Cattai Ridge, 1976
watercolour on crumpled Japanese paper

"Her strength is in draftsmanship and sensitive observation of trees and their branching. She discovers lyrical grace in twisting limbs as in 'Bush Moot', 'View of the Lane Cove River', 'Broken Branch'.” ~ Elizabeth Young, The Advertiser (1972)

Watercolours

The artist favours watercolour for flower and nature studies and has produced countless portrait studies in watercolour, including babies and children.  She sometimes combines watercolour with mixed-media, pen, and pencil, using pure watercolour for landscape compositions and more finished portraits.  The compositions for the artist’s major acrylic paintings are developed through preliminary watercolour sketches.

Her landscape compositions are influenced by the poetic approach of Chinese masters who capture the essence of a scene after immersing themselves in the environment. This all-encompassing perspective is in direct contrast to the limiting “snapshot” view painted at the scene.  In some of her watercolour landscapes she paints on crumpled Japanese paper to create a shimmering textural effect.

Grid view
List view
196 Works to view Page 1 2
196 Works to view Page 1 2
  • Mona Masticating 2006
    watercolour and gouache over giclée
    29 x 21 cm
    W-2006
  • Cliff and River Bank, Goulburn River National Park 2004
    watercolour and drafting pen
    32 x 41 cm
    W-2004
  • Anatomy of a Smile: Mona's Bones 2002
    watercolour, gouache, pencil over giclée
    24 x 19 cm
    W-2002
  • Stephen in Green Head-scarf 1996
    watercolour
    35.5 x 51 cm
    W-1996
  • Paul Dreaming 1995
    watercolour
    36 x 54 cm
    W-1995
  • Blossom on Branch of West Australian Gum (Eucalyptus caesia) 1992
    watercolour and drafting pen
    38 x 51 cm
    W-1992
  • Cascading Blossom, West Australian Gum (Eucalyptus caesia) 1992
    watercolour and drafting pen
    38 x 51 cm
    W-1992
  • Paul in Vest, Leaping 1992
    watercolour
    76 x 56 cm
    W-1992
  • Paul with Red Beard 1991
    watercolour
    54 x 36 cm
    W-1991-2
  • Cat in Snow, Backyard, Weesp, Netherlands 1991
    watercolour and drafting pen
    41 x 31 cm
    W-1991-1
  • Dying white roses, Vorsselmanstraat 1991
    drafting pen, black ink and watercolour
    34 x 47.3 cm
    W-1991
  • Gymea Lily (Doryanthes excelsa) 1990
    (study for The Absence, painting)
    watercolour
    76 x 56 cm
    W-1990-3
  • Onions from Weimar 1990
    watercolour
    31 x 41 cm
    W-1990-2
  • Stephen and String-playing Hand 1990
    watercolour (sienna)
    24 x 32 cm
    W-1990-1
  • St Andrew's Cross Spider (our backyard) 1989
    watercolour and drafting pen
    19.2 x 15.9 cm
    W-1989
  • Sketch: Colourful Girl on Bus (clothing patterns) 1989
    watercolour and drafting pen
    15.9 x 19.2 cm
    W-1989
  • Sketch: Kid Throwing a Tantrum (outside Annandale supermarket) 1989
    watercolour and drafting pen
    19.2 x 15.9 cm
    W-1989
  • Sketch: Early Morning Gossip, Johnston St, Annandale 1989
    watercolour and drafting pen
    19.2 x 15.9 cm
    W-1989
  • Gymea Lily (Doryanthes excelsa), no. 4 1989
    (study for The Absence, painting)
    watercolour and drafting pen
    51 x 38 cm
    W-1989
  • Frangipannis 1988
    watercolour and white crayon
    56 x 76 cm
    W-1988-1
  • Castlereagh River 1988
    drafting pen, black ink and watercolour
    38 x 51 cm
    W-1988
  • Paul in Check Shirt, Reading 1987
    watercolour
    76 x 56 cm
    W-1987
  • Sketch: Woman Waiting for Bus 1987
