Rainbow Beach

“Rainbow Beach” is a luminous exploration of colour and rhythm, created entirely through layered drips of paint. Horizontal bands sweep across the canvas, evoking the meeting of sea, sky, and shoreline in a vibrant, abstracted panorama.

From deep ocean blues and teals at the top, the composition transitions through violets and indigos into radiant streaks of gold, orange, and pink, before softening into pale, sandy tones and grounding greens below. Each band is built from countless fine strands of dripped pigment, forming a richly textured surface that shimmers with movement and light.

The disciplined horizontal structure contrasts beautifully with the spontaneity of the drip technique. What appears effortless is carefully balanced—colour relationships shift gradually, and the layered lines create both depth and atmosphere.

“Rainbow Beach” captures the essence of a coastal horizon through pure gesture and colour, transforming simple drips into a meditative, immersive landscape of light and energy.

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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.