This is as Good as it Gets!

This is as Good as it Gets!

Name This is as Good as it Gets! Medium Quilt / Fibre Art mounted on acrylic painted canvas Description This is as Good as it Gets! was the first in a series of framed fibre art pieces created in 2008.  It was originally shown in the ‘Emergence’ group show and feedback encouraged me to start a series for my solo show ‘Story Pictures’ later in the year. My thanks to Pamela Allen for the inspiration for this series.  I was...

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Cottage on Scootamatta

Cottage on Scootamatta

  Name Cottage on Lake Scootamatta Medium Watercolour Description Many happy weekends were spent at this cottage.  This was painted following a workshop with Sterling Edwards and I was trying to loosen up the style of my paintings.  The painting now resides with the folks who hosted the merry times we had on Lake Scootamatta. Circa 2004 Size Approx 16″ X 20″ Framed to Status In a private collection....

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Burntland Gates

Burntland Gates

  Name Burntland Gates Medium Watercolour Description Burntlands North was the summer home of friends who provided us with alternate accommodation ‘between houses’ the year we built our home.  As a thank you for their generosity I painted this winter scene of the gates to their property.  The fence and the gates were their own hand work and they were justly proud of them. Circa 2004 Size Approximately 12″ x 20″...

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Verandah

Verandah

    Name Verandah Medium Watercolour Description This painting is based on a photo taken on the verandah of  the Blue Willow Inn, near Skaneateles,New York (I understand it’s now closed).  We lucked-in and got a very tiny room – the size of a walk-in closet. The the rooms were often booked one to two years in advance. Circa 2000 Size 20″ x 12″ Framed Status In a private...

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