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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  • Zucchini 1985
    watercolour and drafting pen, brown ink
    14.5 x 10.8 cm
    W-1985
  • Mr and Mrs Miserable, sliced onion I 1985
    watercolour and drafting pen, brown ink
    16.7 x 23.8 cm
    W-1985
  • Kerry's washing (Kent Street backyard clothing lines) 1985
    drafting pen, brown ink and watercolour
    37.2 x 49.2 cm
    W-1985
  • Bluegum 5 (leaves) 1985
    drafting pen, brown ink and watercolour
    37.2 x 49.3 cm
    D-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, brown ink
    28.0 x 38.0 cm
    W-1985
  • Telegraph pole, Kent St, Miller's Point, Sydney 1985
    drafting pen, brown ink and watercolour
    58.6 x 41.9 cm
    W-1985
  • Geraldton Wax (Chamelaucium uncinatum) 1985
    watercolour
    38.0 x 28.2 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
    21.0 x 24.5 cm
    W-1985
  • Greyhound and washing, Kent Street (washing in wind) 1985
    drafting pen, brown ink and watercolour
    37.2 x 49.2 cm
    W-1985
  • Backyards in Kent Street, Millers Point: Expectant Kerry 1985
    drafting pen, brown ink and watercolour
    41.9 x 58.6 cm
    W-1985
  • Backyards in Kent Street, Mrs Mac feeding cats (washing in wind) 1985
    drafting pen, brown ink and watercolour
    37.2 x 49.2 cm
    W-1985
  • Jasmine 3 1984
    watercolour and drafting pen, green ink
    37.5(l)-38.2(r) x 56.3 cm
    W-1984
  • Jasmine 2 1984
    watercolour and drafting pen, green ink
    27.8 x 35.4 cm
    W-1984
  • Jasmine 1 1984
    watercolour and drafting pen, green ink
    17.8 x 25.4 cm
    W-1984
  • Jasmine (brown monochrome) 1984
    drafting pen, monochrome wash, brown ink
    37.2 x 50.0 cm
    W-1984
  • Ken posing eating 1984
    watercolour
    76.0 x 56.2 cm
    W-1984
  • Ken Smoking 1984
    watercolour, sumi ink
    34.5 x 50.5 cm
    W-1984
  • Jasmine 4 (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
  • Gum blossom 2 (for harpsichord keywell) 1983
    watercolour and pencil
    30.0 x 41.8 cm
    W-1983
  • Gum blossom 1 (for harpsichord keywell) 1983
    watercolour and pencil
    30.0 x 41.8 cm
    W-1983
  • Gum blossom (design for harpsichord soundboard) 1983
    watercolour and pencil
    30.0 x 41.8 cm
    W-1983
  • Gum blossom and wattle 1983
    watercolour and pencil
    30.0 x 41.8 cm
    W-1983
  • Frangipani flowers 1983
    watercolour and pencil
    30.0 x 41.8 cm
    W-1983
  • Bottlebrush 1 (sprig) 1983
    watercolour and pencil
    30.0 x 41.8 cm
    W-1983
  • Bottlebrush 2 (with buds) 1983
    watercolour and pencil
    30.0 x 41.8 cm
    W-1983
  • X-Ray, Children's Hospital 1983
    watercolour, blue ballpoint pen and drafting pen, brown ink
    20.6 x 33.3 cm
    W-1983
  • Franklin's supermarket (woman shopping) 1983
    watercolour
    24.6 x 26.3 cm
    W-1982
  • Circus tent ceiling 1983
    pencil and watercolour
    24.6 x 26.3 cm
    W-1982
  • Full moon, in the bush 1983
    watercolour
    24.6 x 26.3 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 4 (for harpsichord keywell) 1983
    Eucalyptus leucoxylon rosea
    watercolour
    30.0 x 42.0 cm
    W-1983
  • Gum blossom 3 (for harpsichord keywell) 1983
    Eucalyptus leucoxylon rosea
    watercolour
    30.0 x 42.0 cm
    W-1983
  • The Incurable Romantic (Colleen Burke, poet) 1983
    watercolour and collage on panel
    100.0 x 77.5 cm
    W-1983
  • Red-headed girl, reaching at pedestrian crossing 1981
    watercolour and pencil
    37.3 x 27.0 cm
    W-1981
  • Chinese Cook 1980
    watercolour
    27.7 x 37.7 cm
    W-1980
  • Landscape with lovers 1980
    watercolour
    27.7 x 37.7 cm
    W-1980
  • Old man on seat 1980
    watercolour
    27.7 x 37.7 cm
    W-1980
  • Stephen in red cap 1980
    watercolour
    20.2 x 15.0 cm
    W-1980
  • The Fisherman 1980
    watercolour
    28.5 x 37.8 cm
    W-1980
