My obsession with painting started in my youth, and my career as the
owner of a successful signwriting business was forged due to this need
to work with a brush and paint. Signwriting taught me brush control,
and allowed for a certain degree of creativity while providing a steady
income, but my instinct to work freestyle on artist’s canvas became
increasingly keen.
Retirement in 2015, finally presented me with the opportunity to explore
my passion. My desire to learn new techniques and hone my skill took
me to classes, and ultimately led me to joining Caloundra Arts Centre
Ass. The sharing of ideas, knowledge and inspiration with fellow artists
has allowed me to grow in all aspects with my painting, and as a
consequence, I was a finalist in the” Local Artist, Local Content” at the
Caloundra Regional Gallery art show, and have had sales success at
recent art shows, and on the internet. I have also completed 2 private
commissioned pieces, and 1 public mural, at the Events Centre
Caloundra.
I have always found inspiration in the ever changing beauty and moods
of my surroundings. Painting is a natural expression of my creative
vision, and I strive to capture the elusive essence of the human form in
my portraiture work, and the drama and tranquillity of the local
landscape of the Sunshine Coast, where I live.
I am a traditional painter, rooted in the aesthetic values of the French
Impressionists. Inspired by light quality, colour harmony and abstract
shapes, my paintings are my interpretation of this traditional value
through my direct observation and memory.
I want to produce works that explore the rich play of light and texture
across the Sunshine Coast landscape, building my canvases in layers of
colours that allow for a variety of subtle moods, evoking emotions that
connect with the observer. I seek to maintain and develop authenticity
in my work, conceived as a simple sketch ( expressing the energy,
rather than the physical reality of the subject), and developing and
building my palette around that sketch to realise the final image.