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Breakout 3: tips for engaging your audience

Author Philippa Posted on October 11, 2019October 13, 2019
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Breakout 2: Getting Heard! Podcasting 101

Author Philippa Posted on October 11, 2019October 13, 2019
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Nalini Singh – beyond the first draft

Author Philippa Posted on October 11, 2019October 13, 2019
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Day 1: Harlequin Presentation

Author Philippa Posted on October 11, 2019October 11, 2019
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Day 1 Keynote address: Nalini Singh

Author Philippa Posted on September 20, 2019October 11, 2019
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RWAus Conference 2019

Author Philippa Posted on September 20, 2019October 16, 2019
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Slushpile readings – Professionals panel

Author Philippa Posted on June 8, 2019September 2, 2019
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Major Sponsor Keynote: Harlequin

Author Philippa Posted on June 5, 2019August 29, 2019
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Breakout 2: Lana Pecherczyk – Sell more books with graphic design

Author Philippa Posted on June 4, 2019June 4, 2019
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Breakout 1: Kelly Hunter – 10 tips for character development

Author Philippa Posted on June 2, 2019June 2, 2019
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The Great Gatsby
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The Great Gatsby

Author Philippa Posted on May 12, 2013October 12, 2019 5 Comments

There was a competition that I entered this week, to create an artwork inspired by the Great Gatsby.  No images or stills from the new movie could be used. I …

Art Deco revisited
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Art Deco revisited

Author Philippa Posted on October 12, 2012October 12, 2019 2 Comments

This was for my friend’s birthday a few weeks ago.  I found a gorgeous gift bag with 1920s images on it, and decided to make a card to match.  The …

Art Deco Card
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Art Deco Card

Author Philippa Posted on December 5, 2011October 12, 2019 1 Comment

My workmate who commissioned the Ars Longa card then asked me for another one.  She had a look at this site (hi Bel!) and asked for a card based on …

50th birthday card
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50th birthday card

Author Philippa Posted on April 6, 2010October 12, 2019 2 Comments

This was for a lady at work whose 50th birthday fell on Valentine’s day.  She always wears bright colours, and I was going for an art deco feel. The layers …

Le Jardin update
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Le Jardin update

Author Philippa Posted on June 22, 2009October 12, 2019 1 Comment

Le Jardin – mixed media, 15cm x 30cm, May 2009. Irridescent watercolour on canvas, with collage, stamping, bollywood braid, paperflowers and found objects. As mentioned in a previous post, this …

Another picture of Perchance to Dream
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Another picture of Perchance to Dream

Author Philippa Posted on June 21, 2009October 12, 2019 1 Comment

Daedalist kindly took some more photos of this in better light.  The details are more visible, the colours are a lot clearer, and the writing on the canvas is actually …

The green fairy . . .
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The green fairy . . .

Author Philippa Posted on April 3, 2009October 12, 2019

I used a different type of paint – light fast metallic acrylics.  I also used a different palette, with antique olive and copper paint. I actually started this ages ago …

And more artwork
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And more artwork

Author Philippa Posted on April 3, 2009October 12, 2019

As you may have realised, I have just got photos of my canvas art (thanks to Daedalist), which is why I’m uploading it.  Some of them are several years old …

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