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.

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Mona Masticating, 2006

watercolour and gouache over giclée
29 x 21 cm
Cliff and River Bank, Goulburn River National Park, 2004

watercolour and pen
32 x 41 cm
Anatomy of a Smile: Mona's Bones, 2002

watercolour, gouache, pencil over giclée
24 x 19 cm
(published in Draw Like Da Vinci, 2006)
Stephen in Green Head-scarf, 1996

watercolour
35.5 x 51 cm
Paul Dreaming, 1995

watercolour
36 x 54 cm
Blossom on Branch of West Australian Gum (Eucalyptus caesia), 1992

watercolour and pen
38 x 51 cm
Cascading Blossom, West Australian Gum (Eucalyptus caesia), 1992

watercolour and pen
38 x 51 cm
Paul in Vest, Leaping, 1992

watercolour
76 x 56 cm
Paul with Red Beard, 1991

watercolour
54 x 36 cm
Cat in Snow, Backyard, Weesp, Netherlands, 1991

watercolour and pen
41 x 31 cm
Stephen and String-playing Hand, 1990

watercolour (sienna)
24 x 32 cm
Onions from Weimar, 1990

watercolour
31 x 41 cm
Gymea Lily (Doryanthes excelsa), 1990

watercolour
76 x 56 cm
St Andrew's Cross Spider, 1989

watercolour and pen
16 x 19.5 cm
Sketch: Colourful Girl on Bus, 1989

watercolour and pen
16 x 19.5 cm
Sketch: Kid Throwing a Tantrum, 1989

watercolour and pen
16 x 19.5 cm
Sketch: Early Morning Gossip, Johnston St, Annandale, 1989

watercolour and pen
16 x 19.5 cm
Gymea Lily (Doryanthes excelsa), no. 4, 1989

watercolour and pen
51 x 38 cm
Frangipannis, 1988

watercolour and white crayon
56 x 76 cm
Paul in Check Shirt, Reading, 1987

watercolour
76 x 56 cm
Sketch: Woman Waiting for Bus, 1987

watercolour and pen on note-paper
21 x 29.5 cm
'Flu, 1987

watercolour
76 x 56 cm
Sketch: Woman Sitting on Veranda, The Rocks, Miller's Point, 1986

watercolour and pen
38 x 51 cm
Leyla and Stefan at the Beach, 1986

watercolour and pencil on note-paper
29.5 x 21 cm
Sketch of Woman wearing Headphones on Sydney Bus, 1986

watercolour and pencil
18 x 25 cm
Gossip in Kent Street, Millers Point, 1986

watercolour and pen
38 x 51 cm
Slate Roofs along Kent Street, Millers Point, 1986

watercolour and pen
38 x 51 cm
Onion Face, Sad, 1986

watercolour
24 x 16.5 cm
Bean Alive - study of Bean Growth Cycle, 1986

watercolour and pen
38 x 51 cm
Ash Wednesday Bushfire, 1986

watercolour and singed paper collage
98 x 71 cm
Cauliflower Brain, 1986

watercolour and pen
28 x 37 cm
Pumpkin Leaves, 1985

watercolour and pen
36.7 x 53 cm
Rank Kirby Furniture Factory, White's Creek, viewed from Annandale, 1985

watercolour and pen
28 x 38 cm
Telegraph Pole, Kent St, Miller's Point, Sydney, 1985

watercolour, brown pen and spittle
59 x 42 cm
Sketch: Children Playing in Clay, Hudson St, Annandale, 1985

watercolour and ballpoint
29.5 x 21 cm
Geraldton Wax (Chamelaucium uncinatum), 1985

watercolour
38 x 28 cm
Pith and Pips, 1985

watercolour and pen
23 x 22 cm
Onion Face, Welling Tears, 1985

watercolour and pen
12.5 cm (dia.)
Mr and Mrs Miserable, Sliced Onion, 1985

watercolour and pen
21 x 24.5 cm
Backyards in Kent Street, Millers Point: Washing Blowing on the Line, Greyhound Inset, 1985

watercolour and pen
37 x 50 cm
Backyards in Kent Street, Millers Point: Expectant Kerry, 1985

watercolour and pen
37 x 50 cm
Backyards in Kent Street, Millers Point: Mrs Mac Feeding Cats, Washing Blowing on the Line, 1985

