About

I have been painting for many years now, an enthusiastic pastelist now branching out into acrylic/oil on canvas to excite me with experimentally new ideas.

My subject matter varies greatly; from landscapes and seascapes to watery reflections and in particular, to capturing that nostalgia with real people in holiday situations; always sunlit and usually late afternoon, discovering that excitement in the play of luminous colour.

International travel allows me to absorb and capture the soft light and culture of other countries; however the brilliance and contrast of Australia, particularly the Western Australian Coastline keeps drawing me back.

In the last few years I have realized five solo exhibitions together with several joint exhibitions with inspiring fellow artists. The raw exposure of the soul stirs mixed feelings of anxiety coupled with a sense of satisfaction and pleasure of achievement. To share in the beauty of the world around us by capturing that moment in time becomes in itself, timeless. My hope is that I can convey this appreciation to those with whom my paintings connect.

I am a regular exhibitor having numerous successes in both sales and awards over several years at many prestigious local and country exhibitions, some of these being ‘invitation only’. My works are held in private collections both nationally and internationally, as well as in public collections within W.A.


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Awards

2010: Muckinbudin Art Award – 1st Prize
2010: The Pastel Society of W.A. – 1st Prize
2010: City of Belmont Art Awards – Open Art Award (Aquisitive)
2010: Pinjarra Rotary Art Exhibition – 1st Prize – Best Small Picture
2010: Beverley Art Purchase Exhibition – 1st Prize – Dry Media
2010: Wagin Woolorama Art Show – 1st Prize – Abstract
2010: Wagin Woolorama Art Show – 1st Prize – Small Painting
2010: Boyup Brook Art Awards – 1st Prize – Works on Canvas
2009: Cockburn Art Exhibition – 1st Prize – Any Other Medium
2009: York Art Awards – 1st Prize - Pastel
2009: Trinity College Art Exhibition – Old Boys (Packers) Art Award 2009: City of Gosnells Art Exhibition - Open Art Award
2009: Arthritis Foundation of WA Art Exhibition - Dr Evan Owen Memorial Prize
2009: Beverley Art Purchase Exhibition - 1st Prize - Dry Media
2009: Wagin Woolorama Art Show - Acquisitive Award
2008: Kondinin Art Prize - 1st Prize - Works on Canvas
2008: Newdegate Field Day Art Exhibition - 1st Prize - Oil/Acrylic
2008: Muckinbudin Art Exhibition - Portrait Prize
2008: Newdegate Field Day Art Exhibition - 1st Prize - Oil/Acrylic
2008: The Pastel Society of WA Art Exhibition - 3rd Prize
2008: Town of Bassendean Art Awards - 2nd Prize - Overall
2008: Margaret River Rotary Art Exhibition - Prize
2008: Gascoyne Regional Art Exhibition - 1st Prize - Landscape
2008: Gascoyne Regional Art Exhibition - 1st Prize - Miniature
2008: Gascoyne Regional Art Exhibition - 1st Prize - Drawing
2008: Wagin Woolarama Art Exhibition - 1st Prize - Open
2008: Muckinbudin Art Exhibition - Portrait Prize
2008: Newdegate Field Day Art Exhibition - 1st Prize - Oil/Acrylic
2008: The Pastel Society of WA Art Exhibition - 3rd Prize
2008: Town of Bassendean Art Awards - 2nd Prize - Overall
2008: Margaret River Rotary Art Exhibition - Prize
2008: Gascoyne Regional Art Exhibition - 1st Prize - Landscape
2008: Gascoyne Regional Art Exhibition - 1st Prize - Miniature
2008: Gascoyne Regional Art Exhibition - 1st Prize - Drawing
2008: Wagin Woolarama Art Exhibition - 1st Prize - Open

Click here to view 2007-1998 Awards