Those who follow my art know that I love all media… especially fluid ones that allow a painterly approach. But I have also taught some photography, have good gear and love taking photos. Recently I was asked to take a workshop to help people get more familiar with their camera and the possibilities it offers for creative art. I talked of the usual dof, aperture, iso etc. Towards the end I introduced them to the idea of creative post processing. such fun. Yesterday my children’s class were asking about how they could do some abstracts. They are good at drawing/copying what is in front of them but are ready to explore more. A perfect opportunity to share my digital “play”. The question is though…  are these images realism or abstraction? I hate labels sometimes.

So I decided to post 3 images that show the joy of discovery with our amazing cameras and basic editing on Apple Mac photos. I did not even use Lightroom or Photoshop and used only a JPEG file not a RAW file. The fun is in the “creative play”, decision making and discovery.

Original digital photo…. Bull Kelp, Tarkine Coast, Tasmania

Edited in “photos”….. exposure, colour, levels adjusted then rotated. That is when I discovered the mask.

Image cropped to focus on the “mask”. A digital voyage of discovery.

“Mask in the kelp”…. was masked n the original image although now when I look back it keeps jumping out at me even in that photo.

Nolan Gallery,  Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart,Tasmania. Opening this Friday 31 August 2018 my solo exhibition of watercolours with a coastal theme.

Grassed Dunes

Panoramic Sweep

Tessellated Platform

Track to the Beach

(The Lure of the Shallows) SOLD

See all works and prices, on the Nolan Gallery and Schoolof Art Website.,

This is the first block in  my newly structured art classes. Follow is an explanation  of  how classes will be run from July 2018

Working loosely is difficult for many of us,. We are so used to drawing and rendering carefully…. getting it right. But if you aspire to work in a more spirited way that suggests it is effortless and captures the essence, then I have some tips I will share. As an ex Science teacher majoring in environmental ScienceI, now visual artist who loves fluid media,  really understand the dilemma.

I am happy to share this collection of 6 small works. I have become pretty slack at posting here, using  my Facebook page instead, but as a number of people have recently commented that they don’t use Facebook, or find it frustrating, I will make an effort to post more frequently on my web site. So this is a catch up from a bit a over month ago. Commissioned works, traditional style of specific, recognisable locations. Now happily living in Queensland.

Bakers Beach, Narawantapu National Park SOLD

Mt Roland, cloud cloaking the western face, Sheffield SOLD

Goat Island, Penguin Coast Rd, Ulverstone SOLD

Hawley Beach SOLD

Cradle Mt, done as part of my artist’s residency, October 2017 SOLD

The Nut, Stanley from East Inlet SOLD