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One of my great joys in life is the process of creating a valuable artwork that people enjoy from just an idea and that I created myself.I start by building...

When I first moved to Tasmania from Western Australia 24 years ago I was instantly stuck by the softness of the light.  Being a landscape and seascape painter I am...

  There are three primary colours. Red, blue and yellow. Amazingly all colours can be made from these three colours. Mixing blue and yellow makes green. Mixing blue and red...

  The important role that shape and size play in your paintings. Sometimes when you are all set up with your new white canvas in front of you and all...

I find no better inspiration than Gods own creation. The magnificent landscapes, seascapes and skies that surround us every day is a constantly changing source of painting material that we...

  The above oil painting is my latest and has quite a bit of blending of colours to it. I tend to start with the distance and work my way...