Year: 2016
I have 2 Paintings accepted in the Gosford Art Prize.
There were 554 paintings entered and 145 accepted to hang in the Gosford Art Prize. My Pastel Painting will be on show at the Gosford Regional Gallery until the show closes on December 3rd. All paintings are for sale. Enquire at the gallery. This is one of the paintings entered. Pastel with acrylic underpainting.
Pastel Painting Classes
Have you ever wanted to paint using Soft Pastels on paper.Pastels are like drawing and painting at the same time.The colours blend and merge as though being painted with a brush. You will be shown how to use different strokes of pastel ,the importance of tonal changes and using the colour wheel as a reference…
PASTEL PAINTING ARTIST WINS WITH AN OIL PAINTING
It was my surprise to arrive at Singleton Art Prize Opening Night on Friday to find I had been awarded a Highly Commended award for my ‘over the top ‘ flower painting in oils called ‘Burst of Pink’ On asking the judge afterwards he said he really liked the movement in the painting. It’s quite…
Painting and travelling in Cornwall
The next FIRST FRIDAY @ FINITE Gallery event will be held on 5th August from 7-9 pm. This month’s speaker is artist, Gwendolin Lewis. Join us for an entertaining and informative evening as Gwendolin talks about her recent travels through the south of England, where she painted and recording her journey as only an artist…
PASTEL PAINTING ARTIST
As a Pastel Painting Artist I find working in Acrylic quite a diversion but I love the happy accidental things that happen when painting in Acrylic.
An Abstract Painting in Oil
This painting started life as an Industrial Painting of Newcastle NSW ,it became outdated and with some new colour and some new thoughts has a new life .Oil Paints are so forgiving.Looking at an Abstract Painting gives one the opportunity to look into the painting and find images and patterns of one’s own. It sparks…
Painting in the Autumn Sunshine
Painting in the Autumn Sunshine on a property just out of Mudgee NSW.
My stock in trade
I always feel a tingle of excitement when I see a box of pastels…because its like drawing and painting at the same time.The soft buttery textures or the crisp lines all make Pastel a versatile medium to work with, and if it doesn’t turn out the way you wanted, it can be rubbed away ,…
My favourite blues
I can’t get the ocean out of my head. Whether it’s bright and sunny, or blustery and overcast, the mood of the ocean almost always reflects my own.