Recent work

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This work was inspired by American painter Richard Diebenkorn, one of my current favourites.  I love his interiors and his urban scapes in particular. His compositions are always interesting.

Blue woman with three cups of coffee 76cmx102cm synthetic polymer


I'm now working at The Shed - a Juggler's art space and I am ever mindful of the river.  Because of the cyclonic weather we were having, the river has been more like a wild animal than a serene waterway.  These paintings are my response to the river.

 Inundation 102cmx76cm
 A series of meanders across a broad plain 102cmx76cm (selected for the Milburn Art Prize 2013)
 River Reach 102cmx76cm Synthetic polymer.
Red River 40cmx40cm mixed media



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