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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249 Works to view Page 1 2
249 Works to view Page 1 2
  • Fire in the rain 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
  • Stephen in Children's Hospital casualty, 3 am 1978
    watercolour
    57.0 x 72.0 cm
    W-1978
  • At home 1978
    watercolour
    57.0 x 76.0 cm
    W-1978
  • Stained-glass windows and curtains (Federation era, Annandale) 1977
    drafting pen, brown ink and watercolour
    27.1 x 36.5 cm
    W-1977
  • Blue gum branch 3 1977
    (Eucalyptus globulus)
    drafting pen, brown ink and watercolour
    53.4 x 36.9 cm
    W-1977
  • Blue gum branch 2 1977
    (Eucalyptus globulus)
    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
    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 (with Rozelle Bay gantry and White Bay Power House) 1977
    aka Growing Up in the Jungle
    watercolour
    66.0 x 51.0 cm
    W-1977
  • Brachina Gorge (Flinders Ranges, SA) 1977
    watercolour
    46.0 x 59.0 cm
    W-1977
  • Bus ride 1976
    pencil and watercolour
    24.7 x 26.7 cm
    W-1976
  • Goalen Point from Murrah Gardens 1976
    watercolour
    54.0 x 75.0 cm
    W-1976
  • Rocky incline, Old Northern Road 1976
    watercolour and drafting pen, brown ink
    56 x 38 cm
    W-1976
  • Lilyfield: View across White's Creek (from 278 Annandale St.) 1976
    drafting pen, black ink and watercolour
    29.9 x 42.0 cm
    W-1976
  • Nuts and bolts, washers, screws (study for 'The Retired Mechanic') 1976
    watercolour and imprint
    17.5 x 25 cm
    W-1976
  • Crackenback River 1976
    watercolour
    36.0 x 96.0 cm
    W-1976
  • Struggling gums, Cattai Ridge 1976
    watercolour
    12.0 x 21.0 cm
    W-1976
  • Lee-Ann and Wayne with go-cart 1976
    watercolour
    21.0 x 29.0 cm
    W-1976
  • Cattai Ridge (small) 1976
    watercolour
    16.0 x 34.0 cm
    W-1976
  • Cattai Ridge 1976
    watercolour
    61.5 x 71 cm
    W-1976
  • Little Cattai Ridge 1975
    watercolour
    20.0 x 45.0 cm (est.)
    W-1975
  • Wollangambe Wilderness (Blue Mountains) 1975
    watercolour
    63.0 x 97.0 cm
    W-1975
  • Shakeshaft's waterfall 1975
    watercolour
    76.0 x 65.0 cm
    W-1975
  • Wollondilly River 1975
    Commended, 16th Ryde Art Exhibition 1976
    watercolour
    40.0 x 50.0 cm
    W-1975
  • Bogan River in flood 1974
    watercolour
    61.5 x 71.0 cm
    W-1974-1
  • Apple Orchard in blossom, Bilpin 1973
    pencil and watercolour
    25.2 x 35.1 cm
    D-1973
  • White Bay Power House from Glebe Point, timber mill with derrick crane in foreground 1973
    watercolour and ballpoint pen, black ink
    20.0 x 25.0 cm
    W-1973
  • Captain Grandpa 1973
    aka Tree Man
    watercolour
    37 x 24 cm (var.)
    W-1973
  • Mirror image banksias 1973
    (Banksia sp.)
    watercolour
    24 cm dia.
    W-1973
  • Crescent Bridge and Johnstons Creek Canal 1973
    pencil, felt-tip pen and watercolour
    27.5 x 37.9 cm
    W-1973
  • The edge of the lake 1972
    aka Umber
    watercolour
    35 x 46 cm (var.)
    W-1972
  • Corner shop Annandale, Piper and View Sts - 'Shelley's Famous Drinks' 1972
    watercolour and ballpoint pen, black ink
    20.0 x 25.0 cm
    W-1972
  • Corner shop Annandale, Piper and View Sts - 'Groceries' 1972
    watercolour and ballpoint pen, black ink
    20.0 x 25.0 cm
    W-1972
  • Corner shop Annandale, Piper and View Sts - 'Billy Tea' 1972
    watercolour and ballpoint pen, black ink
    20.0 x 25.0 cm
    W-1972
  • Aunty Dot drinking tea 1972
    watercolour
    55 x 34 cm
    W-1972
  • Indian family in Glebe Point Road 1972
    watercolour and ballpoint pen, black ink
    20.0 x 33.0 cm
    W-1972
  • Clearing 1971 c.
    aka Moonlight 1
    watercolour
    33 cm dia (est)
    W-1971-c
  • Five trees 1971
    watercolour
    43.0 x 56.5 cm (est.)
