Eucalypt Flowers
Beautiful eucalypt flowers bring with them the pungent smell of crushed gum leaves and that often awakens memories from earlier years.
Beautiful eucalypt flowers bring with them the pungent smell of crushed gum leaves and that often awakens memories from earlier years.
There is something magical about the way dappled light dances through the leaves and casts patterns underneath that makes it a joy to paint.
Blue and purple flowers are featured in this still life post. I grow many of these flowers for my paintings or garner them from neighbouring streets.
Old Queensland houses have plenty of character and that is what I have tried to capture in this series of paintings.
Mandarins are often featured in modern still life paintings because of their beautiful colour. I have gathered together in this post some of my paintings of this fruit.
Queensland landscapes vary from place to place with the many different parts of our celebrated country. However it’s all exciting, every bit!
Colourful nasturtiums provide happy flowers that brighten every home they come in to. Their brightness cheers every room.
Diagonal elements in a painting give interest and lead the eye around the painting. They can be moved to create shadows that link different elements of the painting together.
Early student studies feature in this blog. Some pieces show themes that have been further developed as my art progressed.
Ducks are homely, comic figures and have a warm place in our hearts. I have often used many ducks in my still life paintings.