ARTIST BIO

Born and educated in South Australia.  1966 Relocated to Victoria.1985 Commenced C.A.E. & TAFE short courses, life drawing and painting.

Sea change to the Mornington Peninsula 2000, and introduced more seriously to painting and drawing through Artways 2002.

Finalised  Diploma of Arts - Visual Arts -  at Frankston TAFE 2009  -Completing Painting Major – Sculpture Minor.  

Now enjoying painting in my own studio and regular ‘en plein air’ painting with local “Peninsula Plein Air  Inc “ artists. Participating successfully in statewide Exhibitions and Shows.

Featured in Artists ’Palette: November 2011,  Issue #103,  

AWARDS::         :  Chisholm TAFE/Vital ‘06 Show: Winner “Illustration” –– 2^nd Prize,2006

                                  : Yea Rotary Art Show - Winner Best Emerging Artist 2005

                                               : Mt Eliza North Art Show - Winner "Peoples' Choice" 2nd prize 2004

EXHIBITIONS      :                                                      The Continental Hotel Feature Wall 2013

                                                   Peninsula Plein Air Painters “Footsteps” Exhibition - Oakhill Gallery January, 2013

 “Shades of Difference”- OakHill Gallery – November 2012

The Continental Hotel, Sorrento -

Frankston Arts Council, Cube 37, 2008-9,

Mornington Peninsula Shire’s – Fair Trade Arts Affair May 2009

Oakhill Gallery, 2007-9 

Brightspace 2005, 2006, & 2007, 2008,

Rye Hotel, 4-Emu Hardy Wines Promotion (Solo) 2006

MPRE , Feature Wall, Heatherhill Road, Frankston 2006

Vital 06 Chisholm Dandenong

Ron Rado Memorial Exhibition Dandenong 2006,7,8,9

The Galleon Café, St Kilda 2005 - Little Landscapes, Frankston 2004,