I have been painting all my life, beginning as a young child
playing with paints and crayons drawing my toys and pets. I have always
had a love affair with color. Later, as an adult, I painted landscapes
and still life, but now my great love is painting beach scenes.
Some
of my beach paintings are realistic and recognizable paintings of
popular New South Wales and Queensland beaches. Favorite beaches are
Byron Bay for it's beautiful sweeping bay and white sands and Currumbin
Waters on the Gold Coast. There is an area set aside at Currumbin Beach
which is dog friendly and I have taken many photos of dogs frolicking in
the waves and the sand. Others I paint frequently are Bondi, Manly and
Sydney Harbor. I also love to visit beaches on the New South Wales
south coast. Jervis Bay for it's pure white sands and emerald green
ocean. Broulee, Bate mans Bay and Mollymook are also very beautiful
beaches and ideal for families. To give a painting life and interest I
like to include people strolling, jogging or walking their dogs.
The
paintings I enjoy the most are often imagined. There may be a small
group of people or children having fun on the beach, swimming, diving,
splashing or playing in the ocean. People may be playing sports on the
sand, or just relaxing under umbrellas. I like my paintings to tell a
colorful story and also to bring back memories of happy summers at the
beach.
Each painting can take days to process, first drawing,
refining the composition, the colors and sometimes the number of people.
I have never ending ideas in my head just waiting to be expressed in
oil paints. Some people are amazed at my attention to detail, especially
in a painting which has so many tiny figures. I escape from my everyday
surroundings allowing the colors, the scent and the sounds of the beach
to wash over me and once again I am transported back to those halcyon
days of childhood.
I love to visit beaches, take photos and bring
back ideas for paintings of beach scenes. I never tire of watching the
colorful parade, the happy faces of children enjoying a joyful day, the
beach umbrellas and the ever changing colors of the ocean. I hope my
paintings of beach scenes will allow you to bask in the sunshine while
reminiscing past summers.
I hope you enjoy seeing my paintings in your home or as gifts for your
loved ones, as much as I have been thrilled to paint them.
Painting
beach scenes is a marvelous way for me to express my delight in
visiting beaches all over the world. My beach paintings will bring you
everlasting memories of summers past and will be a talking point in your
home.