Mirage Desert

This work from the Mirage series captures the vastness and intensity of the Australian landscape through layers of dripped and textured paint. Deep earthy browns and burnt oranges stretch across the foreground, gradually meeting a luminous horizon of yellow, cream and soft violet before giving way to an expansive blue-grey sky.

The countless fine lines, drips and scattered marks create a shimmering surface, suggesting the distortion of heat rising from the land. Strong horizontal bands give the painting a sense of immense distance, while subtle interruptions of colour add movement and atmosphere.

More restrained and earthy than some works in the Mirage series, this painting reflects the raw beauty of the Australian interior—where an endless sky meets sun-scorched earth and the distant horizon seems to dissolve in the heat.

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Have been painting in Oils for 20 years, starting off in a traditional landscape/still life style, but gradually evolving to wherever inspiration, and the paint and colour take me. I have Illustrated Children's books, working in Acrylic, however the flow, movement and deep depth of colour of Oil's are truly addictive.

My art is wide and varied, and provides me with endless joy, with the odd moment of frustration along the way. The joy of my art is that I don't put any restrictions on it. It flows, it comes from ideas, visions and sometimes just from playing with paint. The whole point of being a creative person, is to be creative, so I can't lock into a particular style and paint that style over and over. The closest I come to that are my fish paintings, but I love my fish paintings, they are so relaxing, therapeutic and never quite the same as I chase the swimming fish around the canvas.
Sometimes I will start a painting with a particular idea, or style in mind, but as soon as I apply paint to the canvas I see something happening that I simply can't resist. So the original idea is taken over by the intriguing possibilities of the unknown creation that lies ahead. Sometimes that creation is nothing special, or lost in the overworked searches for that magic painting that came from nowhere. Sometimes, that magic painting does come from nowhere, and I stand back amazed and wonder how it happened. My years of experience have taught me to trust my artistic instincts, so more often than not, I am pleased with the results.
I have no doubt that my unrestricted "style" probably works against my marketable profile, but I love the way I can paint with freedom and I cannot wait to see what I come up with next.