Friday 13th was the day. Thanks to my husband Bill for hanging my work due to my temporary disability of a broken leg! Thank you to friends who popped in to take a look and enjoy a glass of wine. “‘Celebrating Green’ is my response to the recent rains in northern NSW after months of…

Mt Wollumbin and a grass Tree have appeared again along with a little wren in the bird bath. Acrylic on canvas

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…