I am a visual artist based in central Victoria and have called Bendigo home for the past 15 years. Alongside my work as a local farmer and art educator, I am passionate about painting still lifes and landscapes in oil and gouache.
Although I have always been drawn to painting and received formal training in tonal realism, life and family commitments led me to step away from my practice at various times. Now, in my fifties, I am embracing the opportunity to devote more time to my art and to deepen my connection with painting.
In 2024, I was fortunate to be selected for Bendigo’s Artists on View program, where I exhibited my series The Long Road Home at Dudley House. This exhibition featured 24 framed gouache and oil landscapes created during a year-long, 25,000-kilometre journey around Australia in a 4WD with a rooftop tent. The collection became a visual diary of that journey—capturing the vast diversity and shifting beauty of the Australian landscape. Now settled back in my Bendigo studio, I’m focusing more on oil painting, relishing the slower, more contemplative process it allows.
This year, I was delighted to participate in the Bendigo Open Studios, welcoming visitors into my creative space over three inspiring days in October. Sharing my work and meeting others who are passionate about art was immensely rewarding, and selling several pieces, prints, and cards made the experience even more fulfilling.
