Country

This is the sister painting to Cool Relief. I became hooked on salt bush and sheep but tried in this painting for a softer touch finally deciding to add much needed grass to

This painting is another go at Sunsets which as I have said before are fun to create. The scene could be almost anywhere. The message could be almost anywhere: climb a hill or

Sunsets are fun to create and if you follow my work you will know I love to paint scenes from my homeland of Central Victoria where the miner's cottage is a dominant icon.

My favourite painting and dedicated to my love of fence posts and grass snuggling up. The idea evolved from my Central Victorian origins though the motifs occur throughout all lands. The Fence Post

I saw this shed in New Zealand and couldn't resist transporting it to salt bush country in outback New South Wales. I added the sheep to make the shed feel at home. Cool

The second of a pair of paintings depicting water mills. The idea came from an old photo of mills I took while travelling in France in the 1980s. In this painting I tried

Inspired by a workshop with John Wilson in the glorious Grampians, Victoria, Australia. Thank you John, I learnt so much. Escarpment - Anne Newman Original: Oil on linen board, w46cm x h36cm, framed

This painting is a reminder of my home territory of Central Victoria and I used the stimulus of the miners' cottages around Castlemaine and Chewton for the idea.I wanted to experiment with

A pretty painting done as a gift for a young couple in love who are part of my “adopted” family. Having European roots they chose the non Australian setting. I chose the seaside

The idea to paint water mills came from an old photo of mills I took while travelling in France in the 1980s. The walls are so rich with the passing of time and

This painting is a reflection of my feelings about the beauty of the English countryside, In this case the glorious countryside around Malmesbury in Wiltshire, England. English Landscape, Malmesbury, Wiltshire - Anne Newman

I love this painting which was an attempt to show the wonderful tapestry in nature and the kaleidoscope of colour that is found along the foreshore, in this case along the coast of

This was a birthday present for one of my “adopted” children who was born in Wilcannia and spent many years there as a young child. I hope I have captured some of her

A gift for a family friend whose ancestors, like mine, settled in Central Victoria. Working on this image gave me a chance to paint a miner's cottage, a favourite motif which appears in

Here I tried to capture the dampness of the mountains while at the same time the gum trees guard the cabin. Mountain Cabin Hideaway - Anne Newman Original: Oil on canvas, w50cm x

Here I strove to have a go at painting Belted Galloway cattle and the glorious landscape of Gippsland, Victoria provided the backdrop. The Valley - Anne Newman Original: Oil on canvas, w100cm x

This was one of those quick little paintings one does on a wet Sunday afternoon. I aimed to capture the morning in Central Victoria. It has nice reflections in the puddles from the