Ronelle's Garden
I find Ronelle's card totally enchanting. It shows her immediate, emotional response to the beauty of these white geraniums growing in her garden in France. Such delicate work, done in aquarelle, and...
View ArticleAt the zoo
I received this wonderful postcard from Cathy... and all I could say at the time (and now too!) was WOW! Amazing sketches on both sides! I really really love elephants and it struck me that for Cathy...
View ArticleA watercolour to crow about
Alison saw this crow while out walking along a river tow path. He was splashing around in a puddle. It was a really bright day and his feathers were gleaming. She's captured it beautifully. Hard to...
View ArticleChloe - with a heart as big as an elephant
This beautiful watercolor of a Boston Terrier named Chloe profoundly portrays the best friend of Desiree's daughter, Jennifer. Shortly before Jennifer's 24th birthday she was the victim of an...
View ArticleCORK OAK, SYCAMORE, EUKALYPTUS, PALMS, ELM, JACARANDA trees by Pat Reese
Dear Pat, yes your card has reached me happily and healthy. Here, too, the summer is over. The green slowly turns into a symphony of yellow, red and brown. The nights are becoming colder. Where we live...
View ArticleThe Art Gallery of New South Wales x Two
It's always interesting seeing the same subject created in different ways. For an artist it's probably one of the best ways of exploring different mediums. Liz is well know for her wonderful ink and...
View ArticleTuscan Black Figs
Look at this totally stunning postcard I received from Robyn this month! Wow! I love everything about it- the wonderful watercolour work, the colours, the composition, the details on the blue plate and...
View ArticleMy card from Albrecht
I'm once again so happy to be the owner of this card from Albrecht. His use of pencil to capture a scene is a joy. You can almost see the pencil dancing across the card - adding here and there a little...
View ArticleOctober card from Robyn
The "Chiostro die S. Francesco" looks like a serene place to relax from everyday life, a marvelous place to draw undisturbed. Robyn drew the cloister in the technique of solar etching print. A...
View ArticleMore sketches from a day in the zoo - card from Cathy
Today I received this amazing artwork from Cathy on both sides of the card! Two "poor beleagured rhinos", safely protected from cruel poachers. They are - like the trees - beautifully drawn by a loose...
View ArticleCat and Mouse
Albrecht's cat, Tricocone, brought him a mouse and ate it right in front of his studio door. 'I heard the bones crack. Grrr.........' says Albrecht.A tragedy for the little mouse but this is a moment...
View ArticleRozelle Park
AutumnBridget HunterGouache on PaperBridget shared her autumn color with me in her postcard from her walk. This is a view from Rozelle Park a woodlands around the corner from where she lives. It’s...
View ArticleA Fallow Deer from Richmond Park
A special postcard from Alison arrived last week - something I associate so closely with her - one of the beautiful fallow deer that she often sees along with the larger red deer, in Richmond Park near...
View ArticleBridget's Comfy Chair!!
One of the reasons I truly love the people in this group is that we are able to share with each other and always know that there is someone there to listen. Its more than a post card every month but...
View ArticleNovember in Richmond Park
Walking in Richmond ParkAlison StaiteWatercolor on paperAlison's postcard is from her walk in Richmond Park and the beautiful autumn colors. This is a view of some of the Beech trees that she says have...
View ArticleAcqua Alta in Venice
Albrecht RisslerInk on paperAlbrecht's postcard is done from the window from his room because it was raining. I feel like I could have been there watching him over his shoulder while he drew this...
View ArticleThe Little Lemon Tree
This is a sketch from Desiree, done several weeks ago now during the tail end of autumn. It's part of her own garden and amazingly colourful considering the time of year. A real reminder to me as to...
View ArticlePostcards From California
Receiving a card from Pat is always special, and i was doubly lucky to receive two! The top image image shows Pat's walking trail in Orange. I think Pat is particularly brilliant at depicting trees...
View ArticleRichmond Park from Alison
I received my postcard from Alison! Thank you Alison for such a wonderful card of your winter in the park. I can truly feel the drab grey skies you speak about in you letter. I am also thankful for the...
View ArticleLiz sketches in Sydney
I can only apologise to Liz for the late posting here of her card. I received it ages ago but must have popped it in a sketchbook for safe keeping. It was only recently I used the book to find, with...
View ArticleDouble Happiness from Liz
I'm always surprised and excited when a postcard arrives from Liz Steel but this time it was double happiness when I opened the envelop to find two!This is Port Macquarie, Liz's January holiday...
View ArticleLost, Stolen or Strayed
After being in denial for months, I have to accept that this wonderful postcard from Albrecht has gone missing, having been posted last year (December, or November?) Aren't they just beautiful sketches...
View ArticleA Memory of Paris
I received this postcard from Robyn a few weeks ago and it's been propped by my computer ever since. I know Robyn likes to do plein air work when she's visiting cities, but this time in the middle of...
View ArticleDog Park
Here is Cathy's painting of the Dog Park at the dam. Cathy wrote that she thought of Ivy when she was painting these images. Ivy is my greyhound. Ivy would really have had fun with the water and the...
View ArticleFlynn's Beach Rocks from Liz
Our postcard project this year seems to be spluttering along a bit erratically, but to see a colourful rectangle in the postbox is always a thrill. This time it was one of Liz's wonderful...
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