Snagged
“Snagged” Oil on wood 40 x 30 cmShe has snagged her mate and she won’t be letting him go. Her stomach has become his prison.
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While we sleep
“While we are asleep” is a series of paintings that I have been making about what happens around us when we close our eyes and stop paying attention to our environment. What happens when we switch off, a dreamy reminder of […]
Tangled Dreams
“Tangled Dreams” Oil and egg tempera on wood 2008The first painting I made for my “While we are asleep” series. At the time I did not know it would become a series. I was also experimenting with the mix of egg tempera and […]
Emerged
“Emerged” Oil and egg tempera on wood 2011Emerged is a painting about pealing off your layers, about feeling awkward and raw as you expose your core. Discarded faces hang limply, turned inside out in place of hands.
Oblivious
“Oblivious” Oil and egg tempera on wood 80 x 60 cm 2010 I made this as a response to the Gulf Oil Spill. The news was full of such graphic images. In this painting a woman floats, oblivious to the impact […]
Breach
“Breach” acrylic on wood 2007This is a sort of paranoid dream of technology becoming sentient, pushing and grabbing at us and taking over from our fleshy word.
Truganini – I’m inside ring the bell
I am one of the 39 artists who made a place setting for this installation piece. I chose to dedicate my place setting to one of the first Australians Truganini. I chose Truganini as I have been working on a series […]
Don’t panic
“Don’t panic” Pencil on paper 22 x 30 cm 2014When we are breathing out and sucking in that city air, when life is busy, frantic and full of work. When it all begins to overwhelm, don’t panic. This drawing is […]
Caught
“Caught”Pencil on paper30 x 22 cm2014Caught in the web of city life.
Embracing
“Embracing”Pencil on paper22 x 30 cm2014We embrace elements of nature, yet our roads, cities and pollution all flow evermore relentlessly from the way we live.
From within
“From within” Pencil on paper 22 x 30 cm 2014 We come from the natural world, yet when we create our spaces to live in, they are often concrete, tar and steel. What is it inside us that compels us […]
Breathing the journey into reality
“Breathing the journey into reality” Pencil on paper 20 x 20 cm 2014 A drawing about making your own reality. It starts with looking inside, thinking about your journey, contemplating what you want, anticipating some of the pitfalls and shaping […]