Artist’s Blog
Insights, painting techniques and news from my Blue Mountains studio

You Asked For It... A Second 2025 Capertee Painting Retreat on 14 - 17 March!
By popular demand, Corinne has scheduled a second painting retreat in March

My Heartfelt Gratitude to You
As the year draws to a close, I feel deep gratitude for your support and encouragement in my artist’s journey

The Terror and Thrill of Painting en Plein Air
Painting is a skill and creativity is like a muscle that can be developed, a state of being and way of showing up in the world that can be mastered with practice.

Into the Desert Exhibition at Stella Downer Fine Art
Painting en plein air in the desert seemed an imperative, a deeply personal journey, a pilgrimage of the soul.

In the Elements - From Capertee to Melbourne
Following a wonderful painting retreat in the Capertee Valley, I head to Melbourne for Evoking the Elements, a collaboration with concert pianist Elyane Laussade.

Enjoy the Mid-Mountains Garden Festival with my Exhibition in Leura
This weekend, visit my exhibition, Colours of the Country, at Everglades in Leura and enjoy the spring profusion of the Mid-Mountains Garden Festival.

Everglades Exhibition Opens Tomorrow
Join me tomorrow for the opening of Colours of the Country - a new exhibition with fellow Blue Mountains artist, Owen Thompson at the beautiful Everglades Gardens in Leura.

Colours of the Country - Exhibition with Owen Thompson
An exhibition with fellow Blue Mountains artist, Owen Thompson. Together our paintings invite viewers to consider the inherent value of nature and their interconnectedness with the land.


Autumn Preparations
As autumn arrives I consider what I may experience as I paint in the vast, dry landscape of the desert.

Summer Show 2024
As Summer sizzles on I invite you to share stories, creative processes and paintings with me.

The Call of the Desert
As I plan a painting trip in the Red Centre, I consider what it is that draws me there and why its important.

A Nature Reboot for Head and Heart
As I reconnect with my values and sense of purpose I am reminded that I am and have enough and that I can rest.

Exhibition Opens Tomorrow - Realms and Ranges
If you’ve ever wondered what plein air or all prima painting technique is, have a look at this video and come along on the weekend to my new exhibition

Realms and Ranges Exhibition Opening this Saturday
Realms and Ranges Exhibition is on this weekend, 2-3 December in the lower Blue Mountains. Come along to meet Corinne, see her new work and studio.

What My Dogs Teach Me About Being and Painting
As I watched my puppies scampering in multiple directions, chasing scents and delights invisible to my human eyes, it occurred to me that I could learn a lot from them about being present and even painting.

Become my Patron as I go 'Into the Desert'
Become my patron as I travel to the Red Centre to make a series of plein-air paintings that invite Australian audiences to reconsider the desert’s mystical, sacred and environmental importance.

Realms and Ranges... New Paintings from the Capertee Valley
Following an intensive plein air painting trip, I’m excited to invite you to come and see the paintings I made.

Forthcoming Workshops and Plein Air Painting
Experience the joy of painting or plein air sketching with me, in Blaxland in the Blue Mountains or Capertee Valley.

Forthcoming Plein air Painting Trip and Workshops
I invite you to painting workshops and to journey with me as I embark on a plein air painting trip to The Garden of Stones NP, Capertee and Glen Davis.