Flowers

Birds Interrupt Me

Originals For Sale

$1700|

How often do we wish we could do/be something else, to not be authentically ourselves?
It is easy as an artist to look at others and want to be like them. I often look at beautiful, restful, simple, abstract art and wish I could do that. I recently saw some beautiful simplistic art and all I could think of birds flying in, and lego figures vaulting. Truthfully, no matter how much I would sometimes like to, I can’t escape myself. 
Welcome to my world, where…birds interrupt me.

121.5 x 91cm
Acrylic on canvas

This painting will be featured on Selling Houses Australia: Castle Hill 2024

Available for sale through Art Lovers Australia https://artloversaustralia.com.au/product/birds-interrupt-me/

Marvellous Magpies

Sold

This is a part of my splatter paint series.
Painting these is pure joy: I literally throw pain on the canvas and then paint what the painting shows me.
This features part of the beautiful magpie family that visits me almost daily. I sit and get work done and watch them. Magpies get such a bad wrap. They have the most beautiful song and are amazingly bonded families. It really is something special to watch.

101.5 x 76cm
Mixed media on canvas

$1400

SOLD

The Cockatiels of Bondi: This is Life series

Commission, Sold

Sometimes the troubles of this life accumulate on me, overwhelming me and overcoming me and I want a break, I want it to stop, to ease up, for the burdens and the pains to be lifted. But do you know what…this is life. It is easy to look around and think that others have it easier than we do, and sometimes that is true, but sometimes it isn’t, the pains of this life are hidden so often by a facade, that make us believe that it should be easier than it is.

This painting has been about adapting, healing the past, looking toward hope, but seeing joy in the day to day, in the weeds that have abounded in the rain, in the rain itself, in the birds that wake me in the morning. When I stop and listen, moment by moment, I can keep putting one foot in front of another and enjoy the journey.

Acrylic Paint on stretched canvas, ready to hang.

Signed on the front.

91 x 121cm

SOLD

Thursday’s

Sold

We share a car with my brother and sister in law, and each week my sister in law drops it off and we go for our walk. I love exercising alone, but I really love these Thursday mornings with my beautiful sister.

On the way we love a good chat, but I also continue to enjoy the beauty around me, from our neighbourhood poppies, to the spectacular bird life. For the last two weeks we have seen a flock of black cockatoos fly over us. It is a sight and a sound that literally stops us in our tracks. The elusive black cockatoos are such a spectacular sight. What a gift to have these walks.

76 x 76cm
Acrylic on canvas

SOLD

Perfect Mr Parrot and His Band of Busy Bees

Sold

We don’t see a lot of king parrots in our yard, but occasionally we get the privilege. I have these pictures of this one in particular where he is so upright, it amused me. 
This is a part of my splatter paint series. 
Painting these is pure joy: I literally throw pain on the canvas and then paint what the painting shows me. 
There are bees and hidden amongst the flowers to find. I love creating paintings that have something hidden for those who are really interested in them.

76 x 76cm
Acrylic on canvas

SOLD

This too Shall Pass

Sold

I have seen so much pain around me recently. The worst and most tragic aspects of life and it is hard to imagine a way through, at times, for those suffering. It reminds me of a kids book (We’re going on a bear hunt) that says, ” We can’t go over it, we can’t go under it, we must go through it.” 
Can we be the hug, the hope, the love, the light for those around us who are suffering. To offer the hidden hope that they cannot currently possess, to be with them in their tragedy, until they can once again stand? 
This painting is a response and a reminder that “this too shall pass”. That despite the burdens and pain that we and our friends may carry, that there is hope, in time, that the deepest of pain shall pass.
1.56 x 1m

$2750
SOLD

Nature’s Melody

Sold

This is a part of my splatter paint series. 
Painting these is pure joy: I literally throw paint on the canvas and then paint what the painting shows me. This one also has scraps of paper, torn up, for stems.
There are butterflies, bees and ladybugs hidden amongst the flowers to find. I love creating paintings that have something hidden for those who are really interested in them.

76 x 76cm
Acrylic on canvas

$950

SOLD

Hidden Beauties

Sold

This is a part of my splatter paint series. 
Painting these is pure joy: I literally throw pain on the canvas and then paint what the painting shows me. 
There are butterflies, bees and ladybugs hidden amongst the flowers to find. I love creating paintings that have something hidden for those who are really interested in them.

