March long weekend – Sculptures By The Bay

26 Feb 2020 at 6:10pm

Sculptures By The Bay – small sculptures 2019

This long weekend is the perfect time to head Down South. We have the Dunsborough Arts Festival all weekend which includes the Sculpture By The Bay. We will be hosting the small sculptures in the Gallery.

The sculptures are really amazing, we love this event. On Sunday evening, there will even be fireworks on the foreshore to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the festival. Come on down 🎉

Collaboration

18 Feb 2020 at 12:22pm

“Beach Blanket, (don’t sleep on Climate Change)”

This is the latest collaboration print I made with local artist Ian Mutch. It was Ian’s idea to create a large scale art piece in the most sustainable way possible. No paints, no chemicals, no animals harmed in any way. It was all elbow grease and creative vision. The work is titled, “Beach Blanket, (don’t sleep on Climate Change)” A continued exploration of creating images and stories through illustration, murals and photography. Thanks to Ian’s dad who luckily brought some tools with him and made the job a lot easier. Shot one early morning last week at Bunker Bay. And yes that little spot in the hand is Ian.

Rottnest Island, Western Australia

8 Feb 2020 at 7:17pm

Geordie Bay, Rottnest Island

One of my favourite bays in Rottnest Island.  The best thing about getting up early is you have these great places to yourself.  I can’t understand why you would sleep in with everyone else and miss the sun coming up.  It truly is the best part of the day.  Pastel sunrise over Geordie Bay.

Adelaide, South Australia

24 Jan 2020 at 11:00am

Adelaide, South Australia, the city of churches, so it seems!  I was over there on a bike riding trip and road around the city looking for inspiration!

I “saw the light” when I came across this!

Weekly podcast

12 Jan 2020 at 8:47am

Do you know that I, along Carwyn Church, have a weekly podcast?  It’s called Light Minded.  We talk all things photography and interview photographers around the world.  Today, we start our 2020 podcast series with photographers specialising in aerials.

Here is a link to our latest podcast  – https://www.buzzsprout.com/327884/2435609-mieke-boynton-drops-into-lightminded-and-we-discover-her-very-loose-connection-with-cool-runnings?fbclid=IwAR27W4FRsASkGz52nziQR1NVEV0DSFvTFfQksMo1gZbpNzpatYw_OVRZwuc

Visit our Instagram page for more information – https://www.instagram.com/light_minded_podcast/

Thinking of Australia

6 Jan 2020 at 9:36am

Kangaroo Island, South Australia

We’re thinking of Australia today amidst the terrible bush fires.

We were on Kangaroo Island this time two years ago, where I took this photo at the Remarkable Rocks, Kangaroo Island. I think it says a lot about our current situation – the problem is huge and we are small.

There are things we can do though. Send a letter to your MP asking them to take climate change seriously and  donate to one of the many organisations helping fire affected people and wildlife.

We are donating to Busselton & Dunsborough Community Bank Branches, who have partnered with the Salvation Army.  100% of funds raised will go directly to communities affected http://bit.ly/35io3jr

Some of my favourites from2019

6 Jan 2020 at 9:27am

Image compilation of 2019

Here are some of my favourite images that have been on displayed in the gallery at some stage during 2019. Looking forward to new exciting images in 2020.
The gallery is always changing so make sure you drop in whenever you are in town.

Down South

30 Dec 2019 at 10:19am

Honeycombs Beach, South Western Australia

It’s easy to take where you live for granted.

Having visitors over Christmas reminds me of how lucky we are in the South West. It really is spectacular.

We have amazing beaches, cafes and restaurants, as well as wineries, forests, shopping and a fantastic community.

Large scale works

23 Oct 2019 at 8:34am

Last week we delivered a few large scale pieces to go in a beautifully renovated home.
This one, of Yallingup beach, is 3 pieces of 130cm x 130cm each. Shadow line canvas. And the other is Bunker Bay, 3 metre panoramic, also a shadow lined stretched canvas. Doesn’t it look amazing in this space?!

Best beaches in the world

17 Oct 2019 at 2:10pm

This is West Beach, Esperance.

Esperance undoubtably has the best beaches in the world.  The sand is white and the water is an unbelievable turquoise colour.   It’s a 9 hour drive to get there from Dunsborough (Western Australia is vast!) but was well worth the trip.