above: WALKING AROUND THE MORETON BAY FIG TREE,oil over acrylic with oil pastel on wood, 91 x 122 cm.
People are sometimes irritated if I paint how a tree feels to me, not how it looks to them.
I tell them that if they want visual reality, they should forget my paintings and look at a photo or take in a movie. above:FOUR OIL STUDIES of a PALM TREE, oil on wood, ea approx. 36 x 15 cm. below left:FIG TREE study 1, m/media on paper, 36 x 57 cm. below right:FIG TREE study 2, m/media on paper, 36 x 57 cm.
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above: FIG TREE study 3, m/media on paper, 38 x 57 cm below: PALM TREES AVALON, oil pastel, 90 X 60 cm. bottom: Four studies for TOP PADDOCK, acrylic on canvas, ea. 23 x 30 cm. |
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above: TREE IN THE FOOTHILLS. oil pastel and watercolour on paper, 60 x 90 cm. below: PALM TREES AVALON 2, oil pastel on paper, 90 x 60 cm.
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