasmania

George & Archie lots happening in the studio after a #getaway to an art retreat at Enclave organised through Artable .  posts at blackfisharts studio blog about the art retreat here and back in the studio here .   a few drawings on retreat here . a recent published haiku here .  I am an award winning artist/poet working daily out of my studio in Tasmania. in an effort to keep my activities as an artist working daily and living/learning in the country i have blogs dedicated to each area -  my art gallery is at blackfisharts this blog Regents Park is about learning /experiencing #countryliving in Tasmania. a blog about my art, books, printmaking etc is at blackfisharts STUDIO WORK  my poetry is at Emerald13 my favourite recipes (mostly from my mum) - luscious Hungarian fare - as we are heading into winter its time to add a few more. If you are enjoying my blogs do leave a message and let me know and do visit my youtube channel which has playlists featu...

 now to figure out how to get it out! 

 sometimes i am a passenger in my own car so as to give V a go at driving the Diva.  a few images on the road to Burnie using slow exposure.

I am late to post but here it is.  my birthday #getaway this year was a train ride after the road trip to Queenstown. #anyexcuse to drive the Diva. We had to leave very early to make the 9.30am deadline arriving in Queenstown on time, enough to grab a coffee. The road to Queenstown is extremely winding which, needless to say, the Diva handled beautifully and V was quite happy to be driven (notwithstanding he takes calls all the time - running his car hire business on the move).  He did drive a portion of the road to give me a break over the 3.5 hours it takes. We had fun and some nice food, sparkling orange juice and Tassie chocolates.  The weather was (Tasmania) damp, chilly, not uncomfortable with random sunshine. The train trip, of 34 kilometres, on The Wilderness West Coast Railway Tasmania  is very well setup taking us through 'rugged terrain and breathtaking scenery' whilst telling of its history and that of the area.  love that little TOOT at the end We h...

Two new prints - unique, one-of-a-kind, available, float mounted (edges are shown) ready to take to your framer.  #workingeveryday  hellebore1 Updating online art gallery with new monoprints and small collages for sale (with free postage anywhere in the world - small collage series only).   I created a bundle of collages as part of a #freebie #giveaway to my subscribers of  the art gallery.   and kept creating them. hellebore2 I have also updated the look of the site so that artworks can be seen as a whole across the screen with a quick, easy look at the detail. ... let me know what you think

These two are funny ... Millie is his baby - and the only female of 4 cats.  We have two black and whites and two gingers.  check out the building of their outdoor facility where they go each day, if the weather is not foul.  the playlist of videos for the cat run are here .   some of my favourites : Archie escaping the pen which caused us to put up electric wiring - needless to say he tried to escape again, only once.   Millie was the first to come down the ramp leading out of the house and to go into the big tunnel (under the road) to get to the pen - her first time. our youtube channel is regularly updated with experiences in the studio,#countryliving, #tasmania, artworks including artist books and more including #Snowcone - a dariy cow in retirement that lives with us. she has her own playlist that she shares with our turbo chooks and #George - the old cat i would love to hear about the animals you may live with