"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.
"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.
182 Works to view
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182 Works to view
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Schwarze Rose, Kreutzberg-Berlin, 1980
watercolour
38 x 56.5 cm
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Michaela Drawing, in Ultramarine Sloppy-joe, 1980
watercolour
40 x 30 cm
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Five Pikelets, Please' (Annandale Village Cake-shop), 1980
watercolour
38 x 56.5 cm
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Migrant Woman on Sydney bus / Lady from Berlin, 1980
watercolour
38 x 28 cm
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Portrait Demonstration 2, Kunsthaus Schaller, Stuttgart, 1980
watercolour
40 x 30 cm
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Portrait Demonstration 1, Kunsthaus Schaller, Stuttgart, 1980
watercolour
40 x 30 cm
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Sketch: Stacking Steel Beams, WH Williams & Sons Factory, Silverwater, 1980
watercolour and ballpoint on newsprint
42 x 30 cm
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Sketch: Metal Workers, WH Williams & Sons Factory, Silverwater, 1980
watercolour and ballpoint on newsprint
42 x 30 cm
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Innenhof, Kreutzberg, Berlin, 1980
watercolour
30 x 40 cm
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Hukky the Dutchman at Morgenrot, Berlin , 1980
watercolour
56.5 x 38cm
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In Frau Orwart's Kitchen, Berlin, 1980
watercolour
27.5 x 37.5 cm
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Stephen Contemplating, 1980
watercolour
40 x 30 cm
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My Mate Molly, 1980
watercolour
40 x 30 cm
(published in Draw Like Da Vinci, 2006)
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Couple on Sydney Bus, 1980
watercolour
28 x 38 cm
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The Berlin Wall, 1980
watercolour
38 x 56.5 cm
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Woman on a Munich Bus / Old Woman from Munich, 1980
watercolour
30 x 40 cm
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American GI on Leave in Germany, 1980
watercolour
40 x 30 cm
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Religious Woman of Bavaria / Bavarian Woman, 1979-1980
watercolour
76 x 56 cm
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Sketch of a Man / Der Schwerbeschädigte, 1979
watercolour
30 x 20 cm
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Brian Wearing Bavarian Hat, 1979
watercolour
40 x 30 cm
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John Dengate, Singer and Songwriter, 1979
watercolour
55 x 75 cm
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Pumpkin Lovers, 1979
watercolour
56 x 38 cm
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Paul Reading in Cane Chair, 1978 circa
watercolour
38 x 56 cm
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Silver and Ochre Gum, Mongarlowe River, 1978
watercolour
52.8 x 37.5 cm
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Gnarled Pines, Jindabyne, 1978
watercolour
38 x 56.5 cm
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Flooded Mongarlowe River: Raging Torrent, 1978
watercolour
38 x 40 cm
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Flooded Mongarlowe River: Submerged Trees, 1978
watercolour
57 x 76 cm
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Sketch: Bus Shelter, Parramatta Road (opposite Ross Street), Sydney University, with marbling doodle, 1978
watercolour, pencil and crayon
18 x 25 cm
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Brian Reading, 1978
watercolour
75 x 55 cm
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Casualty: Children's Hospital, 3 am (watercolour), 1978
watercolour
57 x 72 cm
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At Home (watercolour), 1978
watercolour
57 x 76 cm
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Across the Gorge / Colo Heights: Sunlit Escarpment through Gums, 1977
watercolour on crumbled paper
41 x 96 cm
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Children's Hospital - study for painting and print, 1977
watercolour
37.5 x 27.5 cm
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Mountain Lagoon Road, Bilpin - study for 'Turning and Turning', 1977
watercolour and pen
37 x 54 cm
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Looking down View St, Annandale towards White Bay Power Station, 1977
watercolour and pen
37 x 54 cm
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Spencer's Crossing, Kosciuszko National Park, 1977
watercolour on crumpled Japanese paper
31.5 x 68 cm
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Ray Munns, Laboratory Craftsman, 1977
watercolour
40 x 30 cm
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The Retired Mechanic / The Mechanic, 1977
watercolour
51 x 60 cm
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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
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Brachina Gorge, Flinders Ranges, 1977
watercolour on crumpled Japanese paper
46 x 59 cm
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Goalen Point from Murrah Gardens, 1976
watercolour
54 x 75 cm
Commission. Private Collection.
