Afternoon Tea

I love the ritual of afternoon tea and also morning tea. My Grandmother had morning and afternoon tea every day without fail. It was her way of getting my Grandfather’s attention and bringing him back to the kitchen for a chat. I love all the pretty plates and cups of old and especially all the beautiful table cloths. My grandmother would always have flowers from the garden on the table too - usually roses. We would sit there and drink tea, eat freshly baked sweets and comment on the latest bloom. Beautiful memories of simpler times.

I probably would have had 2-3 cups of tea a day when staying at my Grandmother’s as a kid and she wondered why I was so hyperactive.

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I’m a Canberra-based oil painter creating colourful, light-filled paintings of still life, florals and landscape.

My passion for painting began while living in Colorado, where I became immersed in the Denver art community and learned to paint in the alla prima tradition. This wet-into-wet approach allows me to work with fresh colour, loose brushwork and a sense of immediacy, giving each painting a lively and expressive surface.

I’m drawn to simple, beautiful subjects and the way light can transform an ordinary scene into something atmospheric and memorable. Much of my work is influenced by painting outdoors, where I can observe nature’s true colours and capture the feeling of a moment before it changes.

I have worked as an artist and teacher for over 10 years, sharing my love of oil painting through workshops, demonstrations and online classes. I am also the founder and director of Capital Plein Air, an annual outdoor painting festival held in Canberra that brings artists together to paint the autumn colour.

My paintings are held in private collections across Australia and internationally, and my work has received awards and been shortlisted in national exhibitions including the Lethbridge 20,000, The Doyle’s Art Awards and Bluethumb Art Awards.

Thank you for taking the time to view my work. I’m delighted to share these paintings with you.