A carpet of eucalyptus leaves and twigs, from one of my original photos, was the basis of this digital artwork. As I played with colour and inversions it made…
A small window of the jungle ground on Christmas Island (Indian Ocean). There are parts where it looks as if it has been swept. This is because the resident…
I t was mid afternoon as I walked along the shoreline of Flying Fish Cove on Christmas Island (Indian Ocean). I came across this magnificent chain. The sun’s rays…
I was by myself one afternoon when we were staying on Christmas Island(Indian Ocean). It was 4pm and the temperature had cooled. I decided to have a stroll around…
Sometimes when you least expect it, you walk around a corner and see something striking. There, silhouetted at sunset on Christmas Island (Indian Ocean), was the cantilever. …
I always think of Indiana Jones when I’m exploring Christmas Island (Indian Ocean). How can I not when I find a ruin like this? How exciting. It was the…
How blessed I was to be able to sit under this stunning freshwater waterfall in the middle of a magnificent rain forest. Where is this? It is in Hugh’s…
Scanning or photographing my art work. That is something I have been experimenting with today. Usually I photograph my small 5″ x 7″ watercolour paintings. However, I’ve never been…
What do flowers dream? Maybe they dream of beautiful swirling colours. This is my my latest art work exploring that theme. I enjoy creating these semi-abstracts. They do have…
Here is my completed and mounted ancient Elvish manuscript. It is now available in my store. This has been a very interesting piece to work on. Now that I’ve…
I have always enjoyed wandering around old cemeteries or churchyards. There are a couple of reasons for this. Firstly, I love history and genealogy and so walking among the…
Spring has sprung! What a glorious day it was today. Absolutely perfect. On my walk I could see some of our Western Australian wildflowers, shrubs and trees either blooming…
Here is a close-up of a fragment from an ancient Elvish manuscript that was found in the Old Forest Scriptorium. 🙂 In this artwork I returned to my earlier…
This is an original mixed media watercolour titled “Lothlorien Ruins” – 8″ x 10″ (203mm x 254mm). There is a 3D dimensional quality to this unique artwork. The “ruin”…
I am always fascinated with the theme of ancient fragments. Here is an initial experiment of making such a fragment using watercolour and gold gouache on a substrate. It…
This painting is on an A5 size of 300gsm watercolour paper. I call these my raggedy daisies. It’s a dreamy, ethereal kind of painting hence the title. ** SOLD…
I had been walking in the park that runs next to my home. There are so many beautiful Australian native trees growing there and the pathway and surrounding ground…
I have just visited Mother Nature’s art gallery. She has galleries everywhere. In fact, we are often in them and don’t realise unless we open our eyes and truly…
This is a mandala painting on an A5 sized paper that encapsulates several different ideas merged into one: mandalas, illumination and fractured relics. It’s a real departure from my…
A magnificent Moreton Bay Fig. I was blessed to experience the essence and beauty of this tree. Other’s passed by unaware; lost in their own thoughts. But I saw…
I had a small scrap of 300gsm watercolour paper measuring 11cm x 12cm. I gessoed the surface here and there to add some texture and then painted random watercolours…
Once again I was looking at one of my watercolour backgrounds that has featured in a previous post. Pretty though it is, it felt like a blank canvas for…
I am a dreamer and love fairytales and magic. Hopefully I captured just a little bit of magic in this watercolour illustration. My aunty thought she saw a dragon…
Here is a watercolour starscape with the constellation of Aries. I love starscapes. They are ethereal and have a sense of wonderment and mystery about them. Watercolours are the…
I decided to make paint swatches for each of my watercolour paints. I was interested to see their potential intensity as I like bright, strong colours. The swatches would…
What if I mixed watercolours Quinacridone Purple (DS PV55), with Australian Turquoise (Cobalt teal AS PG50) and Hansa Yellow Medium (DS PY97)? Note: DS = Daniel Smith, AS =…
