I'm looking forward to offering prints!

As much as I like to sell paintings, I always feel sad when they are gone. So I've decided to have high-end scans made and have them available as prints!

Limited edition, and available in three sizes. 

Here are the details:

I have teamed up with Cie-Elle Digital Imaging to produce fine art Giclée reproductions of my favourite pieces from my Blue Mountains Series.

The original paintings have been sold, so the ability to have a Giclée Print is fantastic. 

This is my logo for embossing the prints.

How are they scanned?

They are scanned by Cie-elle Scanners using the unique large-format Cruse machine from Germany, achieving exceptional detail. 

What is Giclée? 

The printer uses 12 pigment-based inks for archival permanence, on museum-grade 310gsm rag paper, allowing the print to last 75-100 years if cared for properly.

How many prints?

Each edition will be 100. They will be numbered and embossed.

You will receive a signed Certificate of Authenticity.

What sizes?
400mm, 600mm and 900mm width. Heights will vary, as the paintings are different proportions.

Postage?

Free delivery within Australia. 
AU$50 for overseas.

When will they be ready to order?
Soon! I will email my subscribers with the date.

How long for delivery?

10 working days within Australia. Overseas dates will depend on the country.

 

Here I am with a new painting called "Centuries Old and More".

I will be putting this into the Spring Show at the Royal Art Society of NSW later in 2026.

 

 

Hello! At the top of the Grand Canyon walk at Blackheath, there are steps that lead straight down, and it is so inviting that all thought of "how am I going to climb out" are disappeared.

I have painted this view, and it's called "Grand Canyon, At the Top". 

Check out me website home page for all the paintings in this new 2026 series.

Cheers

S

Plein Air painting with friends

 We had a perfect day (in the shade) for painting the river at nearby Bents Basin. I only managed one piece, and I needed to finish it back in the studio. But very happy with it.

Bents Basin is Reopened After the Flood

oil on cradled board

35 x 45cm

$980

Available from my shop

on my web site.

The Art Fair business is good for everyone.

Collectors show up in numbers, galleries do great business, artists sell their work. It is a quick, busy time and a lot of fun!

I've sold ten pieces so far. They are on my home page www.shirleypeters.com.au for a while.

Sold by GalleryNWC at the Sydney Affordable Art Fair

(_ShirleyPeters_Approaching Calm 180x100cm_$6000)

"From The Cave" 

100 x 120cm 

The top image is the finished painting, below is work in progress in my studio. I have bright skylights, which are great for painting, but not so good for photography!

 

Plein Air at Mudgee

 Every year at Mudgee, a country town in NSW Australia, a group of about 50 painters gather to paint the landscape around the town. They visit nearby vineyards, farms, rivers and mountains.

This year I joined them. Here are some pics:

More are on my web site. 

Plein Air painting in Canberra, our National Capital.

I've been in Canberra for three days so far. Each day is a different venue: Weston Park Lakeside, National Arboretum and today: Government House!

It is the inaugural event called Capital (Plein Air) Outside Painting Festival. More than 100 people have signed up, and each day many paintings are produced. 

Both beginners and professionals are welcome, and there are workshops and lectures from well known plain-air artists like Warwick Fuller, Leon Holmes and others.

Some of the artists looking out from Gov. house.

Myself at the Arboretum.

Sketch up for "Looking Back" (first one in a while, so I'm a bit rusty!)

I'll upload the final paintings to my Plein Air page. It will have purchase details if interested.

Painting big!

New work, Empress Falls in the Blue Mountains.

This canvas is 180cm wide  I’ll post progress photos, plus others that I’m working on.

Now for some new paintings!

After a few months with Youtube, it's time to get back to real work, and prepare for three group shows this year. 

I'll be showing in each of the Australian Affordable Art Fairs: Brisbane, Melbourne and then Sydney. 

Gallery NWC in Katoomba NSW is hosting myself and about eight other artists. (Last year was a great success and I almost sold out!)

I'll be continuing on with my bushland theme, but also doing seascapes. Here are a few studio views:

Youtube success!

 I have restarted filming and uploading Youtube videos, and the latest video has hit the jackpot! Thousands of views in the first week, and my subscriptions have increase by 200, to more than 10,000.

Check out my Youtube page on this web site, and follow the links.

A Watercolour Masterclass with Alvaro Castagnet

Two days with the watercolour master! 

Friday was rainy, and we planned to paint at the Royal Art Society. Instead, the weather improved so we ventured down to Lavender Bay to paint the harbour. It was so good listening and watching Alvaro Castagnet demo-paint. After each of his demos, we painted our own scenes. Alvaro visited each artist and offered specific advice.

The second day we were upstairs at the gallery, and Alvaro did a slow demo with pauses for the artists to repeat his image, a classic Alvaro street scene.

After lunch he critiqued each work, and then did a fourth demonstration of a cafe scene from Europe. 

He was very generous with his sharing of knowledge, and very patient with repeating important points for anyone who asked! 

I came away with a better understanding of watercolour, a strong, powerful medium that can hold its own against acrylic and oils. And a healthy disrespect for reference photographs, and reality! 

Below are my paintings from the weekend.

Harbour Bridge with Two Boats

A3 watercolour

North Versus South

A3 Watercolour

Heavy Traffic

A3 Watercolour

Mudgee Painters Plein Air Week 2024

Although the week of Plein Air painting at Mudgee, NSW Australia started with rain, it soon cleared to sunny blue skies. I painted with John Rice, Don Talintyre, David Landgrebe, Nicole and about 20 others!

My paintings from the week: 

Under the Road to Hill End

40 x 50cm, oil on board, en plein air.

The Bridge at Lue

40 x 50cm, oil on board, en plein air.

Twin Cottages near Mudgee

40 x 50cm, oil on board, en plein air.

Looking at You

40 x 50cm, oil on board, en plein air.

The Shearing Shed

50 x 40cm, oil on board, en plein air.

Mudgee Station

(sold)

Good result at the Affordable Art Fair in Brisbane.

 I'm pleased to report that five lovely buyers chose my art at the AAFair in Brisbane. So big thank you to them, and to Katherine and Nathan for their work during the Fair. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend this year. But from all accounts it was aa lot of fun! 

Here are the sold paintings: 

Wood Float Aqua (40 x 40cm)

Broken Rock Stream (40 x 40cm)

Early Drift (40 x 40cm)

Gentle Flow (40 x 40cm)

Dappled Beauty Climbs 

100 x 83 cm

New large landscape "The Forever Glade"

 

A beautiful cool waterway at Wentworth Falls, near Sydney, Australia. 

A favourite subject for me. I love the gentle fall of "small water", more than large, showy cascades.

"The Forever Glade"

Oil on linen. 

H122cm x W182cm x D4cm 

Painted on sides, framed.

It will be available at the Sydney Affordable Art Fair in June.

Plein Air Week at Bathurst NSW Australia

Just a few pics from the week. The final paintings are below.

(Above) Floating Free

45 x 35cm 

Oil on board

The Rational For Discussion

45 x 35cm

Oil on board

Refreshment Summertime

45 x 35cm

Oil on board