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13 April 2024

My book "Seasons of the Far South"is now out of print.

Limited numbers of copies are still available for purchase, only in person through Wildbird Tasmania Cafe, Huon Highway, Dover Tasmania.

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4 February 2024

I will be holding a solo exhibition at the Geeveston Town Hall Visitor Centre upstairs gallery space, Geeveston Tasmania throughout February 2024. This retrospective exhibition is called "Nature's Diversity". It's a selection of original nature art work produced during the last 15 years, including some of the original illustrations from my book "Seasons of the Far South, An Introduction to the Nature of Southern Tasmania". All art works are for sale and the centre gallery is open daily from 10am till 4pm at 15 Church Street, Geeveston. 

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1 February 2024

I'm pleased to be partnering with Wild Bird Tasmania cafe, Huon Highway, Dover, as a new stockist of my book, Seasons of the Far South, where you can find a selection of books about Tasmanian stories, and of course, great coffee!

 

 

21 October 2023

I’m very pleased to announce that “Seasons in the South - A Tasmanian Naturalist’s Journey of Discovery and Recovery”, a new book written by Dr. Simon Grove, is now out in the world and available for purchase. I’m very grateful to Simon for his invitation to create illustrations for his publication. Readers can now order the book online direct from the author at: https://www.southernseasons.com.au/buy or from the publishers, FortySouth Publishing, at: https://shop.fortysouth.com.au/.../seasons-in-the-south-a...

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26 September 2021

I'm very pleased to be partnering with Inala Nature Tours, Bruny Island to be a stockist of my nature education book, Seasons of the Far South, at their Inala property on Bruny Island. Inala have a long history of nature education and private land conservation work in southern Tasmania. 

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16 May 2021

During the past year Far South Art has actively supported a range of nature education and conservation efforts in Tasmania through:

• Swift Parrot habitat conservation -  donation towards the Swift Parrot habitat protection program at The Bob Brown Foundation.

• Donating my time for delivering a free drawing from nature introductory skills workshop in November 2020 as part of a Nature Play, Skills Share and Repair Cafe event run by the Australian Association for Environmental Education Tasmanian Branch at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens in Hobart, the event was attended by over 100 people. 

• Bushland protection and rehabilitation - artworks donated for inclusion in new interpretive signage and for a fund raising auction held by the Friends of Randalls Bay Coastcare Group for the ongoing management for conservation of the Quarry Reserve at Randalls Bay. 

• Private land purchase for conservation - donation to the Tasmanian Land Conservancy towards their purchase of 1,300 hectares of high conservation value land in Tasmania at Kelvedon Hills.

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21 January 2021

I am pleased to be offering my first release of unframed, full colour quality art prints of some of my original sketches and illustrations from the book "Seasons of the Far South".  A limited release range of prints are now available to order online and further selected prints will become available over the coming months. All my art prints are printed to order on EPSON 300+g/m2, museum archival quality, 100% cotton-based, cold press, acid-free papers with a natural white finish, using the EPSON Ultra Chrome Pro 10-pigment-ink system for high quality reproductions of original artworks. Prints are shipped flat in cartons made of 100% recyclable cardboard with reinforced inserts.

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10 December 2020

I am pleased to announce that my new nature education book, Seasons of the Far South, is now available from the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service Hastings Caves and Thermal Springs visitor centre. The Hastings Caves State Reserve is a magical natural area located here in the Far South. 

 

The visitor centre shop is a great location for locals and visitors to browse for that special gift idea.

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24 August 2020

I am very pleased to announce that my new nature education book, Seasons of the Far South, is now also available at Fullers Bookshop, 131 Collins Street Hobart, Tasmania's leading independent bookseller. https://www.fullersbookshop.com.au/

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1 August 2020

The nature education book, Seasons of the Far South, has now been released for ordering through our online store today.

Visit the website SHOP page for more information about how to order a copy of the book. 

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19 July 2020

The nature education book, Seasons of the Far South, is now available for purchasing in person from the Lovett Gallery, open 10am - 4pm Sat-Sun, 14 Mary Street Cygnet (behind the Town Hall) and our online store will be accepting orders for the book from the 1st of August. Keep an eye on this website for the latest news.