The Big Red Hill

This is a painting of a local landmark in the country along the Nogo River in the Upper Burnett, Queensland. It was started plein air and has tiny airborne fragments and traces of dirt embedded into the paint. These minute fragments, carried by the whims of the wind, have become an integral part of the painting's story, being a tangible connection to the whispered secrets and stories of the surrounding landscape. It is an oil on canvas, finished with white edges and varnish and is signed and ready to hang.

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The nickname was first used by my uncle when I was a youth. The years of that young stockman and dozer driver are now a distant memory.

I was born in country Queensland and spent my early childhood on a cattle property situated along the Nogo River. As a child, I would often go out into the paddocks with my father and I've felt a strong connection to that landscape ever since.

I'm a mainly self-taught artist working in oils. I now paint as ‘Greybeard,’ exploring that harsh country that is so familiar to me. The sands of the Nogo and the black ironbarks of the surrounding expanse carry a strong sense of place and personal identity.