About the Artist

ARTISTS STATEMENT:

My love for the visual arts and in particular painting evolved in Beechworth as a child, drawing inspiration from the surrounding environment. This passion developed further through my travels within Australia and overseas.
You will usually find a link to the landscape in my paintings; I take colors, shapes and forms from the environment and transfer them into paint.
Over the years, I have worked with many mediums including oils, watercolors, acrylics, pastels, pencils, clay, wood and photography. More recently, I have been exploring the use of acrylic paints. My paintings are thick, textural and very tactile. I use palette knives and syringes to achieve this effect. I sometimes contrast this with dripping, flowing paint. My work varies from abstract, to abstract expressionism or sometimes is an “impression” of the subject matter. My main painting influences are Fred Williams and Jackson Pollock.
During the past four years I have been studying metal smithing and jewellery making techniques. I have developed a real passion in this area. I am particularly interested in the use of colour and texture, using different surface treatment techniques to create individual pieces of jewellery.
Elements of my painting style are often present in my finished items of jewellery.

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COLLECTIONS:

           
Ayers Rock Resort NT.
Gavin Ross & Co. Melbourne.
Private collections in the USA, Japan, France, UK, Netherlands, Canada and throughout Australia.

PUBLICATIONS:

               
Australian Trade Commission “Contemporary Australian Art” Nov. 2005.
Brown Trout Publishers “Australian Contemporary Art Calendar 2008”
Brown Trout Publishers “Australian Contemporary Art Calendar 2009”