Platypus at Play

                                                    "These little fella's are having fun"

                                                                 Acrylic on Canvas

                                                             Artist: Kerrie Thomsen

In Love of the Bush - a Poem by Wilf Thomsen

A Poem by Wilf Thomsen

If I see a TV Interview, of men I look up to and respect
Great men like RM Williams and this isn't a joke
It brings a tear to my eye and  a lump to my throat
Men like Sydney Kidman and old Nat Buchanan grand
We'll see men like them again, but in the corporate empire land.

I used to read "Hoof and Horns" magazine when I was just a nipper
And now I read the "Outback", it is another ripper
I have my own little piece of land call it country call it bush
It gives me some place I can go when the urges pull and push

I love to work timber or to cultivate land
I never owned enough of it to make a living grand
On my little piece of dirt I'll run a few nice cattle
And a real good horse or two will be half the battle.

I'll farm my trees, thin them out and watch the best ones grow
From horses, cattle and timber I will get my pleasure
And into my older years I go as I strike another blow
You can close me in many ways and in some directions push
But you won't completely take out of me the urge for going bush

Talk about the gum trees by the roadways and the willows by the creek
I can't help but get emotional and my knees they grow weak
I''ll spend a little time in that neck of the woods I know
And from that sort of living the very best feelings grow
So if my god be willing and many years I get
In the country I'll be happy be the weather dry or wet.

I know these words have been said lots of times before
So if I can take a minute and say them just once more
And no doubt many fellows can say this as I can
You can take the man from the country
but you''ll never take the country from the man.

Cafe Press

Painting for Donna Calendar Print Painting for Donna Wild About Sport

Jupiter

Jupiter holds great meaning for us!

The  is the most common symbol for Jupiter.

"In the graphic astrological symbolism shows the crescent of receptivity (the personality) open outwards (sensitive to society at large), placed above and sustained by the cross of matter. Thus is a symbol for building upon the established order of material life on earth."

What I find fascinating is that:-
The key word for as a symbol for psychological functions is expansion. Jupiter also represents the establishment, the society, institutionalized religion, authorities, and enlightened government. It also stands for empathy and philanthropy. When used in psychological astrology Jupiter indicates the ability to understand and adapt to the established social structure and the desire to expand in knowledge, for instance, via studies and travelling.

Once agian this is from one of my favourite website http://www.symbols.com/

Happy reading
Kerrie

Australian Indigenous Art - a History lesson

Reference: http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/austn-indigenous-art Australian Indigenous art is the oldest ongoing tradition of art in the world. Initial forms of artistic Aboriginal expression were rock carvings, body painting and ground designs, which date back more than 30,000 years. The quality and variety of Australian Indigenous art produced today reflects the richness and diversity of Indigenous culture3 and the distinct differences between tribes, languages, dialects and geographic landscapes. Art has always been an important part of Aboriginal life, connecting past and present, the people and the land, and the supernatural and reality. Indigenous art4 ranges across a wide variety of mediums from works on paper and canvas to fibre and glass. Introduced media such as printmaking, fabric printing, ceramics and glassware now complement traditional arts and crafts. The story of the way these art forms are produced runs parallel to the history and experiences of the artists themselves. It reflects customary trading patterns, a struggle for survival and the influence of governments and churches. Why not Visit this website link for some great reading: http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story

Platypus Downstream

"Platypus Downstream"

Acrylic on Timber Coffee Table

by Kerrie Thomsen
(Ornithorhynchus anatinus)



Summer Leaves

Painting for Amanda

"Summer Leaves"
Acrylic on Canvas by Kerrie Thomsen

ULURU

"ULURU"(Ayers Rock)
Acrylic on Canvas by Kerrie Thomsen

Note by Artist: This is a painting for Darren. He is the Rock in my life.

Platypus Dreaming

"Platypus Dreaming"
Acrylic on Canvas by Kerrie Thomsen
60x55cm

Note from Artist: I was fascinated by Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) as a child and would often try to find them in the creeks, without success. The platypus inhabit the east side of Australia. We feature the platypus on the back of our 20 cent coin.

Wet Season Billabongs

                                                       "Wet Season Billabongs"
                                                            Acrylic on Canvas
                                                           by Kerrie Thomsen

Billabongs

"Billabong is an Australian English word meaning a small lake, specifically an oxbow lake, a section of still water adjacent to a river, cut off by a change in the watercourse.Billabongs are usually formed when the path of a creek or river changes, leaving the former branch with a dead end. Billabongs, reflecting the arid Australian climate in which these "dead rivers" are found, fill with water seasonally and are dry for a greater part of the year.


The word is most likely derived from the indigenous Wiradjuri term bilabaŋ. As the lake kept water longer than parts of the river, it was important to the people to name these areas."

Reference: Wikipedia

The Song - Waltzing Matilda ensured the word Billabong was well known.

Floating Poles

                                                                "Floating Poles"
                                               Acrylic on Canvas - by Kerrie Thomsen

This beautiful Wedgetail Eagle visited our home

This amazing Raptor is only young. He came to our home two days in a row in September 2011 and we have not seen him since. The local Wildlife expert does not believe he is injured in any way and he is young, that is less than 2 years old. Wildlife protector tried to catch him but was not able to. The wedgetail is on his own which means his parents have sent him out into the big wide world because they had a new baby. He is too young to have paired up as yet. Unfortunately his chances of survival on his own are not great. He is probably not really tame just very very hungry and not cautious by nature! Although it is possible he has been handled by a human, he has no tracking device so he has not been in rehabilitation. Good Luck Young Wedgetail Eagle.

Symbols.com

Ever been curious about what a symbol means? Or why a certain symbol keeps coming up in your mind?

For example: The symbol of the Comet represents honor, achievement, and hope!

This is a wonderful website by Carl G. Liungman and basically he has studied "the science of communication with signs". He then published his works as a first version of an Encyclopedia on Western ideograms

I find the website so easy to use and a great source of inspiration and answers!

His book is sold by Amazon.com

The Comet and the Owl

Rivers of Life

"Rivers of Life"

for my Dad

Acrylic on Canvas by Kerrie Thomsen

Uluru - a Painting for Darren

Go Little Gecko

Acrylic on Canvas - Kerrie Thomsen
"Go Little Gecko"

Education and Training links People's lives

My first Painting for Donna



"Threads of Life"
Acrylic on Canvas by Kerrie Thomsen

Moodle

Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a Free web application that educators can use to create effective online learning sites.

Moodle.org is our community site where Moodle is made and discussed. Please use the menus to explore and join in!

Elluminate

Elluminate delivers web, audio, video, and social networking solutions optimized for education and training. Their unified learning and collaboration approach ensures that learning and collaboration happen in a better, faster, and more effective way.

But wait there is more:-

Facilitating an online environment has its own set of characteristics and challenges for the trainer.
When designing online learning, it's more important to drive it from the learning challenge rather than the technology perspective. You also need to design for student activity rather than delivery of content. Unlike a classroom setting, all the materials need to be prepared and structured in advance as you cannot "fill" as you would in a classroom environment.

You want the elearning experince to be enjoyable and positive. A lot more work goes into planning and preparing an online learning exerience (maybe up to 20 times more work) but then it is used many times over. So you as the presenter prepare it once and it is delivired many times, so it can certainly be worth the effort.



http://elluminate.com

Kerrie