My visit to the convent gallery last week was a joyful one. This local gallery is unique in architecture, story and design. It’s importance as a showcase for a range of artistic talent should not be overlooked and this week we glimpse the work of three women artists-Jennifer Feller, Stella…

Ralph Fiennes directs and acts in this film about Rudolf Nureyev’s  defection from the Soviet Union to the West in 1961, despite KGB efforts to stop him. Liam Neeson is one of the Executive Producers of this film. A good pedigree so far. It’s a strange film. Slow and deliberate,…

Think about photographs that have stayed in your mind. Describe them. What do they have in common? I think about the photojournalist shots of the Vietnam war or the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Mapplethorpe’s gripping photos of human bodies. The stunning landscapes of Ansel Adams. Annie Leibowitz and her celebrity…

Have you read any of Armistead Maupin’s books such as Mary Ann in Autumn (2010) or  The Days of Anna Madrigal (2014)? ? Have you watched the Tales of the City miniseries on Netflix? It’s the story of a young and naive Mary Ann arriving in San Francisco and taking up…

Richard Lowenstein took ten years to make this documentary about the life of Michael Hutchence, lead singer of the Australian band INXS. Hutchence died at the age of 37 in 1997. He committed suicide. A charismatic, gifted musician, Hutchence is remembered by friends, family and industry greats such as Bono…

What does beauty look like? What makes a good photograph? How do you respond to the idea of a classical beauty, a model quality? With a focus on women (and men) and beauty this week,  how do we bring together ageing and concepts of beauty? Attractiveness?- is this  beauty- who…

Let me tell you a story. I’m a novice Instagrammer and I’m getting very frustrated trying to crack the big time on Instagram..(or even the medium to low range time.) I post my shots of art and architecture and flowers and scenery and I have about 16 people who think…

ICONIC is a big word but some photographs in particular, saturate the consciousness. They give memory to a time in history, a person of fame, an indelible image that stays with us long after our eyes have left the photograph. All art has that power if it is good art…

Poetry by Robert Mierisch has been a travelling companion for some weeks now. Robert’s work and passion is renewable energy and this is a poem he wrote in 2014 Living in Limbo Imagine a future robust and gentle, Dream of ways to bend waves, wind and sun to meet our…