Happy Flowers
Colourful nasturtiums provide happy flowers that brighten every home they come in to. Their brightness cheers every room.
Diagonals
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.
Student Days
Early student studies feature in this blog. Some pieces show themes that have been further developed as my art progressed.
Ducks
Ducks are homely, comic figures and have a warm place in our hearts. I have often used many ducks in my still life paintings.
Lace
Making lace requires much care and skill. Fine lacework adds value and class to any object to which it is attached. I enjoy painting lace because of its ephemeral, precious values.
Watercolours
These watercolour paintings show scenes from Queensland country life. Farm houses, farmers and farm animals feature in these paintings.
Coffee Pots
Slender, graceful coffee pots add their distinctive beauty to a still life painting, often complementing the stalks of the flowers.
Farm Sheds
Time has stood still for decades on many Queensland farms thus making them interesting subjects for painting.
Warm Sunlight
Paintings of warm sunlight falling onto a tropical veranda warm the heart and lift the spirits.
Markets
Many vibrant market scenes can be seen on weekend mornings around Brisbane. They make great subject matter for paintings.