Discovery

This image was initially taken as a photograph many years ago when i was spending all my weekends in my makeshift darkroom/bathroom and working with black and white photography. I was visiting my old friend whose young children were running around their backyard which boasted beautiful mulberry and mango trees. Her daughter was very diligently collecting mulberries which had fallen. I have always loved this image and decided it would look great as a charcoal drawing. I think it works well!

This drawing was a finalist in the 2025 Harold and Agnes Drawing Prize.

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I love nature and our beautiful world and hope to share, via my paintings, some more remote vistas with anyone else who appreciates the bush, beach and far away places.

Born and bred in Brisbane, I have also lived in London, Sydney and Melbourne. Whenever I am away, I feel the pull of my beloved homeland and am always grateful to be living in such a wonderful country!

Being a keen traveller, I have collected many images in my head and camera from all over the world. These provide me with an almost unlimited supply of inspiration with which to create my oil paintings. Painting these images is a wonderful opportunity to re-live my life experiences.

When I’m not painting, I run a small group which helps to promote Brisbane’s Emerging Artists and their art.