2020 Botanicals
Every now and then I stock up on fresh flowers for my studio to study and paint. Drawing straight onto the paper with paint and calligraphy brushes (no sketching first) allows me to capture the fleeting nature and energy of cut flowers. My botanical works shift from expressive paintings from life to more stylized incarnations in retro vases.
I am interested in how water affects line and the refraction created within a glass vessel.
Banksia and silver dollar 2020, gouache on cotton paper, 56cm x 76cm
Coastal banksia and king protea in bitossi vase 2020, gouache on cotton paper, 56cm x 38 cm
Pink kings 2020, gouache on cotton paper, 56cm x 38 cm
Pink ice protea and silver dollar 2020, gouache on cotton paper, 56cm x 38 cm
Coastal banksia in retro vase 2020, gouache on cotton paper, 56cm x 38 cm
Proteas and blue gum 2020, gouache on cotton paper, 56cm x 38cm