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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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. 

Despite the bugs, Plein Air rules!

At least three bugs were sacrificed in the making of this painting. :|

I do believe plein air painting and life drawing are both essential exercises for visual artists. 

Regardless of one's usual projects and styles, these two activities help keep one's eyes open, skills honed and ego in check!

Here is my easel at my sister's country home. The drought has finished and the cattle are deep in pasture. The rains have greened up the hills (well, green for summer in Australia!)