Artist’s Blog
Insights, painting techniques and news from my Blue Mountains studio
From Creative Funk to Flow in Just 2 Minutes
If you’ve ever felt stuck creatively, then this video might help! A quick reboot for your brain to access your creativity.
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.
A Burgeoning Spring
Amid spring's rising energy, the months of my labour are coming to fruition with paintings going up at Everglades Gallery.
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
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.
Into & Beyond - Creating From Within and Without
I’m excited to invite you to see the new paintings from the Warrumbungles and the studio. Come and hear about the personally challenging, wonderful and mysterious process of creating them.
Journey With Me to Warrumbungles and Wollemi NP
I will journey with an open, receptive curiosity and awareness – anticipating that the unique spirit of the places I encounter will lead me to respond. Join me in this adventure on Facebook.