Here is a selection from my show at Art at Home, Balmain, Sydney in February 2010.
Result: 11 pictures sold.
There are more images of the show pictures and painting process on my blog.If you have any queries at all about my work please get in touch.
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| Banksia, bromeliad and vases Watercolour on Saunders Waterford paper. Size 57cm h x 39 cm w approx. Bromeliad from Eveleigh Saturday market. Banksia from the Sunday Southside market. I have a collection of ceramics and ginger jars bought in the UK at country fetes and junk shops, they have survived many house moves and the journey to Sydney.
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| Amaryllis 1 Watercolour on Saunders Waterford paper. Size 57cm h x 39 cm w approx. From the Chinese fruiterer on Regent St, Redfern. Very tropical looking for an end of winter flower.
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 | Sallet Watercolour on Saunders Waterford paper. Size 57cm h x 39 cm w approx. Salads were first recorded during Roman times and made from a variety of fresh vegetables. The word 'sallet' is an old English word. However, tomatoes would not be introduced to Europe until the 16th century and they were called 'love apples'. A variety of salad greens and reds from the Eastlakes fruiterer.
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 | Sallet 2 Watercolour on Saunders Waterford paper. Size 57cm h x 39 cm w approx. It was a tradition that the woman with the prettiest hands at the table would toss the salad. This one includes a dandelion leaf or 'pissenlit' (pee the bed). A traditional ingredient, so named because of dandelion's diuretic properties. A variety of salad greens and reds from the Eastlakes fruiterer. SOLD |
 | Opened Lillies Watercolour on Saunders Waterford paper. Size 57cm h x 39 cm w approx. From the Eveleigh Saturday market. These were actually on the stand at the Art Sydney Show. Over the course of 4 days they opened from pink buds then faded to a pale pink. |
 | Opening Lillies Watercolour on Saunders Waterford paper. Size 57cm h x 39 cm w approx. From the Eveleigh Saturday market. Just before they started to open.
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 | Chinese New Year good luck soup Watercolour on Saunders Waterford paper. Size 57cm h x 39 cm w approx. Yes. The formerly blue swimmer crab from the Maroubra fish market makes a reappearance as a cooked swimmer crab. This time I gave him a little buddy - a purplish common shore crab. The chinese broccoli and tiny purple aubergine came from Marrickville. Ceramics from the Salvos, Neutral bay.
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 | Peonies Watercolour on Saunders Waterford paper. Size 57cm h x 39 cm w approx. From the Sunday Southside Market. I noted that the foiliage of these flowers became spotty as the week wore on. The deep red stems and edges of the leaves remained as bright as ever however.
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Peonies and ginger jar Watercolour on Saunders Waterford paper. Size 57cm h x 39 cm w approx. I thought the ginger jar was a good match for the very oriental-looking peonies.
The one on the left dropped its petals soon after painting.
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 | Apricot and strawberry jam Watercolour on Saunders Waterford paper. Size 24cm w x 39 cm h. Apricots and strawberries from Woolworths. Apricot leaves, overhanging a fence up the street near our house.
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 | Chilli crab soup Watercolour on Saunders Waterford paper. Size 24cm w x 39 cm h. Mr cooked crab again and his little sidekick: purple shore crab.
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 | Orange Hibiscus Watercolour on Saunders Waterford paper. Size 24cm w x 39 cm h. I love hibiscus. I love the way they seem to bloom all year round in Sydney but the most lavish blooms are to be found in December/January. This one was a beauty found in Coogee. It faded very quickly after the trip home on the back of a motorbike.
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 | Pale pink, deep red centre hibiscus Watercolour on Saunders Waterford paper. Size 24cm w x 39 cm h. I think this variety is my favorite. They seem to be everywhere on the side of the road throughout Sydney. This one came from Mosman. |
 | Peachy pink hibiscus Watercolour on Saunders Waterford paper. Size 24cm w x 39 cm h. I have noticed different leaf colours and shapes amongst different hibiscus varieties. This one from Cremorne had very soft green leaves to go with the delicate peachy pink flowers. |
 | Pale pink hibiscus Watercolour on Saunders Waterford paper. Size 24cm w x 39 cm h. This one was also from Coogee. Hibiscus fade within hours after being picked so I had to work fast to capture all I'd taken. |
 | Gum leaves and flowers Watercolour on Saunders Waterford paper. Size 24cm w x 39 cm h. This twig was blown from a tree around Alexandria. The marks on the leaves were not distinct bites - it was almost as if something had just scraped the leaf material from each side.
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 | Swimmer crab soup Watercolour and pencil on Saunders Waterford paper. Size 39cm w x 24 cm h. Blue swimmer crab from Maroubra fish mongers. Older style chinese soup bowl from the Salvos in Neutral Bay. Oh yes. the crab was finally disposed of in December 2009. |
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