Ruth Sharkey's Garden Gallery Ruth Sharkey's Garden Gallery

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The Loner

A familar sight on a beach is the lone fisherman.oil painting 44 x 48 cm sold
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Two Boats

Again the refections of the still water caught my eye.oil painting 30 x 76 cm sold
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Southern Glow

Painted for the Hobart Show.oil painting 101 x 51 cm sold
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Sunrise

An example of the wonderful colours available to Tasmanian artists.oil painting 61 x 46 cm sold
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Stonebridge Lock

Painted for the cover of my book "Legacies". The lock was where the body of the baby William was found.oil painting 30 x 45 cm not for sale
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Silverwater Park

A peaceful little safe beach not far fom our home in Woodbridge.oil painting 76 x 30 cm sold
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Sailing Home

A view of the D'entrecastreaux Channel with our home in the background.oil painting 76 x 30 cm sold
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Pusscat

A study of purrfection.pastel/graphite 34 x 42 cm sold
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Pecking Order

Chickens are my favourites. They are so relaxing to watch.oil painting 28 x 28 cm$150 sold
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Packing Up

The colours reflected at the end of day remind us it's time to go home.oil painting 76 x 30 cm sold
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Lakeside

This boat was found on the side of the Great Lakes, Tasmania.oil painting 76 x 30 cm$320 sold
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Honeyeaters 1 & 2

These bossy little birds terrorise the blue wrens by insisting they own the whole garden,pastel/graphite 21 x 39 cm$175 sold
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Seven a.m. Friday

As I was doing a radio interview to promote the Woodbridge en Plein Air painting competition and exhibition. The sun seemed to explode over Bruny Island right into my lounge room, so I just had to rush out and grab my pastels.pastel/graphite 35 x 30cm$250 sold
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Lioness with cubs

The challenge of being able to reproduce this lovely family group in their natural surrounding as the sun set on their fur soon became a labour of love, I must admit I was a little sad to sell them.pastel/graphite 80 x 120cm$480 sold
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Kingfisher

This small pastel was painted especially to complement the ornate gum-leafed frame.pastel/graphite 18 x 15cm$30 sold
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Rover and Dusty

The ‘not quite’ farm dogs belonging to my daughter, this drawing was done with graphite and an eraser, with just a touch of coloured pastel for their collars.pastel/graphite 18 x 15cm not for sale
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Sundowner

Here I have tried to express the typical Tasmanian winter sky.oil painting 60 x 50cm$380 sold
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Stranded

Small dinghy at the mercy of the ebb and flow of the tide.oil painting 76 x 30cm$280 sold
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Boy and his dog - Silverwater Park Woodbridge

Children with their pets are always fun to watch and capture in oils.oil painting 76 x 30cm$280 sold
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Bruny Island from Woodbridge

The million dollar view from Peppermint Bay restaurant at Woodbridge.oil painting 90 x 60cm$550 sold
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Bruny Island from Woodbridge Hill

Looking east from the top of Woodbridge Hill the view is stunning. On a clear day one can see over the island to the Tasman Peninsula where the infamous Penal Colony of Port Arthur is located.oil painting 90 x 45cm$360 sold
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Waiting

I painted this small picture due to popular demand of this particular type of scene. There seems to be a strong feeling of nostalgia connected to the single dinghy left on the beach.oil painting 25 x 25cm$90 sold
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Move Over

Watching the seagulls arguing over the same perch, I imagined this was what the bird in flight was screaming at his feathered friend who was taking up all the available space on the Woodbridge jetty capstan.oil painting 25 x 25cm$90 sold
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South from Peppermint Bay

Again the dinghy scene, here we see the required drift wood all piled up ready for the barbeque, on the horizon we can see Mt Morgan which is situated on South Bruny Island.oil painting 45 x 93cm$350 sold
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Home on the Farm

Originally painted for the Latrobe Australia Day Art Exhibition, this painting was bought by the Woodbridge Community to give to our local Police Constable when he left the area, as he said it reminded him of Woodbridge.oil painting 45 x 40cm$300 sold
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The old and the new

I always enjoy painting birds and animals but when finished I felt this painting with the swan with the little cygnets alone, appeared as rather a cliché, so the old dinghy was added as an after thought.oil painting 30 x 25cm$120 sold
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Summer Harvest

Another painting especially done for the 2007 Latrobe Australia Day Art Exhibition – the theme being – The place of rural life in contemporary society.oil painting 80 x 33cm$330 sold
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Free for all

Painted for the 2007 Woodbridge en Plein Air Art Exhibition. These parrots are regular visitors in my garden where they are welcome to all that is available.oil painting 50 x 40cm$280 sold
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Oyster Cove looking North

This painting was done especially for the 2 ½ days in Margate Art Exhibition As the title suggests the scene depicts the view of the inlet as seen from the boat launching area along Manuka Road at Oyster Cove.oil painting 40 x 90cm$250 sold
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Westerly over Bruny Island

Another of the moods of the Island captured on canvas. I was drawn to paint the way the clear blue contrasted with the otherwise grey moody sky.oil painting 90 x 40cm$280 not for sale
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The Blowhole

Here I was endeavouring to capture the rainbow produced by the fine spray as the water gushed out of the hole in the rocks.oil painting 90 x 45cm$380 sold
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Last Light

This sunset was painted from one I saw while on a trip to Western Australia, the boat wasn’t there but one could see how the light would have created a golden mirage out of any vessel that came by, I added the boat to show this effect.oil painting 80 x 30cm$280 sold
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Spinnakers

I was inspired to paint these yachts as they passed by my window, the wind was up and the colourful sight of all the different sails was too good to miss.oil painting 80 x 30cm$280 sold
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The Contender

Originally built for the Americas Cup, this yacht wasn’t ready in time, now it is available for charter around Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour.oil painting 45 x 90cm$290 sold
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Two Pink Roses

Commissioned on request to match a bedroom decor.oil painting 40 x 30cm$150 sold
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Glaziers Bay

Painted for the Huon art Exhibition Southern Exposure 2005, this view is of the Hast Mountains reflected in the waters of the Huon River at Glaziers bay.oil painting 90 x 30cm$350 sold
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Tulip on the window sill

I was attracted by the reflection the flower made against the cold window as the morning sun pierced the petals of the flower.oil painting 30 x 80cm$280 sold
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Going Home

Originally I intended this to be a lone dinghy on the beach but the scene cried out for human participation so the lone fisherman with his dog were created.oil painting 80 x 30cm$280 sold
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Mates

My children and grandchildren were the inspiration for this scene of youngsters building sand castles. No particular children were depicted, it could have been one or two of any of them, they are mostly adults now but I remember sunny days on the beach watching them play.oil painting 40 x 50cm$320 sold