Sarah Murdoch with ballet class

She was told by her ballet master she was too gangly to make it as a ballerina… And while the harsh advice eventually caused lofty Sarah Murdoch to step away from the ballet barre to become a successful model gracing covers of magazines worldwide, it seems the 5ft 8ins beauty cannot forget her passion for dance… The former Australia's Next Top Model host, 42, stepped back to a time when ballet was an all-consuming passion as she posed en point for the August cover of Vogue Australia.

(Photograph by Steven Chee for Vogue Australia, August 2014)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir: Chestnut Tree Blooming

It is not enough for a painter to be a clever craftsman; he must love to 'caress' his canvas, too...  Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919): Chestnut Tree Blooming, 1881