watercolour and pen
37 x 50 cm
Ken Smoking, 1984

watercolour: sumi ink
34.5 x 50.5 cm
Jasmine (Jasminum polyanthum), 1984

watercolour and pen
56 x 74 cm
Life cycle of a Gramma Pumpkin Flower, in One Day / Gramma Flowers in One Day, 1984

watercolour and pen
37 x 50 cm
Gum Leaves - study for harpsichord lid, 1983

watercolour and pencil
48 x 39.5 cm
Gum Blossom (Eucalyptus leucoxylon rosea), Study no. 4 for Harpsichord, 1983

watercolour
30 x 42 cm
Gum Blossom (Eucalyptus leucoxylon rosea), Study no. 3 for Harpsichord , 1983

watercolour
30 x 42 cm
The Incurable Romantic (Colleen Burke, poet), 1983

watercolour and collage on panel
100 x 77.5 cm
Uncle Ted Watching TV, 1980

watercolour
28 x 38 cm
Private collection
Uncle Ted Talking, 1980

watercolour
28 x 38 cm
Private collection
Uncle Ted Drinking Tea, 1980

watercolour
38 x 56.5 cm
Private collection
Uncle Ted Eating Egg, 1980

watercolour
38 x 56.5 cm
Marienplatz Underground Station (Munich), 1980

watercolour
38 x 56.5 cm
Turkish Migrants on Train to Kreutzberg-Berlin / Turkish People, Berlin, 1980

watercolour
38 x 32 cm
Schwarze Rose, Kreutzberg-Berlin, 1980

watercolour
38 x 56.5 cm
Michaela Drawing, in Ultramarine Sloppy-joe, 1980

watercolour
40 x 30 cm
Five Pikelets, Please' (Annandale Village Cake-shop), 1980

watercolour
38 x 56.5 cm
Migrant Woman on Sydney bus / Lady from Berlin, 1980

watercolour
38 x 28 cm
Portrait Demonstration 2, Kunsthaus Schaller, Stuttgart, 1980

watercolour
40 x 30 cm
Portrait Demonstration 1, Kunsthaus Schaller, Stuttgart, 1980

watercolour
40 x 30 cm
Sketch: Stacking Steel Beams, WH Williams & Sons Factory, Silverwater, 1980

watercolour and ballpoint on newsprint
42 x 30 cm
Sketch: Metal Workers, WH Williams & Sons Factory, Silverwater, 1980

watercolour and ballpoint on newsprint
42 x 30 cm
Innenhof, Kreutzberg, Berlin, 1980

watercolour
30 x 40 cm
Hukky the Dutchman at Morgenrot, Berlin , 1980

watercolour
56.5 x 38cm
In Frau Orwart's Kitchen, Berlin, 1980

watercolour
27.5 x 37.5 cm
Stephen Contemplating, 1980

watercolour
40 x 30 cm
My Mate Molly, 1980

watercolour
40 x 30 cm
(published in Draw Like Da Vinci, 2006)
Couple on Sydney Bus, 1980

watercolour
28 x 38 cm
The Berlin Wall, 1980

watercolour
38 x 56.5 cm
Woman on a Munich Bus / Old Woman from Munich, 1980

watercolour
30 x 40 cm
American GI on Leave in Germany, 1980

watercolour
40 x 30 cm
Religious Woman of Bavaria / Bavarian Woman, 1979-1980

watercolour
76 x 56 cm
Sketch of a Man / Der Schwerbeschädigte, 1979

watercolour
30 x 20 cm
Brian Wearing Bavarian Hat, 1979

watercolour
40 x 30 cm
John Dengate, Singer and Songwriter, 1979

watercolour
55 x 75 cm
Pumpkin Lovers, 1979

watercolour
56 x 38 cm
Paul Reading in Cane Chair, 1978 circa

watercolour
38 x 56 cm
Silver and Ochre Gum, Mongarlowe River, 1978

watercolour
52.8 x 37.5 cm
Gnarled Pines, Jindabyne, 1978

watercolour
38 x 56.5 cm
Flooded Mongarlowe River: Raging Torrent, 1978

watercolour
38 x 40 cm
Flooded Mongarlowe River: Submerged Trees, 1978

watercolour
57 x 76 cm
Sketch: Bus Shelter, Parramatta Road (opposite Ross Street), Sydney University, with marbling doodle, 1978

