Denita Tizard

Here my goals for Jan 2011 Eat well and exercise so I have more energy and lose my mummy tummy. Start an online marketing art group to help myself and other artists to be confident in promoting our work.  Get a new business card, I'm nearly out of my last batch. Help Shaughan upgrade wanganui.org  so it is the coolest Wanganui website. Donate a painting for Sharlene's trip to India. Go to the dentist cause my teeth hurt.  Find a studio so I can get all my paintings ready for an exhibition or auction in December 2011 celebrating my 10th year being an artist. Time to sell my babies and start again.  HAPPY 2011 EVERYONE! I'm sure it's going to be a good year, I fell really excited and motivated to get back into working hard! Maddy had fun with her cousins today Zach pulling me a face Achilles pulling me a face Alex pulling me a face Little Dulcie-Jean Achilles and Maddy Zach after an ice cream Alex on the rip stick Achilles and Leah bringing...

Deb Morison - she is the coolest lady I know. In this photo is Me, Neesha and Deb It's hard to believe that there is only 1 more day of 2010. I have loved this year and I hope that next year is as good or even better! I have been thinking of what I'm going to get up to in 2011 and it is going to be an epic year. Mind you it's going to take me all year to do what I have planned - how exciting :) Easy peazy fruit muffins from Tania 50grams butter 1 cup milk 1 egg 2 cups flour 4 level b.powder 1-1 1/2 cups sugar 1 can fruit drained and chopped into smaller pieces, I like to use peaches Topping, 2 t sugar with 1 t cinnamon Melt butter, add egg and milk, beat well. Add fruit and dry ingredients. Mix, put into greased muffin tins. Sprinkle with suger  and cinnamon. Bake 180* for 15 20 minutes. Today I got given some rhubard, I cut it up put it on the stove to cook for rhubard crumble and then went outside and got distracted by a monarch butterfly and came back inside to a ...

is Wonder Woman Who doesn't love Wonder Woman? Clip for the day is Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity Lynn and Jessica came to stay last night. We had a lovely time together, it was a pity the couldn't stay longer! Maddy was in her element giggling from the minute the walked in until they left. As an artist, English is my second language -  Anonymous

I randomly picked 29th Jan 2006 it was a rainy old trip to... I had a lovely day today! We went to the beach this morning before it got to hot. Maddy and Shaughan had a great time while I got my camera out. My mate came up in the afternoon and we sat outside caught up over a few beers and food. We decided to have a New Years shin dig here this year, I'm excited! I was just saying to Shaughan this week that I miss all the parties we had in our old place, it was a perfect place to party! So if you are in Wanganui and have nothing better to do come up and celebrate the start of 2011 with us :) Shaughan and Maddy this morning Here is a cute email I got for the recipe exchange - Didee here in Brunswick heads, Australia. Here is my recipe contribution. One I made up in my creative cauldron! One packet of Spaghetti One big bunch of mint.  (You can use parsley or coriander if preferred however Ive found the mint is a winner.) 2-3 large spoons of plain natural Greek st...

SMOKING! I have tried to give up many times. Hopefully I will get to kick the habit for good soon! I hope you all had a great Christmas, it was an awesome day here! This was my favourite photo of Maddy looking into her stocking. Hey there is chocolate in here, how am I going to get it? I found this the  Top 10 common myths about creativity ( had a good giggle ) 1. Only “creative types” are creative Great ideas are often built on common concepts, by ordinary people. Creativity is usually triggered by a need and depends on number of factors, including knowledge, talent, imagination, lateral thinking and internal motivation. Creating potential can be found in every person;  you only need to remove the barriers that block it. 2. Money motivates creativity People don’t think about pay on a day-to-day basis. If they think about being rewarded for everything they do, they become reluctant of taking risks. After understanding that they are being paid fairly, peopl...

  This is a hard one today, I have so many photos. What to choose? My 21st - 1996 Kim, Tina, Kylee, Mara, Fiona, Kelly Ness, Kate and Me It's Christmas Eve and I have been putting off going into town to finish off my Christmas shopping, if I leave it any later all the shops will be closed. I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and hope your day is full of love, food, peace, loads of gifts, and happiness. BIG HUGS AND KISSES x o x o x o A recipe exchanged from Deanna -  Green Curry Chicken 1 whole chicken breast cut into thin slices (very) 1 T green curry paste (I use Mae Ploy) 1 cup coconut cream 1/2 cup sliced beans 1 can bamboo shoots (sml can) 1T fish sauce 1T sugar (I use brown) 2-3 kaffir lime leaves (you can get dried from asian warehouses) fresh basil leaves 2T oil Put oil in pot, add curry paste, lime leaves stir 1 -2 mins Add coconut cream - bring to boil, add chicken, stir 2-3 mins Add fish sauce, sugar, beans, bamboo shoots and bring to boil. Add basil leav...

It's not really hard to guess the meaning behind my blog name. Keeping it nice and simple! I am taking part in a recipe exchange and going to post all the recipes I get. Here is the first one I got from Erena which sounds yummy! SUMMER PUDDING TOAST 4 punnets mixed berries (redcurrants, raspberries, blueberries) 125g sugar 250g strawberries, stems removed and halved 6 slices brioche Pick over the punnets of fruit, removing  any stems or leaves. Put the berries in a saucepan with 60ml water and the sugar. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer gently for about 8 minutes. Put the halved strawberries in a bowl and press the cooked fruit syrup through a sieve over the strawberries. Let stand for at least 30 minutes, then chill or leave overnight in the fridge. When ready to serve, toast the brioche and spoon the fruit syrup over each slice, arranging the strawberries over the top. Serve with a sprinkling of icing sugar, sugar-dusted mint leaves and thic...

