Bougainvillea Magic

The subject of this painting was from my small Bougainvillea, (Majik, trade name) which I named Magic for the stunning display that greets me every summer. Initially in a pot, about 3 years ago I planted it in my front garden giving me such a beautiful array of colour. Unlike the traditional range, the smaller plants that are now available are much easier to maintain. This painting has been framed in the traditional method with the framer sealing the back. The stretcher is still intact. This painting won First Prize in a Flora and Fauna Competition of about a hundred entries

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I have been a practicing artist since my teenage years, from being privately tutored by a professional artist in oil painting where the beginnings were still life studies in montones before moving into using colour for portraits and landscapes. Along with these classes I studied commercial art part-time.
Later in my twenties with the emergence of porcelain art I attended classes and workshops for many years learning different composition styles and formats. Later on I opened my own retail shop and studio, where I taught many different porcelain techniques and sculpting in clay for reproduction.
Moving to rural Queensland with the various components needed for sculpting no longer easily accessible I made the decision to return to my first passion for which I attended various workshops and later the opportunity to study at the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba for abstract watercolour techniques. Since then I have added inks and ink block techniques to my watercolour palette, those which define the strong and vibrant colours of Australia. I love using the American Watercolour Fine Canvas as well as painting on quality watercolour paper.
I have exhibited and participated in various exhibitions and competitions over the years both in major cities as well as rural areas and within the region that I now live. I have been fortunate to have received Awards of High Extinction including 1st Place Awards.
2024 1ST Place Award "Shadows At Maheno", Seascape/Landscape Hervey Bay Regional Gallery Exhibition.