Artist’s Blog
Insights, painting techniques and news from my Blue Mountains studio
Summer Show 2024
As Summer sizzles on I invite you to share stories, creative processes and paintings with me.
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
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.
Only Listen to the Critics that Count
Creativity is challenging - how do we stay on track and only listen to the critics that count?
4 Essential Ingredients to Creativity
Any truly creative process is by nature not formulaic or simply mechanical. It’s possible to make something like a painting or a piece of writing, without truly engaging your creativity. These are the essential ingredients…
Do More of What You Love.... Painting Workshops for 2023
I'm going to add to the words Do more of what you love and say also, Be more of who you love. With this in mind, I'm truly excited to invite you to join me in some new workshops that I have designed for this purpose.
Blue Mountains Artist run Paint & Sip!
I’m excited to be offering authentically creative Paint & Sip workshops, in my Blaxland studio or in the majestic landscape of the Blue Mountains. You will leave with an artwork that is totally unique to you.
Transform the Way You See the World - Colour Painting Workshop
In this full-day colour immersion, you will acquire practical know-how on mixing and arranging colours, understanding warm and cool, intensity, hue and value, contrast, relationships and dynamics. By the end of the day, you will know how to lighten red without losing intensity or how to create a warm blue to vibrate next to a cool one. You will leave with a finished painting and a new experience of the world!
Painting and Pavlova
What do painting and cooking have in common? In my case, they are both sensual and courageous...