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24 September 2025

My next studio workshop will be - Drawing and field sketching birds - basics

I'm currently developing a half-day workshop program, proposed for some time in November 2025, here at our Dover studio. 

Check back on our website for more information on the workshop, date and registration details.​

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12 August 2025

New Workshop - Getting started with nature journaling - basics      Saturday 20th September 2025 10am till 1:30pm at our Dover studio - REGISTRATIONS NOW CLOSED FOR THIS WORKSHOP

Join artist, author, illustrator and nature educator, Keith Davis for this new half-day workshop that will get you started in the practice of nature journaling. In this 3.5 hour workshop, from 10am till 1:30pm, participants will learn about basic skills and techniques to get started or enhance their own nature journaling practice. Due to space constraints at our Dover studio, this workshop is strictly limited to four registered participants.

 

23 July 2025

My next series of Getting started with nature journaling-basics half-day workshops at our Dover studio will begin again in the spring of 2025, keep an eye out on the website and social media for announcements of dates and registration details. I will also be looking at running some workshops on specific skills, like field sketching and drawing birds, during the spring/summer and autumn of 2025-26.

 

16 July 2025

I’m pleased to advise that my new illustrated children’s book, ‘Adventures of the Chook Lady and other tales from Tassie’s far south coast’, is now also available at The Book Cellar bookstore in High Street Campbell Town, Tasmania.

 

15 May 2025

Exciting news today that my new illustrated children’s book, ‘Adventures of the Chook Lady and other tales from Tassie’s far south coast’, has been accepted for judging in the Children’s Book Council of Australia national book awards for 2025-26.

 

1 May 2025

New workshop 17 May - update!

Thanks to an overwhelming response, this workshop on 17th May 2025 is now fully booked and sold out!

Check back later for updates about future workshop dates.

 

22 April 2025

I will be offering a new Get Started with Nature Journaling - basics workshop at my Dover studio on Saturday 17th May 2025 from 10am till 1:30pm. Due to space constraints at the studio, this workshop will be strictly limited to 4 registered participants only. For more information and registration, visit our website shop page here.

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24 March 2025

I am very pleased to announce that my new illustrated children's book, Adventures of the Chook Lady and other tales from Tassie's far south coast, will be available, as from this week, at Fullers Bookshop, 131 Collins Street Hobart, Tasmania's leading independent bookseller.​

 

11 March 2025​

I'm very pleased to be partnering again with Wild Bird Tasmania café, Huon Highway, Dover, to stock my new illustrated children's book, Adventures of the Chook Lady and other tales from Tassie's far south coast, where you can find a great selection of books about Tasmanian stories, and of course, great coffee and food!

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26 February 2025

New children's book released!

My new illustrated children's book, Adventures of the Chook Lady and other tales from Tassie's far south coast, is now available to purchase through our online store, with availability to purchase through various local outlets coming soon.

 

19 February 2025

New workshop update!

Thanks to an overwhelming response, this workshop is now fully booked and sold out! Check back later for updates on future workshop dates.

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I will be offering a new Get Started with Nature Journaling - basics workshop at my Dover studio on Saturday 29th March 2025 from 10am till 1pm. Due to space constraints at the studio, this workshop will be strictly limited to 4 registered participants only. For more information and registration, visit our website shop page here.

 

10 February 2025​

My new illustrated children's book is ready for printing and set to be published early in 2025.

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13 December 2024

My new illustrated children's book is currently in the copy editing phase, with an expected release sometime in the first half of 2025. 

 

12 October 2024 ​

I'm currently working on illustrations for a new children's book I've written, which features a collection of whimsical stories about characters from Tasmania's far south coast. Publication dates to be advised.

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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.