Sketches from Fiji

Shards of sky grasped by shivering Palms

First star pierces blue-grey twilight

Thin trunks sway with elastic rhythm

 

A howling crescendo

Cuts through velvet black

Tent shells rattle and resound

 

Come morning

Trade winds roll on the backs of breakers

Erratic gusts fling up sheets of spray

 

Countless beads of liquid reflect

A fleeting flash, a heartbeat

A rainbow shattering into the sea

 

Annika Romeyn

14th -24th June 2015: a truly amazing journey - kayaking, camping and snorkeling our way along the Yasawa Island chain in Fiji. Thanks Mum, Dad, Judd, Aporosa, Wanita and Terry!

CORE: Australian Printmakers Invitational, N.Z.

It was an absolute pleasure to participate in CORE: Australian Printmakers Invitational exhibition at Waiheke Community Art Gallery (New Zealand) curated by Katherine Kennedy (July 17th-August 17th, 2015). I made two new lithographs responding to the 'core' theme and was honoured to exhibit alongside artists Ben Rak, Kyoko Imazu, Linda Swinfield, Olivia Willson,Tanya Crothers, Jet James, Michael Kempson, Rew Hanks, Rafael Butron, Dale Harding, Vernon Ah Kee, Elisabeth Cummings, Chris O’Doherty aka Reg Mombassa, and Katherine Kennedy. I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to visit New Zealand, explore the beautiful surrounding environment of Waiheke Island (40min ferry ride from Auckland) and attend a fabulous exhibition opening!

With my lithographs Flux (top) and Spiral (bottom) at the exhibition opening

Wandering around Waiheke Island - what an amazing location for an art exhibition!