ART4ALL EXHIBITION - SEPTEMBER 6th

Fairfield Art Show is on again and I’m very happy to be a part of the show. I have 3 paintings in the exhibition which explore our common waterbirds around our local areas. We see them often so they become so familiar that we forget to wonder at their uniqueness and beauty. So here’s to them, may they continue to move gracefully in the peacefulness of our suburban bushy swamp settings.

Opening hours:
Fri. 6 Sep: 6pm-9pm
Sat. 7 Sep: 10am-2pm and 7pm-11pm
Sun. 8 Sep: 10am-2pm

Free Entry

Fairfield Primary School
5 Langridge Street
Fairfield Vic 3078

Celebrating our common waterbirds - Australia Coots - Acrylic and collage on canvas

Celebrating our common waterbirds - White Ibis - Acrylic on canvas

Celebrating our common waterbirds - Comb-crested Jacana - Acrylic and collage on canvas

Latest Exhibition Nov 17 -19th 2023 - ART 4 All

Really excited to be a part of the Fairfield Art Show this year along with so many incredible artists.

I’ve been in the show for most of it’s 26 years and it’s always fantastic.

Opening hours:
Fri. 17 Nov: 6pm-9pm
Sat. 18 Nov: 10am-3pm and 7pm-11pm
Sun. 19 Nov: 10am-3pm

Fairfield Primary School
5 Langridge Street
Fairfield Vic 3078

Art 4 All website here

Celebrating our common waterbirds: Purple Swamphen

Celebrating our common waterbirds: Little Pied Cormorant

Postcard mailout

This is a little postcard I have sent out to publishers and editors recently. I really like the characters in this image - hope you do too!

The Hitchhiker

Exhibition at Wyreena Gallery

Excited to be in the 40th Anniversary Exhibition at Wyreena Gallery, Croydon. I’ve exhibited there as a solo artist and in group shows, they are a lovely bunch. There are so many fantastic artists in the show, it runs Nov 16th to Feb 4th - hope you get to check it out. Wyreena Gallery

Mothers mixed media print

Mothers

Mixed Media - printed on wood

for sale

NEW BOOK COMING OUT SEPTEMBER 2021

Really excited to announce I have a new book due for publication in September 2021 by the wonderful Hachette. Thank you to author Yvonne Mes for another fantastic adventure from Bilby land.

Help our little bilbies turn their Aussie bush home into a Christmas wonderland in this joyful rhyming picture book for ages 0-4.

A group of little bilbies are hunting for decorations to turn their Australian bush home into a magical Christmas wonderland. Join them on their adventure and meet some friendly Australian animals along the way.

This joyful rhyming picture book showcases Australia's colourful flora and fauna, and includes a bonus puzzle page and Christmas craft activity.

For more details Hachette Australia

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My studio

My lovely little studio which I converted myself, with my studio pooch Lucy who gives wonderful critiques

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Isolation at Home - Covid outbreak

Me along with most other people are working from home, it’s a really tough and scary time for everyone - I’m trying to make the best of a bad situation by drawing and illustrating. Take care everyone!! Australian native animals cannot carry Covid 19 virus, this is a little endangered numbat - ‘protect others as well as yourself’

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CURRENT EXHIBITION - ILLUSTRATORS AUSTRALIA 9X5

I’m really excited to be this years Illustrators Australia 9X5 Exhibition. It’s the 30th Anniversary of this exhibition and I’ve been in it for many years now. If you want to see some amazing illustration get along. They are also for sale!

The Victorian Artists Society

430 Albert St, East Melbourne VIC 3002

Opening Night:

6th December 6pm-9pm

Opening Hours: 6th - 16th December

10am – 4pm weekdays

1pm – 4pm weekends during exhibitions

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NEW BOOK

I am really excited to announce that I have a new book coming out in February 2020 published by Hachette Australia and written by the wonderfully talented author and illustrator Yvonne Mes. It’s a gorgeous story about baby bilbies on an Easter Hunt for easter eggs and on the way they come across eggs from other Australian animals. It was a joy to illustrate, I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed it.

Thank you to Yvonne for a wonderful story and to Hachette, especially the lovely editors who were amazing to work with.

You can purchase this board book (1-4 yr old) pretty much everywhere after February, but don’t forget your local bookshops!

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