Wet Feet at Hidden Cove

Hidden Cove on Hamilton Island is a little mangrovy beach that’s not easily accessible unless you’re staying in an apartment nearby. Looking out towards the mainland of Airlie Beach and Plum Pudding Island in the midground, this gorgeous little tree is exposed by the outgoing tide. It’s a beautiful spot for paddle in the evening and it’s where you can see some wallabies hopping about on the sand at low tide. We even saw a deer down there once and I swear we were not hallucinating. Hamilton Island was once a deer park -true story! The piece is painted on linen, with the sandy-coloured fabric providing a natural base for the sand.

The painting comes framed in a beautiful Tasmanian Oak Floating Frame.

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Mine, isn’t your classic artist story. I wasn’t born with a paintbrush in my hand. In fact, as a child and young adult (and older adult) I showed little promise.

Then, I got to my mid/late forties, around the age when you stop giving a fig about what other people think. I went to an art class near my home on a whim and made a discovery. I can paint!
I often refer to this time as “When I found out I could paint”. Seems strange that this was locked up in me all that time. My life has two eras. Before Painting and After Painting. I’m now 5 years into my After Painting era and feel like a different person.

I see life through different eyes. Everything I look at, I see light and shadow, colour and hues. When I see a sunset, an ocean, a rock, flowing water, still water, reflections, I think about how I would paint it. I spend more time thinking about painting than actually doing. I love painting and my new perspective. And I want others to enjoy my labour of love. I hope you do.

I guess my love of seascapes comes from growing up in the Queensland coastal town, Hervey Bay. The ocean is part of me and I feel like, wherever I live, I can’t be too far from the coast. Even if I don’t go to the beach, I have to know it’s nearby.