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It's so close, I can nearly touch it.
The momentum is palpable. It's only five weeks to go until the Noosa Open Studios is upon us once again. There have been a number of...

Saren Dobkins
Sep 3, 20222 min read


A River of Milky Coffee Outback West
As 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 Dobkins
Jun 13, 20222 min read


When Stars Align, This Happens
Everyone benefits from stepping outside their routine once in a while and immersing themselves in a new experience. I have been a little...

Saren Dobkins
May 21, 20222 min read


Herstory 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 Dobkins
Mar 19, 20221 min read


In Two Minds About This
I am very fortunate. On occasion I can visit one of the most beautiful, unspoilt and invigorating places and walk along the beach. I...

Saren Dobkins
Feb 18, 20222 min read


Drawing Prize Finalist
A 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 Dobkins
Nov 14, 20213 min read


Last Weekend of the Open Studios
It 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 Dobkins
Oct 7, 20211 min read


The 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 Dobkins
Sep 29, 20211 min read


Staying One Step in Front
It'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 Dobkins
Sep 24, 20212 min read


Cooler 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 Dobkins
Aug 6, 20213 min read


Where We Look is Where We Will go
I'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 Dobkins
May 25, 20212 min read


Toowoomba Grammar Art Show
Resilience was sold on the Opening Night. Entry to the Toowoomba Grammar Art Show was quite impressive. So many beautiful artworks, and...

Saren Dobkins
Apr 22, 20211 min read


Art Portfolio now Available
I recently published my culmination of over 30 years of my exhibiting history into a full-colour, soft bound document. It took quite a...

Saren Dobkins
Apr 22, 20211 min read


A trip to the Top
I 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 Dobkins
Mar 21, 20211 min read


Is 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 Dobkins
Dec 19, 20202 min read


The Art Trail which led to my studio
Thank 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 Dobkins
Oct 29, 20201 min read


Grab yourself a unique piece of Noosa this Saturday
A 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 Dobkins
Sep 30, 20201 min read


A Case of Commoner Salt
A Case of Commoner Salt. Oil on Canvas, 120 x 100cm. 2020 This speaks to the growing protests around the world against entrenched power...

Saren Dobkins
Aug 18, 20201 min read


Who Is I
Every 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 Dobkins
Jul 12, 20201 min read


An Upside Down Year
Here 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 Dobkins
Jun 10, 20202 min read
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