    W-1971
  • Tree group 1971
    watercolour
    40 x 57 cm (est)
    W-1971
  • Silver rock and river reflections 1971
    watercolour
    14.0 x 30.0 cm
    W-1971
  • Ridge, Lane Cove River National Park 1971
    watercolour
    20.5 x 25.5 cm
    W-1971
  • Broken branch, Second Creek, Ivymeade, Burnside 1971
    watercolour
    56 x 78 cm
    W-1971
  • After rain 1971
    aka Bush After Rain
    watercolour
    37.5 x 45 cm
    W-1971
  • Paul watching TV 1970 c.
    watercolour
    75 x 55 cm
    W-1970
  • Brooding 1970 c.
    watercolour
    66 x 50.5 cm
    W-1970
  • She-oaks by the Upper Colo 1970
    watercolour
    35.0 x 48.0 cm (est.)
    W-1970
  • Down and out in Glebe 1970
    watercolour
    43 x 32 cm
    W-1970
  • Sunlight on water 1970
    aka River island
    watercolour
    36 x 42 cm
    W-1970
  • Summer along the Hawkesbury 1970
    watercolour
    35.0 x 53.2 cm
    W-1970
  • Old rocks 1969 c.
    watercolour
    35.0 x 51.0 cm (est)
    W-1969-c
  • Bush moot 1969
    (holding image until work located)
    watercolour
    50.0 x 67.5 (est.) cm
    W-1969
  • Moonlight 2 1969
    aka Moon
    watercolour
    33 cm dia (est)
    W-1969
  • Oberon landscape 1969
    watercolour
    51.0 x 61.0 cm
    W-1969
  • Boys crabbing in estuary, Gosford 1969
    watercolour
    55 x 68 cm
    W-1969
  • Rock study 1969
    watercolour
    51.0 x 77.0 cm
    W-1969
  • Michaela in dress I made 1968 c.
    watercolour
    55 x 42 cm (var.)
    W-1968-c
  • Michaela at the table 1967 c.
    watercolour, raw umber
    38 x 28.5 cm
    W-1967
  • View of the Lane Cove River 1967
    watercolour
    50 x 72 cm
    W-1967
  • Michaela in orange frock 1967
    watercolour
    28.5 x 38 cm
    W-1967
  • Pet dog Binker with collar tag 1967
    watercolour
    30 x 27.5 cm
    W-1967
  • Twisted pine branch 1967
    watercolour
    28.5 x 38 cm
    W-1967
  • Forked tree, Ku-ring-gai 1967
    watercolour
    58 x 79 cm
    W-1967
  • One-year-old Paul, sleeping 1966
    watercolour
    28.5 x 38.3 cm
    W-1966-1
  • Michaela sleeping, foreshortened view 1965
    watercolour
    28.0 x 38.0 cm
    W-1965-2
  • Andy 1965
    watercolour
    19.0 x 28.0 cm
    W-1965-c-1
  • Blue Mountains rockface 1964
    aka Ridge
    watercolour
    33 x 58 cm
    W-1964
  • Michaela, few weeks old 1964
    watercolour, warm and cool black
    22.5 x 29 cm
    W-1964
  • Michaela at 3 weeks 1964
    watercolour, warm and cool black
    30 x 24 cm
    W-1964
  • Brother Bill (William) at 8 1962
    watercolour
    29.1 x 22.7 cm
    W-1962-2
  • Sleaford Bay headland, Port Lincoln, South Australia 1962
    watercolour
    39 x 58 cm
    W-1962-1
  • Blue Mountains ridge 1961
    aka Rugged Landscape
    watercolour
    11.0 x 39.0 cm
    W-1961
  • Flowering saltbush, Euriowie Creek 1961
    (Atriplex nummularia)
    watercolour
    38.5 x 55.5 cm
    W-1961
  • Ships in the Harbour 1961
    watercolour
    23.5 x 38.5 cm
    W-1961
  • Three trees 1961
    watercolour and crayon
    39.0 x 56.0 cm
    W-1961
  • Aunty Dot's pet hen at Ivymeade 1961
    watercolour and dip pen, black ink
    57.5 x 39.0 cm
    W-1961
  • Washing day, Broken Hill 1961
    watercolour
    28.0 x 38.0 cm
    W-1961
  • Hilltop houses, outskirts of Broken Hill 1961
    watercolour
    39.0 x 56.0 cm
    W-1961
  • Sturt's desert pea 1961
    (Swainsona formosa)
    watercolour
    23.0 x 29.0 cm
    W-1961
  • Purple outback pea-flower 1961
    (Swainsona affinis)
    watercolour
    23 x 29 cm
    W-1961
  • Woolloomooloo from The Domain 1961
    watercolour
    30.0 x 40.0 cm
    W-1961
  • Sleaford Bay, Port Lincoln, South Australia 1961
    watercolour
    39 x 58 cm
    W-1961
  • Louth Bay, SA 1960 c.
