If there is a rule in painting its there are no rules. You never stop learning. Learning can be fun. I’ve learnt what can work to make painting more fun. One of them is drawing. Drawing is important in painting and sculpture, etc. Artists have drawn to plan a painting

Looking back on my life as an artist I could have experimented more at art school, this is what fellow students did. For some reason my mind has been interested in opposites. You were a minority if you painted realistically. Thankfully most of the tutors were open to most forms

While bike riding to work and back each day I hope to inspire, remind and inform people how wonderful cycling is, bringing us closer to nature with paintings of cyclists or paintings related to riding. Continuing to be inspired by Cezanne’s paintings, a series of bike paintings were made. Riding

Once a week around this time, artist Don Ramsay and I painted along the Yarra. It was great to be outside surrounded by nature,  you need to work quickly outside as light shadows and clouds etc change. The interest in Cezanne continued We also painted at Sorrento.

Andre Derain’s London paintings are an inspiration! In 1906 it was suggested by Derain’s dealer Ambroise Vollard to paint the Thames area. Monet had painted wonderful works studying light, movement and abstraction of the area six years before. With Derain’s interest in colour, light and line, anything could happen and

While traveling to Queensland and Bali I was able to paint (focusing on Cezanne’s work) with a palette knife using acrylic paint on canvas. As the paint dried quickly,  you can roll the painting up in between locations. Noosa Beach Seminyak Sunbathing Casa Luna Swimming Pool Ubud Ubud Paddies Seminyak