About my paintings
Now that my children have all grown up and left the nest I visit my studio most days. I enjoy the challenge of problem solving in a painting and follow my intuition .... most of my paintings are expressionistic and sometimes they can become quite abstracted,
I paint the 'feeling' by using colour, shapes, and line and am inspired by our beautiful beaches and marinas, our magnificent rainforests and streetscapes.
We all know that where there is light there is colour but .... how much colour depends on the time of day and also the season. It is finding these shapes formed by the light that I find fascinating.
Now that my children have all grown up and left the nest I visit my studio most days. I enjoy the challenge of problem solving in a painting and follow my intuition .... most of my paintings are expressionistic and sometimes they can become quite abstracted,
I paint the 'feeling' by using colour, shapes, and line and am inspired by our beautiful beaches and marinas, our magnificent rainforests and streetscapes.
We all know that where there is light there is colour but .... how much colour depends on the time of day and also the season. It is finding these shapes formed by the light that I find fascinating.
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I was born in Brisbane (1946) and moved to Toowoomba from Cairns with my husband and four children at the end of 1984.
I really can't remember a time when I didn't want to draw or paint!
My father was a professional photographer in Brisbane and I joined him in the studio after leaving school. It was here that I learnt about colour and tone while retouching negatives and colouring photographs. Dad enjoyed teaching what he knew and would explain why he was lighting a sitter in a particular way or even why he chose a particular backdrop.
Living with original paintings add personality and feeling to your home ..... it will bring your space alive while adding joy and interest every day for years to come. My parents only had one original painting in our home. It was a still life by Vincent Brown. There were a lot of photographs but only one original piece of art. I still remember my thoughts as I would study that painting ..... nothing else in the house measured up to that original artwork!!
Daughter Anna and I have held an exhibition at Wendland Fine Foods (Toowoomba) during June for the past couple for years ......it's always fun. You can also find our paintings at Cobb & Co Museum Toowoomba. (QMCobb&Co).
If you enjoy art and would like to be notified of any future exhibitions please join my mailing list below to be included in emails. (I promise there are only one or two a year so you really have nothing to lose).
Since 2016 I have held a solo exhibition yearly at the Toowoomba Repertory Theatre gallery in Margaret Street. (The Covid year was an exception.) I also have work in shared and group shows in Toowoomba whenever possible.
I was great to have my painting 'WONDERMENT' accepted and included in The Carnival Queens Exhibition at the Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery during Sept/Oct 2024. This painting was quite large and more abstract than usual .... I thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
It was great to receive the Best Artwork prize (The Anne and Fred Gardiner Award) at the Toowoomba Art Society during September 2024 with 'Jacaranda on Railway Street' showing the historic Toowoomba Railway Station through the branches of a beautiful jacaranda tree which has been there for many many years. Thank you to the judges, it is always a large boost to receive this award.
I really can't remember a time when I didn't want to draw or paint!
My father was a professional photographer in Brisbane and I joined him in the studio after leaving school. It was here that I learnt about colour and tone while retouching negatives and colouring photographs. Dad enjoyed teaching what he knew and would explain why he was lighting a sitter in a particular way or even why he chose a particular backdrop.
Living with original paintings add personality and feeling to your home ..... it will bring your space alive while adding joy and interest every day for years to come. My parents only had one original painting in our home. It was a still life by Vincent Brown. There were a lot of photographs but only one original piece of art. I still remember my thoughts as I would study that painting ..... nothing else in the house measured up to that original artwork!!
Daughter Anna and I have held an exhibition at Wendland Fine Foods (Toowoomba) during June for the past couple for years ......it's always fun. You can also find our paintings at Cobb & Co Museum Toowoomba. (QMCobb&Co).
If you enjoy art and would like to be notified of any future exhibitions please join my mailing list below to be included in emails. (I promise there are only one or two a year so you really have nothing to lose).
Since 2016 I have held a solo exhibition yearly at the Toowoomba Repertory Theatre gallery in Margaret Street. (The Covid year was an exception.) I also have work in shared and group shows in Toowoomba whenever possible.
I was great to have my painting 'WONDERMENT' accepted and included in The Carnival Queens Exhibition at the Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery during Sept/Oct 2024. This painting was quite large and more abstract than usual .... I thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
It was great to receive the Best Artwork prize (The Anne and Fred Gardiner Award) at the Toowoomba Art Society during September 2024 with 'Jacaranda on Railway Street' showing the historic Toowoomba Railway Station through the branches of a beautiful jacaranda tree which has been there for many many years. Thank you to the judges, it is always a large boost to receive this award.