watercolour, pencil and crayon
18 x 25 cm
Brian Reading, 1978

watercolour
75 x 55 cm
Casualty: Children's Hospital, 3 am (watercolour), 1978

watercolour
57 x 72 cm
At Home (watercolour), 1978

watercolour
57 x 76 cm
Across the Gorge / Colo Heights: Sunlit Escarpment through Gums, 1977

watercolour on crumbled paper
41 x 96 cm
Children's Hospital - study for painting and print, 1977

watercolour
37.5 x 27.5 cm
Mountain Lagoon Road, Bilpin - study for 'Turning and Turning', 1977

watercolour and pen
37 x 54 cm
Looking down View St, Annandale towards White Bay Power Station, 1977

watercolour and pen
37 x 54 cm
Spencer's Crossing, Kosciuszko National Park, 1977

watercolour on crumpled Japanese paper
31.5 x 68 cm
Ray Munns, Laboratory Craftsman, 1977

watercolour
40 x 30 cm
The Retired Mechanic / The Mechanic, 1977

watercolour
51 x 60 cm
Where Children Play / Growing Up in the Jungle (Inner Sydney with Rozelle Bay Gantry and White Bay Power Station), 1977

watercolour on Japanese paper
66 x 51 cm
Brachina Gorge, Flinders Ranges, 1977

watercolour on crumpled Japanese paper
46 x 59 cm
Goalen Point from Murrah Gardens, 1976

watercolour
54 x 75 cm
Commission. Private Collection.
Rocky Incline, Old Northern Road, 1976

watercolour and pen
56 x 38 cm
Nuts and Bolts, Washers, Screws - study for 'Retired Mechanic', 1976

watercolour and imprint
17.5 x 25 cm
Crackenback River, 1976

watercolour on crumpled Japanese paper
36 x 96 cm
Struggling Gums, Cattai Ridge, 1976

watercolour
12 x 21 cm
Sketch: Lee-Ann and Wayne with Go-cart, 1976

watercolour
21 x 29 cm
Wollondilly River, 1976

watercolour
40 x 50 cm
Cattai Ridge (watercolour, small), 1976

watercolour on crumpled Japanese paper
16 x 34 cm
Cattai Ridge (watercolour), 1976

watercolour on crumpled Japanese paper
61.5 x 71 cm
Private collection, Australia
Wollangambe Wilderness, Blue Mountains, 1975

watercolour
63 x 97 cm
Shakeshaft's Waterfall, 1975

watercolour
76 x 65 cm
Bogan River in Flood, 1974

watercolour
61.5 x 71 cm
Sketch: Hippie on Pyrmont Bridge, Evening, 1973

watercolour
30.5 x 22.5 cm
White Bay Power Station from Glebe Point, Timber Mill with Derrick Crane in Foreground, 1973

watercolour and ballpoint
20 x 25 cm
Memories of Grandpa / Captain Grandpa / Tree Man, 1973

watercolour
37 x 24 cm (var)
Mirror Image Banksias, 1973

watercolour
24 cm dia.
Cul-de-sac Composition Sketch, 1972

watercolour
28 x 38 cm
The Edge of the Lake / Umber, 1972

watercolour
35 x 46 cm (var)
Sketch: Corner Shop Annandale, Piper & View Sts - 'Shelley's Famous Drinks', 1972

watercolour and ballpoint on airmail paper
20 x 25 cm
Sketch: Corner Shop Annandale, Piper & View Sts - 'Groceries', 1972

watercolour and ballpoint on airmail paper
20 x 25 cm
Sketch: Corner Shop Annandale, Piper & View Sts - 'Billy Tea', 1972

watercolour and ballpoint on airmail paper
20 x 25 cm
Aunty Dot drinking Tea, 1972

watercolour
55 x 34 cm
Sketch: Indian Family in Glebe Point Road, 1972

watercolour and ballpoint
20 x 33 cm
Clearing / Moonlight 1, 1971 circa

watercolour
33 cm dia (est)
Private collection
Five Trees, 1971

watercolour
45 x 60 cm (est)
Private collection
Tree Group, 1971

watercolour
40 x 57 cm (est)
Private collection
Silver Rock and River Reflections, 1971

watercolour
14 x 30 cm
Ridge, Lane Cove River National Park, 1971

watercolour
20.5 x 25.5 cm
Broken Branch, Second Creek, Ivymeade, Burnside, 1971

watercolour
56 x 78 cm
Private collection, Australia
After Rain / Bush After Rain, 1971

watercolour
37.5 x 45 cm

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