Even though I have seen black swans here… there was one just standing in the middle of a paddock outside of Gulgong, these ones are from Tasmania. They were elegant and graceful until they discovered we had hot chips, and then they became scary. This particular image is based on a photo I took before […]
Project Type: Watercolours
Rosella Fella 2014
One of our constant visitors are the eastern rosellas. We have at least one pair who visit us daily, and try to build a nest in our roof… hence the need for nesting boxes. They are such beautiful, colourful birds, it is easy to be inspired by them. This image is available as a greeting […]
Mischief Maker 2014
Visiting a friend’s place in the Blue Mountains, they had a screech of sulphur crested cockatoos (that is the plural isn’t it? If not it should be) sitting on their pergola under the watchful eye of their cat Magnus. This is just one of the many who posed for me. Mischief Maker, 2014 Watercolour […]
Mistletoebird with Mistletoe Flowers 2014
When I first decided to turn my paintings into greeting cards, I figured that I would need to have a Christmas card, as that seems to be the one time of year that people still send cards. In this region we have a lovely tiny little bird, the mistletoebird, with his lovely red chest with […]
What a Galah! 2014
Another bird which has been neglected by me and who are a regular feature in our yard are the galahs. They always make me smile with their antics… This is one wondering whether our flue would make a good nesting hollow. As she tapped and pecked at the metal it sounded from inside the house […]
Horse Walks Into a Bar 2014
You know the old joke right? A horse walks into a bar and the bartender says “Why the long face?” Well who would have believed that this actually happened in our nearest town. Only in Gulgong! I painted this scene to enter into the Gulgong art competition where the main prize was for a landscape […]
Superb Wren
Blue Wrens are the most popular bird which I paint. Who can resist their charms, with their flashy turquoise hat and scarf, no wonder the girls fawn over them. Superb Wren, 2014 Watercolour on 180 gsm acid free paper Image size 15 cm x 21 cm SOLD
Heirloom Tomatoes 2014
Having time to grow your own vegetables is a luxury we didn’t seem to have in the city, nor the space. Out here we have both, and isn’t our garden flourishing because of it… as are we! These are our beef heart tomatoes we grew, delicious. Heirloom Tomatoes Watercolour on handmade 100% cotton paper Image […]
Flannel Flowers 2014
My favourite Australian wildflower is the flannel flower, with it’s soft downy petals, creamy pompom centre and silvery green leaves I have always loved it, so when we found them growing wild on our property we knew it was meant to be. Flannel Flowers Watercolour on acid free paper Image size 21 cm x 28 […]
The Sunbaker 2014
Every summer driving down country roads can be fraught with disaster, as there are sunbaking reptiles everywhere. Just in our area alone, there could be any number of shinglebacks, goannas, snakes and these little fellow, the Eastern Bearded Dragon. Learning how to drive out here, was all about dodging wildlife, the rural version of a […]
Rainbow Lorikeet 2014
In theory, the only rainbow lorikeets in Mudgee should be people’s pets. We certainly have never seen them in the wild where we live, 30 minutes out of Mudgee on a bush block. But unsurprisingly some pets have escaped and are the start of the Mudgee gang of these sugar junkie birds, the rainbow lorikeets. […]
Doe Eyed 2014
At the Mudgee Small Farm Field Days they have what we used to refer to as a child ‘A Friendship Farm.’ At least when we used to go to the Royal Easter Show. There they had lots of cute baby animals, and amongst the group was this sweet little fawn. How could I resist painting […]