Egrets. Gold Leaf Series

This painting was inspired by a photo taken in Japan where a large and sprawling peppercorn tree which looked to be quite ancient, formed intricate patterns of intertwining branches and trailing leaves. Looking at the picture later I had actually captured two egrets high in the branches. These birds were often in the Japanese landscape some with blacks, greys and red but others beautifully white and regal. This painting like the others in the series picks up the influence of the Japanese Master painters with gold illuminating the painting in many different lights. As with the masters of gold leaf work I have incorporated whole sheets of gold and copper leaf and filled spaces with the dust and tiny specs of gold.

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Painting is an occupation that both challenges and rewards, . At first you start out hesitantly seeming to have to be a perfectionist at whatever style you are going for but after several years it just takes you over and whether realism or abstract you go on a journey and are never quite sure where it will end.
Painting has been my salvation through many rugged times and I am forever grateful to those collectors who have loved the end products.
Colour, shape and contrast are forever changing in nature and it is often nature represented in my paintings. The semi abstract landscapes convey the strength and fragility of our Australian bushland and this is demonstrated with the subtle misty backgrounds which act as the backdrop for the stubborn, often sparse, scrubland.
Abstract painting is one of the most demanding forms of expressing time, place and the feelings evoked. However abstract landscapes are also the most rewarding when they come together and there is a feeling of YES! that is what I want to say.
Thank you for joining me on this journey.