A magpie, with a Royal Crown Derby imari pattern teapot. Royal Crown Derby, liked their imari style, having a few different patterns to woo their patrons. And obviously in my world, magpies also like their imari, posing gracefully with them in my paintings… Was part of my Curiouser and Curiouser exhibition at Michael Reid Murrurundi […]
Project Type: Watercolours
Beatrice 2017
No one had the heart to tell Beatrice that her new hair colour clashed with her skin tone. This painting features a teacup from Bundaberg Regional Gallery’s own teacup collection. This painting has been shown at Bundaberg Regional Gallery as part of their You, Me and a Cup of Tea Exhibition from the 2nd of […]
Neville 2017
Neville mistakenly thought his new moustache made him look distinguished. This painting features a teacup from Bundaberg Regional Gallery’s own teacup collection. This painting has been shown at Bundaberg Regional Gallery as part of their You, Me and a Cup of Tea Exhibition from the 2nd of February until the 19th March 2017. Neville […]
Rosehip Tea 2016
This series is based on a sampling of tea flavours. This painting features a rose crowned fruit dove, holding rosehips perched upon a Royal Albert Country Roses teacup. This painting has been shown at Bundaberg Regional Gallery as part of their You, Me and a Cup of Tea Exhibition from the 2nd of February until […]
Chamomile Tea 2016
This series is based on a sampling of tea flavours. This painting features a very dapper male splendid fairy wren atop a pretty vintage scroll teacup holding a chamomile flower. This painting has been shown at Bundaberg Regional Gallery as part of their You, Me and a Cup of Tea Exhibition from the 2nd of […]
Tea With Honey and Lemon 2016
This series is based on a sampling of tea flavours. This painting features a rainbow bee eater on a vintage Aynsley turquoise tea cup with a wooden honey dipper and a slice of lemon. This painting has been shown at Bundaberg Regional Gallery as part of their You, Me and a Cup of Tea Exhibition […]
Imari Incubator 2016
With their face only a mother could love and their anti social nesting behaviour it is not surprising that these birds are very often reviled. When I came across my first brush turkey during a holiday in Noosa I was enamoured with their cantankerous personality which matched perfectly with their beautifully grotesque countenance. I loved […]
One Lump or Two 2016
We have a family of resident magpies who kindly share their territory with us. They have been known to steal our poor harassed cat’s crunchies, especially when they are nesting, so I have many photos of their thieving antics of beaks in the cat bowl. When painting this picture I had visions of the magpies […]
Flim Flan 2016
Where I used to work there was a cunning flock of rainbow lorikeets who had worked out that a quick sugar fix was to visit the local cafe and steal all their sugar sachets off the outside tables, tearing open the end of the long cylindrical paper sweetener and pouring the contents straight down their […]
Tower Bower 2016
We all know that if you have a male bower bird living near you then you are unlikely to have any blue pegs in the peg basket, but what if they collected blue and white crockery! I imagine that rather than just placing them round the front of their bower, what could be more impressive […]
Tea For Two 2016
I do love this Royal teaset. It goes so well with this pair of superb wrens. Tea For Two 2016 Watercolour on handmade 100% cotton paper Image size 45cm x 31cm Private Collection
True Blue 2016
What more is there to say… a kookaburra with lamingtons… of course! True Blue 2016 Watercolour on handmade 100% cotton paper Image size 62cm x 46cm Private Collection