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Rocky Incline, Old Northern Road, 1976
watercolour and pen
56 x 38 cm
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Nuts and Bolts, Washers, Screws - study for 'Retired Mechanic', 1976
watercolour and imprint
17.5 x 25 cm
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Crackenback River, 1976
watercolour on crumpled Japanese paper
36 x 96 cm
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Struggling Gums, Cattai Ridge, 1976
watercolour
12 x 21 cm
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Sketch: Lee-Ann and Wayne with Go-cart, 1976
watercolour
21 x 29 cm
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Wollondilly River, 1976
watercolour
40 x 50 cm
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Cattai Ridge (watercolour, small), 1976
watercolour on crumpled Japanese paper
16 x 34 cm
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Cattai Ridge (watercolour), 1976
watercolour on crumpled Japanese paper
61.5 x 71 cm
Private collection, Australia
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Wollangambe Wilderness, Blue Mountains, 1975
watercolour
63 x 97 cm
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Shakeshaft's Waterfall, 1975
watercolour
76 x 65 cm
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Bogan River in Flood, 1974
watercolour
61.5 x 71 cm
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Sketch: Hippie on Pyrmont Bridge, Evening, 1973
watercolour
30.5 x 22.5 cm
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White Bay Power Station from Glebe Point, Timber Mill with Derrick Crane in Foreground, 1973
watercolour and ballpoint
20 x 25 cm
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Memories of Grandpa / Captain Grandpa / Tree Man, 1973
watercolour
37 x 24 cm (var)
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Mirror Image Banksias, 1973
watercolour
24 cm dia.
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Cul-de-sac Composition Sketch, 1972
watercolour
28 x 38 cm
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The Edge of the Lake / Umber, 1972
watercolour
35 x 46 cm (var)
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Sketch: Corner Shop Annandale, Piper & View Sts - 'Shelley's Famous Drinks', 1972
watercolour and ballpoint on airmail paper
20 x 25 cm
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Sketch: Corner Shop Annandale, Piper & View Sts - 'Groceries', 1972
watercolour and ballpoint on airmail paper
20 x 25 cm
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Sketch: Corner Shop Annandale, Piper & View Sts - 'Billy Tea', 1972
watercolour and ballpoint on airmail paper
20 x 25 cm
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Aunty Dot drinking Tea, 1972
watercolour
55 x 34 cm
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Sketch: Indian Family in Glebe Point Road, 1972
watercolour and ballpoint
20 x 33 cm
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Clearing / Moonlight 1, 1971 circa
watercolour
33 cm dia (est)
Private collection
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Five Trees, 1971
watercolour
45 x 60 cm (est)
Private collection
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Tree Group, 1971
watercolour
40 x 57 cm (est)
Private collection
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Silver Rock and River Reflections, 1971
watercolour
14 x 30 cm
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Ridge, Lane Cove River National Park, 1971
watercolour
20.5 x 25.5 cm
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Broken Branch, Second Creek, Ivymeade, Burnside, 1971
watercolour
56 x 78 cm
Private collection, Australia
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After Rain / Bush After Rain, 1971
watercolour
37.5 x 45 cm
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Paul Watching TV, 1970 circa
watercolour
75 x 55 cm
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Brooding, 1970 circa
watercolour
66 x 50.5 cm
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She-Oaks by the Upper Colo, 1970
watercolour
35 x 48 cm (est)
Private collection
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Down and Out in Glebe, 1970
watercolour
43 x 32 cm
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Sunlight on Water / River Island, 1970
watercolour
36 x 42 cm
Private collection, Australia
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Summer along the Hawkesbury, 1970
watercolour
35 x 54 cm
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Old Rocks, 1969 circa
watercolour
35 x 51 cm (est)
Private collection
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Moon / Moonlight 2, 1969
watercolour
33 cm dia (est)
Private collection
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Oberon Landscape, 1969
watercolour on grey ingres paper
51 x 61 cm
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Boys Crabbing in Estuary, Gosford, 1969
watercolour
55 x 68 cm
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Rock Study, 1969
watercolour
51 x 77 cm
Private collection, Australia
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Sketch: Baby Stephen in Sunlight, 1969
watercolour
39 x 30 cm
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Michaela in Dress I Made, 1968 circa
