‘Afterlight’
Paintings from the forest
by
Annette van Betlehem

We have just opened a wonderful exhibition of paintings at our gallery by talented West Coast artist Annette van Betlehem.  The exhibition will be open at the Goulburn Street Gallery till 22nd December 2009.

Annette’s palette and her intimate understanding and insight into the Tasmanian forests enable her to create stunning oil paintings that anyone who is familiar with the West Coast will immediately identify with.

Come and see her work before she packs up on the 22nd and heads to Paris to take up a residency at the Cite’ Internationale des Arts.

Sussurations

Renowned Sydney Hobart photographer, Richard Bennett, opened the new season at the Tasmanian Wilderness Gallery on Sun 29 November.  Visit http://wildernessgallery.cart.net.au/cat/2052874.html to view my images on display at the Wilderness Gallery.

Available now … Scaddy

Visit www.scaddy.com.au to buy your copy of this beautiful book.

This is the story of a young girl’s imagination, her joy for life and her imaginary friend, Scaddy. They do everything together – making mud pies, playing in the long grass, but one day a terrible thing happens…

Independently published by author and teacher Jenna Squire and beautifully illustrated by photographer Ian Jeanneret, the story of Scaddy comes to life.

Nestled in this appealing story of childhood friendship are themes of loss and grief, love and hope, intuitively woven in a simple yet poignant way.

www.scaddy.com.au

Comments…

I have just discovered I can turn off the requirement to register with WordPress before leaving comments.  Thanks Ron for letting me know how difficult it is to actually register!  Also tried to make the opening screen of the Fine Art Photos album more self explanatory.

Testing New Web Page

I am playing with a new web page which may be viewed by clicking on http://www.straydogphotos.com/home.html

It would be interesting to hear any feedback…

2009 Calendar

Don’t miss out on next year’s calendar, A Collection of Tasmanian photographs. To pre-order copies please send an email to ian@straydogphotos.com. Calendars will be available from July 28. Click here to download a preview of the calendar being produced for 2009.

Credit Card Facilities

We now have credit card facilities for payment by Mastercard and Visa. The website will be updated shortly to reflect this additional payment solution.  In the meantime, do not hesitate to ask if you would like to make your payment by credit card.  We also use Paypal for those who prefer to use other types of cards or bank transfers.

Commenting on Blogs…

Some people (probably the ones over 20) are unsure how to comment on this blog.  I’m no expert but I think you need to register as a user at www.wordpress.com first.  I guess this slows the spammers down.  Once you register you can comment on anyone’s WordPress blog.

Bare Winter

Have a look at www.barewinter.com for a sneak preview of Kirsty Pilkington’s new book Bare Winter which will be available mid July. We are both very pleased with the way the book has shaped up!

Surfing photos of Herman Tyssen

I recently found some shots I took of local surfing legend, Herman, back in the early 80s. The guys at CoastView have posted them on their site at http://www.coastview.com.au/site/surfing/articles/herman_rides_again/