Artist's Palette

The Megalong Valley

My passion for the art of painting began more than 40 years ago. I love the illusory nature of oil paint; even the smell of it. To create form and space, light and movement – simply by applying this thick coloured ‘butter’ to canvas – is a joy indeed.

To imbue the ordinary everyday with a transcendence revealing it on a lighter, more magical, plane … is both a challenge and a delight.

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