Artist Statement

I have been a practicing artist & school teacher in Northern NSW Australia since studying Visual Arts at the Nothern Rivers CAE in the 1980s.

I have found my inspiration in the natural beauty of the Far North Coast, having a passion to share my personal vision of this remarkable region and beyond through my painting. 

Using vibrant colour & ambiguous viewing points of time & space, the work is a celebration of God's wondrous creation interpreted through the realm of imagination..

From the bordering ranges with its lush rainforest pools, the rolling hills of plantations & verdant pastures, the sub-tropical beaches fringing the coastline, the architectural heritage of this historic region, all have continued to provide a bountiful source of visual drama & interest from which to create.

Extensive travels through Europe provided further stimulus for exploring the urban architectural heritage that enrich people's lives, both here & overseas.

The inherent elements of form, line, texture, proportion & colour become integral parts of a harmonious whole, the viewers' eyes opened to the intrinsic  beauty that surround them.