
14th September 2023
Spring has Sprung in September
What a wow of a month in September for our studio. Denise submitted two...

31st July 2023
La Maison de Barbara: An artist residency in Turkey
I was fortunate to undertake an Artist Residency (AIR) in Ayvalik Turkey at La...

14th May 2023
Back to Basics and Fingers in Pies
In my previous blog I mentioned art restoration as an extra skillset. How satisfying...

25th October 2022
An Artist’s Additional Skillset
After more than two and a half years, two vaccinations and two boosters, I...

22nd August 2022
Warrandyte Artisans – Awesome August
The third Pop-up exhibition for Warrandyte Artisans will be held, naturally on the last...

2nd August 2022
BLOOM nothing but flowers
An adored subject in the visual arts for their exquisite variety, tactile attributes and...

11th July 2022
The slowness of 2022 speed
Several years ago, the NGV featured an extraordinary exhibition titled The Slowness of Speed....

15th February 2022
Welcome 2022
We jumped into 2022 with some aspirations and a little reluctance, our summer more...

14th January 2022
The Asia Series at Art at St Francis
Cultural Costume Reimagined National costume identifies culture and the significance of nations’ customs. Contemporary...

26th November 2021
Studio Meanderings November/December 2021
All things in perspective, Melbournians received lockdown relief on 22 October, at 70% double...

6th October 2021
Deep Blue Crossing
Presented by Denise Keele-bedford in partnership with Fed Square Fracture Gallery, The Atrium Fed...

30th September 2021
Walter at the Victorian Artists Society
Walter is a Fellow of the Victorian Artists Society (VAS) and has recently been...

21st September 2021
Shadows at Play
Shadows at Play is the latest online exhibition for MAVA Collective Open for Viewing...

16th September 2021
Symbols of Joy
Late October 2020, Pam Howman, a Warrandyte friend and Warrandyte Church member, suggested that...

16th September 2021
Comings and Goings September and October
Bastille Day, July 14 I enjoyed the company of Ceramic artist Jane Annois. Jane...

26th July 2021
ROW ROW ROW YOUR BOAT
Boats provide the physical means for movement on water, they are buoyant and shaped...

30th June 2021
ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT -Volunteer callout
EVENT: Row, Row, Row Your Boat WHEN: SUNDAY AFTERNOON 19 SEPTEMBER WHERE: FINNS RESERVE...

30th June 2021
Covid Creations
Thursday July 1 is the launch for the Melbourne Society of Painters and Sculptors...

26th June 2021
Around the studio July and August
Around Stony Creek Studio As we move beyond Winter Solstice and into the second...

1st June 2021
Out and In the studio May and June
Here we are in a ‘7 Day’ lockdown which has given me time to...

31st May 2021
Our Year of Wonders
I am very pleased to have my photographs included in the publication “Our Year...

6th April 2021
MARCH/APRIL ACTIVITES
Catching up on News of activities around Stony Creek Studio Denise was a Recipient...

6th April 2021
FLORA: Celebrating the Plant World
Flora is a series of exhibitions, programs and events, offering new perspectives and renewing...

10th February 2021
ARTS MANNINGHAM FEBRUARY 2021
Exciting to be featured in the latest Arts Manningham eNews. Art e-facts We asked...

22nd January 2021
JANUARY/FEBRUARY ACTIVITIES
What a fabulous, refreshing feeling to be engaging in 2021 Art based activities. Current...

3rd November 2020
BLUETHUMB – Home of Australian Artists
BLUETHUMB A variety of my artworks are currently available for viewing on this platform....

3rd November 2020
111th MSWPS Annual Exhibition – Changing Perspectives
As a Member of the Melbourne Society of Women painters and Sculptors, I am...

9th July 2020
Sail Away: The Boat Project
In 2016 my Artist residency was in Poughkeepsie on the Hudson River, two hours...

1st July 2020
All At Sea, All in Boats
Early in our isolation I had read statements that ‘we are all in this...

4th June 2020
World Environment Day
Today is World Environment Day, Friday 5th June. During our isolation time much of...

30th March 2020
CLASSES POSTPONED
After much consideration and discussion I have come to the conclusion that it would...

16th March 2020
Living in Unusual Times
We are currently living in a world where self preservation has taken on an...

25th February 2020
Art at St Francis’ Exhibition
Denise will be showing recent artworks in an exhibition titled MARKS IN TIME at...

25th February 2020
Warrandyte Diary Review of Bushfire Relief Fundrasing Exhibition
On Page 27 of the February issue of the Warrandyte Diary read Sandi Miller’s...

24th February 2020
ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS
Denise was encouraged to submit an entry for the upcoming exhibition at Red Gallery....

12th February 2020
Is the Hosier Lane attack vandalism or street art?
Melbourne’s iconic street art venue, Hosier Lane, has been targeted with a spray-paint attack....

10th February 2020
Art Basel Cancels Hong Kong Fair
Amid Coronavirus Scare and Ongoing Protests, Art Basel Cancels Hong Kong Fair An article by...

31st January 2020
Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fundraising Exhibition – Destruction, Beauty & Hope
It has been heartbreaking to watch as the devastating bushfire crisis continues, therefore Montsalvat...

11th January 2020
Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fundraising Exhibition at Montsalvat
Walter and Denise will be donating artworks for the Bushfire Appeal Fundraising Exhibition. Read...

8th January 2020
2020 Art Classes: Day and Night
Learn to paint with Walter Magilton in the bush sanctuary of Stony Creek Studio....
18th March 2021 - 18th March 2021
Flesh after Fifty: Changing images of older women in Art
10th February 2022 - 6th March 2022
INterior Small Sculpture Exhibition
24th September 2023 - 24th September 2023
Art is abuzz around here.
6th February 2021 - 30th June 2021