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I was given bouquets of fresh flowers whilst I was in hospital recently. As I have a broken leg I am not very mobile at the moment. So what to do but paint! Acrylic on canvas.

I’d been thinking about this one for a while. I love how the clouds form in the valleys some mornings. And I wanted to keep the colours neutral. I’ve been looking at Wollumbin for several years. It feels good to be finally painting what I have been looking at and thinking about. Acrylic on canvas.

I’m enjoying using thick colourful paint! This is Artelier Interactive acrylic and its beautiful to use. Wollumbin (Mt Warning )!features again. Painted from my deck which is ow getting quite a few paint spots! This painting will be part of a series soon to be displayed at Iluka Emporium http://www.ilukaemporium.com

A long painting this time. Acrylic on canvas

I am fortunate to live in the bush with a semi tropical garden next to my home. Wildlife are our neighbours and are now enjoying the plentiful water after recent rains and the green grass.

A collection of gouache and ink drawings on water colour paper. I had the immense pleasure of drawing and painting in 2 Life Drawing sessions in Montmartre in Paris. Egypt presented many historical and artistic sites for drawing. The camel in front of the pyramids is my favourite.

My recent works are a celebration of the return of the greenness after the recent rains. My home in northern NSW, Australia is my haven. These works are acrylic on canvas and I’m inspired to keep working on this series. Grass Tree in my garden. Acrylic on canvas Goanna – my daily visitor when it’s…

Top pic of Susan Kinneally’s ‘Mermaid Friends’ with a photo of our yacht at sea behind. Since I was a little girl I’ve had a fascination with mermaids. Mythical fairytale creatures which Wikipedia describes here : “In folklore, a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish.[1] Mermaids appear…

One of my favourite Nudes, a pastel on black paper is on exhibition at Blue Knob Gallery near Nimbin, NSW hinterland. The poem I chose for this drawing is one by Stevie Tate – How fruitful, the rounded limbs of the reclining nude.  Soft contours long to be caressed by the eye In all feminine…

I don’t know why I often draw my feet in my paintings. I have a favourite spot like to sit under a pandanus tree and my feet are there too! Scribbling Barefoot I guess!