https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog daily 0.75 2025-11-05 https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/shuttleworth-street-farmhouse monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/5a859be4-b441-4d39-9533-efe426925f1d/shuttleworth+farmhouse.jpg Blog - Shuttleworth Street Farmhouse - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/husky-and-his-white-cat-shizun monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/8a2a2379-29be-4532-9a2a-9952ec88545d/ranwan+in+the+moonlight.jpg Blog - Husky and his White Cat Shizun - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/trip-to-shanghai-and-an-overnight-drop-in-to-hangzhou monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/9ee7dc5d-cb70-4ea5-a818-8f6829e99eee/1000+trees.jpg Blog - Trip to Shanghai and an overnight drop-in to Hangzhou - Make it stand out The morning of my departure, I decided to venture to the M50 creative space, dedicated to local artists. Sadly it was a Monday and many of them were closed. But I got to see this amazing piece of architecture called 1000 Trees. It’s meant to be a mixed purpose complex, with residential/retail/office spaces inside. I don’t think it is operational yet. It adds a dramatic look to the local landscape. It’s located right next to Suzhou Creek, a designated green urban space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/ff5054c3-50c0-440b-9aaa-c5252a6bd89c/hu+xueyan+house.jpg Blog - Trip to Shanghai and an overnight drop-in to Hangzhou - Make it stand out This lovely mansion used to belong to Hu Xueyan, one of Hangzhou’s richest businessmen 2 centuries ago. Sadly he went bankrupt and his residence had to be sold. But it was an unexpected gem of a place to visit. Not too crowded and I was able to get some lovely moody pictures as it was raining quite heavily. There was a small group of art students from Shanghai practising their drawing….I was almost too embarrassed to pull my own sketchbook out. There was also a couple having their wedding pictures taken. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/71819a88-40f1-4cb6-bdb0-0f3eb5106d75/motorbike+rider+1.jpg Blog - Trip to Shanghai and an overnight drop-in to Hangzhou - Make it stand out As expected of traffic in China, these e-scooters were everywhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/8cf00a1a-af24-4d6b-a84b-014f02044409/motorbike+rider+2.jpg Blog - Trip to Shanghai and an overnight drop-in to Hangzhou - Make it stand out Overloaded but I can balance! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/b85364b0-01d6-412d-8f87-f83c9c22f76b/Shanghai+old+house+1.jpg Blog - Trip to Shanghai and an overnight drop-in to Hangzhou - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/6202e7dc-7e47-4751-be52-4cc9d8ec1243/fence.jpg Blog - Trip to Shanghai and an overnight drop-in to Hangzhou - Make it stand out Around the streets of the French Concession, many of the fences were made of these beautifully woven bamboo canes. They’ve all weathered into lovely hues of golds and browns. I think many of them are concealing ugly spiky metal fences behind. This is much more aesthetically pleasing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/6131bbeb-2c12-4589-8517-9ba8cde17c7b/old+house+2.jpg Blog - Trip to Shanghai and an overnight drop-in to Hangzhou - Make it stand out There’s something very homey and reassuring about seeing laundry outside a home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/cee16b35-674a-4f75-a526-f8764732f53e/museum.jpg Blog - Trip to Shanghai and an overnight drop-in to Hangzhou - Make it stand out My sister and I adore museums, so of course we had to visit the Shanghai museum. We went to the Eastern branch, as I heard that the main branch at People’s Square housed more of the temporary exhibits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1f066149-9a88-490d-8985-0ce2b645b7c8/nanjing+road+west.jpg Blog - Trip to Shanghai and an overnight drop-in to Hangzhou - Make it stand out Every big city has to have its fair share of European looking important buildings. This one calls itself a “Friendship Convention Hall”. It’s located right opposite the Portman Ritz-Carlton Hotel, where we were staying for a while. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/2e6b9c37-051d-4892-8f1e-92e22747d333/city+scene.jpg Blog - Trip to Shanghai and an overnight drop-in to Hangzhou - Make it stand out I liked the look of this curved building along Nanjing West road. The ground level is entirely taken up by high end watch stores. I wonder who buys these time pieces. How on earth do all these high end malls stay afloat? Many of the malls are scarily silent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/e1d24f9a-8d22-4912-97a3-86399d1245e6/noodle+customers.jpg Blog - Trip to Shanghai and an overnight drop-in to Hangzhou - Make it stand out Plentiful roadside scenes like this. You know something tastes good when locals are willing to sit anywhere to eat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/8c10356d-c82a-44aa-86aa-385a96aeb4db/door+man.jpg Blog - Trip to Shanghai and an overnight drop-in to Hangzhou - Make it stand out This doorman chose well. He really stood out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/31c704bf-001d-4a76-9ecf-4f8ebc1f9a22/captain+george+brew+lab.jpg Blog - Trip to Shanghai and an overnight drop-in to Hangzhou - Make it stand out My sister insisted on visiting this fancy coffee place, which she was told was “life-changing”. I am not a coffee drinker, so I had to be educated! True to expectation, I did not like the Americano, but liked the milk beverage and cold brew versions. https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/logan-hospital monthly 0.5 2024-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/79d73b47-26e8-45bc-b46e-247359aa67b9/LGH.jpg Blog - Logan Hospital - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/wooden-buildings-st-pauls-catholic-apostolic-church-8-mile-plains monthly 0.5 2024-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/c90369c4-4160-4afd-a1c8-a2f92ec9f2a1/st+paul%27s.jpg Blog - Wooden buildings - St Paul's Catholic Apostolic Church, 8 Mile Plains - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/international-women-day-and-sewing monthly 0.5 2024-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/dd502aa0-f1ec-4e87-99ec-b87dd6fe0d7c/IMG-20240309-WA0001.jpg Blog - International Women' day and Sewing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/buddhas-birthday-celebration monthly 0.5 2023-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/82edc2ad-8001-448b-a9dd-536db597714f/processed_20230430_104243.jpg Blog - Buddha's Birthday celebration - Make it stand out Part of the newly extended temple complex https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/53657302-4cd6-455c-b5bd-c065ef5bd886/FB_IMG_1682847968805.jpg Blog - Buddha's Birthday celebration - Make it stand out My efforts. Pen, inktense colour pencils https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/66a820e0-6333-421f-8492-bd10869aa921/processed_20230430_105549.jpg Blog - Buddha's Birthday celebration - Make it stand out Before we walked too far, we spotted this lovely little bonsai garden in the middle of the grounds. It was edged with lined walkways, so I thought it a perfect spot to warm up for sketching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/ef98929a-a02c-40d3-ae5a-a1115dfc7f4e/IMG-20230430-WA0010.jpg Blog - Buddha's Birthday celebration - Make it stand out The original. I am a very non-religious person, but I would love to be able to rest here when I’m nothing more than a pile of ashes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/eb08c99c-1a46-42ff-b700-a4bcc6539742/processed_20230430_121518.jpg Blog - Buddha's Birthday celebration - Make it stand out I can never walk past a shaved ice dessert without partaking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/c055c8fb-2381-4903-ba53-d6c969749d88/processed_20230430_103623.jpg Blog - Buddha's Birthday celebration - Make it stand out These stairs lead up to the new extension of the temple compound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/5ac64b60-e07e-461d-960a-61ae5329fa59/processed_20230430_103934.jpg Blog - Buddha's Birthday celebration - Make it stand out Too sunny even for the locals. I would have sat there if Id remembered to bring an umbrella. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/7a620e2d-d02b-46b2-8ae7-e4627f6977fc/processed_20230430_105336.jpg Blog - Buddha's Birthday celebration - Make it stand out A classical bronze (not sure if it is truly bronze or not) incense cauldron, flanked by a donation box. There were a number of incense urns around but I find it rather tasteless and obvious to have a donation box permanently paired with those urns. The idea behind these urns is that your wishes, hopes and prayers will be wafted to the heavens along with the joss smoke. