Old pond, frogs jump in, sound of water.
I love this Haiku! When faced with the challenge of describing my work, I wonder if those 8 words might suffice ?
Our world holds so many wonders and astounding beauty, from dragon fly wings to the stars above. Drawing and painting is my humble way of celebrating the countless wonders of our world.
The greatest joy of 30 years teaching young teenagers has been to watch them discover, “I can!” in all fields of learning.
My classes annually won art competitions, usually for our murals.
I left my fulltime position as a classroom teacher in 2013 to develop a career painting and sharing art skills.
I am grateful to live and have raised my two children in the very beautiful Murwillumbah, Northern NSW. The colours of the sky and landscape, richness of flora and fauna are endlessly inspirational. One could just paint Mt Warning and be a very happy person!
The rich culture and Spiritual life of India has also become inspirational to my work.
My mural, Shangri La Views, comprising of three large oil on canvas panels adorn the walls of the new children’s’ hospital in Delhi.
Birds in Paradise, oil on canvas, now hang on the walls of the children’s hospital in Borneo.
A collaboratively created mural of 5 large acrylic on canvas panels, now hangs in the children’s’ heart hospital in Raipur India. The Grand Mother Tree is headed to a children’s’ hospital in Suva, Figi.
It is so rewarding to contemplate and give colour and form to the creative inspiration of our world. I usually work in oil paint, ink, dyes and pencil.