Kim Barker is a Visual Artist (Diploma in Art and Graduate Diploma in Education). She is also a fully trained Reading Recovery Teacher. She has taught RAD (Royal Academy of Dancing) and Cecchetti Ballet Syllabii. Kim manages the Top Artist' Directory as well as her blog laketrees She lives with her family on the Eastern Central Coast of Australia.
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R.I.P. Michael Jackson (Tribute) - You Are Not Alone
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Fairy/Ballerina Frieze finished I finished the last 6 fairy /ballerinas yesterday and will be starting the 6 Degas panels today...
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three days left to enter my June competition to win your own mini portrait
I completed six fairy/ballerina panels last week and will be painting six more this week.. yesterday I took some photos of the ballet studios (still under construction) the panels will be attached up high like a frieze around the walls ...
Music Monday this piece of music is very special and I would like to dedicate this to my son, Alexander, who is moving out today ...
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nine days left to enter my June competition to win your own mini portrait
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I'm offering my readers the opportunity to win a Free Mini Portrait this month.. # the Mini Portrait is 25cm x 25cm (10" x 10") - acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.. # free postage # value: $250 (au) # one person/subject of the winner's choice # winner will be selected from a random generator at the end of this month
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I will announce the winner on the 1st July 2009 1st August 2009 Good luck everyone!!!
I'm working on a 12 panel frieze for my Sister's new Ballet Studios... the theme is Fairy Ballerinas and inspired by Cicely Mary Barker's Flower Fairies
still plenty of time to enter my June competition to win your own mini portrait
WIN YOUR OWN FREE MINI PORTRAIT
I'm offering my readers the opportunity to win a Free Mini Portrait this month.. # the Mini Portrait is 25cm x 25cm (10" x 10") - acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.. # free postage # value: $250 (au) # one person/subject of the winner's choice # winner will be selected from a random generator at the end of this month
What you can do: 1. leave a commenthere =1 entry per comment 2. post about the competition at your blog with a link back to laketrees = 10 entries 3. RETWEET this post on twitter = 1 entry per tweet 4. Subscribe to laketrees by Email = 5 entries
I will announce the winner on the 1st July 2009 1st August 2009 Good luck everyone!!!
my pick for Music Monday is called Celtic Fairies....
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looks like June is going to be a rather busy month as I'll be painting a number of murals and friezes for my Sister's new Baby Ballerinas Studio which is opening next month... as you can see I intend to paint three Degas works in one of the studios...
I'm still painting stage props too so Charlotte's remaining three mini portraits are on hold for the time being... still plenty of time to enter my June competition to win your own mini portrait
WIN YOUR OWN FREE MINI PORTRAIT
I'm offering my readers the opportunity to win a Free Mini Portrait this month.. # the Mini Portrait is 25cm x 25cm (10" x 10") - acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.. # free postage # value: $250 (au) # one person/subject of the winner's choice # winner will be selected from a random generator at the end of this month
What you can do: 1. leave a commenthere =1 entry per comment 2. post about the competition at your blog with a link back to laketrees = 10 entries 3. RETWEET this post on twitter = 1 entry per tweet 4. Subscribe to laketrees by Email = 5 entries
I will announce the winner on the 1st July 2009 1st August 2009 Good luck everyone!!!
..and because it's the start of winter here in Oz I thought this piece of music would be appropriate for Music Monday ...
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Last week I finished three of the Mini Portraits of Charlotte... I have another three to paint this week..
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I'm offering my readers the opportunity to win a Free Mini Portrait this month.. # the Mini Portrait is 25cm x 25cm (10" x 10") - acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.. # free postage # value: $250 (au) # one person/subject of the winner's choice # winner will be selected from a random generator at the end of this month
What you can do: 1. leave a commenthere =1 entry per comment 2. post about the competition at your blog with a link back to laketrees = 10 entries 3. RETWEET this post on twitter = 1 entry per tweet 4. Subscribe to laketrees by Email = 5 entries
I will announce the winner on the 1st July 2009 1st August 2009 Good luck everyone!!!
laketrees was the Featured Blog last week at Slogbite Thank you to Mel ...it's an honour to be featured...
for Music Monday... another one of Charlotte's selections...
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Kim Barker is a Visual Artist (Diploma in Art and Graduate Diploma in Education). She is also a fully trained Reading Recovery Teacher. She has taught RAD (Royal Academy of Dancing) and Cecchetti Ballet Syllabii. Kim also manages the Top Artist' Directory and PoeARTica as well as her blog laketrees She lives with her family on the Eastern Central Coast of Australia.
Follow Kim at laketrees on Twitter for updates and news