Beautiful Pelicans in Pastel Lakes Entrance This painting was a commission for a friend, It was based on one of my earlier images and set in Lakes Entrance. A place that my former partner and I had discovered (much to my delight) was a pelican paradise. The commission was to be a birthday present for […]
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Me and My Girls
Golden Retrievers in Pastel My beautiful dogs I adore Golden Retrievers or perhaps more accurately, I am completely potty about them. I have owned other breeds of dog in the past but when I brought my first Golden Retriever home 25 years ago, I knew that I had found my perfect match. They are very intelligent […]
Vibrant
A Brilliant Harbour Scene in Pastel Malta ‘Vibrant’ has always been one of my favourite paintings. I wish I could say that it is a place I have visited but as yet, sadly no. As it happens, my sister and her family were holidaying in Malta and they sent me some of their photos. This […]
Mesmerized
A pastel painting of my dogs on the beach Apollo Bay I decided that I wanted to paint my two Golden Retrievers into a beach scene. In the original setting, we were walking down a quiet country road outside Apollo Bay, where we were holidaying on a nearby farm. I sketched my two girls into […]
Cormorant’s Rest
A pastel painting of Metung My passion for boats I had never been to Metung before. On the rare occasion my former partner and I took a short holiday, I always had the desire to be close to the water and if at all possible boats. I have often wondered if I am in fact […]
Safe Harbour
A pastel painting of Flinders Pier A wonderful old Pilot Boat When I was a child, I was afraid to walk along Flinders Pier, because there were such wide gaps between the weathered planks and I could see the water below. These days I am fascinated by the boats moored alongside, such as this wonderful […]
The Mornington Peninsula and Me
Merricks Beach A home away from home When I was 8 years old, my parents bought a block of land at Merricks Beach on the Mornington Peninsula, where they built a holiday house – or at least the builder did. The house was a simple, solid construction with big windows, walls lined with bare masonite and […]
Contemplation
A pastel painting of Hastings pier A beautiful pelican This has always been one of my favourite paintings. I had driven to the Hastings pier on many occasions and taken lots of photographs – later deleting most if not all of them. All the same, I knew this particular day was different. Blue sky, wispy […]
Schnappers
Cafe in Mornington A pastel painting of Mornington Pier There is a small cafe overlooking the Mornington pier called ‘Schnappers.’ The food is fine and not particularly fancy, but if you want to go ‘upmarket’ there is always the restaurant next door. Schnappers has a large window facing out over the harbour, showcasing a myriad […]
My love of art
Paintings, sculpture and music A private gallery As a child, I loved visiting my maternal grandparents and it was not just for the many treats my siblings and I were spoilt with. My grandmother would greet us warmly at the front door, while my grandfather would most likely be in the library come music room, […]