Outback shed

I observed this outback shed, water tank and old cart in outback NSW. It typified outback Australia and I wanted to capture the harshness of the outback and of a time gone by in the black-brown, sepia colours in watercolour. I used a black marker pen to go over the painting to provide more definition and detail.

The illustration is captured on illustration board.

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Hi, my name is Michael and I am an artist who lives in the Northern Rivers Region of NSW. I have been painting and drawing for more than 50 years and the passion and excitement is still there. My paintings are a form on my expression and interpretation of a subject.

I work with water colour, acrylic, pencil and black marker pen. I have even tried gloss enamel paint on a recent painting titled 'Rappville after the fires'. I was very happy with the result as the high gloss colours captured a sense of realism and rebirth of the Australian landscape after being ravaged by fire.

My style could best be described as photorealism as my paintings show a great amount of detail and a sense of realism of the subject. I love colour, texture and form and bringing to life the subject being painted.

I love exploring nature through the Australian landscape. My paintings can sometimes capture a native forest; an old, dilapidated shed; to a rustic old car body that has long been forgotten in the landscape.

I also love painting close ups of subjects, typically these include flowers of either native or exotic species. The intensity of colours, the variation of textures and the uniqueness of form are spectacular and look great when captured.

I hope you enjoy looking through my collection of works. Thank you for your interest.