I am an artist living and working from our farm at Booroobin, just outside Maleny in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland.
The main part of my work is executed in tar shellac and oils. I enjoy the richness of the tar /shellac melding with oil paint which allows me to discover the subject within the random marks I make at the beginning of the process.
My paintings are nearly always imaginary and whimsical , and often feel from another place, another time . They become mostly figurative , or abstract landscapes/cityscapes/seascapes. I love deep rich colours and textures, but occasionally choose to pare back on these traits, and create something softer and quieter.
I also thoroughly enjoy sketching and drawing and particularly the human form and character faces...,
Painting is my ‘happy place’ and it gives me a great deal of joy. I have been scribbling and painting for as long as I can remember!