ABOUT

I am an independent artist based in the Central West town of Canowindra, New South Wales, Australia.

I exhibit my work in my gallery in the main street of Canowindra and occasionally I exhibit with other commercial galleries with whom I collaborate and from popup exhibitions that I organise. 

I am self taught. Although I studied at university, a degree in French, German and Italian, I hadn't studied art and so I was, even in the beginning quite an independent artist. The thought of someone teaching me doesn't resonate, but others' work is often very inspiring. 

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Due to a vacuum of commercial art galleries in the Central West at the time, I opened my own gallery in Canowindra and that cemented my choice to operate with that model. I also paint in different series at the same time which can often conflict with the model of exhibiting with that of other commercial galleries. 

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My early series, the Roses and Poppies series  were almost meditative studies in technique.  The fundamental lollie pop formation in conjunction with fine line work and patterning from even earlier work formed the basis of the Jacques and Magic Hill Series. I combined stylised abstraction with the easily identifiable - trees, petals etc. This motive became predominant through later series.  The last  ten years or so has seen a far greater influence of Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele, whose work I have always greatly admired and this is most evident in the Crane and Cicada and Plum series.

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Another huge influence on my work is that of Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Persian and Byzantine art. To bring it to the most basic of influences I think it is the use of gold and silver and fine detail. Klimt himself was enamoured by the mosaics of Byzantium and it is through his work that I developed the same response. 

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My paintings are in private collections throughout Australia, France, England, Ireland, the United States, Canada, Malaysia, China, and New Zealand.

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International couriering can be easily arranged for overseas clients. Pack and Send is the preferred courier for local and international couriering requirements. 

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