The Owl and The Inaluxe, Mr. Inaluxe that is

Today mark's two events, the first ever Inaluxe post by Mr. Inaluxe, that's me, Jason. And secondly, we have now been at our new house-business locale, for two months.   The house still needs some work, and our studio space is not complete, yet we thrive and continue.

I've also started work on a new owl painting, which will hopefully grace the pages soon.  Why an owl?

Many years ago Kristina and I wrote a short story with an owl as a character (more on that another day).  When I grew up here there were a series of old dead-end mines to explore.  One large carvern (sadly no longer exists) used to house an owl that looks similar to the one I am painting now. A lot of the old shafts that were scattered across the town have since been dutifully filled in. In other words, what was once a magical wonderland, is now landfill. 

Speaking of local.... Up until my recent knee operation, our afternoon walks with our little dog were an interesting distraction from the more humdrum side of working at home, (although there is much fun to be had from a home studio), a break is great.

The area we live in is on the quiet edge of the semi-industrial side of town. To paint a picture - this is where old turn of the century miners cottages (re-configured into suburban homes) are one block from the last industry on this side of town, which leads into scrub, farmland and bushland. 

In the weeks since we moved, I wandered around a small radius of our local area, sometimes taking a camera to document what is out of our view, but still within very easy walking distance. Most of the following pictures were taken just a few minutes walk from our home.

And lastly, a shot from home:

Now, that's what I call office lighting.  J.