Fire

River landscape with the smoke from a fire on the distant hills. Impressionistic foliage and trees. The brown smoke from the hills is reminiscent of the fires I have witnessed, and gives me a feeling of uneasiness. The water reflects the sky and smoke as well as the foliage from the plants.

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I have studied art at Canberra Art School in 1969 and 1970 completing a Diploma of Fine Arts there.
Since then I have continuously studied painting and life drawing with numerous artists.
I completed a Diploma of Graphic Design at the Canberra Tafe. My work is displayed here and overseas.
I have won awards over the years and am now concentrating more on animals and do commissioned work for people of their pets.
I work in pastels‚ water colour‚ acrylic‚ mixed media and oils.
My recent works are in oil using a palette knife mainly to paint. I am working in an expressive style to give an impression of landscape paintings.