76 x 76cm
Acrylic on canvas

$950

SOLD

Death to Comparison

Sold

$2400
SOLD

This artwork is a response to the realisation of the damage that comparisons can cause in my life.

I am a unique person, created by God and I have something to offer the world that is unique to me, as do you, have something to offer, that is unique to you.

This painting was created by hearing all the voices and the negative thoughts of many friends, family and page followers. All of this heartbreak was written down, it was awful to hear and awful to see.

I turned it around and painted the back with pure expression.

I then tore it all up.

I long for us all to tear up the voices that hold us down, that keep us from being who we are created to be. Imagine a world where we were comfortable in our own skin. Where we valued ourselves and others uniqueness, where we judged less and loved more.

Sewing the pieces back together was the next step. Some were back to front, upside down, sideways, some thrown out. The rest was resown into a new creation, which, while carrying its past, no longer resembles it. The words no longer have meaning. You can not see the pain caused by these comments. We are now free like the galah who soars above the field of flowers.

Death to comparison

76 x 76cm

Mixed media on canvas

Prints will be available soon.

$2400

Climb Every Mountain

Musical

At last I can reveal the paintings I have been working on for The Sound of Music musical…this one is called “Climb Every Mountain” and was used on light boards for the backgrounds of the family scenes.

What a privilege to be a part of this amazing show. I can not get over how much people contributed their gifts to serve. It was a gift to be able to be a part of it, and just saying I am super proud of my kids.

67.5 x 76.2cm (painting size)
Acrylic on canvas
Framed

NFS

Morning Hymn

Musical, Sold

At last I can reveal the paintings I have been working on for The Sound of Music musical…this one is called “Morning Hymn” and was used on light boards for the backgrounds of the abbey scenes.

What a privilege to be a part of this amazing show. I can not get over how much people contributed their gifts to serve. It was a gift to be able to be a part of it, and just saying I am super proud of my kids.

67.5 x 76.2cm (painting size)
Acrylic on canvas

Framed

NFS

The Hills are Alive

Sold

At last I can reveal the paintings I have been working on for The Sound of Music musical…this one is called “The Hills are Alive” and was used on light boards for the backgrounds of the family scenes.

What a privilege to be a part of this amazing show. I can not get over how much people contributed their gifts to serve. It was a gift to be able to be a part of it, and just saying I am super proud of my kids.

The Hills are Alive

67.5 x 76.2cm (painting size)

Acrylic on canvas

$850

Framed

$850

Lorikeets from Home

Sold

Waking up to the sounds of native birds is such a privilege. I am so lucky to have them in abundance in the neighbourhood where I live. They are a constant source of joy and their sound, when taking the time to listen to them, pulls me out of my head full of worries, and jobs to be done, and back into the present. Appreciating God’s creation has been such my through some of the toughest times.

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink ; or what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Matthew 6:25-26

This is a part of my splatter paint series. 
Painting these is pure joy: I literally throw paint on the canvas and then paint what the painting shows me.

61 x 61cm

$780

SOLD

A Neighbour’s Legacy

Sold

A neighbour, in a street near where I live, has always had the most magnificent poppies in spring, for as long as I can remember. I don’t know if she just loves them or they have a more significant meaning for her, but these poppies have always brought me so much joy, year after year. This is a tribute to her legacy, and her beautiful poppies.

This is a part of my splatter paint series. 
Painting these is pure joy: I literally throw pain on the canvas and then paint what the painting shows me. 

Acrylic On Canvas
61 x 61cm

SOLD

This is Life Series: For Angie

Commission

Sometimes the troubles of this life accumulate on me, overwhelming me and overcoming me and I want a break, I want it to stop, to ease up, for the burdens and the pains to be lifted. But do you know what…this is life. It is easy to look around and think that others have it easier than we do, and sometimes that is true, but sometimes it isn’t, the pains of this life are hidden so often by a facade, that make us believe that it should be easier than it is.

This painting has been about adapting, healing the past, looking toward hope, but seeing joy in the day to day, in the weeds that have abounded in the rain, in the rain itself, in the birds that wake me in the morning. When I stop and listen, moment by moment, I can keep putting one foot in front of another and enjoy the journey.

