When I moved to the country it seemed like every other person owned a Jack Russell. They are 'one man ' dogs - loyal ,tough, and faithful with a fearless and friendly personality. I hope I have captured some of this in my trio of Jack Russell paintings. Kate Collins.
One of the many delightful aspects of visiting Balnarring Beach early in the morning is the fact I can occasionally catch a glimpse of a racehorse being exercised on the sand. I clambered over the sand dunes one day, chasing a better view of this elusive horse and rider. All…
Kiwi is one of the most famous Melbourne Cup winners of all time. He won the race in 1983 coming from last with a withering burst down the Flemington straight. He was trained by New Zealand dairy farmer ‘Snowy’ Lupton, who reportedly rode Kiwi while rounding up herds of cows…
This painting depicts my two beautiful Golden Retrievers ‘Brooke’ and ‘Meg.’ We were taking a walk on the beach at Apollo Bay and as you can imagine they were having an absolute ball. I was able to capture this image just as their attention was transfixed by something in the…
One morning, when I opened the back door, I was astonished to be staring into the eyes of a very pretty young cat. She made no attempt to run away and if anything seemed quietly confident. Either that or she hadn't seen food for a while. It wasn't long before…
A moody black and white cow who was very grumpy about me taking a picture. I wanted this one to be quirky but also more realistic, so I played around with the background laying pastel on top of a watercolour wash. With the cow itself, I wanted to portray some…
A friend has a farm with Herefords in Lancefield, Victoria. It was feeding time, late in the beautiful afternoon light, when we saw a hungry mother and calf nudging each other out of the way. Linda Finch.
My Golden Retriever Brooke does enjoy her creature comforts and even more so when I sit next to her. She will climb on top of me and insist that all my attention and affection is focused on her. Mind you what are best friends for? Emily Holsman.
When I moved to the country it seemed like every other person owned a Jack Russell. They are 'one man ' dogs - loyal ,tough, and faithful with a fearless and friendly personality. I hope I have captured some of this in my trio of Jack Russell paintings. Kate Collins.
My beautiful Border Collie - Milly. She has that purposeful sheep dog stare and I am convinced tennis balls are a substitute for sheep, as she has to have something in her mouth. Linda Finch.