I am fortunate to live on the Surfcoast of Victoria and I’ve been painting since the late 1990's, finally taking the plunge to full time in 2016. I began my journey experimenting in various mediums and genres until finally settling on oil and watercolour as my chosen mediums and finding my niche as an impressionist landscape and marine  painter.

 

I consider myself to be a "project" artist who derives pleasure and satisfaction from a challenge. An example was in May 2023 I undertook an exercise in determination and discipline completing 1 x 10" x 8" oil painting every day for a whole year, setting a time of 1 hour in which to finish the work. I completed this project without missing a day and in February 2025, I exhibited all 366 paintings in the galleries of the Victorian Artists Society, East Melbourne in what was a highly successful and unique show.  

 

My works have been exhibited at various Victorian and interstate art shows and I have been the recipient of several awards including winner of the National Contemporary Art Award 2019.

 

Although I enjoy working in my studio, my real passion is painting outdoors en plein air. I travel quite extensively throughout Victoria and New South Wales in pursuit of this passion. I draw much inspiration for seascapes from my doorstep with the Great Ocean Road a short drive away. I also like to paint landscapes in the rural areas of Victoria, particularly the Grampians and Alpine regions and along the Murray, King and Campaspe rivers.

 

I enjoy the challenge of creating a believable impression of a scene and I am inspired by renowned past and present Australian landscape impressionists, several of whom I've had the pleasure of being tutored by over the years at various advanced workshops. I believe the key to my progression has been lots of practice (brush miles) and a disciplined and quite intensive self-education regime.

 

In May 2023, I commenced an ambitious project. To do one  10" x 8" oil painting every day for a whole year. You can read all about this successful project in the "Projects" section of this site. I am now embarking on a second year long project, this time in watercolour. I commenced this project on 1 December 2025.  

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I am a current Fellow and former President of the Victorian Artists Society (VAS); former National Vice President of the Australian Society of Marine Artists (ASMA) and founding member of the Brandon Circle Melbourne.  

 

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