Although born in Rockhampton, I have been living and working in Gladstone as an art educator and artist for the past 40 years.
My works involve stylized imagery with recent works based more on my local environment – natural or built landscapes. Earlier works involved references to significant people or places. Some depicted compositions of texts featuring calligraphic marks associated with written language forms. Other influences on my earlier work have been my studies in ancient history and languages as well as travels through Asia and Europe.
Most paintings include the heavy use of visual texture and colour is usually a dominant element. I often recycle parts of my old canvases when creating compositions.
The painting supports I use are either ply wood or cotton canvas on wooden stretchers and occasionally paper with mediums of both oils and acrylics.
The lino cuts and screen-prints portray images of some of the architectural styles in Gladstone’s main street and Rockhampton’s CBD. This are changing streetscapes and I wanted to capture these images as they exist at the present time. With the development of these cities, the life of some of these structures is uncertain.