Boats
I have long been interested in sketching and painting all kind of boats, particularly working boats and boats being worked on.
I have long been interested in sketching and painting all kind of boats, particularly working boats and boats being worked on.
Love, persistence skill and care go into the making of Log Cabin quilts, and these still life paintings are an attempt to catch a little of the spirit that is sewn in to these fabrics.
In these paintings I celebrate the great needlework skills of the women of earlier generations who have left us many beautiful embroidered cloths. Sadly many of these exquisite works remain unwanted on the shelf.
Paintings of typical wet seasons in regional Australia. Farmers bear the problems caused by the flooding rains, knowing that it heralds good years to come.
The post features paintings of several old vehicles, left to decay after their working life has ended.
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.
Bright colours really stand out when combined with a dark background. I often use this effect in still life painting. I have a lot of blue-patterned cloths and when combined with yellow lemons from my tree that makes a great subject for still life painting.
I went to sketch a group of horses and they proved very friendly. Several paintings resulted from sketches of this warm-hearted interaction.
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.
A collection of still life paintings featuring kitchen utensils and chicken-shaped objects in ceramic and carved wood.