Showing posts with label Crider. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Crider. Show all posts

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Summertime love in Grange, South Australia.

I love the beach. Specifically Grange beach - just a few minutes walk from my home on Seaview Rd (536 - changed from 620).
This is from the backyard.
Remember these cotton fabric bathers (swimsuits) - 'bubble' - with elastic - the bubbles would fill up with air.
A dirty face. I'd probably been running through the garden sprinkler to cool off. Ever suspicious of the 'Brownie Box Camera', I've never been too pleased with cameras.
Shows the house next door, to the south, and on the right - part of the 'greenhouse' - a planting shed. This deteriorated a bit - made of wood, grey in color. Was later demolished to make way for a free-standing 'sleepout' for my Dad.
At this time, Grandpa was the gardener, and although aging, he keep a nice garden with orderly garden beds, and some vegetable gardens on the tiered layers going down the back yard to Military Road. He taught me lots about flowers, plants and seeds, I would follow him around, full of questions. He was very patient with me.
Jill Capon, Jillian, Jillian Crider.

Saturday, April 26, 2014

Perhaps a more personal look at 'me'. My artworks - many feature South Australia.

Being so far away from Adelaide, I can't say - hey I did a painting of here. So you may recognise some of these places.
The top left - roses are from the rose garden at the Botanical Gardens in Adelaide - Kent Town.
The old ginger cat was at Kapunda Railway Station.
The pine cones on the table was at Riverton Railway Station.

The morning glories was on an old shed west of the Port Adelaide Sailing Club.
The rose bush was somewhere in North Adelaide.
The beach scene was at Henley South.
I am getting my art together, along with the stories behind the paintings. This is the first page - numbers 1-10 of my miniature paintings in 1:12 scale - meant primarily for dollhouses, roomboxes, etc.
http://www.artistjillian.com/miniature-art-1-12-scale-dollhouse