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Crimson Brush 2026

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Well, that second blog post took a lot longer to arrive than I expected! In this one I will discuss how I feel coming out of my first big painting competition, the Crimson Brush.  What is Crimson Brush? The Crimson Brush is the premier figure painting competion in Australia. It takes place as part of Cancon, a wargaming and tabletop gaming convention in Canberra held over the Australia Day weekend every year. All kinds of figures are welcome to enter the competition, from small wargaming figures, to fantasy, historical and sci-fi busts, to large-scale custom sculpted scenes. There are two divisions, Standard and Masters, and judges can award deserving pieces one of four awards - Gold, Silver, Bronze and Commended. 2026 was the 5th edition of Crimson Brush, and my first one attending. Since I have moved to Canberra and live walking distance from the venue it was a no-brainer to go. Painting I won't dwell too much on the painting of my entries, as they could each be their own post. ...
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Hello! Welcome to my new painting blog. I am a miniature painter based in Perth, Western Australia and I wanted a place to share my projects and finished work online. I have been using instagram but it is superficial, to say the least - a feed of context-less images curated by mysterious algorithms towards the commercial ends of others. Here I hope I'll be able to share pictures but also put them in their context - my thinking, my methods, my mistakes that have gone in to making them. It's been a long time since I've blogged, but why not? Nothing that's come along since I stopped is a better way for me to communicate to the world.  Let me add an image of my most recent finished project - I might say a bit more at some point but for now, meet Rowana Forestfoot, Blood Bowl star player. 
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