Waterhole

I cannot claim to know where the site of this painting is as it arrived as a photo from my colleague Robert and Karen who are doing the grey nomad thing somewhere in NT. But it's a beauty so I decided to paint it.


Carla helped with this popping yellow colour - it really brings a zing to the painting. While it's probably not finished in her books and I will fiddle with it - I think it looks great.

Blue mountains

My painting style is slowly evolving. I was always using brushes but that is slow and the results are more precise and less impressionistic. In a bid to be more expressive, I have now done another palette knife painting and it's growing on me. The palette knife makes more textures and marks on the painting than it is possible with a brush. I'm especially proud of my sky - I don't think I've done one with so many colours that worked.

Honourable Mention

A pleasant surprise as I got this email today advising that I'd been awarded an Honourable Mention for my entry "Summer Escape". This painting prize is for ocean pools - a subject that I've painted time and again. One of the judges commented that this entry was a ‘striking well-composed image capturing all key features of ocean pools’. Here is what "Summer Escape" looks like.