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Biography |
 ARTIST STATEMENT
I have a desire to recreate the natural wonders of our world and give people the opportunity to experience the beauty of wildlife close-up. My hope is to encourage people to make a connection with wildlife, to be inspired by all its wonders and to create an environmental awareness through my art.
I draw upon my artistic knowledge of light, color, texture, shape, and composition combined with the knowledge and love of my subjects themselves, to create my art. Light can transform even the most mundane of scenes, as well as that which is already beautiful, into something magical. I endeavour to capture moments like this in my artwork, in my own style, and the essence of life in the wildlife I paint.
PUBLISHED WORK
2010 Birds of the World Series for Maxwell and Williams which includes fine bone china mugs, plates, placemats, coasters and napery to be sold worldwide. Released later in 2010
2010 Coxen's Fig Parrot Painting used on Book titled "Rainforests of Gondwana"
2010 Release of Placemats, Coasters and Plates by Maxwell and Williams featuring my Australian Bird Paintings
2009 Release of fine bone china mugs by Maxwell and Williams featuring Australian bird paintings.
2008 Illustrations for packaging for Aquasonic - Aquarium Products
2006-2009 Botanical Paintings for Skin Care Range manufactured by Nature's Goodness
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008 Artist of the Month, Escape Gallery, Murwillumbah NSW
2006 Paperbark Gallery, Evans Head NSW
2005 Jasper Gallery, Federal NSW
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 Manyung Gallery, Mornington Pennisula VIC
2009 Blue Knob Gallery NSW
2008 Ballina Art Gallery, Ballina NSW
2008 Kath Dickson Gallery, Toowoomba QLD
2008 Blue Knob Gallery, Blue Knob NSW
2008 Wondai Shire Art Gallery QLD
2007 A White Patch Gallery, Bribie Island QLD
2007 Blue Knob Gallery, Blue Knob NSW
2005 Kolinda Art Gallery Alstonville NSW
2005 Montsalvat, Eltham VIC
2004 Kolinda Art Gallery Alstonville NSW
2003 Kolinda Art Gallery, Alstonville NSW
2000 Boyd Fine Art Gallery, Narellan NSW
PRIZES and AWARDS
2009 Best Wildlife Painting - Tursa Art Award
2009 Finalist Tweed Naturally Art Awards
2008 People’s Choice Award, Tweed Naturally Awards
2008 Tursa Art Award, Grand Champion
2008 Tursa Art Award, Popular Choice
2008 Tursa Art Award, Watercolour
2008 Finalist, Tweed Naturally Art Award
2007 Buderkin Art Award, Highly Commended
2007 Finalist, Tweed Naturally Art Award
2007 Tursa Art Award, Open Traditional
2007 Tursa Art Award, Popular Choice
2005 Tursa Art Award, Popular Choice
2005 Tursa Art Award, Best Oil/Acrylic
2005 Tursa Art Award, Open Traditional
2004 Southern Cross Arts Festival, 2 Highly Commended
2001 Best Drawing, QLD, Wildlife Artist’s Society - International Wildlife Exhibition
1997 Soroptimist International, Highly Commended
1992 St Gregory’s College, Purchase Award
1992 Blackheath Rhododendron Festival, Highly Commended
1991 Kiama Art Award, Highly Commended
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