Take on Modigliani

Take on Modigliani. I needed inspiration to start painting again, it has been a long time since I had a brush in my hand.

30 x 23 cms Watercolour.

 

In Solidarity with Ukraine - Sunflower

 Watercolour  -  Sunflowers for Ukraine

English Countryside

 WC - inspiration was D.Bellamy Watercolour Landscape book 

Blue Mountains, Megalong Valley

 

John Wilson’s workshop in January left me with 3 oil paintings, 1 was a bin ware, the other two were bad, but I thought I shd try to rescue them.  I struggled at home and somehow or rather managed to “complete” the paintings on my own.  By no means they are any good, however,  I learnt a great deal and that’s what counts.

English Cottage

Cottage somewhere in England…inspiration was David Bellamy’s Landscapes

Watercolour 32 x 28 cms.
Stop and start progression. Took me a few days to complete as I collected my thoughts & considered the next steps. 

 

Krampus Legend

Krampus Acrylics, pearls, texture mediium - 60 cms x 40 cms

Krampus tradition on 5th December evening is a much anticipated event frightening the children & amusing adults for hundreds of years in Europe. While Krampus punishes misbehaving children, rattles the chain and swats them with a whip out of Birch twigs & even may put them into a bag and hauls them into hell..so the legend goes. His saintly counterpart St Nicholas, rewards them with fruit, nuts & sweets.

Aftermath of Bushfire

 Aftermath of Bushfire     Watercolour 38 x 28 cms
After the bushfire swept through, the resilience of the gum trees and nature is utterly amazing. The Gum trees with their trunks ¾ burn out and hollowed come alive, they sprout new branches and leaves, from burnt cinders  the grass trees shoot their helms and the Waratahs  make their wonderful appearance. (the little red blobs in the bushes). It is a wonder of nature.