Golden Touches

Painting on the other side of world

I recently moved to Canada. Like in Australia, for now my studio is outdoors. The view is expansive and includes Mt Baker in the US. However, the weather and the lack of cover for the patio is less conducive to painting. So my output has dropped dramatically. Here is one that I did in Canada.

Horizons

In private collection in Australia

In private collection in Australia

In private collection in Australia

I love the playing with colours in a wide-horizon type painting to create a vast expanses of space, with plenty of subtlety and dramatic contracts. The fourth picture, or the second painting, is one of the paintings I did in a series inspired by Lake George, a huge - mostly dry - area we often passed on our way from Sydney to Canberra and back.

Open Squares

In private collection in Australia

Some That Didn't Make it

Sometimes I know immediately whether I've completed a painting, more often I am not so sure. I often `live' with those for a few days or weeks, and decide then. Here are some that I destroyed, and later wondered whether perhaps I shouldn't have.

She

One of the few less abstract works I have done. She's far from perfect but I cannot bring myself to paint over her.

Early Works

Well actually I have some real early works, but these are the first ones I did as an adult. They were done in February 2005 while I was in Taupo, New Zealand. I was preparing for my fifth Ironman triathlon and felt a strong urge to start painting. These are all done on paper, with acrylic paints.