Acrylic painting 2026

Acrylic painting on 16 x 20 inch stretched canvas completed today.

Julie Joy Clarke ©2026

Australia Day 2015 photo

This is a photo I took on Australia Day in 2015. I was about to take a photo of this mother holding her son in Swanston Street, Melbourne when he accidentally hit her in the throat. She droped him down to the ground. In that second I photographed the pain on her face and the anguish on his as he clung to her.

Oil pastel

Yesterday I began a painting that will be another version of an A4 oil pastel drawing that I did a few years back. Here's the drawing. I will post the painting when it's complete.

Brecon Charles Walsh

In memory of my long time friend Brecon Charles Walsh who passed away late last year. Photo I took of him at Federation Square in 2010.

Robber (or Assassin) Fly + Erin Powell

I wanted to share with you this amazing photograph of a Robber Fly captured by my son Erin Powell © early January 2026. Even though they are indigenous to Australia I had never seen or heard of this kind of fly before. It's just magnificent - the photo and the fly.

First drawing for 2026 Changed)

Here is my first drawing for 2026. It is pencil on A3, 300 gsm Arches Aquarelle paper. I hope you enjoy seeing this and wish all my followers a wonderful new year.

Altered version of this drawing:

22 December 2025 painting

 'Verifying you're human'

Acrylic paint on 16 x 20 inch stretched canvas, painted two days ago.

Three paintings

My last painting, done yesterday was influenced by one made in 2017 and one in 2023.

2017

2025

Acrylic paint on 16 x 20  stretched canvas.