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Can you imagine how the convicts, marines and free settlers felt when they first set foot in Australia, knowing that they had to make it into some sort of colony? The stress of those first few years with the threat of famine, the natural elements, particularly the heat, and not to mention all the strange flora and fauna. I think it would have been very overwhelming! This period of our history is full of remarkable achievements, some of which involved the documenting of our

Beatrix Potter Potter was quite a revolutionary for her time. She was an entrepreneurial businesswoman who supported herself through her paintings and the spin off Peter Rabbit merchandise. She also bought large swaths of land in the Lake District to make sure the land was preserved as farmland...AND... she eventually gave this land to the national trust when she passed away. Beatrix Potter was definitely forward thinking! Natural History Illustration On top of all this she w

A few years ago my children and I read God’s Smuggler by John and Elizabeth Sherrill. It’s the story of a Dutchman, Brother Andrew, who smuggled bibles into Eastern European communist countries and eventually founded Open Doors International - a ministry to persecuted Christians all around the world. It was such an inspiring story and we were challenged in our faith so many times whilst reading it. What struck me most about this book was the subtle similarities in how the

I’ve been thinking a bit lately on how art reflects society. It seems that we have so much celebration of art that is unlovely and indeed perverse and it’s a damning indictment on our society today. I remember seeing We Are All Flesh by Berlinde De Bruyckere (literally two horse skins with heads removed hung from the gallery roof) in the Art Gallery of SA soon after it was first installed and I was horrified (& I think confused!) that this monstrosity was allowed to hang amo

I find it amazing that God spoke and everything was created. (Psalm 33:6-9) To speak something into being implies power and authority over that thing. As humans we cannot do this. No positive affirmations from us will speak anything into being, we do not have that power (contrary to what those in the new age/new thought movement think!) And, therefore, only God has authority over creation because He created it. You cannot have authority over something unless you eithe

A bit about me, my motivation for creating Drawing Creation and the goals for Drawing Creation