Calm before the storm, Old Woman Island

This vast stretch of beautiful Mudjimba beach is one I have visited many times before, the promise of tranquil solitude enticing me back time and again. Old Woman Island has much to do with this temptation as she sits just offshore in peaceful solitude. I feel a special connection to her, one that has found me painting her on several occasions, each canvas telling a different story. For this painting, the Island reflected to me my own sense of deep peace and wellbeing. The tranquil surroundings, with their rich textures and variable shades of blue, melting me into a dream like state. In the midst of this dream she appears like a majestic queen, with her head held high, afraid of nothing that might come her way. She speaks to me through the breeze assuring me that, come what may, right here in this very moment, there is nothing that can take my peace away. Old Woman Island knows that because of her, I will be back another day.

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I’m an award-winning impressionist artist using a number of mediums and styles to produce my works of art. Having spent 10 years working throughout the Kimberley, Regional SA and NT helping Aboriginal people on their land, this allowed me the time to absorb this dynamic environment and understand the encroaching nature. This has inspired the creation of art pieces that express very personal beliefs and emotions, of Australia, I am sharing something very personal through my work. I have portrayed the realism of the land and ocean onto canvas and into the living rooms of you, the people, who have or have not visited these places of truth or fantasy.

I now live on the beautiful Sunshine Coast, an area which has provided me with so much creativity and a never-ending thirst for life. A place of ever-changing landscapes, from the roaring ocean to the peaceful hinterland. With a soul full of passion for creating, I now see life in everything. My dream, my hope, my goal is to show this to you whether it be an original piece or a limited edition print, to be a constant reminder that sits in your living room, boardroom or other public spaces revealing to you the beauty outside and each piece of art also has a written story that goes with it, so you can therefore enjoy, and dream of the wonders, of the soul of this living land whether or whether not you have visit the particular areas.