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    Director @queenscliffgallery | Health @myhealthstorymhs | Art Mentor | Creativity, my guiding light | Inbox your email to for (very) occasional news |
    Never did I estimate the power of observation and Never did I estimate the power of observation and what it would add to life. I can’t remember a time when I didn’t draw. Some of my earliest and greatest memories are waking up before my family, switching on the TV, setting up the tray table and getting paper and pencils out to sketch the cartoons. This has taught me to see, really see and I think it’s also behind a great gut instinct for various life scenarios. It’s like having lenses on that give you all the invisible details. #observation #observationaldrawing #pencilsketch #pencilportrait #australianartist
    Never did I estimate the power of observation and Never did I estimate the power of observation and what it would add to life. I pop out to QG and look through my work all the time. Yes it helps to have another 40+ artists’ works to view as well. #kidinalollyshop #australianartist #artinspiration
    Morning rituals - crossword & quick sketch. #pen Morning rituals - crossword & quick sketch. #pencilportrait #australianartist #observationaldrawing #pencil
    It really is incredibly exciting to be part of the It really is incredibly exciting to be part of the art world in this capacity. To own a regional gallery, work with amazingly talented people, live day and night with their incredible work around me, curate exhibitions, meet and inspire lovers of art, is just wonderful (often tough and exhilarating) but the most brilliant self inflicted life opportunity. #australianart #artistlife #artlife #artistslife #gallerist
    QG SALONS: you won’t see many dots. QG Salons ar QG SALONS: you won’t see many dots. QG Salons are continuously evolving exhibitions displaying various artworks around the gallery’s surrounding walls. Artwork displayed in QG Salons can be acquired immediately. St Stefano etching with 23kt gold leaf. Originally commissioned by a beautiful patron. #happysunday #saintstefano #byzantine #iconography #goldleaf
    Me in such a stylish environment and with fine com Me in such a stylish environment and with fine company hanging with Euan Heng, Janice Murray, Leonard Robb and Tjanpi Desert Weavers. 💋ML @mlpedwards000
    Etchings of a moment in time with @lino_savery aro Etchings of a moment in time with @lino_savery around Collingwood and Fitzroy. Available on my art site or visit @queenscliffgallery #portrait #etching #australianartist #cafeculture
    My job. My job.
    Gosh we had some fun. This is my dear friend Lyno Gosh we had some fun. This is my dear friend Lyno and we’re hosting her QG Mingle today @queenscliffgallery. If you’re coming, make sure you’ve got a great outfit on! Etchings available. Paintings sold out (not parting with the two in my studio). #european #gertrudestreetenoteca #madamsousou #cavallero
    Why engage a mentor? Here's one testimonial that e Why engage a mentor? Here's one testimonial that explains part of the reason. 'I feel I got some clarity and direction to start working on a few things, even after just one session! You also made me feel more confident about the quality of my work, something that gets unavoidably eroded as one gets rejections for prizes and sales are minimal. So thank you Soula, I found our conversation very stimulating.' #artmentor #mentoring #artadvice #artdirection
    Pencil portrait. ABC Classic everyday. #australi Pencil portrait. ABC Classic everyday. #australianartist #pencilportrait #sketch
    Change in any industry is tough but I think the to Change in any industry is tough but I think the toughest to change is our ‘sick’ system. That doesn’t mean I won’t try! I’ve had a satisfying chew on the design challenge and critical need to find a way for people to be listened to, respected and inspired to be more active in their healthcare. I put my pelvic pain and my parents’ aged care experiences with my design experience to become founder of My Health Story. And now I’m thrilled. Twice over. That MHS is a finalist for Melbourne Design Week AND that health tech is an official category welcomed in Australia’s premier design event. Design thinkers need to be at the table if we are going to fix our healthcare system. And healthcare needs to realise it desperately needs designers. DIARY DATE May 19. More details to come. You can congratulate and support me by downloading the App ($29/$49 for a year). It’s in your App store now and also online. #healthtech #myhealthstory #managemyhealth #MelbourneDesignWeek #MelbourneDesignWeek2026 NGV @NGVMelbourne
    11 of my 16 sketches have made it into finished pa 11 of my 16 sketches have made it into finished paintings. Now they’re off to be mounted (or stretched) and then I’ll decide which ones are good enough to be framed for my exhibition at Queenscliff Gallery this year. #soulasitaly2025 #australianartist #italy #cortona #siena.
    Morning! #queenscliff Morning! #queenscliff
    A testimonial from my One-on-One Mentoring for Art A testimonial from my One-on-One Mentoring for Artists & Independent Creatives. Thank you, LC! It's such a pleasure to help. Contact me for more.
    Sicily Art Tours are calling! Let’s see where life Sicily Art Tours are calling! Let’s see where life leads us but hanging out with these inspiring two in Sicily is definitely on the list. Visiting Sicily? Dreaming about Sicily? Check out @sicily_art_tours. #sicily #sicilytours #sicily🇮🇹
    Over the past few years, we have seen public fundi Over the past few years, we have seen public funding for the arts tighten and, more recently, cease altogether. Commercial gallery closures are real, and opportunities for artists become more precarious. But I wonder if another question deserves equal attention: was the ecosystem itself ever really supported? Galleries and many artists are small businesses. They are run by people who take financial risks, advocate for artists or themselves, build audiences, and create the conditions for work to be seen, contextualised and sold. Let’s rip that band-aid off Many artists rely on galleries and community/cultural events at different points in their careers — yet (now take a breath, please, and allow me to explain further on…) I’m not sure artists support their own industry enough. Over the past few years, we have seen public funding for the arts tighten and, more recently, cease altogether. Commercial gallery closures are real, and opportunities for artists become more precarious. But I wonder if another question deserves equal attention: was the ecosystem itself ever really supported? Galleries and many artists are small businesses. They are run by people who take financial risks, advocate for artists or themselves, build audiences, and create the conditions for work to be seen, contextualised and sold. Let’s rip that band-aid off Many artists rely on galleries and community/cultural events at different points in their careers — yet (now take a breath, please, and allow me to explain further on…) I’m not sure artists support their own industry enough. Read the full blog on my website. This blog is offered in the spirit of the classic artist: curiosity, respect, and care for the future of the arts. Rather than hosting an online comment thread, I invite you to contact me directly. Responses can remain private or, with permission, be shared below after I collate responses. Include your preference if/when you send feedback.
    Behind the QG big green doors, of course we use th Behind the QG big green doors, of course we use the press. Inking up strictly in my studio. Very inspiring and the most perfect light. And the press posing in front of its original owner currently showing in a QG Focus @trudy_rice Back wall work by Lynn Savery. My washing line etching available at QG. #artiststudios #humanintelligence #regionalgallery #queenscliffgallery
    Australian summer… art to the sounds of the @austr Australian summer… art to the sounds of the @australianopen #mobilestudio #artistsstudiospaces
    Available… Work from my 2024 trip. #soulasitaly2 Available… Work from my 2024 trip. #soulasitaly2024
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