Fences
We have all been feeling fenced in by the Covid virus. Here are some paintings of fences in case we haven’t already seen enough of them.
We have all been feeling fenced in by the Covid virus. Here are some paintings of fences in case we haven’t already seen enough of them.
I brought back a plate from Syria, I didn’t realize at the time the wealth of joy and horror that it would come to represent.
This post shows a selection of my landscapes from south east Queensland.
I borrowed a design from Scotland and have used it in some of my still life paintings. It conveys, happiness, homeliness, celebration and joy. We could all do with more of that!
On coming to Queensland my imagination was fired by my first visits to the rainforest and I painted many scenes with imaginary rainforest pools.
Blue and white ceramics have been popular in many countries over hundreds of years and they make great subject matter for still life painting.
The Rose Apple tree grows in the warmer parts of Australia and produces beautiful flowers and fruit – great as a still life painting subject.
The tropical climate of Queensland lends itself to outdoor living. Entertaining in the pergola as shown in the attached paintings is a large part of Queensland life.
I started seriously painting still life after the gift of an old Chinese ginger jar. The marks the potter made long ago contrast with the brief life of the flowers in a still life painting.
Fishing at dawn on Fraser Island is an exciting Queensland experience, albeit also a wet and a freezing one.