It takes me thousands and thousands of words to flesh out a character, but how clever are the artists who can capture someone without needing to use any words at all. I was blown away (again) by the finalists in the Archibald Prize for portrait painting at the Art Gallery of NSW.

So many great stories here, but here are a few of my favourites.

And Sydney makes a spectacular setting for any story.

Hope you get the chance to enjoy it, too.

Julie.