Autumn Hydrangeas

A posy of hydrangeas straight from the garden onto the kitchen table is a summer treat. Their cool subtle scent is so refreshing. Hundreds of tiny mini-flowers make up each magnificent bloom, and their big silky smooth green leaves provide the perfect background.

Their colours change as summer lingers: the petals become more diverse and muted; white petals become pale pinks and creams. Their beauty intensifies as they age.

This is a small yet complex work, perfect for the dining room, kitchen, sitting room or bedroom. It is composed of many layers of translucent glazes, to capture the complex petals and shiny leaves, and the reflection on the vase .
This painting is created with finest quality acrylic paints, varnished and fitted with d-rings and cord for hanging. Edges are narrow and painted.

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Full time professional artist based in Brisbane.
Over the past 20 years my work has been shown in numerous exhibitions. My work has been purchased by collectors all over Australia, Europe and the USA.

1959 Born Hamilton Victoria
1981 BA Hons Monash University: English Literature, visual arts, music
1978 - 1981 Taught piano privately
1982 - 1993 Worked full time as a creative in publishing and advertising in Melbourne and Sydney
1994 - onwards While a stay-at-home mother, i worked freelance, part time and voluntarily for a number of organizations, copywriting, design, costumes and prop making for stage shows etc.
1994 - 2012 Student at TAFE Fine Arts, Workshop Arts Centre, and Royal Art Society of New South Wales. Specialized in Drawing and Painting.
2010 - 2012 Part time art and piano teacher, Sydney.
2012 - present
Full time artist, painting portraits, people, animals, still life, landscape, abstract.
Studied with Idris Murphy, Ross Laurie (both King Street Gallery) and Jo Bertini (Santa Fe).
2015 Residency at Arkaroola SA
2016 Residency at Clare Valley SA
2017 Moved to Brisbane
Attend life drawing and portraiture 5 days a week at Royal Queensland Art Society, and Half Dozen Group of Artists, Brisbane.
Teach occasional workshops for adults in Sydney and Brisbane.