This is a collection of drawings in various mediums, including lead pencil, coloured Carbothello pencils, pastel and charcoal.
Charcoal and pastel on paper$1,200 SOLD
H 28cm x W 42cm
Coloured pencil on paper, framed
H 55cm x W 73cm $1,200
Charcoal on Paper 65cm x 52cm $600
SOLD
Lead pencil on paper, Unframed $850, Framed $1,300
Grey liquid pencil on paper 90cm x 126cm $1,600
Charcoal on paper
SOLD
Coloured Pencil on paper 128cm x 100cm
SOLD
Oil on canvas W 101cm x H 131cm
$2,000
Oil on canvas $850
H 40.5cm x W 122cm
Oil on canvas$700
W 76cm x H 30.5cm
Oil on canvas$700
W 76cm x H 30.5cm
Oil on canvas$700
W 76cm x H 30.5cm
Top: "Saxby Swamp, Barrington Tops"
Middle: "Afternoon Light, Gloucester Tops"
Bottom: "Junction Pools, Barrington Tops"
Price for the three together $1,900
Size : H 96cm x W 76cm (works hanging together as shown)
Oil on canvas 1,500
Oil on canvas SOLD
These prints are all of birds that are in our garden and the bush on our property. We have planted hundreds of flowering natives to attract birds in our large garden. Bell birds sing all day and honeyeaters are plentiful. Crimson Rosellas fly in the bush as we walk, Noisy Friarbirds nest and bring out young, and I watch Eastern Spinebills feeding their babies as I do the washing up.
We are surrounded by the beauty of flowers and bush and the birdlife in them.
Many waterdragons live down at the dam and large goannas make an appearance every so often to cause the birds to make a racket.
Hand coloured Lino Print
Actual print size without frame H 20cm x W 30cm
$370 framed $200 Unframed
Hand coloured lino print, Edition of 9 prints
H 30cm x W 20cm
Framed $370, Unframed $200
Hand coloured Lino Print, Edition of 8 prints
Framed $370, Unframed $200
Hand coloured Woodblock Print, Edition of 6 prints
Framed $370, Unframed $200
Hand coloured Lino Print, Edition of 8 prints
Framed $370, Unframed $200
Hand coloured Lino Print, Edition of 9 prints
Framed $370, Unframed $200
Hand coloured Woodblock Print, Edition of 5 prints
Framed $370, Unframed $200
Woodblock Print on Rice Paper, Edition of 4 prints
Framed $320, Unframed $150
Hand coloured Lino Print, Edition of 8 prints
Framed $370, Unframed $200
Hand coloured Lino Print, Edition of 8 prints
Framed $370, Unframed $200
Lino Print , Edition of 7 prints
Framed $400 Unframed $250
The prints in the section are either Lino or Woodcuts.
They are mostly of flowers from our garden. I simply pick a bunch and put them in a vase and draw directly onto the piece of lino or wood. Then I carve away the image and print with black ink. The parts that are left white on the paper are the parts that I then hand colour with watercolour. Sometimes I leave the background to print black, whereas other times, I carve away the background also and then usually leave it white in the finished print. There are usually small sections of lino left in the background of the print, which pick up ink and thus becomes a background for the floral arrangement.
When I am hand colouring an edition of prints (an edition is at least 4 or more prints the same), I colour all of one print first, then sit that beside the next print to colour and colour each piece of the work carefully to match. That way, the edition has the same colours in the plants, with only minimal variation. For large prints, it usually takes two to three days to colour one print.
Hand coloured Lino print, Edition of 6
Framed $370, Unframed $200
Hand coloured Lino Print, Edition of 4 prints, two are sold
H 130cm x W 100cm
Framed $2,900, Unframed $1,900
Hand coloured Lino print, Edition of 6 prints
Framed $450, Unframed $280
Hand coloured Lino print, Edition of 9 prints
W 48cm x H 61cm
Framed $370, Unframed $200
Hand coloured Lino print, Edition of 6 prints
W 53cm x H 48cm
Framed $370, Unframed $200
Hand coloured Lino printUnique Print
Framed $2,300
Hand coloured Lino print, Edition of 7
Framed $520, Unframed $350
Hand Coloured Lino Print
SOLD
Hand coloured Lino Print, Edition of 6 prints
Framed $550, Unframed $300
Woodblock print on rice paper Edition of 5 prints
Framed $320, Unframed $150
Lino print on rice paper, black and white Edition of 4 prints
Framed $1,900, Unframed $900
Lino Print on rice paper Unique print
Framed $2,500
Finalist in SILK CUT LINO PRINT AWARD 2009
Woodblock print on rice paperEdition of 8 prints
W 45cm x H 59cm
Framed $370, Unframed $150
This is a black and white print of a large vase of flowers from the garden. It shows the image before hand colouring.
Woodblock Print on rice paperEdition of 6 prints
W 47cm x H 60cm
Framed $370, Unframed $200
Hand coloured lino print
Edition of 9 prints
Framed $500 Unframed $300
Lino Print Edition of 8 prints
Framed $370, Unframed$150
Hand coloured Lino print
Edition of 8 prints
Framed$370, Unframed $200
Lino Print Edition of 8 prints
Framed $370, Unframed $150
Hand coloured lino print Edition of 8 prints
Framed $370, Unframed $200
Lino Print on Mulberry paper Edition of 8 prints
Framed $370, Unframed $150
Hand coloured lino print Edition of 4 prints
Framed $400, Unframed $200
Hand coloured lino print Edition of 8 prints
Framed $370, Unframed $200
The photographs here show a variety of stages in the process of lino and woodblock printing. I usually work from photographs, which are often images from my own property or the local area.
The Barrington Tops and The Gloucester Tops are beautiful areas which also inspire me.
This series of photographs, documents the process of lino printing.
To begin, I start with a flat piece of lino.
If I want the image to be much larger than approximately 60cm in either width or length, it is best to glue it to a solid piece of Masonite or other board to enable movements without cracking or breaking the lino.
Then, I draw my chosen image directly onto the lino with lead pencil. I either work from a photograph of a scene (usually with trees) or, I pick a bunch of flowers from our garden and arrange them in a vase to draw them.
Once I have the drawing complete, I begin cutting away the lino with sharp tools. Whatever I cut away will be white when I print.
After cutting, it is ready to print. Black ink is rolled over the surface of the lino, paper is placed over the ink and the whole thing is either rolled in a press, or I rub the back of the paper firmly with a wooden spoon.
The paper is carefully lifted off the lino block to reveal the print.
If I intend to add colour to the print, I have to wait a number of days for the black ink to dry. Then, using Winsor and Newton quality watercolour paints, I paint in between the black lines while referring to the actual colours in the flowers in the work. Many times, I return to the garden to get fresh flowers to work from so the colours are realistic.
This oil painting measures 2.6 metres x 1.2 metres.
So a large painting which took years to complete while i was still teaching full time. I used a combination of many photographs, onsite drawings and pieces of trees and moss from the site, to complete a detailed work.
