The essence of a painting is the relationship between shapes, tones, colours, textures and edges. With each painting I set up a problem relating to one or more of these elements and proceed to solve that problem.
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About Me!
Born in Australia, I spent a number of years working abroad in Japan. It was during this time that I was exposed to various kinds of traditional Japanese art and design. My passion for art led me to pursue tutelage under master of Japanese art forms and western oil painting. It was through the encouragement of my oil teacher Stavros Papantoniu that I pursued a career in art by enrolling in the Julian Ashton Art School, floursishing under the tutelage of Ben Smith, Dianne Dwyer and Frank Giacco.
Finalist in a number of awards including Glover Art Prize, Lloyd Rees Art Prize, Eutick Memorial Still Life Award, Lethbridge 10,000 Art Prize and others.
Exhibition News
I am so excited to have a number of my paintings on display at the Milk Factory Gallery for their Summer 2022 Exhibition. Amazing Exhibition!!
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Latest News
My lovely little painting of my neighbours dog Rosie was selected as a finalist in the "Wollongong Flow" exhibition 2021.
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Workshop News
2022 should hopefully be a better year and I will be able to run classes and workshops again. I conduct workshops in oils and watercolour.
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Video News
I have recently launced a number of quick video tutorials on YouTube. These tutorials cover basic watercolour and oil painting technique and drawing.
To view these videos click on the link below.