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/2a1d6734-8e65-45db-92c9-22fd8caa91b1/FB_IMG_1682852835498.jpg Blog - Buddha's Birthday celebration - Make it stand out It wasn’t easy to sketch people as they were moving about too much. But I captured a few vignettes. This lovely elderly Chinese woman smiled at us sitting next to her as she wolfed down an enormous bowl of vermicelli. Another incense urn married to a donation box. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/355d2d65-3ba5-4fb5-a64d-1dea1009b9d0/FB_IMG_1682847964337.jpg Blog - Buddha's Birthday celebration - Make it stand out This very graceful pagoda was the highlight of the place. It is a shrine, as well as a resting place for the ashes of the deceased. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1ff984c7-e78d-4ef4-a202-957a9edffb33/processed_20230430_103702.jpg Blog - Buddha's Birthday celebration - Make it stand out Aren’t the red umbrellas glorious against the blue, blue sky? https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/sketching monthly 0.5 2023-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/ad501f5f-a635-46ea-94de-cebc0c62562f/school+pickup.jpg Blog - Sketching - Make it stand out view from my dashboard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/851f008b-7be7-4fa3-8613-2825e5621616/processed_aviary-image-1682131021513.jpeg Blog - Sketching - Make it stand out Platinum carbon fountain pen extra fine nib https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/home-new-glasses-and-then-cross-stitch monthly 0.5 2023-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/e0bcd23a-8ac9-4399-b823-5ab0535f8658/processed_20230420_183200.jpg Blog - Home - new glasses and then CROSS-STITCH - Make it stand out Fried Foochow rice noodles for dinner tonight, just because. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/5b5ccf3a-135d-497e-8f59-db3d8ad5f79f/processed_20230420_164648.jpg Blog - Home - new glasses and then CROSS-STITCH - Make it stand out A cute little Babushka needle holder - can’t remember who gifted it to me, probably my sister-in-law who knows I like little useful knick-knacks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/bf211dc0-4716-4bcd-bb26-86e1c9c59b26/processed_20230420_164628.jpg Blog - Home - new glasses and then CROSS-STITCH - Make it stand out work in progress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/ddc92592-2530-4846-b2c9-eba6c14361c9/processed_20230420_164622.jpg Blog - Home - new glasses and then CROSS-STITCH - Make it stand out A very little corner of the project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/973837b0-363d-4b16-b46f-2ffa5ae35108/processed_20230420_164659.jpg Blog - Home - new glasses and then CROSS-STITCH - Make it stand out Copied my mum’s working method. She used to highlight whatever she’d done; this would make it far easier to spot which squares still needs stitching. https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/goodbye-jb monthly 0.5 2023-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/9585939b-2295-4810-b43e-0d21adba2c88/1681653810699.jpg Blog - Goodbye, JB - Make it stand out St Regis, Orchard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/a33100cf-d9f7-4d81-a4dc-d97a2697ea7a/IMG-20230416-WA0013.jpg Blog - Goodbye, JB - Make it stand out View behind us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/5c41b7d5-7fa0-4aad-b65a-c94e57f7c0b4/processed_20230416_152241.jpg Blog - Goodbye, JB - Make it stand out A traditional whetstone for sharpening knives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/f2ed1d0e-0633-4264-b979-8fab48422e89/processed_20230416_162000.jpg Blog - Goodbye, JB - Make it stand out View ahead of us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/abe9d706-9096-42fb-b26c-e4440d51ecb2/processed_20230416_210258.jpg Blog - Goodbye, JB - Make it stand out A very phallic-looking ice kacang https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/jb-update-8-random-things monthly 0.5 2023-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/4cb2f771-5cae-4ff5-a862-a4cba145be34/processed_20230415_181903.jpg Blog - JB Update 8 - random things - Make it stand out Another snapshot of Xiaomi, lazing on the patio table. Just because. And please admire her chub chubs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/37fcbced-c9e4-4c51-ad40-0d008387f405/processed_20230415_181805.jpg Blog - JB Update 8 - random things - Make it stand out Corner of the house garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/ebcdb28e-44e6-4285-90b2-adf6ef59bdf0/processed_20230415_181200.jpg Blog - JB Update 8 - random things - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/69e231c7-cc86-4d61-842f-5d6eeb623a99/1681547340904.jpg Blog - JB Update 8 - random things - Make it stand out Decrepit high rises https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/da944755-489c-43f8-8953-55a47090b1ec/processed_20230415_183231.jpg Blog - JB Update 8 - random things - Make it stand out Household cooktop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/74eb0541-5bb2-4e8b-abcf-87ca5561013e/processed_20230415_185522.jpg Blog - JB Update 8 - random things - Make it stand out Mahjong finale https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/jb-update-6-home-vignettes monthly 0.5 2023-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/551f704b-f475-480c-9351-0b25159be0f1/processed_aviary-image-1681380996740.jpeg Blog - JB Update 7 - home vignettes - Make it stand out Exactly. No one can see it. It’s totally overgrown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/0455a4f3-c5ac-437e-aee7-3105eb8f4852/processed_20230413_173217.jpg Blog - JB Update 7 - home vignettes - Make it stand out Refreshing shaved ice dessert with seasonal fruits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/661b0152-f7f4-49ee-ab4e-8ff945155bee/1681353187394.jpg Blog - JB Update 7 - home vignettes - Make it stand out House fixtures from when I was growing up as a child. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/7e040af7-12ba-4c3e-bf6d-16df99ac3da0/processed_20230413_122139.jpg Blog - JB Update 7 - home vignettes - Make it stand out Laksa leaf - this is the magical herb that gives JB laksa its trademark flavour and fragrance. I wonder if I can find this in Brisbane somewhere….. https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/jb-update-6-cat monthly 0.5 2023-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/abb65973-1d41-4f93-ae42-128d081403a6/1681218654325.jpg Blog - JB update 6 - cat - Make it stand out Look at her sooky Highness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/dcda84b8-e427-40f8-ba58-0cd466ffb6fa/1681218749007.jpg Blog - JB update 6 - cat - Make it stand out Indoor Easter egg hunt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/462ccbda-c65d-41cf-9192-3e74b1c9bbd1/processed_20230411_124849.jpg Blog - JB update 6 - cat - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/jade-ring monthly 0.5 2023-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/813a07bf-0907-4614-9799-270eb5db0167/aviary-image-1681125981953.jpeg Blog - Jade Ring - Make it stand out My mum was given this stone by her aunt, and she got it set in her home town in East Malaysia. https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/jb-update-4 monthly 0.5 2023-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/d270bf58-ddcb-4f33-a001-42ef3eac4f22/processed_20230409_225111.jpg Blog - JB Update 4 - Make it stand out This stands in front of the Garden Bayview seafood restaurant, JB. