M
y style is inspired by post-
impressionists, Australian
artist Criss Canning and my former
art instructor Carolyn Meyer. From
a young age, I found impressionism
particularly inspiring; the use of thick
paint drew me in. ough I’ve alwaysenjoyed looking at impressionist
portraits and landscapes, it was the still
life that peaked my interest.
Over the years as I learned to paint
and develop my own impasto style,
I found that the palette knife gave me
a better way to express what I saw. evibrancy and thickness of the oil colour
is a re ection of my feelings toward the
subject and the paint itself. Most of
my paintings are completed in a single
sitting so that they remain fresh and
immediate.
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Blue June, oil on
cradled panel,
30 x 30" (76 x 76 cm)
I bought lots of new
blue oil colours and
needed an excuse
to use them all!
At the time, blue
delphiniums were
everywhere and I got
these from the local
market. I wanted to
showcase various
hues of blue with a
contrast of yellow-
orange. It’s always
a challenge to paint
monochromatically,
but I found it fun
to see the colours
within the colour.
For each fl ower,
I pre-mixed various
blues, blue-violets
and red-violets. Over
a thin colour wash,
I used a small palette
knife to sculpt the
petals. I painted the
oranges last to make
sure they popped.