MANHATTAN

Painting: ‘Manhattan’ This was a study of a completely different painting technique, using masking lines to create a very graphic outcome. I didn’t have a clear idea of what I wanted to create, so the final canvas surprised me in looking like an...

SUNSET

Painting: ‘Sunset’ This painting was pure folly. I had just painted my bedroom white, from a deep burnt orange.  I had found the old colour comforting and warm but everybody else found a bit bonkers. Not wanting to lose everything I loved about those...

WEB

Painting: ‘Web’ The inspiration for this painting came on a day when I was watching the Gulf War unfold on the TV news and as I watched the horrors spewing from the TV, my eye kept being drawn to a beautiful reflection coming through a glass-brick wall in...

OUTBACK

Painting: ‘Outback’ This painting marks my first foray into this art form and the symbolism contained in Aboriginal art. Although I have no birth right to Aboriginal culture or art, I do have a deep love and respect for it. In 1996 I traveled all the way...

CARACOL

Painting: ‘Caracol’ Because this is the most beautiful shape in the world, and I have a kitchen platter in this shape, I wanted to see how it would look with a rich ‘Cadbury’s’ indigo background, and colours that are not so commonly used...