I am what might be called a “late blooming” artist. Whilst I’ve been drawing all of my adult life, it is only in the last seven years or so that I have begun to explore how far this could be taken. So – here I am, discovering just how beautiful the world can be – and trying to communicate this to you.
My artistic mission is to reveal to you, the beauty in ordinary things that you may not otherwise observe. Sometimes this can be done by revealing detail. Sometimes it can be done by showing you a tiny part of a larger object. This can only be successful, if you choose to look and to see.
I work almost entirely in pencil, either graphite or coloured, or in combination. This medium is exquisite (to me) in the way it allows me to explore the hidden beauty I seek to expose. I don’t feel that I have gone anywhere near the potential this medium has to offer.
I predominantly work from photos I have taken myself. Very often, I will focus on a small portion of that image and enlarge it to see what appears. I never aim to reproduce the photo. Why would you when you have the photo anyway? I try and be guided by the colours and textures revealed. At some stage in the process, I inevitably stop referring to the source and am guided entirely by what is beginning to appear on the paper. I arrive at a point of departure.
I have won two “Best In Show” awards, Best Drawing awards, and Very Highly commended awards. I have exhibited through numerous community art shows and recently in my first solo exhibition. I have sold both within Australia and internationally.
I hope you enjoy what I do. I know I delight in doing it!