This painting is a different take on my original Tree Sunrise painting. I decided to accentuate the height of the trees towering above you and give them more of an Australian gumtree feel. This painting really gives me a sense of camping. It reminds me of that special time early in the morning when you can just see the sun coming up or going down through the walls of trees surrounding you in your campsite. I love that time of day. There are so many beautiful colours and heaps of birds either just waking up and making themselves heard or flitting around catching the little bugs for dinner in the last few minutes of sunlight.

All prints are limited edition (1 of 200) and printed on Canson^® Infinity Edition Etching Rag.

“Canson^® Infinity Edition Etching Rag is a 100% cotton Fine Art paper with a smooth texture, reminiscent of the original genuine etching and printmaking papers. The paper has the purest white tone available on the market, without any Optical Brightening Agents, also called OBAs. Optical Brightening Agents are artificial brighteners that deteriorate in time. Canson^® Edition Etching Rag offers a high paper shade stability and a resistance to aging by using natural minerals.

This museum-grade paper provides deep blacks, excellent image sharpness, optimum colour graduation and its unique slight grain makes it ideal for printing detailed work, colour photographs and exceptional black and white portraits.”

The printing is undertaken with specifically designed fine art ink and printers to create accurate colour replication and to ensure longevity.

If you have any other queries about the printing technique, paper quality or anything else please don’t hesitate to contact me and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

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I painted this canopy with the sunshine pouring through for an exhibition down at a winery near Margaret River called Swings and Roundabouts. I wanted to capture the essence of the area which to  me is all about nature because my husband and I spend a lot of time camping down there and walking through the bush. I love the way the sunshine makes the leaves in the canopies glow and shine like gold. Sometimes I just lie in a hammock and watch the  birds flying through the trees and the breeze blowing the branches side to side.

All prints are limited edition (1 of 200) and printed on Canson^® Infinity Edition Etching Rag.

“Canson^® Infinity Edition Etching Rag is a 100% cotton Fine Art paper with a smooth texture, reminiscent of the original genuine etching and printmaking papers. The paper has the purest white tone available on the market, without any Optical Brightening Agents, also called OBAs. Optical Brightening Agents are artificial brighteners that deteriorate in time. Canson^® Edition Etching Rag offers a high paper shade stability and a resistance to aging by using natural minerals.

This museum-grade paper provides deep blacks, excellent image sharpness, optimum colour graduation and its unique slight grain makes it ideal for printing detailed work, colour photographs and exceptional black and white portraits.”

The printing is undertaken with specifically designed fine art ink and printers to create accurate colour replication and to ensure longevity.

If you have any other queries about the printing technique, paper quality or anything else please don’t hesitate to contact me and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

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This was a painting I did while on holiday with another artist friend who’s beautiful little daughter was singing a song she’d learned that had all of these lovely messages about how to be a peaceful and loving person so I got her to write down all of the qualities that make a nice person so that the lady I was painting could bathe in them. The words were: Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self Control.

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The original “Tree Sunrise” is now hanging up at the beautiful Bottleyard apartments in Perth along with another of my “Cloud” paintings. The apartments are right next to a huge tree filled park and also have a lot of plants with in the walls of the apartment block, including the building’s community veggie gardens. I love the atmosphere in there. They put a lot of thought into every aspect, including the environment, sustainability and of course commissioning local artists.

All prints are limited edition (1 of 200) and printed on Canson^® Infinity Edition Etching Rag.

“Canson^® Infinity Edition Etching Rag is a 100% cotton Fine Art paper with a smooth texture, reminiscent of the original genuine etching and printmaking papers. The paper has the purest white tone available on the market, without any Optical Brightening Agents, also called OBAs. Optical Brightening Agents are artificial brighteners that deteriorate in time. Canson^® Edition Etching Rag offers a high paper shade stability and a resistance to aging by using natural minerals.

This museum-grade paper provides deep blacks, excellent image sharpness, optimum colour graduation and its unique slight grain makes it ideal for printing detailed work, colour photographs and exceptional black and white portraits.”

The printing is undertaken with specifically designed fine art ink and printers to create accurate colour replication and to ensure longevity.

If you have any other queries about the printing technique, paper quality or anything else please don’t hesitate to contact me and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

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I painted this canopy with the sunshine pouring through for an exhibition down at a winery near Margaret River called Swings and Roundabouts. I wanted to capture the essence of the area which to  me is all about nature because my husband and I spend a lot of time camping down there and walking through the bush. I love the way the sunshine makes the leaves in the canopies glow and shine like gold. Sometimes I just lie in a hammock and watch the  birds flying through the trees and the breeze blowing the branches side to side.

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A beautiful, exotic painting using acrylic paint, graphite, ink and leaves on wood with a visible natural grain.

I’m really happy with the way my Indian Goddess painting/drawing turned out. It was great experimenting with wood and all the things you can do with it. I started off just printing a photo I had taken on to it of a beautiful beach in Thailand that my husband and I had visited on our honeymoon where someone had hung wind chimes on the trees made out of flowers and bits of coral and drift wood. It was such a magical spot with amazing snorkeling and soft white sand. Then I kept adding to it, drawing a peaceful looking woman onto it as I was reminded of how peaceful and relaxed we had been on that beach and then decorating her with painted leaves and an Indian style head dress, until this beautiful Indian Goddess appeared. I love all the natural grain of the wood running through it. It gives a really warm glow to the whole piece. Also I get to combine two of my favourite art techniques, painting and drawing.

I think you’ll all be seeing a lot more goddesses. I was thinking I might even combine my goddesses with my commissioned portraits and turn you all into goddesses if you’re interested. It would be so much fun. We could pick out your favourite colours and parts of nature that you really feel connected with and I could experiment and give you a few ideas until we discover your inner goddess and turn it into a piece of art for you to keep forever.

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All prints are limited edition (1 of 200) and printed on Canson^® Infinity Edition Etching Rag.

“Canson^® Infinity Edition Etching Rag is a 100% cotton Fine Art paper with a smooth texture, reminiscent of the original genuine etching and printmaking papers. The paper has the purest white tone available on the market, without any Optical Brightening Agents, also called OBAs. Optical Brightening Agents are artificial brighteners that deteriorate in time. Canson^® Edition Etching Rag offers a high paper shade stability and a resistance to aging by using natural minerals.

This museum-grade paper provides deep blacks, excellent image sharpness, optimum colour graduation and its unique slight grain makes it ideal for printing detailed work, colour photographs and exceptional black and white portraits.”

The printing is undertaken with specifically designed fine art ink and printers to create accurate colour replication and to ensure longevity.

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