Untitled painting, for Brigalow Arts Festival

I like to put at least one painting in our local annual Brigalow Arts Festival each year. This year I procrastinated so much that I didn't have the painting started before entries closed, so it's "Untitled". Not only that, but I finished this painting Friday morning, before delivering it to the Biloela Civic Centre just a few hours later! Tsk tsk.



Yes, it's not like anything I've painted previously. This was an experiment.

What's life without "having a go"?

Painting: "Stoney Creek"

"Stoney Creek"
34.5cm x 22cm (13.6" x 8.7")
Acrylic on 300gsm watercolour paper


"Stoney Creek" is one of a series of paintings inspired by prints for sale at the Etsy shop "smallstump".

A creek winds through my parents' property. When we were children, we were allowed to 'swim' in the waterhole only when the creek was flowing with clear water.

Painting: "Blokes"

This is the follow up painting to "Inspired But Grounded", which I posted on the 12th of June - it's the second of this series. This one is entitled "Blokes":



Which of the two is your favourite, and why?

What would you suggest for the third painting in this series?

Painting: "Inspired but Grounded"

"Inspired but Grounded" was inspired by a masked abstract called "Wisps" by English artist Amanda Hone, who I found on EBSQ Self Representing Artists.



I didn't use masking tape for this. For the figures I used a cardboard template, which I first drew then cut out.

"Inspired but Grounded" is one of my most popular paintings, even though it took less time to create than my other artwork. Perhaps its popularity has to do with the fun/play factor - I painted it with more abandon than is my usual painting style.

It's acrylic on thick watercolour paper, professionally framed, 8 1/2" x 12 1/2" (21.5cm x 31.5cm), and is AUD350 (350 Australian dollars).

It's one of a pair of paintings actually: these are the ladies; the other shows the 'blokes'!