watercolour
55 x 42 cm (var)
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View of the Lane Cove River, 1967
watercolour
50 x 72 cm
Private collection
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Pet Dog Binker with collar tag, 1967
watercolour
30 x 27.5 cm
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Twisted Pine Branch, 1967
watercolour
28.5 x 38 cm
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Forked Tree, Ku-ring-gai, 1967
watercolour
58 x 79 cm
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Michaela at the Table, 1967
watercolour: raw umber
38 x 28.5 cm
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Michaela in Orange Frock, 1966
watercolour
28.5 x 38 cm
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One-year-old Paul, Sleeping, 1966
watercolour
28.5 x 38.3 cm
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Michaela Sleeping, foreshortened view, 1965
watercolour
28 x 38 cm
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Andy, 1965
watercolour
19 x 28 cm
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Blue Mountains Rockface / Ridge, 1964
watercolour
33 x 58 cm
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Michaela, few weeks old, 1964
watercolour: warm and cool black
22.5 x 29 cm
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Michaela at 3 weeks, 1964
watercolour: warm and cool black
30 x 24 cm
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Brother Bill (William) at 8, 1962
watercolour
29 x 22.5 cm
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Sleaford Bay Headland, Port Lincoln, South Australia, 1962
watercolour
39 x 58 cm
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Blue Mountains Ridge / Rugged Landscape, 1961
watercolour
11 x 39 cm
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Flowering Saltbush, Euriowie Creek, 1961
watercolour
38.5 x 55.5 cm
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Ships in the Harbour, 1961
watercolour
23.5 x 38.5 cm
Private collection
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Three Trees, 1961
crayon and watercolour
39 x 56 cm
Private collection
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Aunty Dot's Pet Hen at Ivymeade, 1961
watercolour and pen
57.5 x 39 cm
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Washing Day, Broken Hill, 1961
watercolour
28 x 38 cm
Private collection
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Hilltop Houses, Outskirts of Broken Hill, 1961
watercolour
39 x 56 cm
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Sturt Peas (Swainsona formosa), 1961
watercolour
23 x 29 cm
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Purple Outback Pea-flower (Swainsona affinis), 1961
watercolour
23 x 29 cm
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Woolloomooloo from The Domain, 1961
watercolour
30 x 40 cm
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Sleaford Bay, Port Lincoln, South Australia, 1961
watercolour
39 x 58 cm
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Louth Bay, SA, 1960 circa
watercolour
56 x 51 cm
Private collection
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Uncle Ted in Dressing Gown, 1960
watercolour, pen and crayon
53 x 36 cm
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Boy from Silverton, 1959
watercolour
32 x 38 cm
Private collection
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Salt Lake (near Port Lincoln), 1959
watercolour
52.5 x 36 cm
Private collection, Australia
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Daffodils and Sword Fern, 1959
watercolour
20 x 25 cm
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Two Gums, Ivymeade, Burnside, 1959
watercolour
26 x 23 cm
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Two Gums, Frome Road, Adelaide, 1959
watercolour, pencil and cray-pas
37 x 26.5 cm
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Gulls and Workmen, Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide, 1959
watercolour and pen
25.5 x 27 cm
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Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide, 1959
watercolour and crayon
46 x 33.5 cm
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Off-loading, Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide, 1959
watercolour and pen
24.5 x 40 cm (var.)
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Winter Trees, Second Creek, Ivymeade, Burnside, 1959
watercolour
54 x 37 cm
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Boys Cockling, Port Lincoln, 1959
watercolour
29 x 52 cm
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Spring, Adelaide Foothills, 1959
watercolour
31 x 43 cm
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Bill Asleep with Toy Koala, 1958
watercolour and pen
37 x 27 cm
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Aunty Dot's Hens at Grandpa's Workshop, 1958
watercolour
27 x 35 cm
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Red Hibiscus, 1957
watercolour
38 x 28 cm
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Brother Bill, Apprehensive, 1957
watercolour
37 x 27 cm
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182 Works
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WATERCOLOURS :
182 Works
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