Boat Portraits on Demand!

I am painting Boat Portraits! A new series of commissions from people who would like to have their boat immortalised.
I have a new blog just for these, so please hop across if you'd like to know more.

floating-studio.blogspot.com.au

Mist in the Morning

My friend Mark commissioned this work: he took a photograph of this scene early one morning, and asked for a painting. Not my normal subject, but it was fun.


Oil on Canvas
33 x 21"

On the internet!

My chat with artist Michael Todoran is podcasted!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-michael-todoran-podcast/id573115419 December 1, 2012

Yesterday I had a call from an artist in Colombus, Ohio. He has a series of podcasts where he chats with artists and people about all sorts of things. We chatted about art, my work, and a bit of politics!

I'm in the ground.

My photo is of me... in an empty reservoir... helping my husband Bob Peters with a photography assignment. That space was pure magic.. and it has become my muse.

The reservoir is emptied only once every twenty years for maintenance. They commission photography for their records, and we were lucky enough to be chosen. We were lowered in through a man hole, just to add to the drama!

I am doing a series of large works based on the experience... watch this space!

Mangroves II

Another sketch from my ride: the sun was behind clouds (again!) but the composition and the dramatic angles of the trunks appealed to me.

Wetland Reeds

I rode my bike to our nearby wetland and did some 'en plein air' sketching. It was my first time riding alone, and was fun... freedom to stop as often as I wanted.

Wetland Challenge: the city's edge

This painting is a little different ...!

Sydney Harbour has many inlets, and they are all interesting and surprising. This area is the fish markets at Pyrmont, with concrete silos, busy bridges, and the city encroaching on the wet environment.

1m x 1m
Oil on canvas
nfs

Mangrove Sketching

This morning I ventured out to the bottom of my street, and sat a sketched the mangroves for 2 hours. It was low tide, and overcast. Not the most picturesque of scenery. But it was quiet, and fun. Here are my scribbles. (pastel, charcoal and oils)

On the dark side - The Rocks, Sydney

This is the largest painting I have done so far. I wanted to feel that I could walk into it, up and down. There is a touch of Escher in there...

In reality it is an impression of many views of The Rocks... Sydney's old town.

"I'm here, where are you?"

Oil on canvas
120cm x 100cm

In the old town of Nerac, south east of France... it was raining and cold, but still very beautiful.

Bridge to Lock

In Nerac, the river was a golden brown from the recent rains. It meandered down under bridges and through locks. This gentle movement has influenced my technique and subject in this series of works.

Oil on Canvas 120cm  x 100cm

Payment with post options:

Pick Up (incl GST) $1,320.00 AUD Post to Australia $1,380.00 AUD Post to Worldwide $1,480.00 AUD

Flood Way Home

Medieval towns in the south of France: I have a special fondness for this one: Nerac

Oil on Canvas 120 x 120cm

Payment with post options:

Pick up (incl GST) $1,320.00 AUD Option 2 $1,380.00 AUD Option 3 $1,480.00 AUD

The Green Lights of Agen

Agen café owners had pushed their chairs under the awning, as a heavy downpour had just drenched the town.

70cm x 90cm Oil on Canvas

Price with postage options:

Pick-up (incl GST) $990.00 AUD Incl. post to Australia $1,070.00 AUD Incl. post worldwide $1,150.00 AUD

I'll go this way

Myself in the centre, my sister, Carmel on the right. A stranger on the left. 120 x 90cm Oil on Canvas

Payment with post options:

Pick Up (incl GST) $1,320.00 AUD Post to Australia $1,380.00 AUD Post to Worldwide $1,480.00 AUD

Over Nerac

This is my first "studio" work from my France trip. I loved Nerac, and was overwhelmed by the abundance of old buildings that have been preserved. The river was a green-brown from the recent heavy rain, so that colour has influenced my memories. I will continue to work on this piece and more from the same area. Thank you for looking! (Sold)

The Grand Tour

We have been to the further most corner of the world from my home down under: working backwards... Bergen (Norway), Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Paris and various towns in south France.
We have sketched and painted and photographed so many wonderful cityscapes and villages. Also, visited fantastic museums which housed works that I had studied in school and at college.
We stayed with friends in Helsinki, and explored Stockholm with Swedish mates.
A Grand Tour if ever there was one. It was so interesting and inspiring.
Bob and I have more than 10,000 images to manage: some are for painting reference, others for use in a Photographic Exhibition, and quite a few happy snaps, of course!
I painted while on the canal boat, and sometimes from the bank. Impressionism inspired the texture on this painting.

Click here to go to my South of France Blog

Daily Burden

A view of the miller taking his grain off to the local market.

Oil on Canvas

90 x 65 cm (36" x 24")

Available on Ebay: Click here to bid. 

Possession in the Tunnel

120 x 90cm

Oil on Canvas

For Sale

$1200 plus GST

Renaissance influence.

Just having some fun copying a Renaissance Madonna and Child. Our National Gallery in Canberra is currently hosting a show from Renaissance Italy, and after having visited it with my sister in law, I thought I'd do a copy for the exercise in fine motor skills! I'm painting this on canvas board, which gives more control than stretched canvas.

(I'm halfway through. I'll replace these pics with the final version... soon.)

First Save

A work that follows my favourite subject: Junior life savers in Rome, when the great flood arrives.