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 give us hope. Original Sold. Available as a print.

Sunsets are fun to create. The scene could be almost anywhere. The message could be almost anywhere: climb a hill or a mountain (metaphorically is okay) stop, take off your shoes and sit down where you can take in the best view. My version of: "Don't forget to stop and smell the roses".

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. Available as a print.

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. Available as a print.

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 to create a sense of a community of buildings grouped around the function of running a mill.

Inspired by a workshop with John Wilson in the glorious Grampians, Victoria, Australia. Thank you John, I learnt so much. Available as a print.

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. Available as a print.

A pretty painting done as a gift for a young couple iwho are part of my “adopted” family. Having European roots they chose the non Australian setting. I chose the seaside as we all associate this with romance. Couldn’t resist including their West Highland Terriers as they are part of the family.

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 I had a wonderful time creating the texture. The water lilies were added to give a touch of colour.

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. Available as a print.

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 Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. Available as a print.

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 fond memories of this wonderful part of our country. I loved painting the rusty old bridge. Available as a print.

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 many of my paintings. Available as a print.

Here I tried to capture the dampness of the mountains while at the same time the gum trees guard the cabin. Probably one of my worst efforts!!

Here I strove to have a go at painting Belted Galloway cattle and the glorious landscape of Gippsland, Victoria provided the backdrop. Available as a print.

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 rain and raindrops hanging on the barbed wire which I had learned to paint when creating "The Fence Post".