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/fbcf6b5a-5b12-46e0-8ce7-ed6b7d25783f/1681045863082.jpg Blog - JB Update 4 - Make it stand out Food. Always food. You cannot be a Malaysian if you don’t like food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/429f3ded-ccc1-4f9e-a759-b2350d5f431b/processed_20230409_213212.jpg Blog - JB Update 4 - Make it stand out Here is the other special woman in my life, standing at a petite 4 feet 11 inches tall. Incredibly resourceful, fiercely independent, full of practical intelligence, loyal to the nth degree, and 120% trustworthy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/dbc71986-67db-431d-92ec-8cc7f7f24d7f/processed_L1002420.JPG Blog - JB Update 4 - Make it stand out My parents. The pic does not reveal how grumpy my dad was at being asked to pose….. https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/jb-update-3-home-doings monthly 0.5 2023-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/50027a4b-35a6-4fdf-b795-28d4d06c1412/processed_20230408_201008.jpg Blog - JB Update 3 - home-doings - Make it stand out Yummy, yummy satay. These cost a bomb in Australia, but it’s a local staple, and costs the equivalent of 50 Australian cents per stick. These would have been cooked the traditional way over a grill and charcoal fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/bca9b7d7-e0b1-42ba-921c-6441eb822d74/processed_20230408_212244.jpg Blog - JB Update 3 - home-doings - Make it stand out Cousins enjoying some time together. Here they are practising hair-braiding skills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/e2e8230f-d6b6-4b62-94d7-4610a2f1e521/processed_20230408_202947.jpg Blog - JB Update 3 - home-doings - Make it stand out In this equatorial weather, shrubs and trees grow pretty much anywhere with virtually no encouragement. I took a stroll around our old neighbourhood this evening, banana trees abound. I love these little monkey bananas. These are incredibly sweet. You won’t find this type of banana sold commercially as they ripen very quickly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/2deb4e3c-ca37-4077-9d4b-489168e3f934/processed_20230408_232104.jpg Blog - JB Update 3 - home-doings - Make it stand out Family time. Anth is the chess guru around here.. So everyone was ganged up against him, but I think it was futile. I had no idea he was carrying a tournament chess set around in his suitcase. But it’s turned out very convenient as it’s generated a lot of interest from all the cousins, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/029b9ffa-ffeb-4ff7-81e8-9d225d2637df/processed_20230408_203027.jpg Blog - JB Update 3 - home-doings - Make it stand out Pandanus plants. This aromatic plant can be found in almost every Malaysian family kitchen garden. The leaves are commonly used to perfume local dishes. Here it grows almost wild. I have never been able to successfully keep one alive in Brisbane. https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/jb-update-2-mahjong monthly 0.5 2023-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/8449039c-36cf-426c-ba02-e71b8b8fdcb5/processed_aviary-image-1680860617190.jpeg Blog - JB Update 2 - mahjong! 麻将! - Make it stand out So here’s my mum training my brother-in-law and my niece, who picked it up super-quickly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/4c7aad1f-9d37-4650-a305-6b5332598ed8/1680860530583.jpg Blog - JB Update 2 - mahjong! 麻将! - Make it stand out Little vignettes of the mahjong table https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/jb-update-1 monthly 0.5 2023-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/634d8ef2-977f-4c2b-a11f-01d6775702d2/processed_20230406_150213.jpg Blog - JB update 1 - Make it stand out Southeast-Asian folk are great snackers. You can find countless types of pickled dried fruit, cookies in every shape and colour imaginable, usual cakes, sticky asian cakes made of rice flour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/d25c99eb-8849-451a-8cc3-cfd1208c17c3/processed_20230406_155430.jpg Blog - JB update 1 - Make it stand out Otak-otak = BBQ spiced fish paste wrapped in banana leaf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/2d407309-9480-4a03-b2f2-9d9da5a94cf5/processed_20230406_155426.jpg Blog - JB update 1 - Make it stand out Luscious JB laksa. I could eat this all week. I have not been able to find one that comes close in Brisbane. https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/goodbye-kuching-hello-johor-bahru-1 monthly 0.5 2023-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/01ba7d9d-4aa2-4710-9b1a-dcf7730983c4/processed_20230405_214741.jpg Blog - Goodbye Kuching, Hello Johor Bahru - Make it stand out This gilded dragon and phoenix bias relief art piece has been in my parents’ home since my early teens, making it over 30 years ago. I still remember my dad seeing it in a store, and paying money to bring it home. I remember he even told a white lie to my grandmother at the time, concealing the actual cost of this art piece……he said it was given to him by a client…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/b45d163a-bcd1-4f88-9932-ef54d63ee4a5/processed_20230405_214810.jpg Blog - Goodbye Kuching, Hello Johor Bahru - Make it stand out These wooden palings (I am sure there is a proper name for these things) edge the 22 stairs going upstairs (another Occupational Therapist’s nightmare). These gilded plaques with good luck chinese characters have been hanging there since my early childhood too. Before emails were invented, our family would receive lots of chinese new year cards every year. My mum would make an annual display of stapling all the festive cards together in long columns and attaching them to each of these wooden palings. We would always count them to see how many there were, and whether the new year’s count would beat the count from last year. Sadly, since email greetings came about, the number of cards dwindled and my mum no longer bothers to continue with that custom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/2a6a014e-981e-4937-bfa3-478908a3b55a/processed_20230405_114305.jpg Blog - Goodbye Kuching, Hello Johor Bahru - Make it stand out Highly recommend the Imperial Hotel, Kuching. It’s not particularly fancy but it’s conveniently located and the best thing about it? The beds are extremely firm, which is great for my back. My other half claims it’s given the best night’s sleep EVER in a hotel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/37fa0ebc-fc2a-4dd6-a695-ba83f6d92cf1/processed_20230405_214756.jpg Blog - Goodbye Kuching, Hello Johor Bahru - Make it stand out This is always their first thing that greets me when I walk in through the entrance way of my parental home. A HUGE cross stitch piece done by my mum several decades ago. Link to the chinese historical story below: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Su_Wu https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/kuching-2 monthly 0.5 2023-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/a66f08a2-5f15-4964-a126-c0bdb19881bf/processed_20230404_150531.jpg Blog - Kuching 2 - Make it stand out Check out the spiral staircases at the backs of the shophouses. These ones have been painted in pretty colours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/c0f47941-d29f-41ea-9774-2a97d407b121/1680616421226.jpg Blog - Kuching 2 - Make it stand out Good morning and good night, Kuching. Thank you for a very hospitable whirlwind stay. Tomorrow I head to my hometown of Johor Bahru. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1680614894120-RQSPW7ZB6N0BD2I9NYIC/IMG-20230404-WA0007.jpg Blog - Kuching 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/662d66c0-7759-4fb7-aed5-841992ad5511/processed_20230404_150238.jpg Blog - Kuching 2 - Make it stand out A very typical neighbourhood grocery store - “Chap Huey Tiam” in the Hokkien dialect. Literal translation means “shop of odds and ends”. Sure enough, you can find anything from sweets, toilet paper, baby formula, cookies, preserved snacks to cigarettes and cold drinks. Many shopkeepers even act as part-time dealers for local lotto syndicates. The shopkeeper is a trusted local repository of neighbourhood gossip and when I was a small girl of 5 or 6 years old, my dad would often take me with him to our local shop and I’d run around with the shopkeeper’s kids while he chatted with the other men who’d finished work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/301b5cbf-8f6b-499c-bbda-4ffeb78e137c/processed_20230404_143542.jpg Blog - Kuching 2 - Make it stand out There’s a little china lion with a festive red silk ribbon ball greeting customers at the threshold of the entry way. The doorway has a traditionally raised threshold. One has to be careful in entering - this would be an Occupational Therapist’s nightmare. It’s almost a foot in height. