Gum Blossoms

Many different types of eucalypt produce flowers. These flowers lend much character to our streets and suburbs. The blossoms make beautiful subject matter for still life painting.

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Oct292022
Gum blossoms and leaves in a white enamel jug.

Places of the Heart

Places of the heart is a group of paintings around the theme of home. The paintings try to capture the peace we feel when we are in our most familiar place, the home.

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Oct202022
Cosy lounge chairs are lit by the warm sunlight coming in the window.

Dragons

Dragons are a feature of the myths and legends of many cultures and is shown very frequently on blue and white porcelain. I have selected still life studies of dragons depicted with Australian flowers.

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Oct112022
Sunflowers and blue and white porcelain.

Shadows

Early morning sunlight produces long shadows and heralds the start of a bright day. In Queensland we enjoy bright sunshine most of the year and we crave the protection that is provided by the shadows.

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Sep302022
Cows graze in the early morning shadows cast by the trees.

Blue and White

Blue and white porcelain has been valued by collectors in many cultures and used in still life paintings for many centuries.

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Sep212022
Several plates stand on a shelf accompanied by cosmos flowers.

The Tin Fence

Galvanised iron was used for tin fences and as a cheap building material in many places in Queensland. These constructions can still be seen in many Queensland country towns.

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Sep122022
A man leads a horse past a tall corrugated iron fence. A black dog also follows.

Camellias

Camellias flower in early winter when not much else is flowering. Therefore they make great subjects for still life painting at that time of the year.

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Sep32022
White camellia flowers and green leaves.

Windows

Windows give character to a room by filtering the exterior light and atmosphere. Paintings of windows open a chink in the domestic interior, hinting of wider worlds outside.

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Aug252022
A doorway leads into a comfortably-furnished room.

Tibouchinas

The royal purple of the tibouchina flowers beautify the streets and suburbs of Brisbane. Their rich colours can be seen almost all year round in Brisbane.

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Aug152022
A green jug containing tibouchina flowers stands on a ruffled cloth.

Work

This series of paintings is about everyday workers going about their jobs. While some work is labour intensive other work is quietly domestic.

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Aug52022
A worker is burning offcuts of wood at a sawmill north of Brisbane.