I am a Fine Art graduate from Monash University. In 2012 I left Melbourne for the central goldfields in Victoria, to set up home and a studio from which to continue my art practice. My studio practice includes still life subjects through tonal realism and observation – I pursue this as a matter of discipline, focussing on composition and elements and principles of art.
As a landscape painter, I am surrounded by an infinite resource of inspiration from the extinct (I hope) volcanoes, remnant bush, farmers’ fields of canola each spring and the glorious patchwork of hay-carting season.
Recently, I have been exploring different palletes and mark-making following a painting trip into the desert of south-western New South Wales. The extraordinary infinite vistas and the intimacy of dry creek beds had a profound effect upon me. My outlook on landscape painting is recalibrating. The challenge is a vital experience and I am in the throes of planning and creating a new body of work.
I feel privileged to live and work here on Dja Dja Wurrung country.