Painting.

My Lens

Painting arrived when I stopped trying to make sense of everything; during the Melbourne lockdowns, mostly as a way to stay sane. After years of writing for others, I needed a language that didn’t have to be logical. So I turned to colour to process the world.

My work’s bright because the things I’m thinking about usually aren’t. But maybe that’s the point — to find something hopeful in the mess. to reconnect to the parts of myself that don’t fit neatly in a sentence.

Each piece is an attempt to make the chaos a little more beautiful.

The Studio Wall

Grassy Knoll

Mountain Blue - SOLD — mountain blue - SOLD

Blinded By The Light- $1000 — Blinded By The Light
Height 100 cms Width 75 cms Mixed media acrylic This was originally a piece responding to events in Gaza - it developed into a commentary on my relationship with fame. I was a stand up comedian for many years and worked in TV and saw how fame can warp people’s relationships. The top evokes mountains and clouds and also frames up the outline of a face while the bottom is a grid work of fields representing the real stuff of life that I ignored for many years in pursuit of fame.

A painting with a circle in the middle and square in the top right corner. The title is switch off. — Switch off and go outside - SOLD
I painted this while trying to wean myself off social media. I was spending way too much time on my phone and used painting as an outlet to get me back into the real world.

Cathedral - SOLD

Beasts in the Underwater Forest - SOLD

BPK - SOLD

Colour Box

Amazonia

Where It Began

Every brushstroke tells a story. Here are a few from the early days experiments in colour, form, and feeling.

The Silver Tower – SOLD Capital Wines

Stained Glass 01 – SOLD The Front

Autumnal Walk – SOLD

Ghost Forest Dandenongs – SOLD Capital Wines

Pink Music – SOLD Smith’s Alternative

Aurora over Mountains – SOLD Smith’s Alternative

Himalaya Peak – SOLD Smith’s Alternative

Minecraft Self Portrait Green Man – SOLD Smith’s Alternative

Switch Off Go Outside – SOLD Capital Wines

Flame Trees Dark Night – SOLD Smith’s Alternative

Flame Trees 02 – SOLD The Front

Red earth river bed – SOLD Capital Wines

Just Another Brick In The Wall – SOLD at Smith’s Alternative

Nebula Dreams – SOLD The Front

Radial Target Recycled Dart Board Side 02 – SOLD Smith’s Alternative

Sea Spray Beach Sun – SOLD Smith’s Alternative

Purple Black Gold Abstract – SOLD Smith’s Alternative

Down the Rabbit Hole – SOLD The Front

Fire Barrell – SOLD Capital Wines

Flame Trees Dreaming – SOLD The Front

Dream Tree – SOLD Smith’s Alternative

Energy Abstract – Commission

Rhino Rainbow – SOLD Smith’s Alternative

The Swimmers Recycled Dart Board Side 01 – SOLD Smith’s Alternative

Champagne Fizz – SOLD The Front

Mountain Blue – SOLD

Beasts in the Underwater Forest – SOLD

On The Walls

Some of the places my paintings have found a wall (and a glass of wine or two).

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