    watercolour and drafting pen on note-paper
    21 x 29.5 cm
    W-1987
  • 'Flu 1987
    aka Brian sick
    watercolour
    76 x 56 cm
    W-1987
  • Sketch: Woman Sitting on Veranda, The Rocks, Miller's Point 1986
    watercolour and drafting pen
    38 x 51 cm
    W-1986
  • Leyla and Stefan at the Beach 1986
    watercolour and pencil on note-paper
    29.5 x 21 cm
    W-1986
  • Sketch of Woman wearing Headphones on Sydney Bus 1986
    watercolour and pencil
    17.6 x 25.9 cm
    W-1986
  • Gossip in Kent Street, Millers Point 1986
    watercolour and drafting pen
    38 x 51 cm
    W-1986
  • Slate Roofs along Kent Street, Millers Point 1986
    watercolour and drafting pen
    38 x 51 cm
    W-1986
  • Onion Face, Sad 1986
    watercolour
    24 x 16.5 cm
    W-1986
  • Bean Alive - study of Bean Growth Cycle 1986
    watercolour and drafting pen
    38 x 51 cm
    W-1986
  • Ash Wednesday Bushfire 1986
    aka Ablaze
    watercolour and singed paper collage
    98 x 71 cm
    W-1986
  • Cauliflower Brain 1986
    watercolour and drafting pen
    28 x 37 cm
    W-1986
  • Kerry's Washing (Kent Street) 1985
    drafting pen, brown ink and watercolour
    37.2 x 49.2 cm
    W-1985
  • Pumpkin Leaves 1985
    watercolour and drafting pen, green ink
    36.7 x 53 cm
    W-1985
  • Rank Kirby Furniture Factory, White's Creek, viewed from Annandale 1985
    watercolour and drafting pen
    28 x 38 cm
    W-1985
  • Telegraph Pole, Kent St, Miller's Point, Sydney 1985
    watercolour, drafting pen, brown ink and spittle wash
    59 x 42 cm
    W-1985
  • Sketch: Children Playing in Clay, Hudson St, Annandale 1985
    watercolour and ballpoint
    29.5 x 21 cm
    W-1985
  • Geraldton Wax (Chamelaucium uncinatum) 1985
    watercolour
    38 x 28 cm
    W-1985
  • Pith and Pips 1985
    watercolour and drafting pen
    23 x 22 cm
    W-1985
  • Onion Face, Welling Tears 1985
    watercolour and drafting pen
    12.5 cm (dia.)
    W-1985
  • Mr and Mrs Miserable, Sliced Onion 1985
    watercolour and drafting pen
    21 x 24.5 cm
    W-1985
  • Greyhound and Washing, Kent St. 1985
    watercolour and drafting pen
    37.2 x 49.2 cm
    W-1985
  • Backyards in Kent Street, Millers Point: Expectant Kerry 1985
    watercolour and drafting pen
    37.2 x 49.2 cm
    W-1985
  • Backyards in Kent Street, Mrs Mac Feeding Cats 1985
    watercolour and drafting pen
    37.2 x 49.2 cm
    W-1985
  • Ken Smoking 1984
    watercolour: sumi ink
    34.5 x 50.5 cm
    W-1984
  • Jasmine (Jasminum polyanthum) 1984
    watercolour and drafting pen
    56 x 74 cm
    W-1984
  • Gramma Flowers in One Day 1984
    aka Life cycle of a Gramma Pumpkin Flower, in One Day
    watercolour and drafting pen, brown ink
    37 x 50 cm
    W-1984
  • Thelma & her mates: Wilcannia 1983
    watercolour
    27 x 36.3 cm
    W-1983
  • Gum Leaves, study for harpsichord lid 1983
    (Eucalyptus leucoxylon rosea)
    watercolour and pencil
    48 x 39.5 cm
    W-1983
  • Gum Blossom, study no. 4 for Harpsichord lid 1983
    (Eucalyptus leucoxylon rosea)
    watercolour
    30 x 42 cm
    W-1983
  • Gum Blossom, study no. 3 for Harpsichord lid 1983
    (Eucalyptus leucoxylon rosea)
    watercolour
    30 x 42 cm
    W-1983
  • The Incurable Romantic (Colleen Burke, poet) 1983
    watercolour and collage on panel
    100 x 77.5 cm
    W-1983
  • Circus tent roof 1983
    pencil and watercolour
    24.6 x 36.3 cm
    W-1982
  • The Berlin Wall 1980
    watercolour
    38 x 56.5 cm
    W-1980-4
