INSIGHT
waiting to make their way onto paper
or canvas. I am known around my area
for my intensely colourful, yet realistic
seascapes ... featuring Norah Head,
The Entrance and Terrigal. I also paint
native flowers and birdlife. My other
passions artistically are the big cats and
African wildlife.
Just like little children, the trees and
birds and animals live their lives without
any awareness of their own beauty. As
artists, some of us are blessed with the
desire and ability to see it and express
it. I am now developing my portraiture
skills and I am hoping to increase my
commission work in this field.
I feel that I have been driven to draw
and paint. It is simply within me, part
of who I am. I can’t help but notice
the beauty all around us in the natural
world. I also find beauty in man-made
structures that seem to incorporate
some sense of harmony with our
surroundings – such as lighthouses
and country sheds. Perhaps it is partly
because many are created from wood
or stone that come from the natural