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Lunchtime

The gulls were eagerly awaiting the opening of the lunchboxhappy to wait.oil painting 58 x 48 cm

Blizzard Roses

These roses grow all round my garden and are always a joy to paintoil painting 63 x 78 cm

Rocky Shore

Commissioned to accompany 2 previous paintings.oil painting 32 x 62 cm

Kettering Boats

Commissioned to acccompany 2 previous paintings.oil painting 32 x 62 cm

Southern Shore

A view of the beach south of Middleton, Tasmaniaoil painting 40 x 30cm

Down the Huon

Here I hope to show the dramatic contrast between the scenery of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel and the Huon Valley.oil painting 90 x 45cm

Last Light at Cygnet

Although only a few kilometres away Cygnet has a totally different feeling to the Channel, here I have attempted to depict this in the stillness of the water and the colours of the land.oil painting each 30 x 80cm

Safe Anchorage

This byway with its narrowish canal looked safe for small boats.oil painting 35 x 65 cm

Channel View

This was a recent commission.oil painting

Coles Bay

This is from a recent trip to Coles Bay.oil painting

Christmass at Woodbridge

Xmas bbq at Woodbridge.oil painting

J & C's Cottage

J & C's cottage near Gardeners Bay.oil painting

Whooo!

The broken window caught my eye and while painting it the owl appeared.oil painting 21 x 26 cm

Freedom

One lone calf off to see the world.. or find mumoil painting 33 x 27 cm

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

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

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

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

Two Pink Roses

Commissioned on request to match a bedroom decor.oil painting 40 x 30cm

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

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

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

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

The Loner

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

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

Two Boats

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

Sundowner

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

Stranded

Small dinghy at the mercy of the ebb and flow of the tide.oil painting 76 x 30cm

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

Bruny Island from Woodbridge

The million dollar view from Peppermint Bay restaurant at Woodbridge.oil painting 90 x 60cm

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kingfisher

This small pastel was painted especially to complement the ornate gum-leafed frame.pastel/graphite 18 x 15cm

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

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

Honeyeaters 1 & 2

These bossy little birds terrorise the blue wrens by insisting they own the whole garden,pastel/graphite 21 x 39 cm

Lakeside

This boat was found on the side of the Great Lakes, Tasmania.oil painting 76 x 30 cm

Packing Up

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

Pecking Order

Chickens are my favourites. They are so relaxing to watch.oil painting 28 x 28 cm

Pusscat

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

Silverwater Park

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

Togetherness

Together, watching the waves.oil painting

Sunrise

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

Southern Glow

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

Sailing Home

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

Beached

Another minuture for those with little wall space on which to display artworks.oil painting 26 x 21 cm

Broken Fence

"Captured" soon after their brief trip outside the paddockoil painting 40 x 36 cm

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