2019-22 - Portraits

My early paintings grew out of a fascination with faces and a desire to master drawing them.

For 3 years I drew faces over and over again with many different media. Clear favourites emerged: charcoal and ink - their looseness and unpredictability delighting me.

At the same time I had been learning to paint and after a brief exploration of my favourite tea-drinking ritual, I returned to faces; playing with acrylics to start with. But the fast drying paint made it impossible to do what I wanted, and so I was excited to try oil paint in a faces class with India Mark. I was instantly hooked by the rich buttery texture, the ability to rework the paint until it captures exactly what you are after; and most of all, to render the subtle play of light on skin over bone.


These portraits attempt to capture something seen within the subject - strength, fragility, vulnerability, introspection, wonderment. They are quiet portraits that you can sink in to.

Of Strength and Fragility
Of Strength and Fragility, 2019 Oil on panel 20x20cm SOLD
Innocence
Innocence, 2020 Oil on panel 20x20cm AU$450 Framed
Memory of Charlotte
Memory of Charlotte, 2019 Oil on panel 20x20cm AU$450 Framed
A Different View
A Different View, 2020 Oil on panel 20x20cm AU$450 Framed
Contemplation
Contemplation, 2020 Acrylic & carbon on burlap 25x50cm SOLD
Dreaming of the Stars
Dreaming of the Stars, 2019 Acrylic on burlap 25x25cm SOLD
Knitted by Me Ma
Knitted by Me Ma, 2022 Oil on canvas 25x25cm SOLD
Mo Mauve Mini
Mo Mauve Mini, 2022 Oil on canvas 25x25cm SOLD
Just (About) Married
Just (About) Married, 2022 Oil on canvas 25x25cm AU$350 Unframed
Haystack Boudoir
Haystack Boudoir, 2022 Oil on canvas 25x25cm AU$350 Unframed
Ronnie Scotts on the Rocks
Ronnie Scotts on the Rocks, 2022 Oil on canvas 25x25cm AU$350 Unframed

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