A Bit About Me

 I  am an Australian artist living and creating in Melbourne.

I grew up bayside and gravitated to inner Melbourne in the 1980’s. Studying Graphic Art and Design I became frustrated with its constraints and drifted into nursing, later completing a Bachelor of fine arts at Victoria College (majoring in Photography). Working as a nurse and freelance photographer I eventually took up painting as my family became more self-sufficient. Collecting blank canvases, paints and materials, I eventually joined John Lawry’s painting group in 2004 and have been painting ever since.

My influences are my world around me, and my travels are a constant source of inspiration. I use my photographs and other found images as sources for my painting. Everything I see and do can inspire, and my direction is ever changing.

Painting on canvas or linen, I often begin with acrylics enjoying the immediacy of the medium. Layering with other mediums such as charcoal, pastel and inks also enable me to build up areas with a free sketchy quality.  Sometimes I feel the push for detail, I slow down and that’s when the oils come out. Skies and water dominate and blue is a consistent colour amongst my diverse subjects.

Currently working in Melbourne I am now in the process of building a new home with a studio on the Surf Coast. I am  looking forward to setting up my large format digital photo printer and painting in my own dedicated space.

Selected Group Shows

2011 Chapel Off Chapel. “Passion For Paint” exhibition

2012 Chapel Off Chapel. “Passion For Paint#2”

2015 Chapel Off Chapel. “Retrospect”

2017 Red Gallery. “All Teeth And Swagger”