I am an Australian artist living in a small town nestled around the base of an extinct volcano

in south-west Victoria's "Lakes and Craters Country". 

 

I find inspiration from shapes and lines I see or remember from landscapes I feel a deep connection to. I am also interested in abstracting the  interior landscape, playing with everyday objects to create a quirky response to what I see in my home.   

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The ideas for all my paintings come initially from direct observation. I take many photographs but never work directly from them. Instead I use them as a memory bank, combining and translating them in an intuitive way, based on my feelings and responses. 

I enjoy manipulating shapes to create new and unexpected interpretations, and enjoy using bold and contrasting colour. 

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Working in  acrylics, each painting is the result of numerous layers, sometimes partially revealed through scratching back into the painting. I will often  add  mixed media elements to  my work, including pencil, pastel, and  occasional pieces of collage.

Painting makes me happy and I want others to feel this when they see my work. 

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