A contemporary landscape artist from NSW.
I was a school teacher for 35 years before I gave it up to open a gallery / studio and teach art classes .
I love colour and texture and I challenge myself to find new ways to include this in my work.
The Australian landscape is my inspiration.
I love to work ‘plein air’ creating a response to my surroundings.
While I use a variety of materials and processes in each work, the tools I most enjoy and use are the paint brush on a long stick and my hands. Using these gives me a real freedom which comes through in my work.
The works on paper that I produce on site often become the beginning of a work on canvas.
The collage pieces are layered with acrylic and glazes , scratched and scraped to reveal hidden surprises.
The marks are loose and unpredictable just like the Australian landscape.