Oil on board 20 x 25.5cm
Sunday, December 31, 2017
Thursday, December 28, 2017
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Monday, December 25, 2017
Sunday, December 24, 2017
Sugar Bowl
Oil on board 15 x 15cm
This dear little sugar bowl was lent to me by a fellow artist. I had three goes at painting it. The first effort was on some linen coated with a clear sealant making it difficult to tell which was the front from the back. It became very obvious when I started painting. The second effort on the correct side of the canvas, was just dire. Less said the better. Sometimes painting is hard. So here is the third try.
Saturday, December 23, 2017
Thursday, December 21, 2017
Monday, December 18, 2017
Green Jug
Oil on board 15 x 20cm
This little jug, cracked and chipped and much loved, belonged to my Mother. It sat on a kitchen shelf and held an assortment of odd things: pencil stubs, safety pins, hair clips, elastic bands, used stamps...
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Saturday, December 9, 2017
Thursday, December 7, 2017
Shelf Life I & II
1
II
Collage 21 x 29.7cm
I have returned to doing some collages using domestic items: playing with their wonderful shapes.
Sunday, December 3, 2017
Teapot
Oil on board 15 x 15cm
For some reason this little pot reminds me of the children's nursery rhyme: I'm a little tea pot.
Thursday, November 30, 2017
Monday, November 27, 2017
Monday, November 20, 2017
Saturday, November 18, 2017
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Shiny
Oil on board 15 x 15cm
Was given this little jug by the artist who is in the studio next door to me. She said it looks like me, not that I am round and shiny, but the jug is a rather quirky shape that appeals to me.
Monday, November 6, 2017
Callen Park, Jacarandas
Oil on canvas 30 x 30cm
Finished this before a storm came through with much needed rain and thunder and lightening for extra excitement! There is something about a stormy grey sky that really brings out the colour of the Jacarandas.
Saturday, November 4, 2017
Circular Quay, Park
Oil on board 12.8 x 22.8cm
This lovely little park is at Circular Quay next to the Museum of Contemporary Art as you walk from the Station through to George St. What interested me was the mix of green and purple.
Friday, November 3, 2017
Thursday, November 2, 2017
The Jacaranda
Oil on board 9 x 5inch
I found this haiku by Michelle Claus
Jacaranda
purple bloom and fresh perfume
Achoo!
purple bloom and fresh perfume
Achoo!
Monday, October 23, 2017
Balmoral
Oil on board 12.7 x 22.8cm
This size painting, known as a 9 x 5 inch has become something of a tradition for small landscape studies. The first 9 x 5 exhibition was held in Melbourne, 1889 featuring the artists Tom Roberts, Charles Conder and Arthur Streeton.
Monday, October 16, 2017
Wanting to Fly
Oil on canvas 40 x 30cm
This is a return to still life after spending some months doing mainly landscape.
Friday, October 6, 2017
Balmoral through the trees
Watercolour and gouache 14 x 18cm
This is a result of a visit to Balmoral Beach recently. It is the first watercolour I have done in some time - so much easier to carry watercolours than oils on little excursions like this.
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Exhibition: Medley
It is my great pleasure to announce I am in a group exhibition.
There are 20 artists all with a background of training through the wonderful Julian Ashton School of Art.
I will be showing 10 paintings which are all landscapes except for one still life. All have been posted to my Blog over the past few months:
Palms
Daffodils
Pearl Beach
Harbour
Hawkesbury
Blustery
Brooklyn
Manley Cove
Mckell Park
Sky, Sea, Rock
Monday, September 25, 2017
McKell Park
Oil on canvas 30 x 30cm
This location is on the Hawkesbury River near Brooklyn.
It is a spot that has provided me with much inspiration.
Friday, September 22, 2017
Sunday, September 17, 2017
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Sunday, September 10, 2017
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Sunday, September 3, 2017
Blustery
Oil on canvas 30 x 30cm
Spring can be a very windy time especially on the coast, so I have called this painting after the wind.
Friday, September 1, 2017
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Tamarama
Oil on canvas 36 x 36cm
This wonderful little beach is half way between Bondi and Bronte. The name: Tamarama is thought to be derived from the aboriginal word: Gamma, Gamma meaning storm, and indeed this beach is subject to rips and turbulence making it one of the more dangerous beaches around Sydney. From an artist's point of view, however, it has everything: sea, sand, surf and rocks!
Sunday, August 27, 2017
Pearl Beach
Oil on canvas 30 x 40cm
I am really enjoying my return to painting seascapes. There is something about the sea's perpetual movement that is so mesmerizing and it is a challenge to capture that movement and light in paint.
Friday, August 25, 2017
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Matilda Bay, WA
Oil on board 30 x 30cm
This beautiful bay is in Perth, WA just opposite the University of WA.
Shaded and sheltered from the wind, it provides a lovely venue for swimming and picnics.
I have done this painting from memory.
Friday, August 18, 2017
Daffodils
Oil on board 43.5 x 32cm
Narcissus 'Dutch Masters'! Wish I could make the same claim!
But aren't they the epitome of spring!
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Lemons and bowl
Oil on canvas 40 x 30cm
This is a painting that I did several years ago. I was going to give it the sack when I decided to repaint the background and liven it up using complimentary colours to the lemons.
Monday, August 14, 2017
Thursday, August 10, 2017
Dancing Man
Oil on canvas 91 x 62cm
This painting is based on a small plastic toy which has a solar panel. When the sunlight hits him he dances from side to side so vigorously he sets up a clacking noise. He quietens down as the sun moves. I believe the toy was merchandising for a movie named 'Nightmare at Christmas'.
It reminds me of the Mexican 'day of the dead' dolls. Hence, with the plastic flowers and skull like head, I though the Dancing Man was a fun subject for still life.
Friday, August 4, 2017
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Friday, July 28, 2017
Sunday, July 23, 2017
Thursday, July 20, 2017
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