A blank page can feel surprisingly loud. It asks for a mark, a colour, a line, a choice. For many adults, that small moment brings up a familiar thought: “I’m not creative.” Yet creativity is not a prize reserved for trained artists. It is a basic human activity, and it can be as simple as doodling while the kettle boils, shaping clay with no plan, humming a tune, arranging photos, or writing three honest sentences in a notebook. Creative activities give adults a rare kind of

Hockney was born in 1937 and by the time I was in my teens in the 70's and knew I was going to be an artist, he was well and truly on my radar, as not only a pop artist, but as a painter of people in interiors and of sensitively rendered, intimate portrait drawings of friends such as any artist (like me) would have in their daily sketchbook. Hockney Portrait Drawing My first trip to England (from Australia) was as a 21 year old. My artist mother Joan Bauer had been born in B

My amazing daughter Sarah Matsuda with the new book Sunny Finds His Song Book Launch Friday 30th August - 6pm. Robyn Bauer Studio Gallery...

April 2024 I have the wonderful opportunity to be part of the fabulous historic event in Amiens in France. (I am in the centre of the...

I can't work in the studio anymore!!!! I have so enjoyed creating my current series of tree drawings out in the urban landscape of...

I have been working so hard on this new series for the last few years and I have titled the exhibition "Against All Odds - The Natural...

I really thought that Still Life painting was so "old hat" and that's why for most of my painting career I have steered clear of it! It...

A few years ago I painted a series of small paintings of kangaroos from Lone Pine on the outskirts of the Brisbane suburbs. I would often...

I have two namesake birds. The Bowerbird which often features in my paintings and the Robin which made an appearance in the Still Life...

I love combining influences from all over the globe but I have some particular artists that have provided so much inspiration. Two of the...

I am unsure when my obsession with blue and white porcelain began. I feel that it has always been with me since I played with my...

The Exhibition RAPT IN BLUE is now open. From the street you can see the whole painting OUT OF THE BLUE. OUT OF THE BLUE - 6 panel...

I am so excited that I have finally finished my massive 6 metre long panel painting. I have to hire special screens to hang it in my...

For 30 days in September I have taken part in an online challenge to paint a daily painting from life. I decided to concentrate on my...

Later in the year (Covid permitting) I am going to start up my Art History lectures again. I have quite a few ideas in the pipeline and...

The European Masterpieces exhibition from the Metropolitan Museum in New York, has been open for about two weeks now and I have been...

My love for old and modern masters is well documented. What is less well know is that I often do copies for myself just for fun. I had a...

I put this book together to record the 30 paintings I did during and after Covid lockdown from March 2020 until the end of that year. The...