Engaged
Acrylic on canvas 30 x 30cm
This little cup was one of a set of four that was gifted to my mother on her engagement back in 1950. As fine as it is, it now stands as a testiment to her undying love for my father, a solo symbol of elegance and endurance.
$150
Emily’s Teapot
Acrylic on canvas 30 x30cm
Emily gave me this little teapot for our children to play with. By some miracle it survived numerous teaparties with her three grandchildren. The brown bottles are admiring onlookers.
$150
Maggie’s Oranges
Acrylic on canvas 30 x 30cm
When I was a child my mother used to half peel my orange so I could get into it at school. These oranges came from my granddaughter’s backyard. They are a sweet as she is. I look forward to sitting with her and peeling her orange with her one day and telling her about my mum.
$150
It’s Complicated
Acrylic on canvas 30 x 30cm
A colour study with yellow and purple of a red onion that’s really not red at all.
$150
Strawberry Jammed
Acrylic on canvas 30 x 30cm
A little complimentary colour study that’s a metaphor for life. At times relationships are tricky. How much pressure is too much?
$150
Flower Garden
Acrylic on canvas
1020 x 1020mm
Letting go of fear and exploring colours, textures and playful mark making led me to this garden. Layers of discovery and obscuring what doesn’t bring joy. A painting from the heart and not the head when I needed that most.
SOLD
Immersed
Oil on canvas in floating wooden frame
43 x 53 x 6cm
Beneath the bowl of flowers was a portrait of a person that emerged one day. A stoic stiff upper lipped individual who was not happy, you could see it in their eyes. Following an art class with some of my favourite little people that person found joy in creating blooms. Re-worked in 2024.
SOLD
Family Smooching Pears
Mixed media on paper
575 x 390mm
Gestural energy suggesting the connection and relationship between this little family.
$160
Out of the Shadows
Oil on canvas in floating wooden frame
33 x 33 x 6cm
The family of pears huddle together emerging gently into the light. This piece is defintely a reflection of my mood at the point of disappointment and moving forward with the support of my family. I also think it reflects what has been happening in the world.
$250
Balcony Sunset
Oil on canvas in floarting wooden frame
33 x 33 x 6cm
Aminimalist approach to oil painting using glazing to capture a moment in time with a hint of nostalgia.
$250
Heart of the Home
Mixed media on paper mounted onto wooden panels ready to hang
Series of 3 works each 30 x 30cm 1 and 3 can be mounted as a dyptich
Drawing my mother’s kitchen implements from my childhood, these little works are capturing those memories and the time I spent with her cooking or mostly taste testing. The kitchen was where the magic happened.
$145 each
We Are One
Oil on canvas
30 x 30 x 4cm
My little splash of colour while trapped with a needy dog recovering from surgery. I've been thinking what it means to be Australian and had images in my head of compositions responding to the bushfires but found myself turn towards my native flowers instead. Maybe that's my view of what it means to be Australian, as unique as we all are, we work better together.
$80
Playful Pears 3
Mixed media on paper
465 x 320mm
From a small exploration in a sketchbook that needed to go larger, this playful series of pears is like a colouring in book on steroids. Break the rules.
$100
Pear Group in Brown
Mixed Media on paper - brown wooden frame under glass
465 x 320mm
$150
Mandarins
Mixed media on paper - framed in black timber frame under glass
575 x 390mm
Bold and beautiful to capture the intense sweetness of the mandarin.
$150
Pomegranates
Mixed media on paper - framed in thin wooden frame under glass
575 x 390mm
I have been growing a pomegranate tree for years and was so excited to finally see fruit on it that it was picked prematurely. This work is embellishing the truth to find joy.
$160
The Drunk Uncle
Acrylic on canvas in Tasmanian Oak Floating frame
360 x 720mm
This family of pears looks at relationships in the positioning of the objects and the personality of each. Like any family there is conflict. Parents whispering their concerns in the background, young kids playing in the foreground oblivious to any tension. The defiant and challenging teen on the right and don’t forget the drunk uncle that has fallen over unnoticed.
SOLD
Red Apples
Mixed media on canvas
500 x 400mm
I did some sketching inspired by Margaret Olley’s still lifes at the Tweed Gallery. This painting grew from those sketches.
SOLD