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The fort at Sandy Bay has only recently got my attention. Definitely worth a look, so close to the Hobart CBD. Even the gates are impressive. #tasmania

Monday morning, on the lookout for some worms.

...and some faux Mondrian also from rgbDesigner.

It's interesting how some of the most iconic artists of the 20th Century, such as Bridget Riley and Piet Mondrian, found such iconography in simplicity. It feels similar to the process of refining a piece of text by editing in down. Here is some faux Riley from rgbDesigner.

How many times do we think, it's broken, just buy a new one! That thought would never occur to my neighbour. He found this old axe head and made a beautiful laminated handle for it.

Not sure how galah became a term of derision. I think they're kinda awesome!

Books vs Internet? One does not replace the other. They use different modes of thinking. Books are linear. The internet is tangential. Perhaps books have always been dead and that isn't bad. They're mental tombstones. Thoughts frozen in time. On the internet,everything is in flux

I've a new essay out on Substack: Moving Forward in Reverse. With tech oligarchs positioning themselves as the creative force of our generation, what are actual creatives like artists, musicians and writers meant to do? robertgowty.substack.com/pub…

We were at Port Arthur the other day, and this social media post from 1854 certainly had me reflecting on the notion of wisdom.

Port Arthur. #discovertasmania

The morning walk. Such wonderful wildlife so close to town in Hobart. #tasmania

Sunset over Hobart last night. #tasmania #discovertasmania

The latest rgbDesigner update has another new generator called Fabric Grid. It's got a slightly retro vibe perfect for the curtains at your beach shack! #rgbdesigner

The latest rgbDesigner update is out featuring a new generator: Offset Circles. #rgbdesigner Are you an artist, designer or colour professional with an iPad? Would like to give rgbDesigner a try for free? Send me a message.

Pictures like music. Patterns of light create their own rhythm. We often use visual metaphor to describe music. Light, colour, texture and darkness.

17C Chinese artist, Hsiang Sheng-mou. Bare Tree. When looking at a body of work it's interesting to see stylistic oddities jump out. Whether it's unusual subject matter, a unexpected framing or a stylistic departure with the rendering, they are often the images that persist.

Sunset Variations #3

The best revenge is living in a well. Image by author with AI

Many people are unaware of this, but my cat wrote Year of the Cat, Cat's in the Cradle, Catman and What's New Pussycat? She's very clever, you know.