Saren DobkinsJun 132 minA River of Milky Coffee Outback WestAs I hadn't attended a painting workshop quite like this before, I was so looking forward to what the next three days would offer. The...
Saren DobkinsMay 212 minWhen Stars Align, This HappensEveryone benefits from stepping outside their routine once in a while and immersing themselves in a new experience. I have been a little...
Saren DobkinsMar 191 minHerstory in the Making Studio Exhibition Opening on Saturday 26th March 2022 I would like to invite you to an unusual exhibition, in that it is a culmination of...
Saren DobkinsFeb 182 minIn Two Minds About ThisI am very fortunate. On occasion I can visit one of the most beautiful, unspoilt and invigorating places and walk along the beach. I...
Saren DobkinsNov 14, 20213 minDrawing Prize FinalistA wonderful way to bring yet another tumultuous and uncertain year to an end. I was quite honoured to be a Finalist in the prestigious...
Saren DobkinsOct 7, 20211 minLast Weekend of the Open StudiosIt was a fine day last Monday, Trail 1 was open and I had been eagerly anticipating the arrival of a coffee cart. But alas, technical...
Saren DobkinsSep 29, 20211 minThe Doors to the Studio are OPEN!Noosa Open Studio Art Trail 2021 is up and running. As a member of the committee, myself and the other volunteers have done an...
Saren DobkinsSep 24, 20212 minStaying One Step in FrontIt's been a week that went by so fast, just staying one foot in front is tricky. I'm working away from the studio now as a Peer Mentor...
Saren DobkinsAug 6, 20213 minCooler Nights My days and now my nights are frequently punctuated by searing shots of pain, that leave me stranded on the spot. Like a wounded animal,...
Saren DobkinsMay 25, 20212 minWhere We Look is Where We Will goI'm finding myself losing so much time as I am too easily distracted. I have a few things on my to do list and that list is groaning...
Saren DobkinsApr 22, 20211 minToowoomba Grammar Art ShowResilience was sold on the Opening Night. Entry to the Toowoomba Grammar Art Show was quite impressive. So many beautiful artworks, and...
Saren DobkinsApr 22, 20211 minArt Portfolio now AvailableI recently published my culmination of over 30 years of my exhibiting history into a full-colour, soft bound document. It took quite a...
Saren DobkinsMar 21, 20211 minA trip to the TopI just love how things unfold. I am ridiculously unfocused yet my attention on where I want to go never falters.. and as a result I had a...
Saren DobkinsDec 19, 20202 minIs it Christmas or Musical Chairs.A valid question where the unpredictability of the times could just as easily pull the chair from under you as the 'rona, as I just read...
Saren DobkinsOct 29, 20201 minThe Art Trail which led to my studioThank you for making this such a successful Noosa Open Studio in 2020. Out of the disarray that was COVID, we still managed to create a...
Saren DobkinsSep 30, 20201 minGrab yourself a unique piece of Noosa this SaturdayA special event has been created by the Noosa Open Studio Art Trail and you are invited to participate this coming Saturday 3rd Oct. An...
Saren DobkinsAug 18, 20201 minA Case of Commoner SaltA Case of Commoner Salt. Oil on Canvas, 120 x 100cm. 2020 This speaks to the growing protests around the world against entrenched power...
Saren DobkinsJul 11, 20201 minWho Is IEvery now and then, a painting appears that takes me by surprise. I had a drawing, that arrived out of the blue one night. It was in the...
Saren DobkinsJun 10, 20202 minAn Upside Down YearHere we are, half way though the year. In six months time we'll be able to look back with 20/20 vision and maybe then we can make more...
Saren DobkinsJun 5, 20202 minThe Process of a PaintingPainting is such a fluid practice. The experience of allowing the hand and the eye and then the imagination to follow the gesture until...