Indiana Tea House Cottesloe Beach Large Framed Pastel Painting

Indiana Tea House at Cottesloe is due to be knocked down for redevelopment.
The original Indiana Tea House was constructed in 1910, its replacement by Centenary Bathing Pavilion in 1929, and the next incarnation in the 1980s. Today’s Indiana, inspired in part by the Centenary Pavilion, was built over and around the 1980s building, and has been there only since 1996 although people think it has been there for much longer.

It was intended to appear as if it had been there for 40 or 50 years and despite this practice being frowned upon, the gamble paid off. The building had become the most recognisable on the WA coastline, managing to look as though it had perched for a century on Perth’s oldest and most treasured recreational beach.
When I heard the building is going to be knocked down it prompted me to create this painting before the Indiana Tea House disappears forever.
Framed in distressed white frame with double white, spaced mat boards. D rings and cord fitted on the back to enable immediate hanging.

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I’m originally from the United Kingdom, emigrating to Perth, Western Australia in 2005 with my husband.

Painting became part of my life in 2016 when I had to reevaluate my life and goals. Being given only months to potentially live is rather a jolt to one’s system. However my cancer diagnosis ignited in me a need in me to create, something to remain after my passing and be remembered by if you will. And it’s painting that I always vowed to do ‘one day’ that came to mind, even though I was far too occupied with medical treatments. However I did manage to do a short pastel workshop on beach workshops that seduced me into fulfilling my artistic dreams.

March of 2019, I was, against all odds, given a 5 year ‘all clear’ from terminal cancer. In particular this allowed me to fully embrace my enjoyment and delight of creating paintings of things I love most. My favourite medium is pastels, I enjoy the feel of them on my fingers, no brushes involved! I started creating coastal scenes with them. However I now also embrace painting other things that delight me similarly - boats, houses, still life, birds animals and plants and I also undertake commissions. I do continue to attend classes, improving my skills and learning new techniques and mediums of all kinds.

My artworks so far, are held in private collections in USA, Barbados, Northern Cyprus, Switzerland, the UK, as well as Australia. I exhibit regularly, locally at art societies and shows, and have a personal gallery.

The paintings that I do are ones that dispel my worries, and am pleased when others feel the same, saying that they can imagine themselves walking on such beautiful, peaceful beaches, wading in the gentle waves, or smelling the flowers. My realistic art certainly allows one to feel that they are dwelling within my painting, I’m often told. Hopefully it allows you to feel the same.”