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Here are a few photographs of my recent trip to my parents house in Northern NSW.

I had a really nice time there and did a lot of roaming around in nature-y places.

We went for a drive up into the mountains and did some bushwalking and stopped at about five different and beautiful lookouts, saw a waterfall that fell into a cave and roamed through a beautiful old growth rainforest. It was very humid though and I would love to go back in winter some time!

On out drive home we found an abandoned stone house that would've been beautiful in it's day. It had a fireplace and stone floors and a really sweet upstairs room and I'm really curious as to what happened to it.

It's been quite cold in Melbourne, which has been a nice change from the Northern humidity, and I've started to really enjoy baking my own bread. It's so much nicer than the supermarket stuff and I find the process to be a really nice way to relax and de-stress!

I apologise for my lack of posts recently but (as I mentioned) I was away over Christmas and when I got home my internet wasn't working! (I am speaking to you now from the public library haha!) It might be a little while before I get my internet back because it will be quite expensive to fix, but I have scheduled a few more posts over the next couple of weeks so you shouldn't miss me too much haha!.

How about you? How has your summer been (or if you are from the Northern Hemisphere your winter) Let me know in the comments section I'd love to hear about it!

x Grace

Sketchbook Sunday

Lazy Saturday

I had a really good day yesterday. It was cold and rainy and cosy so I had a relaxing (and productive) home day. I made yummy jam drops, designed some stickers (more on that in a few days or so), experimented with gouache some more and drank a whole pot of tea (Whoops! haha). 

I painted my cat Pumpkin (who is pure black so gouache is good for painting him because I could do the details in white). I had to leave him at my parent's house when I moved interstate because my Melbourne apartment doesn't allow pets, and I miss him a lot. 

I've been really stressed out and busy lately so it was really nice and beneficial to have a day to myself where I didn't do anything for other people.

I hope your all having a lovely weekend too.

x Grace

Exhale

I recently participated in an art/music event in Brisbane called "Exhale" (It was an International Women's Day Fundraiser/Celebration) and these are all of the paintings I exhibited. I've been experimenting with my style a bit lately, mainly adding more detail (especially in the background) and darker/bolder colours. I'm pretty happy with how these turned out (My favourite are the third and the fifth one) I spent a really long time on all of them and I think my hard work shows!

They are all available on my etsy right now (for really cheap) so if there's one you love you could make it your own! 

x Grace

Sunday Sketches (Another City, Another Workspace)

It's been way to long since I last updated this blog, but I have a pretty good reason! I just moved all the way from Brisbane to Melbourne! (for those of you not familiar with Australian cities that's nearly half way across the country) A big move is always so stressful and time consuming but it seems worth it now that I'm settled, plus Melbourne is a really good city for creative people (like myself) and I'm about to start studying for an illustration degree, which is super exciting! Anyway, I thought It might be nice if I gave you a little glimpse of my workspace and apartment. I'm not 100% unpacked and moved in yet so I'll show you some more pictures when I am.

As well as all of this, I'm also about to be a part of another music/art show in Brisbane in early march (I thought I'd give you a little sneak peek of the stuff I've been working on for this, which you can see in the bottom picture) It's called "exhale" it's a fund raiser for International Women's Day (with all of the proceeds going to Zig Zag young women's resource centre) and will feature lots of talented female artists, photographers and musicians. 

It's happening on the 8th of March at Bleeding Heart. Tickets are $10 (or $15 at the door) and you can find info and tickets here. If you're in the area I really hope you can make it, it'll be really good!

Suitcase Rummage, Woodland Christmas Tags and Forest Cat

Hello everyone! I'm going to selling a bunch of stuff at the suitcase rummage this sunday for real cheap (under $25) including:
- original artworks (the ones pictured here)
- prints
- my new zine
- cards
- brooches
- necklaces
- Lavander cats

It's at Reddacliffe Place (at the top of Queen Street mall) and goes from 12pm - 4pm. If you live in Brisbane you should come along and say hello (or buy some stuff ha ha)

I've also designed a couple of christmas tags (which I've been wanting to do since last year but never got around to doing until now) which are available as a printable pdf in my shop if you wanted to buy them.

As you can see in my new paintings I've recently started working with a new bolder/earthier colour pallet. I quite like how they turned out (especially the girl with the sketch book) Also, this paintings are much smaller than I'm used to, only A5! I quite like working in this smaller size though.

Oh! Also I'm now on instagram and twitter (both are @gracetaylor art) if you would like to follow me :)

Home Sweet Home

I recently went to stay with my parents on the north coast of New South Wales. I always love going back there, it really is a beautiful place. The Hills, the ocean and all of the stars seem so much more remarkable after living away in the city.