    watercolour
    56.0 x 51.0 cm
    W-1960-c
  • Uncle Ted in dressing gown 1960
    aka Uncle Ted listening
    watercolour, dip pen and crayon
    53.1 x 35.7 cm
    W-1960
  • Ship and jetty (Kangaroo Island) 1959
    aka Ship, people on jetty fishing, Kangaroo Island
    watercolour
    26.9 x 36.4 cm
    W-1959
  • Boy from Silverton 1959
    watercolour
    32.0 x 38.0 cm
    W-1959
  • Salt lake (near Port Lincoln) 1959
    (near Port Lincoln)
    watercolour
    52.5 x 36.0 cm
    W-1959
  • Daffodils and sword fern 1959
    watercolour
    20.2 x 25.3 cm
    W-1959
  • Two gums, Ivymeade, Burnside 1959
    watercolour
    26.1 x 22.8 cm
    W-1959
  • Two gums, Frome Road, Adelaide 1959
    watercolour, pencil and cray-pas
    37.5 x 26.5 cm
    W-1959
  • Gulls and workmen, Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide 1959
    aka Workers at the Port
    watercolour and drafting pen
    25.5 x 27.0 cm (irreg.)
    W-1959
  • Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide 1959
    watercolour and white crayon
    46.0 x 33.8 cm
    W-1959
  • Off-loading, Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide 1959
    watercolour and pen
    24.9 x 39.8 cm (var.)
    W-1959
  • Winter trees, Second Creek, Ivymeade 1959
    watercolour
    54.0 x 36.8 cm (irreg.)
    W-1959
  • Boys cockling, Port Lincoln (Brother Bill from three views) 1959
    watercolour
    28.5 x 51.5 cm
    W-1959
  • Spring (Adelaide foothills) 1959
    aka Almond blossom, Torrens Valley
    watercolour
    30.5 x 43.0 cm (mount window)
    W-1959
  • Buckland Park gums 1958
    watercolour
    24.1 x 18.1 cm
    W-1958
  • Bill asleep with toy koala 1958
    verso: Kurrajong pods
    watercolour with pencil underdrawing
    36.8 x 26.8 cm
    W-1958
  • Autumn poplars, Second Creek, Ivymeade 1958
    watercolour
    24.6 x 36.5 cm (irreg.)
    W-1958
  • Adelaide Plains from foothills with summer grass 1958
    watercolour with pencil underdrawing
    35.6 x 26.5 cm
    W-1958
  • Red carnation 1958
    (Dianthus caryophyllus)
    watercolour
    24.6 x 18.0 cm
    W-1958
  • Gum and cows, Buckland Park 1958
    aka The Gum in the Paddock
    watercolour
    36.5 x 26.9 cm
    W-1958
  • Aunty Dot's hens at Grandpa's workshop 1958
    watercolour with pencil underdrawing
    26.9 x 34.7(t)-34.9(b) (var.) cm
    W-1958
  • Grandpa's stables (Ivymeade), Stonyfell Quarry in distance 1958
    watercolour with pencil underdrawing
    27.0 x 36.8 cm
    W-1958
  • The Simpson's (looking from the balcony at Ivymeade) 1958
    watercolour with pencil underdrawing
    27.0 x 36.8 cm
    W-1958
  • Two gums, outback creek 1958
    watercolour
    25.9 x 24.6 cm (mount window)
    W-1958
  • Red hibiscus 1957
    (Hibiscus sp.)
    watercolour
    38.1 x 28.0 cm
    W-1957
  • Brother Bill, apprehensive 1957
    watercolour with pencil underdrawing
    36.5 x 27.0 cm
    W-1957
  • Christmas tree 1957
    watercolour
    36.7 x 27.0 cm
    W-1957
  • Mount Gipps, Broken Hill 1957
    watercolour with pencil underdrawing
    23.2(l)-22.8(r) x 36.4 cm (irreg.)
    W-1957
  • Bowl of roses 1957
    watercolour
    25.2 x 23.5 cm
    W-1957
  • Aunty Marie's roses 1957
    watercolour
    40.7 x 38.1 cm
    W-1957
  • Broken fence, Ivymeade 1957
    watercolour
    25.8 x 24.7 cm
    W-1957
  • Stonyfell Quarry, Burnside (viewed from 'Ivymeade') 1957
    watercolour
    30.6 x 27.0 cm
    W-1957
  • Puppy, for Grandpa (our dog Sambo) 1951 c.
    watercolour
    15.1-15.7 x 12.0-12.3 cm (var.)
    W-1951

Watercolours : 249 Works Page 1 2
Watercolours : 249 Works Page 1 2

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