  • Ted stirring tea and Aunty Dot, at Ivymeade (fragment) 1980
    watercolour and pencil
    38.0 x 32.4 cm
    W-1980
  • Frau Orwart in her kitchen, Berlin (sepia) 1980
    watercolour with sepia wash
    38.1 x 56.5 cm
    W-1980
  • Fibro extension, 274 Annandale St, Dot's house 1980
    watercolour and pencil
    27.0 x 37.1 cm
    W-1980
  • Uncle Ted Watching TV 1980
    watercolour
    28.0 x 38.0 cm
    W-1980
  • Uncle Ted Talking 1980
    watercolour
    28.0 x 38.0 cm
    W-1980
  • Uncle Ted Drinking Tea 1980
    watercolour
    38.0 x 56.5 cm
    W-1980
  • Uncle Ted Eating Egg 1980
    watercolour
    38.0 x 56.5 cm
    W-1980
  • Marienplatz Underground Station (Munich) 1980
    watercolour
    38.0 x 56.5 cm
    W-1980
  • Turkish Migrants on Train to Kreutzberg-Berlin 1980
    aka Turkish People, Berlin
    watercolour
    38.0 x 32.0 cm
    W-1980
  • Schwarze Rose, Kreutzberg-Berlin 1980
    watercolour
    38.0 x 56.5 cm
    W-1980
  • Michaela Drawing, in Ultramarine Sloppy-joe 1980
    watercolour
    40.0 x 30.0 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
    38.0 x 28.0 cm
    W-1980
  • Portrait Demonstration 2, Kunsthaus Schaller, Stuttgart 1980
    watercolour
    40.0 x 30.0 cm
    W-1980
  • Portrait Demonstration 1, Kunsthaus Schaller, Stuttgart 1980
    watercolour
    40.0 x 30.0 cm
    W-1980
  • Stacking Steel Beams, WH Williams and Sons Factory, Silverwater 1980
    sketch
    watercolour and black ballpoint pen
    42.0 x 30.0 cm
    W-1980
  • Metal Workers, WH Williams and Sons Factory, Silverwater 1980
    sketch
    watercolour and black ballpoint pen
    42.0 x 30.0 cm
    W-1980
  • Innenhof, Kreutzberg, Berlin 1980
    watercolour
    30.0 x 40.0 cm
    W-1980
  • Hucky the Dutchman at Morgenrot, Berlin 1980
    aka Hukky at Morgenrot
    watercolour
    56.5 x 38.0 cm
    W-1980
  • In Frau Orwart's Kitchen, Berlin 1980
    watercolour
    27.5 x 37.5 cm
    W-1980
  • Stephen Contemplating 1980
    watercolour
    40.0 x 30.0 cm
    W-1980
  • My Mate Molly 1980
    aka My Mate Molly: Study for The First Supper
    watercolour
    40.0 x 30.0 cm
    W-1980
  • Couple on Sydney Bus 1980
    watercolour
    28.0 x 38.0 cm
    W-1980
  • The Berlin Wall 1980
    watercolour
    38.0 x 56.5 cm
    W-1980-4
  • Old Woman from Munich 1980
    aka Woman on a Munich Bus
    watercolour
    30.0 x 40.0 cm
    W-1980-3
  • American GI on Leave in Germany 1980
    watercolour
    40.0 x 30.0 cm
    W-1980-2
  • Pumpkin flowers 3 1979
    watercolour and pencil
    33.0 x 51.0 cm
    W-1979
  • Pumpkin flowers 2 (with leaves) 1979
    watercolour and pencil
    33.0 x 51.0 cm
    W-1979
  • Pumpkin flowers 1 1979
    watercolour
    30.0 x 40.0 cm
    W-1979
  • Woman on train, Munich 1979
    watercolour, sienna
    30.0 x 17.4 cm
    W-1979
  • Stephen in ochre 1979
    watercolour
    56.5 x 42.0 cm
    W-1979
  • Cattai Ridge Tree 1979
    watercolour
    56.5 x 38.0 cm
    W-1979
  • Regensburg pub window (with street sign) 1979
    watercolour and pencil
    32.0 x 24.0 cm
    W-1979
  • Red snap-dragons 1979
    pencil and watercolour
    23.5 x 17.1 cm
    W-1979
  • Red phlox 1979
    pencil and watercolour
    23.5 x 17.1 cm
    W-1979
  • Yellow snap-dragons 1979
    pencil and watercolour
    17.1 x 23.5 cm
    W-1979
  • Larkspurs 1979
    watercolour
    17.1 x 23.5 cm
    W-1979
  • Rose 7 (pink) 1979
    drafting pen, brown ink and watercolour
    17.1 x 23.5 cm
    W-1979
  • Rose 6 (pink) 1979
    drafting pen, brown ink and watercolour
    17.1 x 23.5 cm
    W-1979
  • Rose 5 (monochrome) 1979
    drafting pen, brown ink and watercolour
    17.1 x 23.5 cm
    W-1979
  • BLANK 1979
    drafting pen, brown ink and watercolour
    17.1 x 23.5 cm
    W-1979
  • Rose 2 (monochrome) 1979
    drafting pen, brown ink and watercolour
    17.1 x 23.5 cm
    W-1979
  • Rose 1 (red) 1979
    drafting pen, brown ink and watercolour
    17.1 x 23.5 cm
    W-1979
