Rockpool

Phew ! what a busy couple of weeks ..
It was lovely to spend a few days away with my painting group The Plein Air Girls ..The weather was perfect , the company splendid ...the food and wine to die for !  In spite of this we had a very productive time and I managed to get 2-3 plein air paintings done each day ...not masterpieces ..but just had good fun trying to capture the scenery before it changed . What a great little group we have become ! It is such a pleasure to spend time with these ladies several times a year . Look out for a featured article about us in (maybe) the next Australian Artist Magazine .
There is nothing like a painting trip with the 'Girls' to get me all enthused and inspired to paint so I was straight into this painting above on my return ..I am very pleased with the outcome of " Rockpool ' painted from a photo of my sweet little grandaughter playing at the beach a couple of months ago . 

AFTERNOON AT THE BEACH

I painted these gulls after a visit to the beach recently one hot afternoon .As the sun was going down it bathed the area in a lovely golden light . I was fascinated by the birds as they pecked for their dinner in the sand , oblivious to me so close by taking photos .

INVITATION

Anyone interested is invited to an exhibition called ' COASTAL INSPIRATION' at LE'POTA FINE ART GALLERY , Addison Street , Shellharbour . NSW ,Starting Wednesday January 2010,CONTINUING FOR 4 WEEKS. It is a group exhibition . I will be exhibiting 4 paintings.

QUALITY TIME

This is my latest painting hot off the easel . I was compelled to paint this one after visiting the beach early one morning . The scene of the Dad fishing while his daughter splashed and played in the water was so touching . There was a sea mist that gave the whole scene a soft dreamy atmosphere that I have tried to capure in this painting.