Little Jug

I have always loved to paint still lifes and I am a great admirer of the work of Margaret Olley! The little blue and white striped jug was a wedding present for my mother in the 1960's. I remember that she also had a matching blue and white striped bowl. As children we would often lick the spoon and scrape the remnants of sweet cooking batter from this bowl.

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As a working mother, much of my artwork narrates this experience. My content hovers around the traditional trifecta – still life, portrait and landscape. However, narrative artwork seems to be a developing theme. Through my artwork, I aim to achieve authenticity, a true reflection of my reality or imagination, by combination and manipulation of visual imagery. Recently, people have looked at my artwork and said ‘I know how you feel.’ I am interested in experimenting with colour, light and luminosity. In the past, I have made forays into other Art media, but I always return to painting. So far, no other Art media can beat that primal contact with a canvas.