  • Lawn daisies (Spring, Munich) 1979
    'Bellis perennis'
    watercolour and black ballpoint pen
    18.1 x 23.9 cm
    D-1979
  • Sketch of a Man (Der Schwerbeschädigte) 1979
    watercolour
    30.0 x 20.0 cm
    W-1979
  • Brian Wearing Bavarian Hat 1979
    watercolour
    40.0 x 30.0 cm
    W-1979
  • John Dengate, Singer and Songwriter 1979
    watercolour
    55.0 x 75.0 cm
    W-1979
  • Michaela in Regensburg pub 1979
    (composition sketch)
    watercolour and pencil
    27.2 x 37.3 cm
    W-1979
  • Pumpkin Lovers 1979
    watercolour
    56 x 38 cm
    W-1979
  • Religious Woman of Bavaria 1979
    aka Bavarian Woman
    watercolour
    76.0 x 56.0 cm
    W-1979
  • Paul Reading in Cane Chair 1978 circa
    watercolour
    38.0 x 56.0 cm
    W-1978-c
  • Flooded River, looking downstream 1978
    (cancelled with black crayon)
    watercolour
    38.0 x 56.8 cm
    W-1978
  • Gumtree branch 1978
    watercolour
    22.0 x 28.5 cm
    W-1978
  • Fire in the rain 1978
    Ultimo wool store fire, 19 March 1978
    pencil and watercolour
    27.1 x 36.5 cm
    W-1978
  • Silver and Ochre Gum, Mongarlowe River 1978
    watercolour
    52.5 x 37.5 cm (foxed)
    W-1978
  • Gnarled Pines, Jindabyne 1978
    watercolour
    38 x 56.5 cm
    W-1978
  • Flooded Mongarlowe River: Raging Torrent 1978
    watercolour
    38.0 x 40.0 cm
    W-1978
  • Flooded Mongarlowe River: Submerged Trees 1978
    watercolour
    57.0 x 76.0 cm
    W-1978
  • Brian reading 1978
    watercolour
    75 x 55 cm
    W-1978
  • Casualty: Children's Hospital, 3 am 1978
    watercolour
    57.0 x 72.0 cm
    W-1978
  • At Home 1978
    watercolour
    57.0 x 76.0 cm
    W-1978
  • Happy Birthday, Smasch 1977
    watercolour
    17.8 x 12.7 cm
    W-1977
  • Trafalgar Lane, Annandale 1977
    watercolour and pencil
    36.8 x 54.0 cm
    W-1977
  • Stained-glass windows and curtains 1977
    Federation house, Annandale
    drafting pen, brown ink and watercolour
    27.1 x 36.5 cm
    W-1977
  • Bluegum branch 3 1977
    drafting pen, brown ink and watercolour
    53.4 x 36.9 cm
    W-1977
  • Bluegum branch 2 1977
    drafting pen, brown ink and watercolour
    36.9 x 53.4 cm
    W-1977
  • Across the Gorge 1977
    aka Colo Heights: Sunlit Escarpment through Gums
    watercolour on crumbled Japanese paper
    41.0 x 96.0 cm
    W-1977
  • Children's Hospital - study for painting and print 1977
    watercolour
    37.5 x 27.5 cm
    W-1977
  • Mountain Lagoon Rd (Colo Heights) 1977
    drafting pen, brown ink and watercolour
    36.9 x 53.4 cm
    W-1977
  • View St, Annandale with Balmain Power House 1977
    drafting pen, black ink and watercolour
    36.8 x 53.4 cm
    W-1977
  • Spencer's Crossing, Kosciuszko National Park 1977
    watercolour
    31.5 x 68.0 cm
    W-1977
  • Ray Munns, Laboratory Craftsman 1977
    watercolour
    40.0 x 30.0 cm
    W-1977
  • The Mechanic 1977
    Highly Commended, 17th Ryde Art Award 1977
    aka The Retired Mechanic
    watercolour
    51.0 x 60.0 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
    66.0 x 51.0 cm
    W-1977
  • Brachina Gorge 1977
    Flinders Ranges, SA
    watercolour
    46.0 x 59.0 cm
    W-1977
  • Sweet Peas 1976 c.
    watercolour and drafting pen, black ink
    29.7 x 42.0 cm
    W-1976
  • Geranium 1 1976
    watercolour and pencil
    29.9 x 41.8 cm
    W-1976
  • Geranium 2 1976
    watercolour and pencil
    29.9 x 41.8 cm
    W-1976
  • Irises and fresias 1976
    watercolour and black ballpoint pen
    29.9 x 41.8 cm
    W-1976
  • Poppies and daises 1976
    watercolour and black ballpoint pen
    29.9 x 41.8 cm
    W-1976
  • Poppies 1976
    watercolour and pencil
    29.9 x 41.8 cm
    W-1976
  • Michaela, Byzantine background 1976
    watercolour
    25.1 x 37.7 cm
    W-1976

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Watercolours : 405 Works Page 1 2 3 4

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