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/16fa1b91-f11f-4704-bcf4-109d39768b88/processed_20230404_150118.jpg Blog - Kuching 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/a9ad91bc-6b65-463e-820c-72268e2127f3/processed_20230404_143806.jpg Blog - Kuching 2 - Make it stand out This was something I had never noticed previously. It is common for the servers to arrive with an enamel mug or china bowl filled with hot water. At first, I was quite puzzled as to the purpose of this. Now I know. It’s for customers to dip their cutlery into before using them. How sensible. No disposable stuff here. Everything is still served with chinaware and stainless steel spoons/forks and wooden/plastic chopsticks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/6ac337f3-3d20-4de1-9a4f-4c72a9f32015/1680616114256.jpg Blog - Kuching 2 - Make it stand out FOOD. FOOD. And more FOOD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/6ed6e14a-60cf-4b56-bdc5-44a802f7418e/processed_20230404_150501.jpg Blog - Kuching 2 - Make it stand out Even the concrete road bollards are pretty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/e0abe6a9-1bc9-47a7-b848-425e9b2f28de/processed_20230404_212913.jpg Blog - Kuching 2 - Make it stand out Big family dinner with cousins, uncles and aunties tonight. The ubiquitous condiments of a Chinese restaurant - light soy sauce, vinegar, chopped garlic, chopped red chilli and pickled green chillies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/09e2c719-d784-4100-970e-1c0c1df8421b/processed_20230404_212518.jpg Blog - Kuching 2 - Make it stand out The restaurant had a beautiful feature wall made up entirely of a mosaic landscape, in the style of a traditional Chinese inkwash painting, I’ve once done a mosaic workshop before. There would have been HOURS and HOURS of work, precision and hand dexterity + strength that’s gone into this wall. Magnificent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/87bebfb1-6975-42c3-8ecf-5782ddc26371/processed_20230404_143609.jpg Blog - Kuching 2 - Make it stand out A little eatery that specialises in Hainan chicken rice. I love the traditional wooden name plaque of the shop and the green ceramic tiles providing decoration and ventilation to the interior. https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/kuching-1 monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/69f7fdf5-9b98-45a1-a2eb-5b924c4dc8fe/processed_20230403_141604.jpg Blog - Kuching 1 - Make it stand out I love that they are so used to tourists here that they don’t object to tourists taking photos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/5a084f48-aaaa-4ad7-9f72-0642a1a8b398/processed_20230403_144959.jpg Blog - Kuching 1 - Make it stand out One thing I have to acknowledge about Malaysia is that you would have a great deal of difficulty here if you were physically disabled, as the place is simply not easily accessible without the blessed ability to walk freely. The walkways under shophouses are incredibly narrow, famously known throughout Malaysia and SIngapore as “5-foot walkways”, and with unpredictable threshold stairs and uneven path textures., As you can see in the picture, some shopfronts have tiles, some have cobblestones, some have plain old concrete. Wheelchairs, walkers, prams…….forget it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/390d17bd-e093-457e-93b1-f3701a85b703/processed_20230403_144722.jpg Blog - Kuching 1 - Make it stand out I love these old shophouses. I think they look incredibly elegant. I’ve never been to the upper levels of one in my life, and have often wondered what it would be like to live in one of these. I imagine it would be pretty dark and possibly quite airless inside, as these buildings are in a long terrace row and extend quite a long way inside. But one could run one’s own entrepreneurial business downstairs, and live upstairs. It would be handy to be able to look out onto a bustling street, and to keep an eye on local foot traffic. These particular buildings are very old and have survived for over 200 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/84e039df-93c5-4a43-bdad-68476d322eee/processed_20230403_141234.jpg Blog - Kuching 1 - Make it stand out Old temple converted to hawker stall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/58071207-e5ea-4858-960d-031691edf4ff/processed_20230403_141459.jpg Blog - Kuching 1 - Make it stand out The beautiful little temple across the road on Jalan Carpenter. Obviously a popular temple. As I snapped this pic, there were plenty of people genuflecting to the resident deities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/a69e4505-6f93-43e9-b4e5-8eeab3c89fa2/processed_20230403_145105.jpg Blog - Kuching 1 - Make it stand out View from Jalan Carpenter- looking towards the State Legislative building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/3abd6218-006d-4cae-9ef1-bbd521b7137a/processed_20230403_145205.jpg Blog - Kuching 1 - Make it stand out My sister in law spotted this beautiful mural done by a local artist, depicting a traditional wooden clog shop. These clogs were once upon a time, incredibly common. You hardly see anyone wearing them anymore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/cef42547-ec57-48fc-9850-129d0d373ae1/processed_20230403_145640.jpg Blog - Kuching 1 - Make it stand out Side gate of temple https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/sewing monthly 0.5 2023-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/e800ada8-ab82-4a2d-9bf5-711584086d9e/green+kimono+blouse.jpg Blog - Sewing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/trip-to-uluru-1 monthly 0.5 2022-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/26ecb92e-e1f5-468d-a99a-8c20e006e2ca/Uluru+8.jpg Blog - Trip to Uluru - Make it stand out Wildflower blooms - totally non-showy, but still pretty and unexpected in a desert setting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/49fba0fd-61c3-435d-8aab-18b9d0a0d297/Uluru+2.jpg Blog - Trip to Uluru - Make it stand out Alison had her earphones plugged in and was clearly in the zone while working on her piece. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/46312ab2-7d66-4e8d-99e1-283190000b37/Uluru+6.jpg Blog - Trip to Uluru - Make it stand out Field of Lights and little crescent moon on the horizon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/c60190a1-6aa9-4136-b606-5ad70aeb5aa7/Uluru+7.jpg Blog - Trip to Uluru - Make it stand out Magical changing of colours during dusk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/f2e894ac-9f15-478b-aadc-da974e3f7a84/Uluru+4.jpg Blog - Trip to Uluru - Make it stand out Group photo at the end. I think they were quite pleased with their little portraits. Initially they were reserved with me. When they saw the finished sketches, they both started giggling and pointing to each other. I am so glad we broke the ice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/204b8cb6-3012-4c37-9a12-3e23d35ffc25/Uluru+1.jpg Blog - Trip to Uluru - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/b119ddb5-6564-456b-9968-d4c1a7edc049/Uluru+3.jpg Blog - Trip to Uluru - Make it stand out Rachael working on her piece. They both had this large orange tub with their paint mixtures safely stored in little plastic take-away containers ready for use. So sensible! Must take notes - very handy for painting on the move. https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/lockdown-slow-living monthly 0.5 2021-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1625299696288-86Y5275ZRUGC5JKAMRX5/Lockdown+Slow+Living.jpg Blog - Lockdown Slow Living - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/rabbits-by-the-lake monthly 0.5 2021-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1625121855805-A3PE1E0A2GSNMQ5JMOF3/Rabbits+By+The+Lake.jpg Blog - Rabbits By The Lake - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/jeans-friends monthly 0.5 2019-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1567590382400-WE4IYPIHTQVSJJ2A44SL/Jean%27s+Friends.jpg Blog - Jean's Friends https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/2-weeks-off-work monthly 0.5 2019-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1566210003662-XTV9XO3NV6WGMK5983PV/Olley+1.jpg Blog - 2 weeks off work! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1566210089022-LE5P7BHOWEJPDCHUGJQ1/Olley+2.jpg Blog - 2 weeks off work! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1566209907263-JVD3K07SLQGB9G7IXVMI/Olley+3.jpg Blog - 2 weeks off work! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1566209841233-MI2JMDAXOON2O15M645B/Chilling+with+cat.jpg Blog - 2 weeks off work! https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/carry-us-home monthly 0.5 2019-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1565777204090-9RCAY6LHZQ3BV8ELPGCU/Carry+Us+Home.jpg Blog - Carry Us Home https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/st-phil-rochedale monthly 0.5 2019-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1558853863667-JORSV72MHBC5F363RDOI/St+Phil+260519.jpg Blog - St Phil Rochedale Pastor George in action. Peter giving the sermon. Gail doing a kiddie presentation with Simon. The backs of various parishioners. I have become rather competent at drawing people’s profiles and backs. https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/impromptu-sunday-dinner monthly 0.5 2019-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1558174263889-F4570VWMHL5ZN0K713YU/Bibi%27s+kitchen.jpeg Blog - Impromptu Sunday Dinner A contemporary suburban kitchen in Brisbane https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/childrens-birthday-party monthly 0.5 2019-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1557886457306-OVYD4J9TZFG56RBE0NY3/suburban+house+8MP.JPG Blog - Children's birthday party Backyard of suburban Brisbane home, 8 Mile Plains https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/blog/urban-sketching-in-auckland-nz monthly 0.5 2019-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1557315479399-K4VG8PA2A1V7CVQFT4SV/US+Masu+chefs.jpg Blog - Urban Sketching in Auckland, NZ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1557315194433-W2KTVC2FVMFSIYBSJLCV/US+Auckland+Town+Hall.jpg Blog - 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Features on my art business card. My take of an old fairy tale - SOLD Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126004605-U7XQEREG7FNU62HJ9KKE/img_4994.jpg Paintings - House with Pineapples and Tomatoes 28 inch square - acrylic on canvas - a piece inspired by a funny thought that occurred to me one day - SOLD Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537513174239-1I9AQ43CR6GM5RXJHVME/Strolling+Home.jpg Paintings - Strolling Home 24 inch square - mixed media on canvas - commission piece - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537495175909-BEQPD1KS1NDZNPDIUUER/The+Stargazer.jpg Paintings - The Stargazer 20 inch square - acrylic on canvas - commission piece - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126306350-H956EMZCOU8BJPIRFH8G/img_5383.jpg Paintings - Yard in Front of My House 24 inch square - acrylic on canvas - SOLD Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126242956-SMSV8MIN3X7HRL4UVX8M/peacock-on-the-roof.jpg Paintings - Peacock on the Roof 28 inch square - acrylic on canvas Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537512975103-Q6DG5LWPKZ66WQ9PAT5B/Knowledge+Grows.jpg Paintings - Knowledge Grows 24 inch square - mixed media on canvas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537513998394-PLB3ZEMTNCO6C3GBOZPG/Now+I+See+You.jpg Paintings - Now I See You 28 inch square - acrylic on canvas Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537583854119-3V6TDGXXIZZ8E3FVMDV1/Auntie+Ruth%27s+daycare.jpg Paintings - Auntie Ruth's Daycare 28 inch square - acrylic on canvas - GIFTED Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537125737290-TCY8MTDH7ZYVN0X3L1XC/byron-secret-santa.jpg Paintings - Byron 12 inch square - secret santa present for a dear work colleague - her dog Byron is one of the major loves in her life Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537495117118-VCSYXUNGYNMJZ5FOSMQR/The+Sea+is+Calling+Me.jpg Paintings - The Sea is Calling Me 28 inch square - mixed media on canvas - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537494822604-QY5CQIUIXKODT7JTLZJD/Drinking+Coffee.jpg Paintings - Drinking Coffee 24 inch square - acrylic on canvas - commission piece - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537512910280-ENNXANYT48PTOSUDEMF4/Learning+together.jpg Paintings - Learning Together acrylic on canvas - commission piece - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537508780410-VLCRTHL6GF3ROU0L2LAT/Aya%27s+Jacaranda+Memories.jpg Paintings - Aya's Jacaranda Memories Acrylic on canvas - commission piece - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537495219380-BZRSQKPWJNH4YXAHK0WS/The+Sky+Painters.jpg Paintings - The Sky Painters 18 inch by 24 inch - mixed media on canvas - commission piece - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126362558-VASKK4COHDJPYHZQUQI7/img_4380.jpg Paintings - Childhood Landscape 1 18 inch by 24 inch - acrylic on canvas panel Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537509373274-LX50869AW6JX38PXPI7T/Childhood+Landscape+2.jpg Paintings - Childhood Landscape 2 Acrylic on canvas panel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537510795787-UL99J42BQFNIIQXR50UP/Jacaranda+Fantasies.jpg Paintings - Jacaranda Fantasies 30 inch by 40 inch - mixed media on canvas - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537125758244-1HMUFGKM2O0BUTZAH7GO/fullsizeoutput_2d39.jpg Paintings - Monet's waterlilies Mixed media on A3 watercolour paper - SOLD Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537436925660-4JASYYDLJH6JZ942GGQZ/morningtown-ride.jpg Paintings - Morningtown Ride 24 inch by 30 inch - acrylic on canvas - commission piece - SOLD Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126384067-6G6EYR2RBZN0D0392EVI/flower-cheer.jpg Paintings - Flower Cheer Mixed media on A3 watercolour paper - commission piece - SOLD Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537510082061-RANSEPNJ18ZIOJCTEY01/Garden+Flowers.jpg Paintings - Garden Flowers Mixed media on A3 watercolour paper - SOLD Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537125815365-C4X2C4IDTK8M5OGBG0T4/img_2359.jpg Paintings - Karawatha Forest 12 inch square - acrylic on canvas Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537125838222-008BOPVSL1TBX5ELA9ZJ/img_2523.jpg Paintings - O'Reilly's Nature Reserve 12 inch square - acrylic on wooden panel Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537125742282-UXUJPXJK8HCUY9QJ4AN6/childhood-sunset.jpg Paintings - Landscape - untitled acrylic on A3 watercolour paper - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126321623-2IGSJD0LN2J0SL3JYH6A/jungle-fun.jpg Paintings - Jungle Fun 30 inch by 40 inch - mixed media on canvas - commission piece - SOLD Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537125818024-8IZECHXDX10F3XE7L47K/img_2372.jpg Paintings - Sleeping Yun acrylic on canvas - one of my much earlier pieces, practising with a photo of my little girl having a nap with her blankie Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537509997339-C2Q9UQO6MOV7PKLOD1PS/Feeding+the+Roos.jpg Paintings - Feeding The Roos 20 inch square - acrylic on canvas - UNAVAILABLE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126125677-WCGM0YJTEPBMF0RP4XDE/tribute-to-a-forest.jpg Paintings - Tribute to a Forest 28 inch square - mixed media on canvas - SOLD Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537125825996-H0M4WTNQOBNV51I945NN/img_2465+%281%29.jpg Paintings - Red Tree in Kingaroy 12 inch square - Acrylic on wood panel Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537125909893-M8S0BV9EHP6UC7X2OB3R/img_2732.jpg Paintings - Happy Gerberas 24 inch square - acrylic on canvas - my favourite flower and these were my wedding flowers - now on the wall of my workplace Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126106657-D3DE50XJ0IUQQVU1ETLZ/queensland-bush.jpg Paintings - Australian country 20 inch square - acrylic on canvas Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537125917695-4OGFI8IW3UNOTD2WO6WJ/img_2859.jpg Paintings - Old Farmhouse with A Jacaranda Tree 16 inch by 20 inch - acrylic on canvas Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126046092-47MIOUYGQGDBL09GHX1A/landscape-2+%281%29.jpg Paintings - Landscape - Untitled 18 inch by 24 inch - acrylic on canvas - copy of original painting by Helen Cottle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537125743849-KN4NVC6RUR8TTCCZA4L1/fishing.jpg Paintings - Seaside 18 inch by 24 inch - acrylic on canvas - a practice piece I did during a painting workshop with Helen Cottle, which is a copy of one of her originals - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537510283845-T6RF47VNJRDMMSOYSRU9/Happy+Chickens.jpg Paintings - Happy Chickens Mixed media on A3 watercolour paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537510139462-R2G6Y0N81G964C9N9C07/Hansel+and+Gretel%27s+Candy+Cottage.jpg Paintings - Hansel & Gretel's Candy Cottage Mixed media on A3 watercolour paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126110522-9VYJTOWJZT1IOJGNIVZ3/red-poppies.jpg Paintings - Red Poppies 18 inch by 24 inch - acrylic on canvas - copy of original painting by Helen Cottle - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537509870274-W3V5VJL4F8A5SO76CGOW/Companionship.jpg Paintings - Companionship Mixed media on A3 watercolour paper - commission piece - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126065171-Y8N7QBNORX3PQ9CIG8QP/minnippi-parkland.jpg Paintings - Landscape - Untitled Plein air painting - acrylic on MDF panel Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126015275-YBLSYAXS2D5M41GY5JTA/img_23301.jpg Paintings - Night companion painting to Day - acrylic on canvas - SOLD Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126060528-V237FEH0RXTOXO0P5YX3/landscape.jpg Paintings - Landscape - Untitled Acrylic on unstretched canvas - copy of original painting by Helen Cottle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537125798801-O76TFPTC5H8N2ZRDER97/img_2329.jpg Paintings - Day Acrylic on canvas - 18 inch by 24 inch One of my earlier paintings, one of a pair, with a complementing night painting of the same scene. Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126134731-5RQTULT6N2JT4AU21F25/wellington-pt-painting.jpg Paintings - Wellington Point Jetty 12 inch square - plein air acrylic painting on MDF panel - GIFTED Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537508974803-9YUCQAAI51JO49ODEWC4/Being+Mum.jpg Paintings - Being Mum 16 inch by 20 inch - mixed media on canvas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537510949165-3GLD1E37JVYVRQWDPUVD/Jungle+Colours.jpg Paintings - Jungle Colours 24 inch square - mixed media on canvas - commission piece - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537511006921-5IQCE8LPPK2WA25H8FUB/Lollipop+Forest.jpg Paintings - Lollipop Forest Mixed media on A3 watercolour paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537511046536-SMOAAYKKXRCZ412WOGV5/Mermaid+Beauty.jpg Paintings - Mermaid Beauty Acrylic on Ampersand panel - UNAVAILABLE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537511100305-41Y3E8J592XPRORXT1R4/Miss+Rumphius.jpg Paintings - Miss Rumphius 30 inch by 40 inch - acrylic on canvas - commission piece inspired by a children’s story about Miss Rumphius - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537511232936-7H9N3WUHP4CJW83XIJ4Z/Mohammed+Ali.jpg Paintings - Mohammed Ali 18 inch by 24 inch - acrylic on canvas - UNAVAILABLE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537511317728-LVDB4AMQTFTB7TYD3BAP/Seascape.jpg Paintings - Seascape Mixed media on A3 watercolour paper - commission piece - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537511364017-UAJQ2SJG0JKST7CDYECX/Starting+School.jpg Paintings - Starting School Mixed media on A3 watercolour paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537511413878-JT35HDMYWR3NGQPGCOXB/On+The+Elephant%27s+Trail.jpg Paintings - On The Elephant's Trail 24 inch square - acrylic on canvas - commission piece - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537511463179-CRXBWPRPUCE2UWB8VF4H/Our+First+Book+Week.jpg Paintings - Our First Book Week Acrylic on A3 watercolour paper - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537511516999-9JTFOF88ZQUY0H5RXNKS/The+Magic+Faraway+Tree.jpg Paintings - The Magic Faraway Tree 18 inch by 24 inch - acrylic on canvas - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537511660969-D62AOBTHACBDM47V6LSN/The+Owl+and+The+Pussycat.jpg Paintings - The Owl and The Pussycat Acrylic on A3 watercolour paper - commission piece - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537511834808-W7T3YSD6WR8UW6PZUADI/The+Snow+Queen.jpg Paintings - The Snow Queen Acrylic on A3 watercolour paper - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537511900180-C35TZCB8MWR6CPBPU5O1/The+Ugly+Duckling.jpg Paintings - The Ugly Duckling Acrylic on A3 watercolour paper - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537511937276-T70JVIFHJDCMO2G4SP2C/Under+The+Sea.jpg Paintings - Under The Sea Mixed media on A3 watercolour paper - UNAVAILABLE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537511971565-6P3H5TT24V2RZSPX83YB/Waiting+to+Be+Ploughed+-+Esk.jpg Paintings - Waiting to be Ploughed - Esk Acrylic on wood panel - UNAVAILABLE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537513134761-BF9FDE063WLKK6G8WM30/Underwood+Park+Lake.jpg Paintings - Underwood Park Lake 12 inch square - acrylic on wood panel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537512019399-0O9HS3HXOK1F29JPMACY/Whimsical+Woodland.jpg Paintings - Whimsical Woodland 18 inch by 24 inch - mixed media on canvas - commission piece - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537512685421-5VZTRXQ5YRU4A4FSW8IM/Tree+of+Life.jpg Paintings - Tree of Life 18 inch by 24 inch - mixed media on canvas - commission piece - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1588066707353-7ZDU2OY0WWRKDLGBHB9I/image-asset.jpeg Paintings - Earth Angels Mixed media on canvas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1585959463708-U3JHZIAU2LREH1SHCXD5/image-asset.jpeg Paintings - Fishing with Dad Commission piece - mixed media on canvas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1588066667068-K95KZA5HP6BNM67KVTNX/image-asset.jpeg Paintings - Hanging Out With My Cat Commission piece - mixed media on canvas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1582759597684-1HCEOQZ8TZGWFIDH1QSO/image-asset.jpeg Paintings - Deep Sea Friends Commission piece - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1585959526372-VKAFHFTJ65YPQ3LHMWE0/Mermaid+.jpg Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1541551618502-RSDYO7E7VEBELZIRR3HO/Resized_aviary-image-1521185759025_7778.jpeg Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1582759744515-RVST517LUTJ4JJ40S3PT/image-asset.jpeg Paintings - Bush Walk Commission piece - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1595846919012-YXW84FT7SNPQOG0QD3O3/image-asset.jpeg Paintings - River View 30” by 40” mixed media on canvas - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1599560636495-635Y37X3EDU57DF9XR5W/image-asset.jpeg Paintings - Angels at Angliss Commission In Memory of Dr Beth Thomas - mixed media on canvas 24inch square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1599560714204-IBRZ4NGMX6ALF046O2HI/image-asset.jpeg Paintings - Travelling Through The Stars Mixed media on canvas 24inch square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1611656484070-MJTCKFGOXOJCZSPYXG72/image-asset.jpeg Paintings - Apple For One Acrylic on Canvas - 30” by 40” - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1611656548296-P9CI2ID80XVR3JW3J8YG/image-asset.jpeg Paintings - Music Makes Everything Beautiful Mixed media on canvas - 24” square - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1611656852673-KKJ9KCY4FE6889NV2HEB/image-asset.jpeg Paintings - Summer Is Here Acrylic on canvas - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1611656908684-DTDE8127I5LH73W0YRCZ/image-asset.jpeg Paintings - Pond Mixed Media - 20” square - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1625048556863-B6M4SZGLTLHKX0U91ORK/image-asset.jpeg Paintings - Into The Secret Place Mixed media on canvas - 24 inch square - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1625121547555-QFZWRXTLINH63GBI1QMJ/image-asset.jpeg Paintings - Rabbits By The Lake Mixed Media on canvas 24 inch square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1625299616096-H4NWAQQ7579YJ27CHIQ9/image-asset.jpeg Paintings - Lockdown Slow Living Mixed media on canvas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1649719511734-3RT0KA3GEI8357A3T1ZF/image-asset.jpeg Paintings - Daisies In Bloom Commission - 24 inch square - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1649723330569-2P3Z6CED5W5S4QYOSIB8/image-asset.jpeg Paintings - Lantern Festival 24 inch square - acrylic on canvas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1649723435952-NU371S0XPB6GKYXBL1SY/image-asset.jpeg Paintings - Roam Free 24 inch square - acrylic on canvas - SOLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1649723727432-5QB1EWIYP6G9LN0SBL6T/image-asset.jpeg Paintings - Always With You Commission piece - 24inch square - acrylic on canvas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1650795174565-J7GDYRSG5H9H1R04JV73/image-asset.jpeg Paintings - Pilgrimage to the Red Centre Acrylic on canvas - 24 inch square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1694084340023-DIHO18JP9JHCWE914X70/image-asset.jpeg Paintings - White Flowers and Silver Butterflies 24 inch square - acrylic on canvas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1708781756289-M62Y0M82M3K4YCIGQ8A9/image-asset.jpeg Paintings - A Little Girl's Imagination Acrylic and fabric mixed collage 24 inch canvas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1719877890857-8ADPI4PQM9LK0BHAR7G1/image-asset.jpg Paintings - Ranwan in the Moonlight Acrylic on wood panel 18inch by 24inch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1740900360527-MK7NL1GXRL1NTBK0B7CD/image-asset.jpeg Paintings - Mountain Spirit Mixed Media on canvas. Inspired by a Chinese song with a similar name and thumbnail picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1757586650622-BXT3BZ4C9QFWY3LWNJXS/image-asset.jpeg Paintings - Earth Angels 2 Mixed media 28 inch square. Commission piece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1757586962681-265PYE88O4USP0AWPJNI/image-asset.jpeg Paintings - Cat Times Mixed Media https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1757587017114-Z623TAB9F5ZHLTNO3JRF/image-asset.jpeg Paintings - Friend's Dog Acrylic on canvas board https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1757587070043-K2VRJFBAVTP3OWE1IZFH/image-asset.jpeg Paintings - Guardian Spirit Acrylic on Canvas - 20 inch square https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/pen-sketches daily 0.75 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1539544535782-YDF8F90DGGDVRW00WQ6D/Background.jpg Pen Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126440650-4IBE2RUX6LE6UJ80YJ6S/13417411_258422411187840_1616783040052557122_n.jpg Pen Sketches - JJ Pen and wash sketch of my dear sketching friend JJ Bell - I gave this to her BUT if she reads this - JJ, you still owe me my portrait, thanks! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126441464-MKL1GQTXKO9Z0IW59JLW/13612221_266455547051193_4718672439660087955_n.jpg Pen Sketches - Mandala - untitled https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126449643-UFH5QTELYBFOKG9CPENP/bcs-1+%281%29.jpg Pen Sketches - Brisbane CBD A sketch out with the Brisbane City Sketchers into the CBD - I saw these pretty metal butterflies installed into the facade of this building and simply had to draw it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126449415-D89JI50Z7833MT30358I/usk-081016b.jpg Pen Sketches - Riverside Out with the Brisbane City Sketchers. Really enjoyed looking at the jacaranda flowers dancing in the breeze. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126456275-7GCHBUM30VJPLQD26WZQ/musical-mum.jpg Pen Sketches - Mum waiting for kid Typical scene - mum waiting for her kid at a piano lesson - although this hunched over intense posture over a smartphone is pretty ubiquitous nowadays https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126457200-PYKID6KWBXWBP6AB2A33/img_2654.jpg Pen Sketches - Educational dinner Sponsored by a pharmaceutical company - usually a dinner meeting accompanied by a speaker on some relevant medical topic, depending what specialty you are in - this was at the United Services League club https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126467513-5XYBM36VDWH76LG40L8L/dining-couple-1.jpg Pen Sketches - Dining couple Quick sketch of a couple dining at our local Mediterranean restaurant called Limon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126467029-QWO5QZETNEOGHAABA7CJ/img_3051.jpg Pen Sketches - Landscape Went for a solo walk through Karawatha Forest and decided to sketch this small vignette https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126474526-XRDJI4F40ZNA50HXQUN4/dining-friends-1.jpg Pen Sketches - Limon Another dining pair of friends at Limon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126473171-D2GSDFECBCK5XUXDKUS9/bcs-2a.jpg Pen Sketches - Urban sketching Facade of Brisbane CBD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126479435-RR4X38NP0SND77UBPN09/img_2614.jpg Pen Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126559773-Z1247P7MM9F7HONL2HIB/18698001_424110294619050_746592606794976274_n.jpg Pen Sketches - Massage Unwitting target. This lovely young lady was sitting right in front of me concentrating on my feet, so I thought she was a perfect sitter for a portrait.This was at Massage Indulgence Garden City. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126487508-7BE7NET9H2XHKSYJK2T5/img_2706.jpg Pen Sketches - Esquire restaurant Degustation dinner treat from my sister-in-law https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126579592-ZW24SJOK2K9HL9KFYREW/18221539_416542365375843_8391803258217637405_n.jpg Pen Sketches - Portrait Another lady who was concentrating on a task in front of me, which I thought made a perfect portrait sitter. It turned out to be a good likeness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126490725-DJJLBXZG3MRK9OYTPAQ5/usk-081016a.jpg Pen Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126491207-8LKSFDSXXLI8FYD5LPVG/13600193_265482897148458_2958140113791229560_n.jpg Pen Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126495441-LE6Z2FEYP6DRWEUU36WP/13707537_276196672743747_7758987760159387117_n.jpg Pen Sketches - Kids Little kids rehearsing their singing at the Music Creators annual concert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126495442-9PSG2DWTLR6ZJKZ2LYLQ/13567499_265634113800003_6532653144678237064_n.jpg Pen Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126498066-ADL8G4LUOK7L2EOAUW49/13532932_265939603769454_3623892913109064668_n.jpg Pen Sketches - Little Mermaid Practising my watercolours - used my child’s Little Mermaid doll for a subject https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126506195-V2JYFTE3CSVV3VY3LQ20/bcs-5.jpg Pen Sketches - Busker Listened and sketched this beautiful little old man playing home made panpipes in the Brisbane City Queen Street Mall. He very graciously autographed his picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126502687-ABATFDRWXXCPRTUCQO49/13508837_260640930965988_4161138882306403672_n.jpg Pen Sketches - Dump Truck Waiting for someone in a park when I spied this parked dump truck. The driver must have gone off to the toilet or for a smoke or something. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126507016-37CCHXIU3W8ACP1HDG73/ferrari+%281%29.jpg Pen Sketches - Ferrari Spied this in our neighbourhood. Not too many of these around where I live. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126509915-11LOQNB3WLPBQXN8HT5Q/13507016_260362530993828_8547087091824275635_n.jpg Pen Sketches - Patient Quick sketch of my poor MIL recovering in hospital after her knee replacement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126603994-65TZL4RG14HIWQEOH2Y7/vulture-street-7-bins.jpg Pen Sketches - Old terrace house Out urban sketching again with my friend, JJ. We went to Stanley street where I’ve always admired the old terrace houses. I like to fantasise about what it was like in the days when these houses were actually new, and when the area was nowhere as congested as it is now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126517155-ASFBAOZXPQZAHSNTVWIP/star-jasmine.jpg Pen Sketches - Snow jasmine Pencil drawing of snow jasmine. While I love and appreciate the look of intricate pencil drawing, it is way too time-consuming and effortful for me - hats off to the artists who work in this style! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126519527-L1QFPXQQJLLHY48AL157/13501582_258980697798678_8124770535654081059_n.jpg Pen Sketches - Local bun shop Our local Papa Roti shop. My husband and kids love the buns here and also the Milo Dinosaur milkshakes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126524554-ICN907VP8KFSQL5YQ4P3/bcs-4.jpg Pen Sketches - Busker 2 This blind old gent is an icon in the Brisbane Queen St Mall. He has been busking with his saxophone for many years. He used to have 1 or 2 labrador guide dogs who would lie patiently next to him wearing a pair of kiddie sunglasses. Sadly he had a major accident some years ago, but luckily he was so well-known that the team at Princess Alexandra Hospital looked after him with especial care and he is now back busking in his old spot again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126524273-RTFDG23HQ0UHPXNMCE99/13612207_276193049410776_2842766153351582509_n.jpg Pen Sketches - Organist Dr Wendell Rosevear - a lovely GP working with a challenging and often marginalised patient population. He is also a fabulous artist and plays organ for the Queensland Medical Orchestra. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126528678-UAS0OGPHT5S2CDOEHRA2/13466526_258982554465159_7906203084103869517_n.jpg Pen Sketches - Busker 3 I noticed that since Garden City food courts underwent some major refurbishment, they’ve started allowing buskers to work in the dining areas. I’m glad there is some element of volume control though. The din of people would be just too much if there was someone belting songs through a microphone as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126528844-KQJD4RI88R8V35OX1IP7/13466408_258531741176907_7452309316629933675_n.jpg Pen Sketches - Being On Call A jokey piece that a night on call medical registrar asked me to draw as she was having a terrible shift - I drew this to inject a bit of humour into an awful time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126533160-EP6WAZ7DC2FH3WVEXQF6/13466204_258423321187749_398361814930760206_n.jpg Pen Sketches - People At Work A group of student nurses discussing amongst themselves at the ward reception. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126539885-4DVKXO0KAMIW2Y74IX62/img_2630.jpg Pen Sketches - Dining At Limon again https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126621282-12EVGTN0P8RQJX67W6EN/18664566_422896631407083_8587092135057004919_n.jpg Pen Sketches - St Philips Anglican Church Got permission from my local priest to sketch during his sermon, as long as I kept it discreet. So I did… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126543768-POA8BJWK1VKTTQQSB2L2/13450325_258479457848802_364137519715223855_n.jpg Pen Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126550268-YFM8SYM44S2JOCBU485P/alpaca.jpg Pen Sketches - My friend's alpaca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126548122-7TGI6V1AZMIHN4MUO50G/13508819_263014657395282_5400044221356837276_n.jpg Pen Sketches - Tooth Fairy A fun piece I did for a medical colleague’s young daughter who was desperate to see what the tooth fairy looked like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126551044-H37LUPCLR3VUIVUWD30B/13450067_258419997854748_5460101452513766749_n.jpg Pen Sketches - Nurse A quick capture of a nurse I used to work with https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126557705-RME3VRMX00V9YJEW3RH0/13439102_265673117129436_1164612402458741502_n.jpg Pen Sketches - Discovery Centre The discovery centre at Karawatha Forest - the kiddies love this place https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126559831-B57VUJEH3PZCE4T1VT2H/13516454_261355140894567_3550365102321662274_n.jpg Pen Sketches - Brisbane Story Bridge Out urban sketching again - view from the river https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126560750-1B9LFZOZTTGREBV13MHS/13428561_258423551187726_2176730376718067811_n.jpg Pen Sketches - Maestro Nigel Gaynor We had a guest conductor for one of the Queensland Medical Orchestra concerts. It was such a pleasure and honour to have him coach us through rehearsals and our performance! And I was very honoured that our QMO executive asked for a copy of this drawing to be gifted to the maestro himself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126562400-F99MJFIRGB4WK5HWJ86C/13427743_258422681187813_7725933493266846308_n.jpg Pen Sketches - Nurse and friend Playing around with different colours - I wanted to sketch my dear friend and nursing colleague Ms Sally Fraser - not a great likeness but great fun regardless https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126564417-ICY3NJQY2GC8VA76NPYZ/13423988_258981971131884_1874153245681152879_n.jpg Pen Sketches - Shopping Mall Car Ever wonder how shopping centres get those cars into the middle of their shopping lobby spaces?? I do all the time, and when I saw this one, I decided to sketch it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537126570678-WOIOMJQQWPS2B5J2QOP6/13417469_258423177854430_6503560991600292876_n.jpg Pen Sketches - Cop meal Even police people have to eat! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537535051694-ASM6X9QTRNTNXUB55HBW/13566954_263818967314851_1887387098581850228_n.jpg Pen Sketches - Vintage Fire Engines Out sketching at the Beenleigh Historical Village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537535098176-IRS8D1APXK2UH4UPHXGO/Beenleigh+history+museum.jpg Pen Sketches - Beenleigh Historical Village Pretty little wooden queenslander - pen and watercolour pencil wash https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537535148280-77594GQLH3NIRNUE81N9/City+Scooters.jpg Pen Sketches - City Scooters Out urban sketching again and spied these cute little 2-wheeled vehicles parked under a bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537535204311-ZZQPPC9N42JXGKBCPPD2/confectionery+cupboard.jpg Pen Sketches - Confectionery cupboard I thought this was an awesome idea. A lolly cupboard located right outside a conference hall where I was attending a workshop. Delegates could go on and help themselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537535270582-DM3NBH4785EMEX92306U/French+General.jpg Pen Sketches - French General A historical re-enactment actor dressed up as a French General. And he very graciously agreed to pose for me. I did have to edit out the big band aid on his nose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537535382683-LNC3JIY9XV9USMXA1PJ7/historical+hairdressing.jpg Pen Sketches - Historical Hairdressing History’s Alive at Fort Lytton - I really enjoyed this little demonstration of how people back then used to do their hair. I am so glad we no longer have to do our hair this way anymore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537535504235-DXVLO5D7BB1LWDR78ZM6/historical+weaving.jpg Pen Sketches - Weaving and Spinning It was lovely to watch all these historical actors dress up and sit chatting at the spinning wheel. Something I’ve always wanted to do myself - spinning, I mean. Not dressing up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537535608559-UVFA81K84XOD6ZN4HMKQ/Kangaroos.jpg Pen Sketches - Lazing Kangaroos Such lazy kangaroos. Well overfed at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537535665585-R1XU0Y5OVS725QN8MTM5/Motorbike.jpg Pen Sketches - Motorbike I’ve always wanted to ride a motorbike. But I guess I’ll never get to do so with the number of accidents that happen to riders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537535736742-7DN3DHCLPW7RPOSNSWGG/library+scene.jpg Pen Sketches - Library scene So pleasant to watch people read instead of staring at their phones. This was quickly captured at Garden City council library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537535778928-BBVASOBI5RJQWK6149QH/medieval+harpist.jpg Pen Sketches - Medieval Busker A very graceful red-haired medieval lady busking with her harp Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537535822541-PLMYD8TOXKPZZ2YDTMIW/Tudor+lady.jpg Pen Sketches - Tudor Lady History’s Alive fair at Fort Lytton - I am forever amazed at how much effort people put into their dress ups. This was a very dignified elderly lady in her lovely Tudor-inspired outfit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537535885512-LDJ55L4YYZS02CK9T2KU/Vintage+army+vehicles.jpg Pen Sketches - Vintage Army vehicles It’s nice to sketch these. They are huge with nice shapes, and most importantly, they don’t speed away! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537535929818-43WTEQKM1DZEEQ09V33B/War+camp+enactment.jpg Pen Sketches - War Camp Enactment I really like this little camp set-up. They were more than happy to let me perch at the edge of their tent with my camp stool to immortalise them in my sketchbook. I thought the nursing outfit was great. So practical. Not like the modern nursing uniform which looks like it is trying to hard to be corporate officewear, but we all know that it is hugely impractical for the physical work that nurses do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537608353410-VBY6K4QQ1R52SQATIW20/Back+Alley+Charlotte+St.JPG Pen Sketches - Back Alley Charlotte Street Pen and Ink - Out with Brisbane City Sketchers Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537696167471-2YWPZXYQ80RKHEE1HKBO/JB+1+2018.jpg Pen Sketches - Neighbouring wall JB Pen and watercolour sketch of a vignette from my parents’ home in Malaysia. It is always so lush and green here because it rains almost every day. You could pretty much toss a seed into the ground and it will sprout. Drought is an unknown phenomenon in the tropics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537883708821-3A4YPN15KH9Z6EMCVICF/Soofen+jie+in+the+kitchen.jpg Pen Sketches - Home Cooked Food Read more here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1538010963875-E66LVIOEF7HVOVXJFV93/JB+Gate+of+house.jpg Pen Sketches - Driveway and gate Read more here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1538224551420-FI8QLJZNQRSY8MSTAH2D/laughing+buddha.jpg Pen Sketches - Laughing Buddha https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/5b9eb011032be486709113e8/5cd2bb4ae5e5f0d448a9a24e/1557314378969/ Pen Sketches https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1557314379500-XOR628JG9VB5QJZAI50X/US+Masu+chefs.jpg Pen Sketches - Restaurant chefs in action Masu Japanese in Auckland https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/contact daily 0.75 2018-09-21 https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/about daily 0.75 2023-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/a3856d86-3565-4b7d-b481-682f284c88ba/art+profile.jpg About Leslie's Creative Thoughts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b8b5b92ec4eb7c3d27b0c59/1537415539601-5OK2MACBQQ8AFNHOMG7I/Leslie+Painting.jpg About Leslie's Creative Thoughts https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/new-page-1 daily 0.75 2023-04-06 https://www.lesliescreativethoughts.net/products daily 0.75 2018-09-19