As we woke this morning to day four of the worse disaster in our Nation's history, the confirmed death toll at this time is 173 - and still rising.
Victorians are glued to their TV's and radios listening to the around the clock coverage of this tragedy. Personally, I feel a sense of numbness and disbelief - my heart is heavy and my tears are real. Who would have thought Melbourne could experience a devastating tragedy worse than Ash Wednesday? Horrific stories of suffering and survival are now surfacing. Our community is showing its incredible generosity through donations of money, goods, volunteering and support.
As a family, we sat last night and packed up our goods for donation. We talked about the events of the past few days, letting the girls express their concerns and answering their questions as honestly as we could. They have been bombarded with images and news reports on TV for days now and you just never know how they are processing all this information. Afterwards.... I hugged my children a little tighter and once again gave thanks that we are safe.
I haven't been painting all that much - just playing around with new techniques and ideas. Thought I would show you a couple of pics from some recent painting sessions. The first is a 8" x 10" canvas I showed you a sneak peek of last week. The photo doesn't show all the detailed elements. I still need to varnish and glitter at some point too. This one will be available as a print when I re-open.
The second one is a much larger canvas that is 70 cm wide. This was an exercise in trying out various mixed media techniques. Once again the photos don't really show all the detail.
Take care everyone.Hugs,
Kerryanne