I just couldn't help myself lol. 1. I was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand to David and Diane Harrod. My parents broke up on Christmas day, I was 6 years old. 2. I have a sister - Vanessa, 2 step sisters - Amanda and Kim, and 2 step brothers Ross and Craig. All of them have taught me many lessons in life. 3. The subject I did best in school was computers. I got kicked out of my 6th form art class because I wasn't doing what I was told and was disruptive in class. 4. I left school and went to hairdressing collage then a catering course which I excelled in both and was the tutors pet. 5. I left Palmerston North when I was 18 to live in Queenstown, the best place to live in NZ! I moved to Christchurch a year later cause I thought I had better do something else with my life than just party. 6. I have managed to score really good jobs through friends, life is all about who you know! 7. I worked in the film industry and after 3 weeks I managed to score a job as...

For those of you that want to start or get back into blogging you could try this challenge. Heaps of people are doing it at the moment :) 30 Days of Me Day 01- A recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself Day 02- The meaning behind your Blog name Day 03- A picture of you and your friends Day 04- A habit that you wish you didn’t have Day 05- A picture of somewhere you’ve been to Day 06- Favorite super hero and why Day 07- A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you Day 08- Short term goals for this month and why Day 09- Something you’re proud of in the past few days Day 10- Songs you listen to when you are Happy, Sad, Bored, Hyped, Mad Day 11- Another picture of you and your friends Day 12- How you found out about Blogger and why you made one Day 13- A letter to someone who has hurt you recently Day 14- A picture of you and your family Day 15- Put your iPod on shuffle: First 10 songs that play Day 16- Another picture of yourse...

I had to share this article with you today, if I wrote something like this it would sound just the same... I Wanted to Be an Artist, So I Quit My Job and Became One by Christopher Fife. "Hi, I'm Christopher. I'm an artist." Exhale, run my fingers through my hair. "What do I do? Oh, I paint. I'm a painter. Yeah, I'm an artist." I tried it out every now and then, in front of the bathroom mirror. It sounded all right. But when I introduced myself as an artist outside my bathroom world of make-believe, I always felt false. I was like Magritte labeling a pipe. If I said I was an artist, I was an artist, right? Not exactly. Since I dedicated forty-plus hours a week to my corporate graphic design job, I was lucky if I painted a couple of hours a week. I came to despise myself for this self-deceit, for my inability to embrace what I really wanted to be. I wanted to be an artist. So I committed myself to becoming one. I started out like most people ...

I went and picked up the photo of Maddy meeting Santa this morning., I really didn't want to be in the photo but she wasn't going to do it on her own! Ho ho ho... I got a lovely gift this afternoon from Tracie. She made me a photo book with a selection of photos that she had taken for art everyday month. It's a great book! Thank you Tracie x x x I had another visitor this afternoon that shook his head and said he just doesn't understand this 'modern' art! With all the perplexity and misguided perceptions concerning today's definition of art - it is little wonder people are confused. Much of the bewilderment surrounding the meaning of art is a result of people's tendency to use object-referral thinking by using other peoples' opinions as the means for formulating their own. Art, both the creating and enjoying of it, ought to be intrinsic. You should never let anyone else's opinion cloud your judgement. Art is a means by which we celebrate our...

It was more perfect than I could have imagined. I had to laugh out loud today when Shaughan rang me a few minutes after he had left home, he had run out of petrol. I am always going onto him about running around on the red light so it was a told you so moment when I pulled up with the petrol can. I carried on into town and went shopping and bought 3 new dresses, had coffee with my best mate, that would be Maddy. Called into see Santa and had our photo taken, purely out of luck. My wonderful husband then took Maddy out for an hour after her afternoon nap and I managed to cut and colour my hair, pluck, shave, mask, paints my nails and make dinner. It's amazing what you can achieve when you have time alone to do it. I headed off to the Sarjeant Gallery around 5pm for the opening of 'Legacy' and exhibition of Government House paintings. Government House is being redecorated and instead of storing this amazing collection of art away in the dungeons they are on t...

I found this article and thought it might be useful for those of you that want to start painting.... Is it necessary to plan a painting in careful detail before you start, or should you let it evolve as you go along? Planning a painting can be a help as you know exactly what you're going to do, but it could also inhibit spontaneity. Letting a painting evolve as you work is very free and lets you be spontaneous, but also leaves you open to the possibility that the painting won't go anywhere and you'll end up with a mess. Ultimately the degree to which you plan out a painting depends on your personality, some people find it essential and others a hinderance. But regardless of how detailed you like to plan (or not), there are several decisions that have to be made before you to start to paint. Decide On a Subject Deciding on a subject is the logical first step as it influences the format of the support, the type of support used, and the technique you're going to use to c...

Gosh I'm not really sure where my day has gone today, it happened so fast. I really enjoyed weeding in the rain tonight before heading off to do another painting for me, oh the self indulgence. You might not understand what I have painted, all you need to know is there is lots of happiness and joy in there for me and yes everything is the way I intended (my husband was horrified)..... My inbox was pretty hammered today! Here are a few web links you might find interesting? artadvice.com/blog/2010/12/11/best-holiday-gift-ideas-for-artists artforum.com thebigidea.co.nz www.scapebiennial.org.nz artfind.co.nz/newsletters/illuminate_dec artbizblog.com/2010/12/2010-accomplishments.html charlataninkartprize.com linkbaitgenerator.com blog.hubspot.com/Free-Advertising-on-Google artistdaily.com  download free eBooks The Youtube clip for the day is Merry Christmas from our Prime Minister John Key Doesn't he look great? My card for the day is Endings and B...