Inspiration in Japan

Following a period of hiatus, I thought I would revisit some travel experiences and influences I’ve adapted into some of my drawings. These small works were inspired by a trip with the family to Japan, the models captured from fashion magazines collected along the way, all the time so sweet and well groomed, these lovely

Portrait Drawing – Blake

Willow charcoal, and coloured conte with black acrylic paint…

Turn Your Wheels

The Turn Your Wheels exhibition continues this weekend, displaying a range of acrylic paintings on paper in a range of sizes, having trouble finding the time to get to the gallery? DM me or Annie at Studio 408 for opening times and artwork still available for purchase 😊🎨

Interior and figure studies

Previous months have seen me painting utilising more traditional methods and using raw vibrant colours in acrylic on various papers, canvas, acrylic, watercolour over original graphite drawings Helping me along the way I’ve been referring back to my collection of life drawings as well as some of my favourite expressionist artists like Kirkner and Matisse

En plien air

It’s been a crazy few weeks, doing everything but making art, since painting this commission of Eurambeen Homestead as a wedding gift for a lovely couple married in these very gardens, I appreciate the opportunity and had a great time expressing the colour and movement of this beautiful property

Small Works on Paper

Attending events has been a enjoyable way to meet other like-minded artists a people. I take along with me a selection of small works on paper (A5 and no larger than A4) for display and for selling… and they are a great conversation starter, pleasingly Seated Nude I recently sold during my weekend residency at

Portrait Drawing – Jim

An absolute pleasure to meet and draw Jim today, taking the opportunity to switch from life drawing to portrait drawing is an interesting challenge Medium – willow charcoal and white conte and pastel

Mother and Child

Inspired by Klimt’s beautiful painting of a mother holding her child, this painting was commissioned as a Christmas gift from a husband to his wife. As I do not copy other artists work, it was negotiated that I would create a similarly stylised version of the original composition utilising my own techniques and materials. The

Speak your Truth

Adapted from an earlier painting titled Bouquet of Protea or Speak your Truth, the opportunity to paint a large-scale painting within the community of Buninyong with other local artists was one I didn’t want to pass up. The Protea flowers, symbolic of courage; positioned at the mouth of the figure, represents being free to be

Drawing the female figure

Short sketches allow the artist to get to know the figure prior to drawing longer studies, large drawings often serve as reference material for other artworks

Drawing the male figure

I begin with the shadows, using the edge of a piece of willow charcoal to create shape, rubbing lines with my hands between sittings creates movement and allows for defining the figure