  • Woman on a Munich Bus / Old Woman from Munich 1980
    watercolour
    30 x 40 cm
    W-1980-3
  • American GI on Leave in Germany 1980
    watercolour
    40 x 30 cm
    W-1980-2
  • Religious Woman of Bavaria 1979
    aka Bavarian Woman
    watercolour
    76 x 56 cm
    W-1980-1
  • Uncle Ted Watching TV 1980
    watercolour
    28 x 38 cm
    W-1980
  • Uncle Ted Talking 1980
    watercolour
    28 x 38 cm
    W-1980
  • Uncle Ted Drinking Tea 1980
    watercolour
    38 x 56.5 cm
    W-1980
  • Uncle Ted Eating Egg 1980
    watercolour
    38 x 56.5 cm
    W-1980
  • Marienplatz Underground Station (Munich) 1980
    watercolour
    38 x 56.5 cm
    W-1980
  • Turkish Migrants on Train to Kreutzberg-Berlin 1980
    aka Turkish People, Berlin
    watercolour
    38 x 32 cm
    W-1980
  • Schwarze Rose, Kreutzberg-Berlin 1980
    watercolour
    38 x 56.5 cm
    W-1980
  • Michaela Drawing, in Ultramarine Sloppy-joe 1980
    watercolour
    40 x 30 cm
    W-1980
  • Five Pikelets, Please! 1980
    aka (Annandale Village Cake-shop)
    watercolour
    38 x 56.5 cm
    W-1980
  • Migrant Woman on Sydney Bus 1980
    watercolour
    38 x 28 cm
    W-1980
  • Portrait Demonstration 2, Kunsthaus Schaller, Stuttgart 1980
    watercolour
    40 x 30 cm
    W-1980
  • Portrait Demonstration 1, Kunsthaus Schaller, Stuttgart 1980
    watercolour
    40 x 30 cm
    W-1980
  • Stacking Steel Beams, WH Williams & Sons Factory, Silverwater 1980
    (sketch)
    watercolour and ballpoint on newsprint
    42 x 30 cm
    W-1980
  • Metal Workers, WH Williams & Sons Factory, Silverwater 1980
    (sketch)
    watercolour and ballpoint on newsprint
    42 x 30 cm
    W-1980
  • Innenhof, Kreutzberg, Berlin 1980
    watercolour
    30 x 40 cm
    W-1980
  • Hukky the Dutchman at Morgenrot, Berlin 1980
    watercolour
    56.5 x 38cm
    W-1980
  • In Frau Orwart's Kitchen, Berlin 1980
    watercolour
    27.5 x 37.5 cm
    W-1980
  • Stephen Contemplating 1980
    watercolour
    40 x 30 cm
    W-1980
  • My Mate Molly 1980
    aka My Mate Molly: Study for The First Supper
    watercolour
    40 x 30 cm
    W-1980
  • Couple on Sydney Bus 1980
    watercolour
    28 x 38 cm
    W-1980
  • Regensburg pub window (with street sign) 1979
    watercolour and pencil
    32 x 24 cm
    W-1979
  • Sketch of a Man / Der Schwerbeschädigte 1979
    watercolour
    30 x 20 cm
    W-1979
  • Brian Wearing Bavarian Hat 1979
    watercolour
    40 x 30 cm
    W-1979
  • John Dengate, Singer and Songwriter 1979
    watercolour
    55 x 75 cm
    W-1979
  • Pumpkin Lovers 1979
    watercolour
    56 x 38 cm
    W-1979
  • Paul Reading in Cane Chair 1978 circa
    watercolour
    38 x 56 cm
    W-1978-c
  • Silver and Ochre Gum, Mongarlowe River 1978
    watercolour
    52.8 x 37.5 cm
    W-1978
  • Gnarled Pines, Jindabyne 1978
    watercolour
    38 x 56.5 cm
    W-1978
  • Flooded Mongarlowe River: Raging Torrent 1978
    watercolour
    38 x 40 cm
    W-1978
  • Flooded Mongarlowe River: Submerged Trees 1978
    watercolour
    57 x 76 cm
    W-1978
  • Sketch: Bus Shelter, Parramatta Road (opposite Ross Street), Sydney University, with marbling doodle 1978
    watercolour, pencil and crayon
    18 x 25 cm
    W-1978
  • Brian Reading 1978
    watercolour
    75 x 55 cm
    W-1978
  • Casualty: Children's Hospital, 3 am 1978
    watercolour
    57 x 72 cm
    W-1978
  • At Home 1978
    watercolour
    57 x 76 cm
    W-1978
  • Fire in the rain 1977
    drafting pen and watercolour
    27 x 36.3 cm
    W-1977
  • Annandale windows and curtain 1977
