Evening comes…

There was a gorgeous sunset across Port Melbourne, looking towards Williamstown the other day and I managed to capture it on my phone. Today, I decided to paint a scene using that photo as reference, using gouache. The result is the piece below. It’s quite a small piece but it gave me lots of joy …

Selling art prints

I have sold 2 art prints recently, and once again the idea of putting my work on an online platform/online shops (like Etsy) seemed attractive. However that idea was stashed away quickly! The next day, while out painting, I was thinking of what would sell rather than what would make a good scene or what …

Painting in Ballarat, Victoria

I was on assignment in Ballarat recently and managed to do some painting around the city. There are a number of scenes I would have loved to paint if I had more time and the weather was more pleasant. These were completed on location on a very very hot day. Here are a few that …

Painting on location

Another week passed and my art residency is getting closer to the end. I will miss this landscape. I am doing some sketches in my book. Sometimes they just end up there, but sometimes I use the sketches to develop new work. Anyway, the one above is the first sighting of Cowwarr town, completed on …