Dappled Light
There is something magical about the way dappled light dances through the leaves and casts patterns underneath that makes it a joy to paint.
There is something magical about the way dappled light dances through the leaves and casts patterns underneath that makes it a joy to paint.
These watercolour paintings show scenes from Queensland country life. Farm houses, farmers and farm animals feature in these paintings.
Paintings of warm sunlight falling onto a tropical veranda warm the heart and lift the spirits.
Old Queensland houses often feature extensive back gardens and an architecture typical of the period in which they were built. High stumps, window hoods, stove recesses were all common on these old homes.
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.
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.
A collection of quick sketches of houses and shops from around towns in South East Queensland. These are preparatory sketches prior to starting finished paintings of these subjects.
Four views of the same veranda which looks out over a tropical garden. The sunlight stream in through the lattice giving a warmth and feeling of happiness to the paintings.
Houses with space enough to grow bananas in the backyard are becoming rare in Brisbane. Where once bananas were a common sight in the backyards of Brisbane, now such things are a coveted luxury.