    watercolour and drafting pen
    27 x 36.3 cm
    W-1977
  • Across the Gorge 1977
    aka Colo Heights: Sunlit Escarpment through Gums
    watercolour on crumbled paper
    41 x 96 cm
    W-1977
  • Children's Hospital - study for painting and print 1977
    watercolour
    37.5 x 27.5 cm
    W-1977
  • Mountain Lagoon Road, Bilpin 1977
    (study for Turning and Turning, painting)
    watercolour and drafting pen
    37 x 54 cm
    W-1977
  • Looking down View St, Annandale towards White Bay Power Station 1977
    watercolour and drafting pen, black ink
    37 x 54 cm
    W-1977
  • Spencer's Crossing, Kosciuszko National Park 1977
    watercolour on crumpled Japanese paper
    31.5 x 68 cm
    W-1977
  • Ray Munns, Laboratory Craftsman 1977
    watercolour
    40 x 30 cm
    W-1977
  • The Mechanic 1977
    (Highly Commended, 17th Ryde Art Award 1977)
    aka The Retired Mechanic
    watercolour
    51 x 60 cm
    W-1977
  • Where Children Play 1977
    (Inner Sydney with Rozelle Bay Gantry and White Bay Power Station)
    aka Growing Up in the Jungle
    watercolour on Japanese paper
    66 x 51 cm
    W-1977
  • Brachina Gorge 1977
    (Flinders Ranges)
    watercolour on crumpled Japanese paper
    46 x 59 cm
    W-1977
  • Goalen Point from Murrah Gardens 1976
    watercolour
    54 x 75 cm
    W-1976
  • Rocky Incline, Old Northern Road 1976
    watercolour and drafting pen
    56 x 38 cm
    W-1976
  • Lilyfield: View across Whites Creek 1976
    drafting pen, watercolour
    30 x 42 cm
    W-1976
  • Nuts and Bolts, Washers, Screws 1976
    (study for The Retired Mechanic)
    watercolour and imprint
    17.5 x 25 cm
    W-1976
  • Crackenback River 1976
    watercolour on crumpled Japanese paper
    36 x 96 cm
    W-1976
  • Struggling Gums, Cattai Ridge 1976
    watercolour
    12 x 21 cm
    W-1976
  • Sketch: Lee-Ann and Wayne with Go-cart 1976
    watercolour
    21 x 29 cm
    W-1976
  • Cattai Ridge 1976
    watercolour on crumpled Japanese paper
    16 x 34 cm
    W-1976
  • Cattai Ridge 1976
    watercolour on crumpled Japanese paper
    61.5 x 71 cm
    W-1976
  • Little Cattai Ridge 1975
    watercolour
    20 x 45 cm (est.)
    W-1975
  • Wollangambe Wilderness 1975
    aka (Blue Mountains)
    watercolour
    63 x 97 cm
    W-1975
  • Shakeshaft's Waterfall 1975
    watercolour
    76 x 65 cm
    W-1975
  • Wollondilly River 1975
    watercolour
    40 x 50 cm
    W-1975
  • Bogan River in Flood 1974
    watercolour
    61.5 x 71 cm
    W-1974-1
  • Sketch: Hippie on Pyrmont Bridge, Evening 1973
    watercolour
    30.5 x 22.5 cm
    W-1973
  • White Bay Power Station from Glebe Point, Timber Mill with Derrick Crane in Foreground 1973
    watercolour and ballpoint
    20 x 25 cm
    W-1973
  • Captain Grandpa 1973
    aka Tree Man
    watercolour
    37 x 24 cm (var)
    W-1973
  • Mirror Image Banksias 1973
    watercolour
    24 cm dia.
    W-1973
  • Cul-de-sac Composition Sketch 1972
    watercolour
    28 x 38 cm
    W-1972
  • The Edge of the Lake / Umber 1972
    watercolour
    35 x 46 cm (var)
    W-1972
  • Sketch: Corner Shop Annandale, Piper & View Sts - 'Shelley's Famous Drinks' 1972
    watercolour and ballpoint on airmail paper
    20 x 25 cm
    W-1972
  • Sketch: Corner Shop Annandale, Piper & View Sts - 'Groceries' 1972
    watercolour and ballpoint on airmail paper
    20 x 25 cm
    W-1972

Watercolours : 196 Works Page 1 2
Watercolours : 196 Works Page 1 2

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