Framed by me in a painted white Tassie oak floating frame.

Acrylic Paint on stretched canvas, ready to hang.

Signed on the front.

SOLD

This is Life Series: Contentment

Sold

Sometimes the troubles of this life accumulate on me, overwhelming me and overcoming me and I want a break, I want it to stop, to ease up, for the burdens and the pains to be lifted. But do you know what…this is life. It is easy to look around and think that others have it easier than we do, and sometimes that is true, but sometimes it isn’t, the pains of this life are hidden so often by a facade, that make us believe that it should be easier than it is.

This painting has been about adapting, healing the past, looking toward hope, but seeing joy in the day to day, in the weeds that have abounded in the rain, in the rain itself, in the birds that wake me in the morning. When I stop and listen, moment by moment, I can keep putting one foot in front of another and enjoy the journey.

Framed by me in a painted white Tassie oak floating frame.

Acrylic Paint on stretched canvas, ready to hang.

Signed on the front.

Acrylic On Canvas
74.3x 74.7 cm canvas
77.1. x 77.6 cm with floating frame

$1150

SOLD

Simply Complicated: Discoveries While Walking

Originals For Sale

$900

Simply Complicated
Life seems so simple
Yet the juggle is so complicated
But what matters is so simple?

I was painting this while juggling all that life’s throws at me and was struck by art imitating life. I thought when I started this painting, at first glance it was much simpler than my usual flower and yet the more I painted the more complexity I discovered!! What beauty in the simplest things we find.

How amazing is this little discovery? But the more you look at it the more you discover it’s extraordinary complexity.

61 x 61cm

Signed on the front.

Discoveries While Walking: Crabapple

Sold

SOLD

On the way up the hill, the council planted the most beautiful crabapple trees. When they loose their leaves, they aren’t much to look at, but in spring, there is nothing like them, they are absolutely packed with the most stunning flowers. The colour is so vibrant that no matter what I do, I cant seem to match the intensity of the pink! What a wonder the crabapple is, and such a gift to all who take the time to look at it.

61 x 61cm

Signed on the front.

Purchase through Bluethumb

Discoveries While Walking: Flannel Flower

Sold

$900

I love the Australian bush. I am aware of what a privilege it is to be surrounded by the bush where we live. What it does for me is that it grounds me, when I am anxious or feeling hopeless, it reminds me of God, it reminds me that there are bigger things than the things I am going through. 
One of my favourite things to do in the bush is find wildflowers. I am so fascinated by the contrast between the dry bushland and these beautiful random flowers that come up everywhere. Randomly these shockingly beautiful, intricate and unique flowers spring up.  
How easy is it for us to walk through life with our mind elsewhere and not notice the beauty and the gifts we are surrounded by. 
These visually rich flowers are such a good reminder to me, to get out of my head, all the things that need to be done, the worries that come over and to pause, to appreciate the little things that give life unexpected pleasure

61 x 61cm

Signed on the front.

Purchase through Bluethumb

Monarch’s of Hope

Sold

This is a part of my splatter paint series. 
Painting these is pure joy: I literally throw pain on the canvas and then paint what the painting shows me. 
Framed by me in a painted white Tassie oak floating frame.

Acrylic On Canvas
74.3x 74.7 cm canvas
77.1. x 77.6 cm with floating frame

$1150
SOLD

My Little Blue Wren

Sold

This is a part of my splatter paint series. 
Painting these is pure joy: I literally throw pain on the canvas and then paint what the painting shows me. 
Framed by me in a painted white Tassie oak floating frame.

Acrylic On Canvas
74.5x 74.2 cm canvas
77. x 77 cm with floating frame

$1150

SOLD

The Joy of It

Sold

This is a part of my splatter paint series, painting these is pure joy: I literally throw paint on the canvas and then paint what the painting shows me.
For this particular piece I thought this was a time we all need a bit of peace, to be reminded about what matters in life, and to just breathe.
When I am stressed the first thing I do is to go for a walk and connect with my family and nature. Recently there has been an influx of butterflies and ladybugs, and it has been a wonderful reminder to see the small things which bring us joy: these are hidden amongst the painting.

Acrylic On Canvas
152 x 101cm canvas

SOLD