Australian Landscapes
Re-emergence
Acrylic on Canvas
A walk through a park in Sydney took us past a burnt out area, but it was good to see green shoots making they way anew. We were in Sydney to celebrate the centenary of the Royal Australian Navy. As part of the celebrations the tall-ship Lady Nelson took part and I helped crew her back to Hobart.
2016
Black wood tray frame
63 x 63 cm
£1110
Taken Dream Territory
Oil pastel on black canvas board
On our walk through a park in Sydney we found an inky black pool with reflections of trees reaching down to the water.
We were in Sydney to celebrate the centenary of the Royal Australian Navy. The tall-ship Lady Nelson took part in the celebrations and I helped crew her back to Hobart.
2015
Black framed behind glass
77 x 62 cm
£1050
Prints unavailable
Golden Arch
Acrylic on canvas board
We took a boat trip round Bruny Isle in Tasmania on a windy day which made for quite a bumpy ride. The views were excellent and at one point the boat passed by an arch under colourful algae and lichen on the rocks. It was only on my last day having a coffee with a fellow artist I discovered it was known as the golden arch.
2015
61 x 46 cm
Dark wood tray frame
£750
Hidden Water Exhibition 2015
Paintings from a solo exhibition: Hidden Water at The Nolan Gallery, Hobart. Based on hidden water including streams, coves, waterfalls and ground water. Spending time in Tasmania gave me an opportunity to exhibit using a variety of images. I enjoy the interplay of ground and foreground, textures, shapes, and spaces in-between which result in a rich tapestry of colour with an intimate look at the natural environment.
Eden
Acrylic on canvas
On the sail back from Sydney to Hobart we moored up in Eden to wait for good weather before crossing the Tasman Straits. Eden used to be known for whale hunting and is now known for whale watching and is a popular picturesque town.
I loved the turquoise clear sea in the cove with the pink rocks seen next to greenery on the cliff looking down.
The tall-ship Lady Nelson was in Sydney to celebrate the centenary of the Royal Australian Navy, and I was one of the crew, a senior deckhand, taking her home to Hobart.
2014
Acrylic on canvas
122 x 92 cm
£2000
Prints unavailable
Four small paintings, approximately 30 x 30 cm, each in a dark wood tray frame. Finished 2014 & 2015
Stalactites Reflected
Acrylic on canvas board
A floor in a lime-stone cave in Hastings, Tasmania. I loved the ridges on the cave floor formed by 100's of years build up of tiny walls of stalagmites with the reflection of stalactites reflected in the small pools.
2014
Dark wood tray frame
38 x 48 cm
£620
Baku Orange Pool
Oil on canvas
Found on a very hot and humid walk through Baku National Park in Sarawack, Borneo, Malaysia. Minerals had coloured the water a deep orange contrasting with the surrounding lush verdant greenery.
2014
Dark wood tray frame
61 x 46 cm
£650
Prints unavailable
Forest Stream Pebbles
Oil on canvas
A close up of richly coloured pebbles in a beautifully clear forest stream in the Huon Valley, Hastings Caves, Tasmania.
2014
107 x 82 cm
Unframed canvas
£1800
Prints unavailable
Forest Tributary
Oil on paper
Part of a small stream leading into Dove Lake in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania. Though I feel it could be almost anywhere in the world with ferns, water and pebbles.
2014
Dark tray frame
56 x 75 cm
£925
Dapples on Forest Stream
Oil on canvas
Part of a small stream leading into Dove Lake in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania. I created a soft look by filtering out highlights on the water giving an abstract feel to the painting.
2014
Unframed
122 x 92 cm
£2000
Prints unavailable
Sunlight on Boulders
Gouache on board
Captured during an extremely hot & humid walk in a small forest near Kuala Lumpur. I loved the dappled light on the mossy lichen covered rocks and the dazzling light on some of the rocks wet with clear fresh water.
2014
Unframed
56 x 73 cm
£920
Prints unavailable
Jewel Exhibition, Nolan Gallery, Hobart, 2013
Paintings from a trip up to the Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania. We took a long walk from our cabin through a richly coloured landscape, enhanced by recent rain: coral fern carpeting the ground, emerald mosses, golden button grass and an unusually clear blue sky.
Prints unavailable
Lone Tree in Button Grass
Oil on canvas
Painted in Tasmania after a walk up near Cradle Mountain. Many centuries ago it was said that Aboriginal Australians had burnt the area to help with hunting. Only button grass grew back and it covers hectares of land. It is full of tannin which must stop trees from getting a hold. The water from the springs tastes like tea!
2013
Unframed
60 x 60 cm
£750
Prints unavailable
Striations of Colour
Oil on canvas
I loved the bands of colour leading up to Cradle Mountain in the distance. Unusually we were there one weekend when it hardly rained at all - the colours were heightened by everything being wet and blossoming in the springtime.
2013
Unframed
60 x 60 cm
£750
Mixed media on board
2013
40 x 30 cm
Framed behind glass
£495
Snow Gums in Coral Fern
A copse of weather worn snow gums in an apricot swathe of flowering coral fern on the walk in Cradle Mountain Park.
Prints unavailable
Mixed media on canvas
2013
43 x 43 cm
Framed behind glass
£650
Fallen & Bleached
A fallen gum tree bleached over time reminisant of old bones.
Prints unavailable
Prints unavailable
Leaning Tree
Painted in oils on a black canvas and has a feeling of Scotland - apart from the eye-catching oranges of the coral fern against the mossy green.
Oil on canvas
2013
40 x 50 cm
Dark wood tray frame
£695
Prints unavailable
Distant Trees over the Cabin
Oil on canvas
A riot of trees flowering in the Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair reserve, Tasmania. We saw an abundance of blossom on a variety of trees, including Huon pine, celery-top pine, fagus, myrtle, sassafras and leatherwood.
2013
Unframed
95 x 65 cm
£1110
Pierson's Point Exhibtion 2012
Red Table
Oil pastel on black canvas board
One of a the series of paintings of a stand of trees overlooking the Derwent, Pierson's Point, Tinderbox, Tasmania. The battery at Piersons Point was constructed and used during WWII along with Fort Direction on the far side of the river, protecting the river mouth.
2012
Black framed with glass
77 x 62 cm
£760
Prints unavailable
Red Copse
A smaller painting in three colours mimicking a print.
Acrylic on canvas board
2012
23 x 30 cm
White frame, behind glass
£295
Dark Red Silhouette
From the Pierson's Point series, Tinderbox, Tasmania
Acrylic on paper
2016
15 x 21 cm
Framed behind glass
£225
Canopy Abstract
Pencil crayon on paper
An abstract worked up from a study of the canopy of trees at Pierson's Point.
2012
Behind glass with wood frame
18 x 18 cm
£320
Eucalypt Flowers
Acrylic on paper
A sketch of eucalypt flowers found by Kelly's Steps in Salamanca, Hobart.
2011
Behind glass with wood frame
41 x 60 cm
£195