A selection of various works painted very early in my painting career. I was self taught and so experimented with various techniques and styles as I found my way. This is how I learnt. I was in an environment which was not 'arty farty' or 'cool'. I had no exposure to the best contemporary artists. I was drawing upon what I saw around me and had been living. I had a couple of local mentors who helped me understand materials and methods including Jean Elezovich from Nita Down's station in the North West. I was not coming from an artists background. I had been working in the outback on cattle stations for many years and so focused on outback themes. This is what I knew. After being in Broome for a few years, I enjoyed painting birds, wildlife, and scenery and the market appreciated that subject matter as at that time McAlpine had begun to develop his amazing wildlife park at Cable Beach. I had also made many field trips to Darwin and the Kimberley and this was reflected in my work.
Later I would go to the library and look at other artists - and the ones I fell in love with were the men and women of the Antipodean movement. Strangely they originated in my very own birth town of StKilda in Victoria. I could understand the expressionistic drama and the strong character of Albert Tuckers work for instance. Studying this work helped me to break through the approved subjects. I felt it was more how I thought. To some degree it felt like going back to how I first painted as a very young teenager. Conveying the energy of imagery was far more important than the accuracy or photo-realism of a subject. It was not long after this I created the Pidgeon series where I completely changed my style to favour the 'haptic form' to really put more emotion and drama into my work. It was at this point I found I loved the story telling aspect of art, the narrative. Subsequently from that junction I worked in narratives for almost all exhibitions since.
Shown here are a selection of those works which focus on my love of including character in paintings, including portraits, and stylised explorations.
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1990 Helen Hangs Up Her Traps For Art - Len Findlay - West Australian
1989 - 1990 Various Prizes News
Broome Courthouse Lunch Time
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Original Oil Painting on Canvas 61 x 76 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
View full product detailsPortrait Broome (Commission)
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Original Oil Painting on Canvas 76 x 61 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
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Original Painting Pastel on Paper 30 x 25 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
View full product detailsThe Red Barrow
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Original Oil Painting on Board 30 x 25 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
View full product detailsThe Rockmelon Man
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Original Painting Charcoal 76 x 57 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
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Original Oil Painting on Canvas 61 x 51 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
View full product detailsLenny
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Original Oil Painting on Canvas 51 x 61 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
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Original Oil Painting on Canvas 25 x 20 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
View full product detailsTony and Frank (my husband and our dog)
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Original Painting Pastel on Paper 20 x 30 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
View full product detailsPortrait
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Original Oil Painting on Board 40 x 30 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
View full product detailsJames Blundell at Mandora Station
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Original Painting Watercolour and Gouche on Fine Art Paper 76 x 57 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
View full product detailsJoy (my mother)
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Original Oil Painting on Board 60 x 50 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
View full product detailsAlan Bond
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Original Oil Painting on Wood 70 x 50 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
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Original Oil Painting on Wood 61 x 91 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
View full product detailsLate Night Meetings (Bond series)
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Original Oil Painting on Wood 91 x 122 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
View full product detailsPolitical Calculations
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Original Oil Painting on Canvas 61 x 91 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
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Original Oil Painting on Canvas 92 x 122 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
View full product detailsBreakfast Camp
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Original Oil Painting on Canvas 92 x 122 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
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Original Oil Painting on Canvas 92 x 122 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
View full product detailsLang Hancock (Pegging the Hamersley)
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Original Oil Painting on Canvas 92 x 122 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
View full product detailsBetween Here and There
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Original Oil Painting on Canvas 122 x 92 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
View full product detailsRider
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Original Painting Watercolour and Gouche on Fine Art Paper 15 x 20 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
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Original Painting Watercolour and Gouche on Fine Art Paper 15 x 20 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
View full product detailsThe Trainer
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Original Painting Watercolour and Gouche on Fine Art Paper 57 x 76 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
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Original Painting Watercolour and Gouche on Fine Art Paper 57 x 76 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
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Original Painting Watercolour and Gouche on Fine Art Paper 100 x 70 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
View full product detailsMan Drinking from Waterhole
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Original Painting Watercolour and Gouche on Fine Art Paper 100 x 70 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
View full product detailsThe Sign Posters
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Original Oil Painting on Canvas 92 x 61 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
View full product detailsBird and his Bloke
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Original Oil Painting on Wood 92 x 61 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
View full product detailsWaiting for the Bank
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Original Oil Painting on Wood 25 x 20 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
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Original Oil Painting on Wood 25 x 20 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
View full product detailsBush Telegraph
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Original Painting Watercolour and Gouche on Fine Art Paper 76 x 57 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
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Original Painting Watercolour and Gouche on Fine Art Paper 76 x 57 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
View full product detailsRider with Horse
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Original Painting Watercolour and Gouche on Fine Art Paper 20 x 25 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
View full product detailsBuffalo and Egrets
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Original Painting Watercolour and Gouche on Fine Art Paper 70 x 100 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
View full product detailsHorning on Mandora Station
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Original Oil Painting on Canvas 61 x 90 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
View full product detailsThe Haircut
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Original Oil Painting on Wood 80 x 60 cm 1988 - 1992 Selected Early Character Works
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